# containerised launchers

From Stone Huts to Box Rockets: How an Eastern Theatre Artillery Unit Keeps Combat-Ready on the Move

Soldiers from an Eastern Theatre Command rocket-artillery battalion have spent over a year living and training away from their garrison in improvised sites while operating new long-range containerised rocket systems. Their experience illustrates the PLA’s shift toward dispersed, mobile operations, with implications for logistics, personnel endurance and regional deterrence dynamics.