Oh sport, you are the world! To the opening of the "Army Games-2016"
Once upon a time I was present at interesting sports competitions. Something like "Dad, Mom and I are a sports family." Interesting competitions. Diverse. On all organisms, so to speak. But in the final - full-time meeting. Dad with dad, mom with mom, children with children. The apotheosis of the competition.
And everything would be fine, maybe I would have reached the final. Only my dad was there. Sports. And large. Of course I would have played darts with him or played in bowls. Even chess checkers could. Something just got sick after he had a hot-water bottle ... No, I didn’t break like a Tuzik. He inflated it to rupture the body. Not mine or yours. Warmer body.
And I remembered this story because today in the "my" place are many military and political figures of the West. In Russia, the Army International Games-2016 (ARMI-2016) started. Russian invention. Fueled from tank biathlon. And today it has become a grandiose military-technical holiday of international scope.
Two weeks, from July 30 to August 13, in Russia and Kazakhstan there will be competitions for military personnel in various military-applied disciplines. 19 countries representing all continents except Australia and Antarctica put the 121 team on the 23 species. The most well represented teams are Russia, Kazakhstan and China. This is understandable. Host countries and one of the leading countries in the world.
Tank biathlon was and remains the most spectacular sight. On the rights of the "father" of the competition, he occupies a central place in both the military and the spectators. The skill of a soldier combined with powerful equipment is always fascinating. But one should not detract from the interest in other types of competitions. Especially for professionals.
What is ARMI-2016 from the point of view of a military man? And in terms of civil?
For the military of all countries is not just a competition. It is also an opportunity to compare the training of their own soldiers and soldiers of other armies. “In own juice” is problematic. Due to the difference in the armament of the units, due to the small number of units, for other reasons.
In addition, samples of equipment are put up for competition, which for the majority of armies is just a dream for now. And the development of such equipment, even if a limited composition of soldiers, is already a success. Past games have shown not only the capabilities of the armies of the participating countries, but also the possibility of illiterate use of tanks. Everyone remembers tank crews somersaults. The loss of "footwear", rolling down slides and "narrow" passes for some crews through the "ravine", "deep" to "I can not" fords.
The third, and probably the most important factor for the military, the opportunity to meet with real opponents is not in battle, but in competitions. Alas, but ARMI is a war game. And those who are obliged to go to war with the enemy in certain situations participate in them. Engage in a battle for life and death.
Among the teams that will strive to win, there are those who most recently looked at others through the net of the sight. These are teams from Armenia and Azerbaijan, China and India. But it has long been known that the military can agree among themselves much faster than politicians. Death for soldiers and officers is closer than for politicians. And the military knows the price of life. More precisely, they know how weak a person is. How easy it is to take his life.
But besides those who participate, there are others. Those who look and see. Yes, this is also the task of games. To watch and see! Observers of almost all European armies, Americans, British, all are already in competition. Even those who so far are “no one in world politics”, but quite possibly will soon become “everything” there.
Sometimes questions arise. Questions for those who are interested in the "entertainment" of the competition. Why not T-90? Why Shoigu "spares" "Armatu"? Why did the Chinese "hide" their TYPE 99? Everyone knows that these cars are far from those that are exposed to the competition. So why?
Yes, simply because those machines are involved, which are now in service. The main tanks. Those that will fight. And those that are currently “in perspective” do not need to be shown. Everyone learns. Everyone learns the techniques and methods of operation of this technique.
And what are we? Those who want to watch the real struggle of the crews, offices, maintenance crews, groups? But for us it was a fertile time. Competitions for all tastes. From scouts to repairmen. From snipers to sappers. From tankers to drivers BMP. For all tastes and any viewer.
I catch myself thinking that I am waiting for the competition more than the Olympics. Maybe this nasty scuffling around our team affected. Or maybe they just got tired of watching how the competitions are “judged”, how instead of honest struggle there is a struggle of politicians. And maybe youth is remembered.
But most importantly, ARMI-2016 is a show of what and, most importantly, who can face the warriors of those countries in whose traditions once or twice a century to gather for "hunting for the Russian bear." The real implementation of the Olympic slogan! Oh sport! You are the world! Just because lovers of war will actually see the "torn heater". And not Tuzikom, and the crews, offices, teams, groups.
