Han Kuang: Army Units Practice Coordinated Artillery Fire

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Taiwan’s military is bringing out the big guns in the south of the country as part of the annual Han Kuang exercises, with the army learning how to strike targets together as a team.

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00:00Soldiers, vehicles and heavy artillery are dug in here in the southern city of Tainan

00:05as Taiwan's military practices how to repel enemy forces that are about to come onto shore.

00:10These army units have deployed roughly 10 kilometers from Taiwan's coast,

00:14using temples as a makeshift base and this field as a firing range.

00:21The military is making sure its artillery crews can work together

00:25and engage a simulated enemy with coordinated fire.

00:30You can see this is only five, six aircraft.

00:32And there are other units in the same time.

00:36The entire operation will be used for 5 to 10 minutes.

00:39After the 10 minutes, the entire operation will be completed.

00:44This artillery bombardment marks day 6th of Taiwan's nationwide Hanguang military exercises

00:50and a shift in strategy.

00:52Until now, the focus has been on countering Chinese gray zone tactics,

00:56measures meant to wear down Taiwan's defenses without triggering a war.

01:01But today, the drills moved into a new phase,

01:04preparing to destroy enemy forces after they land.

01:07As Hanguang continues into Friday,

01:09the military says we'll be conducting more urban warfare drills,

01:12simulating how Taiwan will respond if an enemy force actually makes it to shore.

01:16Hank Xu and Jaime Okun in Tainan for Taiwan Plus.

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