A PCP-001 82mm vehicle-mounted self-propelled mortar system attached to a firepower unit of a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command opens fire during a live-fire assessment in the Gobi Desert in early August, 2026. (Photo by Cai Xingqi: eng.chinamil.com.cn)

A PCP-001 82mm vehicle-mounted self-propelled mortar system attached to a firepower unit of a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command opens fire during a live-fire assessment in the Gobi Desert in early August, 2026. (Photo by Cai Xingqi: eng.chinamil.com.cn)

A PCP-001 82mm vehicle-mounted self-propelled mortar system attached to a firepower unit of a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command opens fire during a live-fire assessment in the Gobi Desert in early August, 2026. (Photo by Cai Xingqi: eng.chinamil.com.cn)