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| United States is learning to shoot at modern Russian technology |
| 2023-08-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Sergey Adamov [REGNUM] The armed forces of NATO countries, and in particular the US Army, are learning to fight the Russian army. This is evidenced by the message of the American Defense Blog portal, which cites photographs that have appeared on the Web. A new batch of military equipment arrived in the German port of Bremerhaven as part of the rotation of the US Army contingent, the report said. As part of the training units of the American army, unique samples of military equipment depicting Russian-made weapons were seen. The photo showed American Stryker armored personnel carriers, which were turned into moving models of Russian BTR-82s, and Humvee armored vehicles into Russian Tigr GAZ. To do this, the equipment was sheathed with sheets of plywood and cardboard and repainted in colors that are not typical for the American army. It is assumed that the "mock-ups" will be used at the US Army training grounds in Germany to practice combat operations against the Russian army. Deliveries of models of Western military equipment indicate that the US army is considering the possibility of a direct clash directly with Russia, military expert, reserve officer Alexander Mikhailovsky told IA Regnum . Unlike Soviet armored vehicles, which are still in service with dozens of countries (including NATO countries), the BTR-82 and Tigers are modern models of military equipment developed directly for the Russian Armed Forces, the specialist recalled. “Soviet-style armored vehicles have long been purchased by the Pentagon for the training of motorized infantry and tank units of the US Army,” Mikhailovsky said. - We are talking about small batches of three to five pieces. In the 1990s, they bought T-72 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1, BMP-2, artillery mounts, in a word, a lot of military equipment from Ukraine, Georgia and other post-Soviet republics. In Germany, they even bought back a certain number of Soviet military aircraft inherited from the GDR. This technique is used as a teaching aid for cadets in military schools, at training grounds. But using this technique is irrational, the expert pointed out. The US Army does not have many crews for it, spare parts and other things. For this purpose, ersatz crafts of armored vehicles of a mock enemy are being created on the basis of various models of American military equipment, approximately suitable in size, the expert explained. Mikhailovsky said: “Earlier, M113 infantry fighting vehicles playing the role of Russian infantry fighting vehicles, as well as Bradley combat vehicles, which “make up” as self-propelled artillery installations of the Russian Airborne Forces, were seen at the US Army training grounds.” In the US Army, such layouts are called VISMOD, literally - "visually modernized." Also, the role of a potential adversary can be played by the armed forces of other countries that use Soviet-style military equipment. “A few years ago, the press service of one of the units of the US Army, which arrived in South Korea for exercises, distributed photographs with American tankers who are studying T-80U tanks of the Korean army,” Mikhailovsky said . - And a press release was also posted there, according to which the American tankers staged a mock battle with the Koreans, studied the capabilities of the T-80 tanks. For a tanker, this is the most valuable combat experience - to get acquainted with the equipment of a conditional opponent, both from the inside and through your sight. Previously, the role of the “enemy” in NATO exercises was also played by units of the Armed Forces of Poland, Bulgaria and even Ukraine. However, more often American troops prefer to use their own training units at the training grounds, not trusting junior partners with the secrets of the military training of their fighters. “To train the US Air Force, even a special private military company was created, the pilots of which work with army pilots, playing the role of a “conditional enemy ,” Mikhailovsky added. It seems to be the case with armored vehicles. Back in the 1960s, a special training unit was formed, based at the Fort Irvine army training ground in California. The largest fleet of Soviet armored vehicles has been created there, but its resources, as I have already said, are limited, the source said. Therefore, for units based in Europe, they create their own crafts, working out various scenarios of military operations with their help. Previously, photographs of mock-ups of the most modern models of military equipment of the Russian army did not appear on the Web, Mikhailovsky noted. He drew attention to the fact that as part of a batch of military equipment that had previously arrived in Bremerhaven, several army trucks were seen to create models of wheeled artillery installations. The purpose of these models is not entirely clear, since the Russian army does not use such types of armored vehicles. However, most likely, the US military plans to play a battle with a unit of Russian paratroopers or special forces soldiers during the exercises. “Teachings with these models did not begin yesterday. In recent years, they have been taking place more and more often, - Mikhailovsky notes. - In most cases, American armored vehicles imitate the weapons of our Airborne Forces. Perhaps because the Americans consider them their main enemy in Europe. In favor of this version, it can be noted that models of Soviet tanks are not used in the exercises. Although, maybe the fact is that they have enough real tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, artillery installations and so on to imitate a motorized rifle unit. Without any crafts." “But in any case, in Germany they already made mock-ups of airborne combat vehicles - BMD, Nona self-propelled guns, now it has come to wheeled armored vehicles. It turns out a complete set of equipment for the "company" of a conditional enemy, ” says Alexander Mikhailovsky. WAR IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA The use of mockups of modern Russian military equipment is not the only sign that the United States is preparing for a possible conflict in Europe. As IA Regnum reported , back in 2016, on the territory of the military training ground of the Lithuanian army in Pabrade, the training complex Mūšis mieste, also known as Battle City (“Battle City”), was opened, designed to train special forces units. The complex repeats the layout of a typical Soviet-type residential area with residential buildings, a school, a clinic, public transport and other details designed to bring the layout as close to reality as possible. Some signs that the US is preparing for a war in Europe have gone unnoticed by the media, adds Mikhailovsky. "They cleaned everything up." Ukraine is running out of helicopters “Probably, two or three years ago, a small article was published in the specialized American press, which many did not notice,” the expert points out. - It was about the fact that the supply and logistics service units of the US Army contingent in Europe began to repaint military equipment. We are talking about thousands of pieces of equipment that are stored in reserve warehouses of the US Army in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. The publication was accompanied by photographs of Abrams M1A2 tanks, which were repainted from desert camouflage to black and green. “In my opinion, it is called “forest,” Mikhailovsky noted. - You see, the last US wars were fought in the Middle East, so the "gerbil" was the main camouflage. A few years ago, they realized that new conflicts would go on in Europe and began to slowly but surely prepare the army . Equipment from the bases of the reserve of the American army is intended for units that, in the event of hostilities, can be quickly transferred from the territory of the United States to Europe. The military doctrine of the Pentagon stipulates that equipment on conservation should be ready for re-mothballing in the shortest possible time. And for military operations in Europe, sand camouflage is hardly suitable. The training of US Army units in Europe shows that Washington is considering the possibility of its units participating in hostilities. The only question is where and when they are planned to be introduced into battle. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 Shoot at or shoot down? There’s a difference |
| Posted by: Griter Slash1619 2023-08-01 10:19 |
| #3 ...Wait till he finds out about the Petting Zoo at Nellis... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2023-08-01 04:59 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-08-01 03:41 |
| #1 "Learning"? Shit, son. We've been doing that since the 70s. Found out your stuff was shit in '91 during the gulf war. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-01 00:10 |