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TANK BIATHLON competition of tank crews July 30 - August 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate). 2. Relay - semi-finals (12 teams participate). 2. Relay (4 teams participate). EQUIPMENT Tank T-72B3
Suvorov Onslaught competition of crews of infantry fighting vehicles July 30 - August 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate) 2. Relay race - semi-final 2. Relay race (4 teams participate) EQUIPMENT Infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2
SNIPER LINE sniper competition August 1 — 11 VENUE Polygon Gvardeisky settlement Otar, Kazakhstan STAGES 1. Individual classification 2. Pair classification 3. Sniper relay race WEAPONS 7.62 mm sniper rifle
SAFE ROUTE competition of engineering and sapper units August 1 - 11 VENUE Volzhsky, Volgograd region STAGES 1. Actions of the engineering reconnaissance patrol (squad, crew) to reconnoiter the ford. 2. Destruction of anti-personnel mines by etching and reconnaissance of the area for the presence of mine-explosive barriers. 3. Assembly of a mechanized bridge from the TMM kit. 4. Movement of anti-tank hedgehogs and installation of a culvert by the BAT overpass. 5. Making passages with an engineering barrier vehicle (IMR). TECHNOLOGY 1. Heavy mechanized bridge ТММ-3. 2. Tracklayer BAT. 3. Engineering vehicle obstacles IMR-2.
GUN MARKER competition of weapons repair platoons August 1-9 VENUE Penza city STAGES 1. Repair of 122-mm D-30A towed howitzer 2. Repair of 23-mm ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun. 3. Gun biathlon. Relay 4. Final relay of repair platoons. EQUIPMENT - 122-mm D-30A towed howitzer. -122-mm combat vehicle of multiple launch rocket systems BM-21 "Grad" - KAMAZ vehicle with a 6 × 6 wheel arrangement with a cargo platform and an installed awning. - Flatbed trailer ChMZAP-8335.7-030. - Artillery repair and metalwork workshop modernized (MRS AWP) on the basis of the Ural-4320 vehicle. ARMAMENT: -23-mm anti-aircraft gun ZU-23. - 5.45 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle AK-74. -7.62 mm Kalashnikov machine gun upgraded PKM. -40-mm hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher RPG-7V. -9mm Makarov PM pistol.
CLEAR SKY air defense masters competition August 1-11 VENUE Yeysk training ground, Krasnodar Territory STAGES 1. Sprint race of anti-aircraft units 2. Sprint race of MANPADS units 3. Pursuit race of anti-aircraft units 4. Pursuit race of MANPADS units 5. Combined relay race EQUIPMENT BTR-80 MANPADS ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun
KEYS FROM THE SKY competition of anti-aircraft missile forces combat crews July 30 - August 7 VENUE Ashuluk training ground, Astrakhan region STAGES 1. Repelling an enemy air strike with simulated launches. 2. Competition of drivers. 3. Reflection of a strike, indicated by real aircraft, with simulated launches. 4. Loading the launcher. 5. Maneuvering an anti-aircraft missile division. 6. Reflection of an air enemy strike with combat launches. EQUIPMENT Anti-aircraft missile system S-300PS (PMU) Anti-aircraft missile system S-300PM2 (PMU2)
EXCELLENT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Competition of military intelligence groups August 1 - 10 VENUE Novosibirsk STEPS 1. Landing, forced march 2. Drivers' competition 3. Overcoming the obstacle complex "Scout's Path" 4. Shooting 5. Reconnaissance squad entering the area collection after completing the task EQUIPMENT Infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2 Helicopter Mi-8 Small arms
ENGINEERING FORMULA competition of engineering troops units August 1-10 VENUE Volzhsky, Volgograd region STAGES 1. Equipment of the pit by MDK crews. 2. Backfilling of the trench by the BAT team 3. Relocation and installation of logs by the IMR team. 4. Transportation of equipment through a water barrier by TCP crews. TECHNIQUE Machine for excavation of the pit MDK. BAT tracker. Obstacle engineering vehicle IMR. Floating conveyor average PTS.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT Radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance crews competition July 30 — August 13 VENUE Pesochnoye polygon, Yaroslavl region STAGES 1. Individual race. 2. Relay. 3. Fire training of crews. EQUIPMENT Reconnaissance chemical machines РХМ-4.
