A motorized rifle company is a tactical unit that performs tasks, usually as part of a motorized rifle battalion, but sometimes independently.
Historically, a company was considered the infantry unit of the maximum strength, which in battle can be effectively commanded by voice, whistle, gesture, or own action. This number at all times was equal to approximately 100 fighters. The concept of "detachment" is close to the concept of "company" in terms of functions and tactical meaning.
In terms of functions in combat, a company commander is one of the fighters who is able to simultaneously fight and command a unit. Unlike the company commander, the battalion commander, as a rule, does not participate directly in combat.
In defense, strong points are assigned to companies and platoons, a defense area to a battalion, and a defense area to a regiment. At the same time, the company occupies 1-1.5 km along the front, and up to 1 km in depth. In the offensive, the company occupies a zone of responsibility 1 km wide, in the breakthrough sector - up to 500 m.
To better understand the tactical meaning of the regular structure and armament of modern motorized rifle companies of the Russian army, it is necessary to trace the evolution of infantry and motorized rifle units since the end of the Second World War. Their appearance has repeatedly changed depending on the views of the command on the combat use of motorized rifles, the development of weapons and military equipment, and the practice of real armed conflicts. Each war left its mark on the appearance of motorized rifle units. Nevertheless, there are features characteristic of the motorized rifle companies of the Soviet Army (and the Russian one, as its successor), developed precisely during the Great Patriotic War. It gave a colossal experience in ground battles, allowing in practice to test the effectiveness of pre-war concepts and charters. The Soviet infantry of the 1944 model was significantly superior in efficiency and combat power to their counterparts of the 1941 model, becoming the prototype of modern motorized rifle units.
The Soviet Union inherited the experience of infantry fighting in 1941-1945. and created the world's most powerful ground forces weapons system. This fully applies to infantry weapons.
Compared with the states of 1941, the following changes were approved:
- the number of companies was reduced to 100 people without a noticeable loss of combat capability. To reduce losses in battle formations, all those not engaged in combat were withdrawn from the staff of the company;
- an intermediate cartridge of the 1943 model was established as an ammunition for a rifle chain, and an AK assault rifle as an individual weapon;
- an anti-tank melee weapon - a reactive anti-tank rifle (grenade launcher) RPG-2 - was introduced into the staff of each department;
- mounted fire weapons (50-mm mortars) were withdrawn from the company due to low firing efficiency in line-of-sight conditions;
- in order to increase maneuverability and reduce vulnerability, heavy machine guns in companies were replaced with machine guns without a machine gun.
The structure of the Soviet motorized rifle company in 1946-1962. included:
- Department of management - 4 people. (commander, deputy commander, foreman, sniper with SV 891/30).
- Three motorized rifle platoons of 28 people. (22 AK, 3 RPD, 3 RPG-2);
- Machine-gun platoon (3 RP-46, 8 AK).
Total: 99 people, 77 AK, 9 RPD, 9 RPG-2, 3 RP-46, 1 SV.
The strength and armament of a rifle squad, platoon and company of motorized rifle troops of the Soviet Army in 1946-1960.
In the Soviet Army, the post-war structure of the motorized rifle department in terms of the quality and range of weapons resembled the structure of the department of the Wehrmacht grenadier company. One soldier in the squad was armed with an RPG-2 grenade launcher, seven more people with AK assault rifles, a machine gunner with an RPD machine gun chambered for 7.62x39 (in terms of ballistics and accuracy, the RPD did not differ much from the machine gun). Sniper rifles remained on average one per company.
The machine-gun platoon was equipped with company machine guns of the 1946 model, which combined the rate of fire of an easel machine gun with the maneuverability of a light machine gun. Calculations of company machine guns were located 200 m behind the attacking chain, quickly changed position and provided the company with continuous fire support. The use of company machine guns on a bipod is a domestic structural and tactical technique that was established in the course of many fruitless attacks and bloody battles of 1941-1945. Creating a sample with the desired properties was no longer difficult.
