German national training center moves to Russia
December 7 2011: Russia joins Germany, China, Israel and many other major military forces, building a combat training center for its ground forces. Russia hired the German firm Rheinmetall, which built the German national training center three years ago, with the goal of building a similar one in Russia.
The center is based on a training system developed by the American army in 1982. The National Training Center (NTC) (National Training Center, NTC) is located on 147,000 hectares in the Mojave Desert in Fort Irwin, California. There, the US Army revolutionized infantry training in the 1980s with the development of MILES (laser sensors mounted on infantry and armored vehicles) and using MILES as a whole (to record all activities) in the combat training area. Other countries soon realized the importance of these innovations, and some of them built their STC clones. National training centers, as a rule, are designed to train a combat brigade in order to complete very realistic combat exercises in a few weeks.
For over a decade, Israel has been using and expanding its own STC. This is a tactical training center (Tactical Training Center, TTC) on 39,000 ha in Ze'elim in the Negev desert. In addition to large open areas for training armored vehicles, infantry and artillery, there are several villages and urban areas built specifically to prepare the troops for melee combat. Israel has now developed a portable version of this technology, as well as many other innovations.
Like Israel, China also recently opened its own version. Chinese STC is a "big deal". This means that the Chinese are really serious about preparing their infantry to the highest standards. This type of training is a serious matter, in part because the use of the SEC is expensive. And not only because of the necessary fuel and the ammunition used by the troops, but also at the expense of the personnel serving the Scientific and Technical Center, as well as acting as the enemy. US intelligence officers keep track of which units pass through the Chinese NTC and mark them as likely much more effective in combat.
Fort Irvine itself was greatly expanded. Since 1980, the United States has created many such training centers that use a large amount of electronics to help trainees gain realistic experience and enable them to see their mistakes and learn from them.
Israeli and American manufacturers, individually or through cooperation, have developed new opportunities for the STC structure. These include portable equipment that allows any area to be connected and provide the same effect (continuous monitoring and recording of everything that happens). There are also gaming machines (Vehicle Player Units, VPU), these are Hummers that look like armored vehicles (Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery), for a monitoring system and in order to save a lot of money (without using real vehicles). There is also a system that emits a different color of smoke when a car is hit, indicating whether it is damaged or destroyed. Helicopters and airplanes, for example, currently operate as part of the STC.
The type of training of the STC is not only very close to the experience gained by the troops in real combat operations, but also exposes commanders to tension in the same way as real combat operations. This allows commanders to test themselves and their subordinates before they get into a real battle. SEC facilities can also be used to experiment with new tactics, in addition to keeping the troops well trained in any current tactics. This includes counter-terrorism operations, as well as new combat tactics that may be encountered in the future.
One of the most important aspects of this type of training is reproduction. Instructors can edit the electronic record of who did what and when, and indicate to commanders and soldiers where they made mistakes. Such feedback makes the troops much more effective in the future.
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