Slovenia will take part in tank biathlon

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Slovenia confirmed its participation next year in Russian tank biathlon competitions. This was announced today by ITAR-TASS by a source in the Russian military department.

“The Slovenian side has confirmed to the Russian Ministry of Defense that it will participate in the Russian tank biathlon. Her team will perform at tanks M-84, which are in service with the Slovenian army, ”he said.

Tank M-84 - Yugoslav modernized version of the Soviet tank T-72M (export version of the T-72А). Produced in Yugoslavia from 1983 to 1991. In total, around 700 machines were produced. After the collapse of Yugoslavia, Slovenia received the 54 tank M-84, of which 19 machines are now used in the troops.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu invited NATO member Slovenia to take part in a tank biathlon in September this year during an official visit to this country.

In Russia, several stages of tank biathlon, including international, with the participation of crews from Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, have passed. All competitions were held on domestic T-72B tanks, which are an upgraded version of T-72А.

Thus, Russia and Slovenia will participate in the international stage of tank biathlon in 2014 in two versions of the modernization of the T-72 - domestic and Yugoslav.
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  1. +27
    5 December 2013 09: 13
    2020 year, opening of the tank biathlon competition wassat
    1. +7
      5 December 2013 09: 18
      as I understand it, the domestic championship laughing
      1. +6
        5 December 2013 09: 23
        Quote: avant-garde
        as I understand it, the domestic championship

        Yes, junior competitions among high school students of the Kaliningrad region laughing But when the general all-Russian ones begin, then you will gasp wassat
        1. +3
          5 December 2013 09: 26
          Quote: Alexander Romanov
          among high school students

          Yeah, I imagined that this is a lesson in NVP and I’m fucked up wassat
        2. AVV
          +5
          5 December 2013 14: 17
          Abrams, Merkavas, Tigers, and, well, our T-72b, whoever shoots best and which tanks are the best at the moment !!! And it’s not for American paper publications to determine ratings, let them put them in one place !!!
    2. +5
      5 December 2013 09: 29
      Quote: Alexander Romanov
      2020 year, opening of the tank biathlon competition

      Venue - World Theater of War.
      Participants of 100-150 countries.
      As a prize - a "barrel" of hydrocarbons. Or a "bucket" of drinking water.
      Who will be the first to start?
    3. +1
      6 December 2013 06: 15
      Tank biathlon - through the eyes of the Japanese lol (Japs anneal wassat )

  2. +6
    5 December 2013 09: 16
    quote-Slovenia confirmed its participation next year in Russian tank biathlon competitions. This was reported today by ITAR-TASS a source in the Russian military.

    “The Slovenian side has confirmed to the Ministry of Defense of Russia that it will participate in the Russian tank biathlon. Her team will perform on M-84 tanks, which are in service with the Slovenian army, ”he said.
    1. 0
      5 December 2013 09: 24
      An extremely controversial idea about "INTERNATIONAL".
      Take the biathlon habitual, sporty. How many things are standardized there. In terms of weapons. And by weight, and by the settings of rifles, and by ammunition. And how many years have come to this.
      How to bring different types of TANKS to common rules. Okay, Slovenes on the upgraded T-72. And who wants to participate in the Abrams, LeKlera, Challengers, Merkava, etc. (Chinese, Indians) ....
      1. +3
        5 December 2013 09: 37
        Okay, Slovenes on the upgraded T-72. And who wants to participate in the Abrams, LeKlera, Challengers, Merkava, etc. (Chinese, Indians) ....

        So this will be just interesting. True, under such a horde of variegated equipment it will be necessary to redo the landfill. So that everyone has fun. Maybe ours will replace the T-72 with the T-90SM.
      2. +2
        5 December 2013 10: 12
        the fact of the matter is that here you need to show not only the crew but also the equipment.
        1. -1
          5 December 2013 12: 19
          Rather, on the contrary, we are more or less aware of the technique, thanks to the discovery and the Internet, but how the crews work is much more interesting. So to say, a test in combat without a battle-collision.
    2. 0
      6 December 2013 05: 23
      Apollo

      Question: What for the figovina they have over the gun?
      1. 0
        6 December 2013 22: 39
        smoke grenades
  3. Gur
    +4
    5 December 2013 09: 17
    It will be more interesting with the participation of tanks of other countries, Abrams, etc. it would show who is who
  4. +6
    5 December 2013 09: 23
    Russian roulette, Russian hockey, Russian tank biathlon. Be afraid
  5. +4
    5 December 2013 09: 25
    The list is growing ... That's who the agreement process is going with:

    United Kingdom,
    Italy,
    China,
    USA
    France,
    Germany,
    Sweden,
    CIS.

