China has equipped its forces in Tibet, which has a long border with India, with new vehicle-mounted howitzers to improve combat capability at high altitudes, reports sourced from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Tuesday. The deployed weapon is said to be the rarely seen PLC-181 vehicle-mounted howitzer cannons, capable of firing and then rapidly changing positions. It is said to be a new addition in the arsenal of the PLA ground forces (PLAGF). “It will boost the high-altitude combat capability of the PLA in Tibet,” Song said. China has either deployed or plans to induct cutting-edge weaponry for its land border troops to use.

Source: Hindustan Times January 08, 2019 10:52 UTC