Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018. (Photos: eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018.

Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018.

Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018.

Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018.

Soldiers assigned to a combined brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command reinforce Type 96A main battle tanks onto the railcar in preparation for a long-distance maneuver during a live-fire training exercise on October 8, 2018.