REMBAT Competition of workshops for the maintenance and repair of equipment and weapons August 1 - 10 VENUE Omsk STAGES 1. Individual race 2. Fire training 3. Military sports 4. Mixed relay race EQUIPMENT Workshop Maintenance MTO-UB1 Repair and recovery vehicle REM-KL Armored repair and recovery vehicle BREM
OPEN WATER Skill competition for pontoon crossing units August 1-6 VENUE Murom, Vladimir Region OBJECTIVES 1. Engineering reconnaissance of a water barrier by the forces of an engineering reconnaissance patrol on a special inflatable boat. 2. Equipment for crossing the anti-tank ditch and the exit to the water barrier using the BAT tracklayer. 3. Amphibious crossing of a mortar battery on floating conveyors. 4. Evacuation of the wounded from the opposite shore using a boat. 5. Equipment for a 60-ton ferry and transportation of a car with ammunition to the opposite shore. 6. Equipment of two platoon ferries and transportation of a reinforced tank platoon to the opposite bank with the replacement of the river link in the second platoon ferry. 7. Equipment of a company ferry and transportation of heavy tracked vehicles to the opposite bank. EQUIPMENT − Pontoon-bridge park PMP − Floating conveyor medium PTS − Special inflatable boat SNL - Tracklayer BAT - Diving equipment - Towing and motor boat BMK
ELBRUS RING competition of mountain divisions August 1 — 11 VENUE Terskol, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic STAGES 1. Performance of special tasks at the facilities of the training and material base of the center 2. March in high mountains 3. Climbing Elbrus (5 642 m.) EQUIPMENT Climbing equipment
FAITHFUL FRIEND cynologists competition August 1 — 10 VENUE Dmitrov, Moscow region EXERCISES 1. Biathlon Great Dane — individual race. 2. Protective service. 3. Overcoming a 300-meter obstacle course. 4. Dog biathlon - relay. ARMAMENT 5.6 mm rifle.
MILITARY MEDICAL RELAY Competition of medical personnel August 1 - 13 VENUE St. Petersburg STAGES 1. Individual skill. 2. Team championship. 3. Driving special equipment. EQUIPMENT Light armored multi-purpose tractor MT-LB.
FIELD KITCHEN competition of food service specialists August 1 - 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STAGES 1. Competition in fire training. 2. Competition as part of a team for cooking and baking bakery products. 3. Master class on cooking dishes of national cuisine by the teams of the Competition. TECHNIQUE 1. Portable plates PP-40. 2. Portable kitchens KP-30. 3. Trailer kitchens KP-130. 4. Trailer baking blocks PCB-0.4.
MASTERS OF ARTILLERY FIRE Artillery crew competition August 1-11 VENUE Gvardeisky training ground, Otar settlement, Kazakhstan STAGES 1. Individual race 2. Night sprint 3. Relay race 4. Relay race final EQUIPMENT 1. 120 mm mortar 2B11. 2. light armored multi-purpose tractor MT-LB.
Amphibious Assault Marines competition August 1-12 VENUE Khmelevka training ground, Kaliningrad region STAGES 1. Obstacle course. 2. Trail of survival. 3. Pursuit. 4. Relay. EQUIPMENT Armored personnel carrier BTR-82A
SEA CUP competition of crews of surface ships August 1 — 11 VENUE − Novorossiysk, Black Sea water area − Kaspiysk, Caspian Sea water area ships of the class "frigate" / "corvette" with a displacement of up to 4,500 tons The waters of the Caspian Sea small ships of the countries of the Caspian region with a displacement of up to 1,500 tons
AVIADARTS flight crew competition August 1-12 VENUE Dubrovichi training ground, Ryazan region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate) 2. Relay race (4 teams participate) EQUIPMENT Operational-tactical fighter aviation: Su-27, Su-30, MiG- 29 Operational tactical assault aviation: Su-25 Army aviation: Ka-52, Mi-24 (Mi-35), Mi-28N, Mi-8 Military transport aviation: Il-76 Operational tactical front-line bomber aviation: Su- 24, Su-34 Foreign military aviation
PLANT COMPETITION 3-13 August VENUE Raevsky polygon, Novorossiysk STAGES 1. Landing as part of a platoon, forced march. Individual race on BMD (BTR). Individual biathlon as part of a platoon without crews, shooting from small arms and grenade launchers. 2. Sprint on BMD (BTR). Sprint of a platoon without crews, shooting from small arms with overcoming the water section by swimming (fording). 3. Pursuit on BMD (BTR) with shooting afloat. Optional orienteering in squads (patrol race), without crews. 4. Relay on BMD (BTR). Mountain race (relay race) without crews, shooting from small arms, grenade launchers, throwing grenades for accuracy with overcoming the water area by swimming (ford). Individual jump for accuracy. EQUIPMENT - Airborne combat vehicles of the second generation BMD-2, BTR-80 - Parachute systems D-10 series 4 or analogues. - Parachute systems "Crossbow" or analogues. WEAPONS - AKS-74 and its modifications. - RPKS-74 and its modifications. - RPG-7D and its modifications. - 30-mm gun 2A42 on the BMD-2. - 14.5 mm KPVT on the BTR-80. - Twin machine guns on combat vehicles 7.62-mm PKT.
