Russian Naval Infantry

A little bit slow but good against backward enemies.

Another proof IMO they need more landing ships. Helicopter carrier are good but they are not enough for landing operations.

More Ivan Gren but also another 20 lighter landing ship to support them.

They already propose a 1600t ship for export. They have plenty of shipyards that coukd build them. That's an easy job with no complicated systems.

Add a Palma or pantsir CIWS and they could be used to protect bases or ships when they don't use it for landings. They can also carry a weapon container with redut missiles or kalibr and use the control of a nearby Gorshkov. It also has a pozitiv radar for radar coverage or adanced radar to detect missiles far away froma foration. Loosing one ship isn't a problem as it woud be empty.

With 40 such ships they would be fine.

http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/surface-ships-ships-and-boats/21810/

A little bit slow but good against backward enemies.

It means ships with no Roll On Roll Off capacity can be used for landing vehicles... any flat decked ship with cranes could be used... they don't need to be specialist beaching vessels, which means cheaper simpler ships could be used that during peace time could be doing other more useful things.

Another proof IMO they need more landing ships. Helicopter carrier are good but they are not enough for landing operations.

With two 30K Helicopter landing ships on the way, and likely another two follow up vessels, together with upgraded and modified Ivan Gren ships I think they should be pretty fine.

If ships with deck cranes can be used in support then they should be pretty much OK with the helicopter carriers and a few Grens for the four fleets.

Would think they would have two new Ivan Rogovs at each main fleet... Northern and Pacific, as well as a few Grens at each, plus a couple of Grens in the Black Sea and Baltic Fleets...

"Where we are - there is victory!" What tasks do the "sea soldiers" of the Russian army solve?

315 years ago, a decree was issued on the formation of the first regiment of "naval soldiers" intended for service in the boarding and landing teams of warships. Today the Marines perform a wide range of tasks, including in Syria. The development of the Marine Corps is one of the priority areas of activity of the Main Command of the Navy
Annually on November 27, Russia celebrates the Day of the Marine Corps . It was installed by order of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy on December 19, 1995. Modern marines are a branch of the coastal forces of the Russian Navy, designed to conduct combat operations as part of amphibious assault forces, as well as to defend naval bases, important sections of the coast and coastal facilities. Their motto is: "Where we are, there is victory!"

According to open sources, the total number of Marines currently exceeds 12.5 thousand people; separate brigades are deployed in all fleets :

Baltiysk (336th Guards Bialystok Brigade, the city of Baltiysk);
Pacific (155th brigade in Vladivostok and 40th Krasnodar-Harbin brigade in Kamchatka);
Black Sea (810th brigade in Sevastopol);
North (61st Kirkenes brigade, stationed in the Sputnik settlement, as well as a number of separate units in the Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions);
battalions of the 177th regiment are part of the Caspian Flotilla (deployed in Kaspiysk and Astrakhan).

The marines are also part of the groupings of troops deployed since 2015 in the Arctic - on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, the Novosibirsk Islands, on Wrangel Island and Cape Schmidt.

It is armed with amphibious military equipment, portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft complexes, automatic small arms. In 2019, all marines were equipped with new amphibious armored personnel carriers BTR-82A (they replaced the outdated BTR-80, which had been in service for more than 30 years), and the troops also received more than 100 units of military and special equipment. It differs from the previous vehicle - BTR-80 - with increased survivability. The BTR-82A is equipped with a new radio station, the TRONA-1 topographic orientation system with autonomous and satellite channels for receiving navigation information and a combined observation device for the commander. Firepower has been increased due to the installation of a unified combat module with electric drives and a two-plane weapon stabilizer.

The replenishment of the Marine Corps units with unmanned aerial vehicles with the ability to conduct reconnaissance at a distance of up to 150 km, new parachute systems, communication and control equipment. It is expected that as part of the reform, separate tank battalions will be included in all marine brigades. All marines are 100% equipped with weapons and military equipment, a significant part of them are modern. A marine regiment has been formed in the Caspian Flotilla, which has been armed with modern models of weapons and military equipment, namely, over a hundred BTR-82A, in total, more than 200 units of military and special equipment

The ship staff, which is used to transport and disembark the Marines, is being updated. In 2018, the project 11711 Ivan Gren large landing ship (BDK) was accepted into the Northern Fleet , the transfer of the second ship of the series, named Pyotr Morgunov, to the fleet is expected at the end of this year.

