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Why PLA’s laser-equipped Type 19 vehicle could matter in a Taiwan conflict

The People’s Liberation Army may be seeking to give its frontline mechanised units mobile protection against the kind of drone-saturated battlefield that could emerge in a Taiwan conflict. Unverified images posted on mainland Chinese social media on August 29 show a new variant of the Type 19 amphibious 8x8 combat vehicle featuring a turret-mounted laser weapon and extra sensors alongside its…

Why PLA’s laser-equipped Type 19 vehicle could matter in a Taiwan conflict

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