DEPTH divers competition August 1-11 VENUE diving range of the Naval Training Center Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea STAGES help EQUIPMENT Type A - hose diving equipment with a hard helmet and boots, a breathing apparatus operating according to an open or ventilated breathing pattern. Type B - self-contained diving equipment with a full-face mask / half mask for swimming on fins and a breathing apparatus operating in an open or semi-closed (closed) circuit.
On July 30, in the military-patriotic park of culture and recreation "Patriot" near Moscow, the international army games "ARMI-2016" started, which lasted until August 13. This year the games program included 23 competitions, in which 121 teams from 19 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America took part. The teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China became the most numerous.
In total, 279 pieces of equipment of the Russian Armed Forces and 158 pieces of equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China were involved in the games. Almost all competitions were held in Russia, and only two ("Masters of Artillery Fire" and "Sniper Frontier") were held in Kazakhstan. Most gold medals received Russian teams. At the same time, Kazakh gunners won the "Masters of Artillery Fire" contest, and Chinese dog handlers won the "True Friend" contest. The ARMY games are held under the patronage of the Russian Ministry of Defense and are being held for the second time. Last year, 57 teams from 17 states participated in fourteen army competitions.
List of competitions in 2016:
- Tank biathlon - competition of tank crews;
- Field kitchen - competition of food service specialists;
- Rembat - competition of workshops for the maintenance and repair of military equipment;
- Suvorov onslaught - competition of BMP crews;
- Aviadarts - flight crew competition;
- Master gunsmith - competition of repair platoons;
- A true friend is a competition of cynologists;
- Clear Sky - competition of air defense units;
- Keys from the sky - competition of combat crews of the ZRV;
- Safe route - competition of engineering and sapper units;
- Honors in military intelligence - competition of military intelligence groups;
- Naval landing - competition of units of the Marine Corps;
- Safe environment - competition of crews of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance;
- Military medical relay race - competition of medical personnel;
- Masters of artillery fire - competition of artillery crews;
- Sniper line - competition of snipers;
- Airborne platoon - competition of airborne platoons;
- Elbrus ring - competition of mountain divisions;
- Masters of armored vehicles - competition of car drivers;
- Engineering formula - competition of engineering troops units;
- open water– competition of pontoon units;
- Cup of the Sea - competition of crews of surface ships;
- Depth is a competition for divers.
The games were opened by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
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More than 20,000 spectators gathered for the opening ceremony of ARMY-2016
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On the tank biathlon. Chinese team performed on Type 96B tanks, all other participants - on T-72B3
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Tankers destroyed hundreds of targets during target shooting
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Lipetsk "Falcons of Russia" imitate air combat
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Fighter-bomber Su-34 drops bombs on targets
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Crews of Su-25 attack-bombers perform missile firing
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Attack helicopter Ka-52 strikes targets
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Combat aircraft could be seen in the sky and on the ground
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International army games"ARMY-2016" crossed the equator. So far everything is running normally. Ahead of the hottest battles for prizes.
Exactly a week ago, last Saturday, the International Army Games started at the Alabino training ground near Moscow, in which teams from nineteen countries take part. Games will end next Saturday, August 13th.
One of the most spectacular competitions is "Tank Biathlon", which opened the games. Yesterday, the PRC team entered the tank battle. So the lot fell out that the tankers from the Celestial Empire had to wait almost a week. But they immediately rushed forward like stagnant dragons. And today, the army team of the People's Republic of China sought to show the best result. They act on their tank. He has more powerful engine and, according to tank experts, an even more advanced fire control system than the one on the T-72B3, the main biathlon tank. And deafening victories were expected from the Chinese.
