In the Southern Military District held shooting from mortars "Tulip" and guns "Peony"
It is reported that "artillerymen received the coordinates of the targets from the Orlan unmanned aerial vehicle, which, at a height above 1000 meters, conducted reconnaissance of the positions of the conditional enemy."
“Before performing combat shooting, the servicemen worked out questions of march preparation, selection and occupation of prepared and unprepared positions, topographic and geodetic binding to the terrain, as well as anti-fire maneuvers,” the press service added.
In total, more than 200 people were involved in the training, and about 30 units of weapons and military equipment were involved.
Reference Southern Military District: “The Tulip Mortar 2С4 is designed to destroy durable field-type facilities, buildings adapted by the enemy to shelter manpower and equipment, command posts, artillery and rocket batteries and other military equipment inaccessible to table fire. He is the only mortar in the world of this caliber.
The 203-mm cannon "Peony" is intended for suppressing and liquidating the command and control points, enemy manpower, as well as for destroying concrete, reinforced concrete and earthworks, destruction of long-range artillery and missile launchers of tactical missiles and anti-missile defense systems. "
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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