Type 022 stealth missile boats of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command Navy recently held live-fire combat-oriented drills that featured guns being fired, shooting of jamming rounds and the release of smoke, showing what analysts said the ships' new support role in coastal combat.
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| Chinese Navy Type 022 Houbei class missile boat launching YJ-83 CSS-N-8 Saccade AShM missile (Picture source: Twitter) |