Alas, not the best shooting results were shown in yesterday's race. And today, in the first race, only two out of three "tank" targets were hit. True, the targets "helicopter" and "grenade launcher" were destroyed by the first burst of machine guns. The dynamic characteristics of the Chinese tank are excellent. It overtakes the T-72B, which was demonstrated on the track. But it also plays against the crew, which is fond of speed. Today, when passing the so-called snake, the Chinese tank simply demolished two columns, for which he received penalty points. In general, it should be noted that Chinese tankers have every chance of becoming winners or even winners " tank biathlon".
They perform just as confidently in the "Keys from Heaven" competition, which takes place at the "Ashuluk" training ground. The S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Celestial Empire have learned to master to perfection. Tomorrow the decisive stage will be held - live firing of missiles at air targets. And it will become clear who is stronger: Russians, Belarusians, Kazakhs or Chinese. While all the teams of anti-aircraft gunners go, one might say, head to head.
There are preliminary results for other competitions. At the competition of divers "Depth" Russia is in the lead, followed by Iran and Venezuela. In the "Airborne Platoon" competition, the places were distributed as follows: China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Belarus, Venezuela.
Very tense struggle in the competition "Military Medical Relay Race". Alternately, the teams of Russia and China take the lead. According to the results of the first stage of the medical competition, the places were arranged as follows: the Russian Federation, China, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe.
The Chinese team is leading in the Rembat repairman competition, which takes place in Omsk. However, the teams of Kazakhstan and Russia have every chance to become champions. Cadets of the Omsk Armored Engineering Institute also take part in the competition. And they show better results than army teams. But the cadets go out of competition.
According to representatives panel of judges while all stages of the games pass without significant comments and claims from the participants. True, yesterday a small conflict arose at the "Seaborne Assault" competition. Representatives of the PRC team did not agree with the results of the penalty points. The dispute went on until midnight, but no understanding was reached. Today, all objective video information will be provided, the testimony of the judges, and the decision will be made.
Iran did not agree with the disqualification of the two crews. Although in one case it was shown that safety in such complex games with the use of firearms is above all, and for the slightest violation, the punishment should be the most severe. The judges disqualified one of the Iranian crews because the fighter violated the safety requirement at the firing line. He jumped out of the armored personnel carrier when the fire had not yet ceased. In another case, the crew grossly violated the elementary rules for driving a floating armored personnel carrier. Coming out of the water, the driver forgot to open the engine shutters, and it quickly overheated and boiled. In combat, this would mean stopping the car, which immediately turned into a stationary target. So the disqualification was justified.
China and Iran did not protest, but did not agree with the results. However, what kind of competition is this if everyone agrees with everything?
This is the first time that a Zimbabwe army team is taking part in games of this magnitude. Everyone is rooting for the warriors of this country! But the team is rather weak, although their mock fights leads to the end. It is surprising that the Zimbabwe army men dared not only to go through the "Tank Biathlon" tracks, but also to measure their strength with military scouts in the taiga near Novosibirsk. As they say, Zimbabwe's scouts got lost among the dense thickets of cedar, pine, if deciduous trees. They were searched for a long time and found not discouraged. They did not refuse further participation in the competition "Excellent Military Intelligence Workers". And they did it right. Who else in Africa will boast that he passed through the Siberian taiga and did not give up in the fight against the best scouts of Russia, China, Armenia and Kazakhstan?!
In the "Tank Biathlon" the Zimbabwe team is also not going well. Today the crew could not manage to load first the tank gun, then the tank machine guns. As a result, time was lost forever, the route, on which the PRC tankers spent a little more than twenty minutes, the crew from Zimbabwe passed in more than an hour. But the target "helicopter" was shot down by the first shot. By the way, Russian tankers did not hit this target.
The fact that the rating of the Zimbabwe team is higher than that of the Armenian team does not mean that the Armenians performed poorly. Not at all. The team is very confident. The calculation takes into account the number of competitions in which teams participate and the total number of teams entered. Zimbabwe is simply more actively represented in the ARMY-2016 games than Armenia or India.
The International Army Games continue, and the intensity of passions in them is no less than at the Olympics in Brazil.
International Army Games have opened in Patriot park near Moscow.
The competition will last until August 13 and take place simultaneously at 20 training grounds, 19 of which are located within the borders of three military districts - Western, Southern and Central. Marine competitions will be held in the waters of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. In the Army international games 121 teams from 19 countries representing Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America will take part.
10:50 Russian Defense Minister arrives at the opening of the International Army Games
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Kazakh Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov on the red carpet
The parade of teams of participants in the games begins. Command of the armed forces of Kuwait.
Command of the armed forces of Nicaragua.
