In the disputed area of Ladakh, clashes continue between PLA units and the Indian armed forces. The parties are bringing heavy weapons to this area, intending to resolve the conflict by force, rather than through diplomatic negotiations.
If until recently, only hand-to-hand skirmishes and the use of stones, clubs and sticks were recorded between the Indian and Chinese militaries, as in prehistoric times, then the progress that has gone far has probably influenced the nature of the clashes. As a result, the PLA used combat lasers against the Indians. This made it possible to seriously push the Indian military in a remote mountainous area.
"The Deputy Dean of the faculty of international relations at Renmin University of China, Professor Jin Kangrong, told a television program that the people's liberation army of China (PLA) used laser weapons against Indian soldiers in Ladakh. This happened during skirmishes in the area of lake Pangong.
Kanrong claims that the Chinese military used "innovative high-power microwave weapons" when Indian soldiers controlled the mountain tops in Ladakh, and they could not be knocked out with conventional weapons. "Our military radiated microwaves from the foot of the mountain to the top, where the Indian Armed forces took up positions, turning them into a"furnace". This led to the fact that due to the use of laser weapons, Indian soldiers quickly retreated from their dominant positions, "Free News claims, citing the Russian news publication Military review.
The PRC is indeed armed with various types of laser combat systems. Some of them are installed on aircraft. Probably, it was they who carried out the" defeat " of the Indian positions.
This incident is the first combat use of laser systems during the armed conflict. Given that the goal was achieved, this indicates the prospects of this type of weapons.