In addition, on July 20, 2020, at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch , two newest universal amphibious assault ships of Project 23900 - Ivan Rogov and Mitrofan Moskalenko - were laid down . The fleet is also replenished with high-speed landing boats of the BK-16 type and patrol boats of the 03160 Raptor project.

From sea to land and from air to shore

According to Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov, Deputy Commander of the Russian Navy for Coastal Forces, in 2019, servicemen of the Marine Corps took part in more than 20 combat services on board ships in various regions of the World Ocean; within the framework of combat training, about 15 thousand parachute jumps were made.

"The marines are universal in their landing methods. The nature of the actions of subunits during operations in airborne assault forces determines their preparation for use in three environments: on land, on water and in the air, " Viktor Astapov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper . , in 2020, parachute jumps were performed from helicopters, naval military transport aircraft - with weapons and equipment. Jumping at night, on the water, on a limited area, both individually and as part of units: airborne assault and reconnaissance units during exercises performed tasks by landing in various ways. "

At the end of 2020, there has been a significant increase in the number of amphibious training sessions, the marines practiced landing on an unequipped sea coast, in port areas, including along the water area of ​​the Northern Sea Route.

In the international competition of Marine Corps units, which has been held since 2016 as part of the International Army Games, the Russian Navy team won first place.
Special project on the topic
Warships of the Russian Navy TASS talks about the combat strength of the Black Sea, Baltic, Pacific and Northern fleets

Today, the training of marine specialists is carried out at the Marine Corps Faculties at the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School (where platoon commanders are trained) and the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School named after I. General of the Army V.F. Margelova (preparing personnel for service in airborne assault battalions and reconnaissance units).

In addition, marine units are trained in the Marine Corps Training Center, which is structurally part of the 907th Joint Training Center of the Russian Navy in the Leningrad Region. More than 750 people from all formations and units of the marines of the fleets are trained there annually - more than 40 groups for various purposes. In 2020, the training center trained about 600 marines to perform tasks as part of anti-terror groups aboard ships and vessels of the Russian Navy.

From the history of "sea soldiers"

The creation of the Russian regular marines was associated with the struggle of Russia for access to the Azov and Baltic seas in the late 17th - early 18th centuries. However, even earlier, in the second half of the 16th century, special teams of archers were formed as part of the crews of the ships of the flotilla, created by order of Ivan the Terrible, which can be considered the prototype of the marines.

On November 27 (November 16, old style), 1705, Tsar Peter I issued a decree on the formation of the first regiment of "naval soldiers" intended to serve in the boarding teams of warships. The first such regiment of 1,200 soldiers was formed by Admiral Fyodor Golovin in the city of Grodno (now Belarus).

Marine regiments existed as separate naval units until the early 19th century. After that, they were transferred to the ground forces, and the execution of landing operations was entrusted to the sailors. Special infantry formations in the fleet were recreated after the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).

In 1916, on their basis, two marine infantry divisions were formed in the Baltic and Black Sea fleets. During the Civil War, various detachments of sailors fought in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , and in 1920-1921, the 1st Naval Expeditionary Rifle Division took part in battles with units of the Russian army of General Pyotr Wrangel in the Donbass. After the end of the Civil War, all land units of the fleet, with the exception of the guard regiments, were disbanded.

On July 17, 1939, the 1st Separate Special Rifle Brigade of the Baltic Fleet was created, which was then renamed the 1st Special Marine Brigade. In 1940, separate companies of marines were formed in the Danube and Pinsk river flotillas.

After the outbreak of World War II , in October 1941, new naval rifle brigades were formed (they sent sailors called up from the reserve to them). During the war, ten divisions and brigades, ten regiments and 34 battalions of marines with a total number of more than 120 thousand people operated on the fronts. Many units of the Marine Corps received honorary titles of the Guards for their valor. 122 people became Heroes of the Soviet Union. For the massive courage and dedication that the Marines displayed on the battlefields, the enemy called them "black devils"

After the end of the war, the marines were disbanded. Until the 1960s, the Soviet military leadership did not see the need for special troops that could be deployed by sea and used in amphibious and reconnaissance and sabotage operations. However, by the mid-60s, the existence of formations and units of the marines within the Navy was recognized as expedient. So, in 1963, a separate marine regiment was formed in the Baltic Fleet, then units appeared in other fleets. Since 1967, Soviet marines have defended the country's strategic interests in a number of local military conflicts abroad (Egypt, Angola, Yemen, Ethiopia, Seychelles and others).

