By Cao Zhi, Ding Xingyu, Wang Chao, He Jialong and Liu Chunyang

An army artillery unit assigned to the Chinese PLA Xizang Military Command recently conducted live-fire direct fire training on the plateau, testing the troops' operational capability in specific battlefield conditions.

Howitzers are capable of both indirect and direct fire, a flexibility that allows them to engage multiple types of targets.

(Video Editor: Zhang Yajie)