Command of the Serbian Armed Forces.
Command of the armed forces of Tajikistan
Command of the Venezuelan Armed Forces
Command of the Zimbabwe Armed Forces.
Command of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Second International Army Games are open!
In anticipation of the beginning of the “Tank Biathlon”: Where is the Minister of Defense? (photo by Sergey Balashov)
Rides, rides ... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
The first competition of Army Games-2016 begins… (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Do you think, good sir, that the appearance of Polish tanks near Moscow guarantees victory for us? (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Now let us remind you who won in 1945, but politely and correctly ... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Reminded… (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
The individual race of tank crews begins! (photo by Olga Balashova)
The crew of the Armenian team is storming the hill. (photo by Olga Balashova)
The fast iron horse of the Mongolian team. (photo by Olga Balashova)
It is better to see once ... (photo by Olga Balashova)
However, it's a TANK! (photo by Olga Balashova)
Exactly - TANK! (photo by Olga Balashova)
Armenian tank crew - three shots, three hits!
Bravo! (photo by Olga Balashova)
Even the thunderstorm that began could not stop LifeNews from going live (photo by Olga Balashova)
That's what I want to tell you, colleagues. The first day of the games has definitely taken place ...
In Russia and Kazakhstan, from July 30 to August 13, the International Army Games-2016 are being held with the participation of 121 teams from 19 countries. Nine more countries participate in the status of observers. The most representative delegations were presented by the national teams of Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
The Army Games are a military-sports competition of professional skills in 23 disciplines and, at the same time, international military exercises. Competed a year earlier, the 2014 games brought together military personnel from 11 countries. That is, the number of participants is increasing, the international authority of Russia is growing. This year, even the team of Greek military personnel, which is part of the NATO bloc, is competing.
In comparison with 2015, several countries have increased their activity at the stages: Venezuela will be represented in nine competitions, Belarus - in eight, Iran - in seven, Angola and Egypt - in five. The Kazakh side offered to hold two competitions - "Masters of Artillery Fire" and "Sniper Frontier" - on its territory.
From the Baltic to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, more than three thousand military personnel compete at several combined arms, aviation and naval training grounds - pilots, tankers, crews of infantry fighting vehicles, snipers, air and naval paratroopers, artillerymen, engineering and sapper units, repair platoons, air defense crews, scouts, mountain units, cynologists, military doctors, crews of surface ships.
The stages of the competition allow you to objectively compare the strengths and weak sides national systems of combat training and methods of performing combat exercises.
Dynamics and geography
To get closer to the conditions real fight and entertainment at the International Army Games-2016, it was decided to triple the number of shootings. So, until August 13, tank crews from 17 states will spend thousands of cumulative shells and machine-gun cartridges at the Alabino training ground.
In the past two days, August 2-3, it was hot in all the arenas of the Army Games. At the first stage of the competition "Elbrus ring-2016" in Kabardino-Balkaria (on the basis of the Mountain Training and Survival Center of CSKA), the team of the Russian Armed Forces took the lead.
In Sevastopol, for the first time in the format of games, the all-around diving competition "Depth-2016" was held.
At the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, the second stage of the "Keys from Heaven" competition was held, in which combat crews of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and China competed.
Warships of Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea carried out artillery firing at air and sea targets as part of the Sea Cup-2016 competition.
The first flights of the most spectacular part of the international competition "Aviadarts-2016" - "Aviamix" - took place at the Dubrovichi training ground in the Ryazan region. For two hours, more than 70 crews of the latest fighters, bombers, helicopters and multifunctional air complexes played air duels, launched air missiles at ground targets, practiced the interception of air targets, and also demonstrated figures aerobatics alone and in groups.
In Novosibirsk, the reconnaissance units of Armenia, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, China and Russia in combat gear, with imitation equipment, overcame a complex of 22 obstacles.
Pontoon ferry units of Russia, Serbia and China competed in Murom. In addition to special engineering equipment, army aviation, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles participated. The competition included the passage by the teams of six stages with the crossing of a water barrier and the construction of a pontoon crossing on a river up to 300 meters wide.
The night stage of the ARMI-2016 competition "Masters of Artillery Fire" took place at the Gvardeisky training ground in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan.
Participants from Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Venezuela demonstrated driving with night vision devices, hit targets with a mortar, grenade launcher and machine gun with night sights.
Military chemists from 4 countries eliminated the consequences of a simulated man-made disaster in the Yaroslavl region.
And this is not a complete snapshot of events.