The M1A2T combat vehicle commanded by the 584th Brigade. (Photo: provided by the Army and Military News Agency)
[Reporter Luo Tianbin/Reporting from Taipei] In order to verify the heavy equipment carrying capacity, the 1st Battalion of the Transportation Group of the Army's Third Regional Support Command recently collaborated with the 584th Brigade of the Allied Forces to implement the M1A2T tank loading operation. Officers and soldiers of the transportation group operated the M1070A1 heavy-duty tractor truck and the M1000 five-axle flatbed truck to work together to complete the tank loading and equipment fastening, improving the equipment operation proficiency of officers and soldiers and the logistics support efficiency of the troops.
The M1A2T tank weighs approximately 63 tons. After this new generation of heavy equipment was formed into the army, it immediately became the "iron fist" guarding the political and economic center of Greater Taipei and the northern defense line. In the first Hankuang exercise after the formation of the army, the M1A2T tank conducted its first live-fire shooting in Taiwan at the Kengzikou training ground. It fired 19 rounds of 120 mm tank cannon and all hit the target that imitated the appearance of the Communist army, demonstrating its powerful strike power. This type of tank is regularly used in base shooting training and night combat readiness reconnaissance patrols. In the latest season of the exercise, it broke the traditional shooting range display structure and stationed actual troops in a formal combat configuration around Taoyuan Airport and Tamjiang Bridge for the first time to conduct anti-airborne and anti-aircraft shooting and counterattack drills.
The transport troop group performs combat vehicle-carrying maneuver tasks. (Photo: provided by the Army and Military News Agency)
The Military News Agency reported today that during the M1A2T tank boarding operation, the officers and soldiers of the transport group first carried out vehicle condition inspections, ground load assessments and slope angle adjustments. After confirming that all conditions met safety requirements, the 584th Brigade command cadres guided the M1A with gestures and whistles. The 2T combat vehicle drove onto the M1000 five-axle flatbed truck, and adjusted the direction and speed in a timely manner according to the vehicle's progress; after completing the boarding, the officers and soldiers of the transport group inspected the fastening chains, ratchet tighteners and the stress conditions of each fixed point one by one according to the loading weight and position to ensure the safety of heavy equipment transportation.
The transport group of the Third Branch stated that heavy equipment transportation involves many professional skills such as vehicle operation, load assessment and equipment fastening. It is necessary to continuously accumulate operational experience through actual tasks and strengthen officers and soldiers' mastery of equipment performance and operating procedures. In the future, we will continue to seize various training and mission opportunities, improve professional skills in heavy-duty transportation, improve logistics support efficiency, and ensure the smooth execution of various missions.