    - what car will ours perform on?
    - What technical conditions of the competition will the adversaries lobby?

    These are the main questions that are of great interest. The rest is the details.

    ps And UKSs in linear parts have not changed ...
    Boom to watch what's next.
    1. sapran
      0
      5 December 2013 12: 44
      Okay. But seriously, who on your list confirmed at least intentions? Or are the competition conditions themselves (regulations, rules, evaluation criteria and indicators) agreed and sent out?
      1. 0
        5 December 2013 14: 11
        Quote: sapran
        But seriously, who on your list confirmed at least intentions? Or are the competition conditions themselves (regulations, rules, evaluation criteria and indicators) agreed and sent out?

        Vadim, seriously, I’m not a member of the organizing committee. And in the list of countries for which there is infa on the Internet about the proposals made.
        request
        Therefore, I have questions of interest.
  6. stalker
    0
    5 December 2013 09: 29
    It is interesting to see how the M-84 differs from the T-72 smile
  7. +4
    5 December 2013 09: 37
    The first bird flew in, waiting for the rest. Interestingly, with the participation of other NATO countries on their equipment, our tanks on which will be?
  8. +4
    5 December 2013 09: 44
    The next stage will be the airsoft tank. It remains only to create a shot with a couple of liters of paint. )) Imagine this multi-colored training ground and tanks after such shootings!
  9. 0
    5 December 2013 10: 20
    nevertheless, for sports balance it is necessary that everyone compete on identical tanks
    1. +3
      5 December 2013 12: 14
      Then, for sporting balance, it would be necessary for crews to perform on all tanks previously not familiar with these vehicles. I don’t know how long it takes to learn how to drive a tank at an acceptable level, but ideally I think it is at least half a year.
      And isn’t it interesting for you to look at Leo 2 or Abrams in action?
  10. +1
    5 December 2013 12: 07
    The Yugoslav tank M-84 in its characteristics was quite comparable to modern third-generation tanks of both the western production of M-1 Abrams, Leopard-2, AMX-40, and the Soviet T-80. The M-84 was created on the basis of the T-72, whose license Yugoslavia purchased, but unlike the T-72, it was equipped with a more modern FCS, a new engine and a better chassis, and in Iraq this tank showed itself quite well. JNA before the war, there were about four hundred of these tanks, but with the beginning of the war their production stopped, since the assembly was carried out at the factory in Slavonski Brod (Croatia)
    1. +2
      5 December 2013 12: 38
      You have a T-55 pictured.
  11. 0
    5 December 2013 12: 10
    Slovenia on the M-84? And what kind of M-84 is there, the base version? As far as I know, only Serbs and Croats upgraded to an acceptable level of M-84, and if the Serbs got something close to the T-90, then the Croats got something very original but did not go into the series.

    And personally, it will be interesting for me to look at the Italians, their national MBT C1 Ariete is not that the most famous tank in the world.
    1. sapran
      0
      5 December 2013 12: 47
      This is just a "local" variation of the Leopard. Maybe only according to the MSA there are features and the appearance is a bit different ...
  12. 0
    5 December 2013 12: 33
    Quote: Aleks tv
    These are the main questions that are of great interest. The rest is the details.

    .. and small / Big detail: coordinate everything with leading TV companies. Then there will be no end to the participants ..!
  13. alex-kon
    -1
    5 December 2013 13: 55
    Still, to use the red Abrams and blue Leopards as a target. feel
  14. +3
    5 December 2013 17: 40
    Well, Slavs, shoot? !!
  15. Leshka
    0
    5 December 2013 19: 11
    why don't we use t-90 in tank biathlon
  16. 0
    5 December 2013 23: 57
    I think so.
    Because whoever dines for a girl dances her.

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