Currently, Russian marines are performing special tasks as part of the operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. So, in 2015, they guarded the Syrian airfield Khmeimim, where the air group of the Russian Aerospace Forces is based. For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, 22 marines were awarded the title of Hero of Russia, more than 3 thousand were awarded orders and medals

On November 24, 2015, in the Syrian province of Latakia, during a search and rescue operation, a Marine, sailor Alexander Pozynich (posthumously awarded the Order of Courage), died on board when fighters fired on a Russian Aerospace Forces helicopter. On September 30, 2017, Colonel Valery Fedyanin, commander of the 61st Kirkenes Separate Marine Brigade (posthumously awarded the Order of Courage), died of wounds received while performing a service assignment in the Syrian province of Hama.

According to Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov, the experience gained in military operations against terrorists in Syria, the experience of interspecific and inter-fleet exercises, large-scale combat training activities across the entire Armed Forces are being actively introduced and applied. The marines of the Russian Navy are currently performing missions in all regions of the World Ocean.

Ministry of Defense approved a new emblem and flag of the Marine Corps

https://6b6gjclcha6ibjpa45wvvqdamu--topwar-ru.translate.goog/180431-minoborony-utverdilo-novuju-jemblemu-i-flag-morskoj-pehoty.html

Sad they are using Marine instead of Naval Infantry, which is what they were for hundreds of years.

GarryB wrote:Sad they are using Marine instead of Naval Infantry, which is what they were for hundreds of years.

Hard to say for sure. All 3 articles that I read today were from civilian writers and translated. Will have to see the official military announcement in regards to name. Just like most translated articles on the Airborne troops refer to them as Marines, combination of translation and civilian writers.

Mass landing of marine units in Kamchatka

Tactical airborne assault forces landed to capture and hold an important infrastructure object of a simulated enemy in the course of a bilateral battalion tactical exercise of a marine corps formation in Kamchatka.

300 servicemen of the airborne assault and reconnaissance units in full combat gear performed jumps using the D-10 and Arbalet-2 parachute systems. The landing was carried out from the An-12 and An-26 aircraft of the Elizovsky mixed air regiment from an altitude of 800-1000 meters.

After landing on unequipped sites, the marines marched on skis in the direction of the object, destroyed the mock enemy personnel and held their positions until the main forces approached.

franco wrote:

GarryB wrote:Sad they are using Marine instead of Naval Infantry, which is what they were for hundreds of years.

Hard to say for sure. All 3 articles that I read today were from civilian writers and translated. Will have to see the official military announcement in regards to name. Just like most translated articles on the Airborne troops refer to them as Marines, combination of translation and civilian writers.  

Like all the RT videos and Combat Approved English translations all use archaic Imperial measures of pounds and feet and miles... hopefully a turn to China and the rest of the world will lead to them stopping pandering to Americans who have shown they hate them anyway.

A separate marine battalion of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), stationed in the Krasnodar Territory, has adopted 40 new BTR-82A armored personnel carriers.

The new armored vehicles were received as part of the rearmament of the Russian Armed Forces with new models of military equipment.

The BTR-82A armored personnel carriers were delivered to the Marine Corps base point by train directly from the manufacturer.

After unloading at the railway station, the mechanics-drivers in the column drove the equipment to the fleet of the military unit.

In the near future, the combat vehicles will be serviced and prepared for the summer operation mode, after which all 40 BTR-82A units will be involved in the combat training activities of the Black Sea Fleet marine units.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12352749@egNews

EDIT: the unit stationed in the Krasnodar is the 382nd Naval Infantry battalion at Temryuk and up to now were equipped with BMP-2's.

GarryB wrote:Sad they are using Marine instead of Naval Infantry, which is what they were for hundreds of years.

They're not, they're the Naval Infantry and continue to be, it's just a translation thing

Glad to hear that...

Tradition is important.

Airborne assault landing exercise in Kamchatka

The landing of the combined airborne assault was carried out by the marines of the Pacific Fleet during the final stage of a two-way battalion tactical exercise in Kamchatka.

