The state-owned CCTV on May 8, reported that a unit affiliated with the PLA Xinjiang Military Command deployed in a high-altitude plateau recently replaced its outdated artillery with 10 new PHL-03 self-propelled digital long-range heavy rocket launchers, greatly enhancing its all-weather combat capability in the border region. The unidentified unit is currently deployed in a snow-covered region at an elevation of more than 5,200 meters. The new rocket launchers are described as highly mobile, fast-reacting, highly accurate, very deadly and jamming-resistant. The PHL-03 was supplied along with eight other vehicles believed to accompany the rocket launchers for command, support and communications purposes. CCTV said the unit will be deployed for missions like fast deployment, seizing and control of key regions, and group assault in many types of terrains, including high-altitude terrains and deserts as well as close to rivers and lakes, under all weather conditions. Captain You Zichen, Company Commander at the unit, told CCTV that with the delivery of the new weapons the unit will transform its role from tactical into campaign-level for long-range precision attack.
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