I wish our teams victory! I will personally go to support ours at the Rembate. Far from my military profession. But it is important! Competitions for men performed by men.
And everything would be fine, maybe I would have reached the final. Only my dad was there. Sports. And large. Of course I would have played darts with him or played in bowls. Even chess checkers could. Something just got sick after he had a hot-water bottle ... No, I didn’t break like a Tuzik. He inflated it to rupture the body. Not mine or yours. Warmer body.
And I remembered this story because today in the "my" place are many military and political figures of the West. In Russia, the Army International Games-2016 (ARMI-2016) started. Russian invention. Fueled from tank biathlon. And today it has become a grandiose military-technical holiday of international scope.
Two weeks, from July 30 to August 13, in Russia and Kazakhstan there will be competitions for military personnel in various military-applied disciplines. 19 countries representing all continents except Australia and Antarctica put the 121 team on the 23 species. The most well represented teams are Russia, Kazakhstan and China. This is understandable. Host countries and one of the leading countries in the world.
Tank biathlon was and remains the most spectacular sight. On the rights of the "father" of the competition, he occupies a central place in both the military and the spectators. The skill of a soldier combined with powerful equipment is always fascinating. But one should not detract from the interest in other types of competitions. Especially for professionals.
What is ARMI-2016 from the point of view of a military man? And in terms of civil?
For the military of all countries is not just a competition. It is also an opportunity to compare the training of their own soldiers and soldiers of other armies. “In own juice” is problematic. Due to the difference in the armament of the units, due to the small number of units, for other reasons.
In addition, samples of equipment are put up for competition, which for the majority of armies is just a dream for now. And the development of such equipment, even if a limited composition of soldiers, is already a success. Past games have shown not only the capabilities of the armies of the participating countries, but also the possibility of illiterate use of tanks. Everyone remembers tank crews somersaults. The loss of "footwear", rolling down slides and "narrow" passes for some crews through the "ravine", "deep" to "I can not" fords.
The third, and probably the most important factor for the military, the opportunity to meet with real opponents is not in battle, but in competitions. Alas, but ARMI is a war game. And those who are obliged to go to war with the enemy in certain situations participate in them. Engage in a battle for life and death.
Among the teams that will strive to win, there are those who most recently looked at others through the net of the sight. These are teams from Armenia and Azerbaijan, China and India. But it has long been known that the military can agree among themselves much faster than politicians. Death for soldiers and officers is closer than for politicians. And the military knows the price of life. More precisely, they know how weak a person is. How easy it is to take his life.
But besides those who participate, there are others. Those who look and see. Yes, this is also the task of games. To watch and see! Observers of almost all European armies, Americans, British, all are already in competition. Even those who so far are “no one in world politics”, but quite possibly will soon become “everything” there.
Sometimes questions arise. Questions for those who are interested in the "entertainment" of the competition. Why not T-90? Why Shoigu "spares" "Armatu"? Why did the Chinese "hide" their TYPE 99? Everyone knows that these cars are far from those that are exposed to the competition. So why?
Yes, simply because those machines are involved, which are now in service. The main tanks. Those that will fight. And those that are currently “in perspective” do not need to be shown. Everyone learns. Everyone learns the techniques and methods of operation of this technique.
And what are we? Those who want to watch the real struggle of the crews, offices, maintenance crews, groups? But for us it was a fertile time. Competitions for all tastes. From scouts to repairmen. From snipers to sappers. From tankers to drivers BMP. For all tastes and any viewer.
I catch myself thinking that I am waiting for the competition more than the Olympics. Maybe this nasty scuffling around our team affected. Or maybe they just got tired of watching how the competitions are “judged”, how instead of honest struggle there is a struggle of politicians. And maybe youth is remembered.
But most importantly, ARMI-2016 is a show of what and, most importantly, who can face the warriors of those countries in whose traditions once or twice a century to gather for "hunting for the Russian bear." The real implementation of the Olympic slogan! Oh sport! You are the world! Just because lovers of war will actually see the "torn heater". And not Tuzikom, and the crews, offices, teams, groups.
I wish our teams victory! I will personally go to support ours at the Rembate. Far from my military profession. But it is important! Competitions for men performed by men.
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