We have updated imagery of the #PLAAF HQ-9B* SAM site in Yecheng from Apple Maps. According to recent findings, they seem to have begun seriously using this "TEL garage" design, even in environments not as harsh as the #AksaiChin.
*Or other missiles that can launch vertically.
#PLAN#Guangdong
This morning, a Chinese PLA Navy task group consisting of the guided-missile destroyer Nanning and the guided-missile frigate Hengyang departed from Zhanjiang NB, for Hong Kong, where the ships will take part in an open-house visit and public exchange program.
1/2 Promotional Y-20 video showing some of the 🇨🇳PLA strategic projection capabilities:
it could carry (among other things):
-1x Type 99A MBT (probably due to weight); or
-3x IFV; or
-HQ-9(?) SAM TEL plus ammunition loads.