Russian Ground Forces: News #1

Based on a separate infantry brigade stationed in the suburbs, in the development of the military operation conducted preliminary testing of promising elements of military equipment ground troops, designed a number of enterprises of the domestic industry in accordance with the terms of reference for the development work (R & D), "Warrior."

The soldiers started intensive daily use samples of military equipment arrow, scout of the driver during the course of combat training. It is also planned to hold company tactical exercises with units equipped with these kits.

In total, the set includes 40 upgraded or newly created elements from weapons to clothing and equipment and personal protection, protection from injurious effects of weapons of mass destruction and non-lethal weapons.

GarryB wrote:Ak12 is still in testing... I would assume that in 2 years time it will become part of the super soldier program.

The exercises "Caucasus-2012" 19th Motorized Infantry Brigade, stationed in Vladikavkaz, lost three soldiers - one killed and two seriously injured. In addition, the technique irretrievably lost - one T-90 tank, one BMP-3 and are motor. Seven other APCs, tanks and vehicles require a long overhaul.

- Contract soldiers killed by careless handling of a grenade RPG-7. The grenade exploded in his right hands. And the two soldiers at the call got caught in automobile tractor cab on the march, - the "News" control officer of the Southern Military District.

Brigade column was put forward to the border with South Ossetia. Truck "KamAZ" pulling a trailer with the BMP-3 without a crew, and the tractor driver failed in challenging mountain roads. As a result, the tractor and trailer overturned and fell into the abyss. Also on the move was lost tank "Ural".

According to the officer, the losses in technology began in the team before the start of the exercise. In place of permanent deployment remained inoperative three T-90, 20 BMP-3 and almost all the equipment engineering battalion. Because engineering units are equipped with the most technology, the neboegotovnost a battalion (about 50 units) caused draw conclusions Command.

Tanks and armored vehicles broke down at the stage of preparation for the exercise. On one BMP completely incapacitated engine, one tank has been dropped from the trailer under the bridge, causing it towers, broken internal equipment and the engine (beyond repair), and another two tanks ruptured barrels of the guns. This can happen if the tank gun sticks in the ground on rough terrain. In the trunk rammed earth, and at the first shot of his breaks, as in the film "White Tiger."

During the exercise the men themselves drowned in crossing the river two BMP-3. They got by tractors, but the depth was such that one armored vehicle was water hammer. Now it can only be restored to the factory.

On stage live-fire a driver ditched his engine BMP. He did not check the plug on the oil tank, oil spilled, and fighter started the car and hit the gas.

In management SOUTH "Izvestia" explained that all the human and material losses due to lack of training approved manpower and imperfect logistics.

GarryB wrote:I rather doubt they would have their best trained special forces acting as clothes horses for the media...

Besides when there is no bolt in the weapon... "trigger discipline" is just anal.

Izvestia....lets wait before we confirm this.

Irretrievably losing a tank is effing hard.

Engine broke beyond repair? THat is just stupid. Replace the engine....though I dont see how a BMP-3 engine breaks beyond repair during training.
A truck falling off a road is sadly not unheard of, in that terrain.

Special forces or not, a soldier should be trained in the use of proper trigger discipline.

He's not the only one with his finger on the trigger.

Anyways, these photos are obviously staged, and there could be any number of reasons why they have their fingers on the trigger, so it's not really worth discussing.

GarryB wrote:And what is proper trigger discipline? Not explain it to me, but I mean who decides?

It is a photo shoot, we don't even know if these rifles are real or practise dummies. The photographer might have asked them to hold the weapons that way and "be ready for action".

Proper trigger discipline is an incredibly easy thing to teach, I see no reason why the modern-day Russian soldier wouldn't be taught to use it.

In a professional army where everyone chooses to be there, then their attitude to the rules is one thing, but in a conscript army where the first time they ever see a real gun is in basic training and they have little to no idea about what they are and what they are for then the mentality can be quite different.

GarryB wrote:Trigger discipline is one thing, but I personally think being aware of where the barrel is pointing is far more important than keeping ones finger off the trigger.

Of course I don't have anything shooting back at me so I don't need to be able to shoot at an instant either, but there are plenty of photos around the place of western soldiers with fingers where they shouldn't be...

Ak12 is still in testing... I would assume that in 2 years time it will become part of the super soldier program.