A commentary in PLA Daily on Thursday noted that the launcher – hidden inside a shipping container – had appeared in recent footage from the US Army’s Fort Bragg base in North Carolina.
According to the PLA Daily commentary, the system enabled “any truck that can carry a standard container” to be used as a platform to launch long-range guided rockets and missiles.
The commentary said the launch system could be “mixed in with ordinary containers, camouflaged with civilian paint and maritime freight, and delivered to a designated launch location in secret”.
“This high concealment not only improves the survivability of the system but also enables the US military to achieve tactical surprise when necessary … allowing them to quickly deploy and launch attacks simultaneously at multiple dispersed locations,” it said.