The introduction of an intermediate cartridge, appropriate weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers into the troops was borrowed from the Wehrmacht.
Despite its apparent simplicity, the post-war weapon system had exceptional firing efficiency, density and flexibility of fire, especially at ranges up to 400 m.
The department moved on foot or on trucks such as BTR-40, BTR-152. The driver of the armored personnel carrier, by analogy with the cavalry, served as a horseman in battle - he drove the transport to a safe place. The Goryunov SGMB machine gun, mounted on an armored personnel carrier, ready for battle and directed forward, served as a means of combating the enemy that suddenly appeared in the direction of movement.
STRUCTURE OF MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY BY STATES 1960 - 1970s.
The structure and armament of a motorized rifle company on an armored personnel carrier
Further re-equipment and motorization led to the appearance of the staff of a motorized rifle company in 1962, in which the number of departments decreased due to the crews of armored personnel carriers. The vehicle was an armored personnel carrier BTR-60PB, armed with a 14.5 mm KPV machine gun.
The grenade launcher and machine gun were replaced by next-generation models that were equivalent in purpose (but not in properties). One of the submachine gunners acted as an assistant to the machine gunner, but he was not the second number on a regular basis. A sniper appeared in the squad as an assistant commander, acting on his instructions.
The strength and armament of a rifle squad, platoon and company of motorized rifle troops of the Soviet Army in 1962
The advantage of this state was high mobility within the road network. More valuable was the ability of the infantry to appear unexpectedly on areas of terrain poorly protected by the enemy and occupy them almost without a fight. In a slightly modified form, this state still exists.
The new composition of the motorized rifle company provided better mobility, but it had to be paid for in firepower and numbers.
The disadvantages of the structure and armament of the motorized rifle company of the state in 1962 were:
- the RPK light machine gun practically ceased to differ from the machine gun in terms of combat properties;
- the sniper, being in the front line, could not provide accurate fire due to large aiming errors and the inability to prepare data for firing;
- a sniper rifle in battle turned into an ordinary self-loading rifle of the SVT or FN / FAL type;
- the crew of the armored personnel carrier (two people) was excluded from the firing line and combat on the ground.
The armored personnel carrier BTR-60PB (and BTR-70, BTR-80) was a truck, sheathed in thin armor, and served as a vehicle, not a combat vehicle. The armored personnel carrier could support the squad only from distances where it remained invulnerable to enemy machine-gun fire (1000 ... 1500 m), for which a 14.5-mm KPVT heavy machine gun was used.
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The battle order of a motorized rifle platoon during the offensive: a) without dismounting; b) on foot; c) panorama of the battle.
An irreparable shortcoming of the staff of a motorized rifle company in 1960-1970. it turned out to be the impossibility of the armored personnel carrier to advance in the chain of its squad. With closer contact with the enemy, armored personnel carriers were hit in the wheels by arrows and grenade launcher fire. This is evidenced by the experience of fighting on the Damansky Peninsula. The works devoted to this conflict describe in detail the battles of March 2 and 15, 1969, during which the unsuitability of the BTR-60 for combat was revealed, even if the enemy had no artillery.
The structure and armament of a motorized rifle company on the BMP-1
In the 1960s, infantry fighting vehicles (BMP-1) entered service with the motorized rifle troops. In view of the likely use of tactical nuclear weapons, a technique has appeared for attacking tanks without dismounting from combat vehicles. The tactical method of attacking on foot was also preserved in the charter.
The staff of the rifle squad on the BMP-1 included eight people. Motorized rifle units on the BMP-1 are even more focused on tank escort by specialization and rely mainly on the power of the 73-mm 2A28 gun (grenade launcher) of the BMP-1 and the combat skills of the gunner-operator.
The structure and armament of a motorized rifle company on the BMP-2
Fighting in the Middle East in 1970-1980. showed the weakness of the ammunition of the BMP-1 gun (both cumulative and fragmentation action). It turned out that the squad counteracts in most cases the dispersed manpower and firing points of the enemy. It was necessary to use the striking potential of artillery weapons more flexibly. The BMP was re-equipped with automatic weapons.
