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Recently, a certain brigade of the Army's 73rd Group Army conducted annual coastal swimming enhancement training to hone the soldiers' ability to coordinate in maritime formations.

After the training command was issued, each group entered the water in an orderly manner, conducting training in the complex environment of turbulent currents. The lead officer of the formation observed the sea conditions in real-time, adjusted the pace of navigation, and precisely controlled the formation's movement status to ensure the overall quality and effectiveness of the training.

Hu Hailong, a certain brigade of the 73rd Group Army: The waves at sea are strong, underwater visibility is low, and it greatly consumes physical strength. We will plan our route based on surface buoys and water flow patterns, adjust the rhythm of our strokes, and take advantage of gaps in the waves to increase speed, minimizing unnecessary physical exertion while maintaining a stable breathing frequency.

Conducting organized sea swimming is a crucible for new recruits.

As the training difficulty continues to escalate, the armed swimming exercises are progressively implemented. The added weight of equipment combined with the resistance of wind and waves greatly exhausts the soldiers' physical strength. Above the sea, the formation commander assesses the sea conditions in real-time and manages personnel status, while soldiers assist each other and coordinate closely to steadily complete the organized armed swimming training.

Fan Liteng, a certain brigade of the 73rd Group Army: This sea swimming training strictly follows the approach of solidifying the foundation, addressing weaknesses, and strengthening capabilities. We deeply study and refine challenging subjects such as armed swimming and long-distance swimming, maximizing the reduction of the combat effectiveness generation cycle, honing the soldiers' maritime combat skills in rough seas, and comprehensively enhancing the hard power of the troops in coastal operations.

Live-fire shooting assessment hones the artillery's autonomous fire strike capability

Recently, a certain brigade of the Army organized an artillery team to conduct live-fire shooting assessments in a desert area, thoroughly testing the artillery team's autonomous fire strike capabilities.

At the start of the exercise, a firepower unit composed of howitzers, mortars, and rocket launchers first maneuvered to the designated area. After the reconnaissance team surveyed the "enemy" target area, they guided various types of artillery to occupy firing positions. The forward command post calculated parameters, updated weather conditions in real-time, corrected coordinates, and issued them to each combat team, simultaneously initiating ammunition unsealing.

After the first round of firing, the impact points deviated significantly from the target. The reconnaissance team used digital equipment to capture the explosion points and coordinated with the artillery for firing corrections. The mortar team received the firing order and conducted a second strike on the "enemy" ammunition depot, which was accurately destroyed. The rocket artillery team took over the fire strike task, employing alternating fire to cover distant targets, which were also destroyed. After multiple types of artillery strikes, the assessment team directed a transfer of positions, and the anti-tank missile team quickly advanced to occupy firing positions, completing precise strikes in a short time.

Huang Peng, a certain brigade of the 77th Group Army: We distributed different firepower across various regions according to the strategy of assigning different firepower. This is to build multiple firepower clusters that can support and cover each other while being able to quickly fill in gaps, concentrating firepower for a saturation strike on targets. This hones the artillery team's operational capabilities with full elements and multi-link coordination.

As night fell, the howitzer team fired illumination rounds to light up the target area, and the combat teams carried out fire strikes, destroying the "enemy" targets.

Liu Chaochao, a certain brigade of the 77th Group Army: During the two days of continuous assessments, we tested the effectiveness of various types of equipment and ammunition against different targets for precise strikes, optimized the strike process, and continuously promoted the deep integration of personnel and equipment, enhancing the overall collaborative combat capability of the artillery team.