New equipment "physical examination" in the wind and snow ■ PLA Daily reporter Li Lei, correspondent Feng Yi, Liu Cheng In late January, a tactical drill of a regiment of the Xinjiang military region was launched at the foot of the Kunlun mountains under the conditions of wind, snow and severe cold. Soon after the marching echelon entered the Gobi desert, it received the instruction issued by the guidance and dispatching group: "the road ahead is' damaged 'and open up access quickly." After the preliminary judgment of the situation, the echelon commander sun Zilong made a mistake: using the frame bridge of a certain type of engineering bridge just distributed to save time and effort is the best solution; However, as a new equipment, this type of engineering bridge vehicle has not been tested under the conditions of wind, snow and severe cold. Once it "lies down" halfway, it will only make the situation worse. When the reporter was secretly worried, sun Zilong's firm voice came: "order the engineering unit to move forward quickly and set up a simple bridge on the left side of the damaged road as soon as possible." Hearing the order, the engineering unit immediately went out to the target area. However, in the process of bridge erection, the new equipment did not happen as expected: the support capacity of the bridge body did not meet the standard and was judged as "unqualified" by the guidance and commissioning team. The drill, which was supposed to be a sure bet, was unexpectedly frustrated in the use of engineering bridge vehicles. Sun Zilong was annoyed and made a deep reflection: "there are no default items in the battlefield, and there are no answers in the war. In the system operation, ignoring any element may lead to failure." In fact, as early as before departure, the regiment discussed whether to use a certain type of engineering bridge vehicle: some people suggested that "the performance of new equipment has not been understood, and it can not move at all". Some people thought that "engineering bridge vehicle is not the main combat equipment, so it is of little significance to participate in the drill". "To vigorously promote the coupling of war training and system training, we must make the most comprehensive and solid preparations based on the reality of the battlefield." Finally, the Party committee of the regiment decided to participate in the drill with all staff and all elements to accept the test of wind, snow and cold. On the Gobi beach, the wind and snow gradually subsided. "New equipment needs to be 'examined' in the wind and snow!" Sun Zilong told reporters that they will seize the weak links, strive to find out the performance parameters of new equipment under different environmental conditions, and constantly tap the operational potential of new equipment in the process of smoke quenching. (outlook new era)