The strength of the squad on the BMP-2 was the new BMP artillery weapon - the 2A42 cannon with 500 rounds of ammunition. It was the BMP that began to solve the vast majority of tasks on the battlefield. The presence of a large ammunition load and the "machine-gun" method of firing made the BMP a means of threat and deterrence. Like the heavy machine gun of the Second World War, the BMP-2 can affect the enemy without firing, only by presence. Another positive factor of the adopted system is the potentially large rate of 5.45 mm rounds of ammunition.
The disadvantages of the new weapon system were the general shortcomings of the 5.45-mm caliber - low penetrating and barrier action of bullets. The 7N6, 7N10 cartridge bullet from the AK74 assault rifle does not penetrate half of the red brick (120 mm) and 400 mm earthen barriers at a distance of 100 m. The RPK74 machine gun differs even less from the machine gun in terms of practical rate of fire than its predecessor RPK. A common drawback of the staff of a motorized rifle company on an infantry fighting vehicle is the small number and weakness of the fire of the rifle chain.
Features of the regular structure of motorized rifle companies of the 60s - 70s.
- The infantry fighting vehicle has become a firearm of the rifle chain on a par with the infantry line. Its cross-country ability is comparable to that of a pedestrian, and the speed along the highway is equal to the speed of a car.
- Formally, the squad on the BMP has become weaker than the squad on the armored personnel carrier due to its small number, but in reality the opposite is true, since the infantry fighting vehicle is not a means of support, but a means of combat that solves most of the tasks of the infantry chain and, in addition, the task of fighting tanks.
- The motorized rifle squad on the BMP follows group tactics to a greater extent, while reminiscent of the machine gun group of the First World War. The "machine gun" in the group became self-propelled and received an artillery caliber. The calculation of the BMP - the gunner-operator and driver - turned out to be numerically smaller than the machine-gun calculation.
- The squad's penchant for group tactics weakened the skirmish line. The rifle chain performs in combat to a greater extent the function of protecting the infantry fighting vehicle from being hit by enemy infantry and, to a lesser extent, is busy with fire impact on the enemy. In the event of the loss of the BMP, the department becomes unable to solve the statutory tasks.
- In the evolution of the squad, platoon and company, there is a tendency to reduce the human component. Infantry combat is gradually reduced to the fight of weapons, armored vehicles and other inanimate materiel of the battlefield.
COMPOSITION AND ARMAMENT OF A MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY OF THE MODERN ORGANIZATIONAL AND STAFF STRUCTURE
States of motorized rifle companies of a limited contingent in Afghanistan
Afghan war 1979-1989 became one of the modern wars. It was distinguished by the limited tasks, the incommensurable capabilities of the parties and the almost complete absence of battles, as they are defined by the charter. In accordance with the tasks and features of the landscape, the states of the units of the limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan were approved.
The companies on the armored personnel carrier in each department (six people, on the BTR-70) consisted of a machine gunner from the PKK and a sniper from the SVD. The gunner of the KPVT machine gun simultaneously performed the functions of a grenade launcher (RPG-7). The motorized rifle platoon consisted of 20 people, three BTR-70s. The machine gun-grenade launcher platoon (20 men, two BTR-70s) was armed with three PKM machine guns on a bipod and three AGS grenade launchers. In total, the company consisted of 80 (81 - since August 1985) people for 12 armored personnel carriers. Since May 1985, one AGS was replaced by the NSV-12.7 machine gun, capable of destroying fortifications made of rocky soil and rocks.
In the companies on the BMP, each squad (six people per BMP-2D) included a sniper with an SVD and a grenade launcher with an RPG. The RPK machine gunner relied on every third squad. The motorized rifle platoon consisted of 20 people (three BMP-2D). A machine gun-grenade launcher platoon (15 men, two BMP-2Ds) was armed with three AGS grenade launchers and two NSV-12.7 machine guns. PKM machine guns were handed over to platoons. In total, the company consisted of 82 people and 12 infantry fighting vehicles.
