Tank duel. New teaching methods
We were at the new / old training ground of the 10th Guards tank Ural-Lviv Order of the October Revolution, Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Volunteer Division named after Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Y. Malinovsky.
Only not in Boguchar, at the place of permanent deployment, but near Voronezh. What surprised us a little.
However, further consideration of the issue put points where necessary. The division range near Boguchar is rather small and does not allow for full-scale exercises. It would be possible to kill a bit of land, but to give the fat southern black soil for skating on tanks and shooting ... It is wasteful, in short. And a different path was found.
The place was found on the other side of the airfield in Pogonovo, which we simply called “bombodrom”. Until recently, even Aviadarts qualifying competitions were held there. And now on the one hand there will be pilots with their own economy, on the other - tankers. And they will shoot in one place. In the middle. The benefit of targets there is enough. And the soil is comfortable - sand. The photo will be seen.
So the ground is old, the owners are new. But settle down. Already brought vehicles, tanks, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns and other things.
Now about the method of tank duel. Invented it back in 2010 year. The essence is this: one tank is masked on the ground, and stands in ambush. The second, with security, moves around the landfill. Whoever first finds the enemy and makes a shot wins.
On the one hand, everything is simple. On the other - a bunch of nuances. Starting from the unmasking of dust on the sand and ending with the use of modern means of aiming. In short, the main task is “not to sleep”.
Tank duel could go into training before. But the tank biathlon prevented. It seems like training, too, and shooting in combat. And the question of TD was set aside.
However, Donbass and Syria showed that such training is needed. And it was decided to return to the idea of TD. It is a pity, only that they did not have time to develop special projectiles for carrying out this technique. Work began, but naturally, as soon as the idea stalled, the development of the projectile was abandoned. The ideas were not bad, and rubber, plastics, and even polypropylene were tested. Perhaps it will be finalized.
So, how was the training. It all started with the preparation of technology, of course. And in general, the people serving as if all was in business.
Someone studied materiel.
Someone was engaged in useful and healthy army work.
Someone was preparing the technique for the upcoming process of learning and consolidation.
With "tutorials" problems were observed. The guys then proudly told us that in three weeks, that they were there, about a thousand shells were fired.
By the way, pay attention to what tankers go to. Generally, surprisingly, only six months ago, it was decided to return the black overalls to the tank crews - and, behold, we see them on the fighters.
The process began with the usual firing. Tanks drove to equipped positions and fired at targets from guns and machine guns.
With KP, the process was controlled by a fair number of observers.
Then, who shot in order of priority went into the field. Someone was ambushed, someone was searching for those sitting in ambush. Naturally, recharging idle shots.
Then everything was easy. Some cut across the field in search of the enemy, others waited in ambush. Finding the desired, followed by a report on the CP and a blank shot.
The tank, which was looking for an ambush, followed with security. As it should be.
Rumble, smoke and dust enough. Fighters on the whole coil used smoke grenades.
And security also made its contribution.
Although often when performing a maneuver of departure and smoke was not needed at all. There was enough dust that the tank at the speed raised caterpillars.
In general, what he saw left an impression of a well-understood process. It was difficult for us to find out who executed the task, as we were located approximately in the middle of the test site. And it was really possible to see everything only in the most powerful optics with gearboxes. So we focused on the women. But just want to say that the ambush was not always the first to have time.
In general, the command clearly remained pretty. We, too. And when we were about to leave, the fighters from the crews approached, whom we met at the field exit in Boguchar and asked: "Well, how do you? Did you like it?"
And how can you not like it?
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