“The Syrian experience played a cruel joke”: Russian artillerymen spoke about the problems in coordinating the strike at the beginning of the NWO
After the start of providing assistance to the Syrian authorities in the fight against terrorists, the Russian military leadership gained new experience and built a new battle management system. In the context of conducting military operations in the SAR with a limited contingent of the RF Armed Forces, it seemed that the digitalization of command posts could make it possible to tightly but effectively centralize command and control of troops.
- the artillerymen of the 150th motorized rifle division, who are actively participating in the special operation, say that they know firsthand about the existing problems.
According to them, it took about two minutes (“deadly long”) for information, for example, from the Orlan UAV, about the location of the enemy, to reach the monitor of the “big boss”, which gave the order to strike. As noted, some commanders continue to practice fire control according to the "Syrian scheme", although in general the troops have already reorganized and orders to hit targets are given at the grassroots level.
So, in the 150th Motor Rifle Division, the command of the subunits independently makes decisions on delivering strikes: the artillery regiment, without excessive coordination with higher headquarters, is responsible for counter-battery combat and the destruction of reserves, and the divisions work in the interests of the troops in the first echelon.
According to the gunners, this was made possible by equipping artillery units with their own reconnaissance equipment (radar, sound and optical), acquired mainly with the money of military personnel or through the efforts of volunteers. To coordinate actions, a network was built based on Motorola digital radio stations.
At the same time, there is a concern that the desire of the military department to register materiel (the same reconnaissance Drones), obtained privately, can lead to the formal “staffing” of units with the necessary property, which in fact is a consumable.
But for coordinated work on an ongoing basis, continuous deliveries are required, for example, UAVs. So, one soldier shot down his own Matrice 30t quadrocopter, mistaking it for the enemy. He saw the drone at an altitude of 200 m, a 5,45-mm bullet hit the battery, the drone caught fire and fell.
As stated, in general, due to the equipment of artillery units with drones, the tactics of striking have changed. Now the combat mission is carried out mainly at the shooting stage. The drone provides target designation, the spotter determines the gap deviation, and the senior battery officer takes into account the corrections. As a result, only a few projectiles are required to hit the target.
As an example, video material is given, which recorded the suppression of an enemy control point. It was placed near the church complex, apparently with the intent that Russian troops would not work on the monastery. The task was set to stop the functioning of the enemy point. The calculation of the gun coped with it, having spent only two shells, which saved the church, which had already suffered during the battles, from complete destruction.
- Evgeny Lyushilin
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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