The landing of a marine battalion, reinforced with rocket artillery, as an air assault echelon amphibious assault on a designated unequipped coast was carried out from the large landing ships Admiral Nevelskoy, Peresvet and Oslyabya.

Pics of the landing operation in Crimea:

The marines of the Baltic Fleet will receive combat vehicles BMP-3F

Until the end of 2021, the first BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles will arrive at the 336th separate brigade of the Baltic Fleet, Izvestia sources in the military department said. In the near future, one of the battalions of the formation will begin to receive the equipment. Currently, the Baltic "black berets" are already undergoing training on the new machines, sources said.

Today in the brigade's park there are BTR-82A armored personnel carriers armed with 30-mm automatic cannons. Compared to infantry fighting vehicles, this vehicle has weaker armor. At the same time, the BMP-3 is the most protected vehicle of all the motorized rifle troops, airborne forces and marines in service.

The presence of such vehicles in the Marine Corps battalions allows them to be used as a striking force. In addition, the firing capabilities of the BMP-3 can be in demand when defending the coast: the vehicle can inflict damage on naval forces and sink landing ships. The new BMP is armed with a 100-mm 2A40 cannon, it is also an ATGM launcher, a 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannon, as well as three 7.62-mm machine guns: two course guns and one coaxial with a gun.

BMP-3F is a modification specially designed for the Navy. It is distinguished by increased buoyancy and can be continuously on the water for up to seven hours. At the same time, the on-board equipment of the machine allows aimed fire from the water with waves of up to two points. Highway speed - up to 70 km / h, afloat - 10 km / h.

https://iz-ru.translate.goog/1205004/2021-08-10/morskaia-pekhota-baltiiskogo-flota-poluchit-boevye-mashiny-bmp-3f?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,elem

NOTE: It was previously announced that the 155th brigade out in the Far East had received a battalion of BMP-3F's and that the 810th brigade in Crimea would also be receiving them.

BMP-3F of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet

Nice... not often you see a DP-61...

Of course now the ADS and DP-64 are in serial production we might see more of those and less of the DP-61 and AK-74 in naval units.

Naval infantry at Zapad-21

Naval sailors and marines of the Northern Fleet worked out the liberation of the port territory, which was captured by a sabotage and reconnaissance group of a mock enemy.


Amphibious assault landing near Kaliningrad within the framework of "West-2021"

The Pacific Fleet Marine Corps completed a planned exercise in Primorye

The Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) marines have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBrTU) with a live firing stage in the Primorsky Territory. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Friday, October 8.

The exercise took place as part of the final check of the troops during the summer training period at the amphibious assault range at Cape Klerk, and the formations deployed in Primorye and Kamchatka took part in it.

The Pacific Fleet's marines have worked out practical actions in the conduct of combat in defense and in the offensive. The units were transferred from Kamchatka to the waiting area in advance. During the drawing of the main stage, they carried out amphibious assault landing on the unequipped coast from the large landing ships "Peresvet", "Oslyabya", "Admiral Nevelskoy" and "Nikolay Vilkov" by floating and point-blank methods.

The landing was supported by a detachment of surface ships, it struck at the firing points of a simulated enemy on the coast, along with Su-25 attack aircraft and Ka-52 attack helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Eastern Military District.

The defended marine brigade provided protection of the bridgehead from the advance of the conditional enemy deep into the coast, using non-standard methods of warfare.

During the active phase of the exercise, live firing was carried out from the weapons of armored personnel carriers BTR-82A, BMP-3, 122 self-propelled howitzers "Gvozdika", T-80BV tanks and ZSU "Shilka".

The commanders of the Primorsky and Kamchatka formations did not know the plan of each other's actions and acted according to the actual situation. In total, more than 5 thousand servicemen were involved, about 900 units of weapons and military equipment, up to 15 ships, boats and support vessels, as well as more than ten aircraft and helicopters.

https://iz-ru.translate.goog/1232595/2021-10-08/morskaia-pekhota-tof-okonchila-planovoe-uchenie-v-primore?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui

UR-77 on board of small landing boats

Hole wrote:...UR-77 on board of small landing boats

Mine clearing system? On water?

Holy shit, what's the game plan here?