The roar of armored gunfire —— A snapshot of a live fire drill of a Red Army division in Xinjiang Military Region Photo Report by Li Kang, Zhang Li and Yan Shiqiang, reporter of PLA Daily Rapid maneuver to the operational area. "Prepare - release!" with a loud noise, dozens of rockets roared out, dragging the tail flame to the target. In the plateau Valley, a live fire drill of a Red Army division of Xinjiang military region is under way. While the troops were moving, the rocket battalion suddenly received a fire strike order. The officers and men quickly calculated the firing data according to the target information given by the guidance and dispatching group, and then carried out fire attack. After the first round of shooting, the guidance and dispatching team adjusted the target information and set the situation of "position exposure and destruction by 'enemy' long-range fire". The command group quickly issued instructions and a certain type of vehicle mounted artillery deployed in another position launched attacks on new targets. One button gun erection, automatic gun adjustment, rapid measurement of wind speed and direction, and installation of firing data... The sound of guns rumbled, the fire burst into the sky, and the target area was severely hit. Guns roared and smoke filled the air. As soon as the long-range strike was over, the firepower unit immediately went into close combat. In the face of multiple targets, self-propelled guns, forced howitzers and rapid fire mortars take turns to attack, alternately adopting the methods of single launch, rapid fire and constant speed fire. With one shell rising into the air, the targets were destroyed one after another. Assemble urgently and rush to the battle position. The Rockets roared out. In this exercise, the division randomly set up a variety of complex situations to test the actual combat capability of the fire unit in the whole process, from rapid mobility, occupying the position, attacking the target to withdrawing the position. (outlook new era)