Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles fire munitions during a fire drill conducted by elements from Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) at the Higashi-Fuji training field in Gotemba, central Japan, 22 August 2019.
About 2,400 GSDF personnel, 80 tanks and armoured vehicles, and 20 aircraft participated in the fire training.
Photo: EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
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