The positive aspects of the above-described composition of a motorized rifle company are obvious: the companies are small in number, the number of weapons exceeds the number of soldiers and officers. In the conditions of the mountainous landscape, artillery and mortars could not provide full support to the infantry, so the machine-gun-grenade launcher platoon turned out to be the artillery unit of the company commander and was distinguished by a variety of fire capabilities: mounted (AGS), penetrating (NSV-12.7), dense fire (PKM).
In the lowland theater of operations, the companies had a more familiar structure, not providing for large-caliber weapons, but including ATGMs.
States of motorized rifle companies 1980-1990s
In the 1980-1990s, the squads on the BTR and BMP-1 and -2 consisted of nine people, but without a sniper.
The company on the BTR-80 (110 people) consisted of a control group (five people), three platoons (30 people each) and a fourth anti-tank machine gun platoon (15 people). In service were 66 assault rifles, 9 RPGs, 9 RPKs, 3 SVDs, 3 PCs, 3 ATGMs, 12 armored personnel carriers.
The company on the BMP had a similar structure and strength. The fourth platoon was fully machine gun. There were 63 assault rifles, 9 RPGs, 9 RPKs, 3 SVDs, 6 PCs, 12 infantry fighting vehicles.
Composition of motorized rifle companies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2005-2010
In the Russian Armed Forces in 2005-2010. in parallel, there were several regular structures of the same type of units. The divisions of motorized rifle troops were built according to three organization options:
- Motorized rifle company on an armored personnel carrier.
- Motorized rifle company on the BMP-2 from the regiment, subordinate to the division.
- Motorized rifle company on the BMP-2 from the battalion subordinate to the brigade.
We do not consider the organizational structure and armament of motorized rifle units on the BMP-3 due to the small number of vehicles that entered the troops.
A motorized rifle squad on an armored personnel carrier can contain eight or nine people, while a squad on a BMP-2 consists of eight people. At the same time, the sniper from the squad was expelled to larger units.
A motorized rifle platoon on an armored personnel carrier contains a control group, two squads of nine people and one squad of 8 people. All personnel are accommodated in three armored personnel carriers.
A platoon's quality reinforcement is a PKM machine gun with a crew of two fighters and a sniper with an SVD rifle subordinate to the platoon commander.
The composition of the motorized rifle company on the state armored personnel carrier 2000-2010:
- Company management - 8 people. (commander, assistant commander for l / s, foreman, senior driver, machine gunner, senior technician, medical instructor, RRF operator; weapons: AK74 - 7, PKM - 1, BTR -1, KPV - 1, PKT - 1).
- 3 motorized rifle platoons of 32 people. (in each - a department of 6 people, including a commander, a deputy, a PKM machine-gun crew of 2 people, a sniper with an SVD and an orderly; two squads of 9 and one squad of 8 people; platoon weapons: AK74 - 21, PKM - 1 , SVD - 4, RPK74 - 3, RPG-7 - 3, BTR - 3, KPV - 3, PKT - 3).
- Anti-tank squad of 9 people. (ATGM "Metis" - 3, AK74 - 6, BTR - 1, KPV - 1, PKT - 1).
Total: 113 people, PKM - 4, SVD - 12, RPK74 - 9, AK74 - 76, RPG-7 - 9, ATGM - 6, armored personnel carriers - 11, KPV - 11, PKT - 11.
The composition and armament of a motorized rifle company on an armored personnel carrier in 2000-2010.
A company on an infantry fighting vehicle can have two structures depending on subordination. In the regiments of rifle divisions, companies on infantry fighting vehicles have a smaller number and an emphasis on small arms, as they are supported by the artillery regiment of the division.
The structure of a motorized rifle company on infantry fighting vehicles from the regiment:
- Company management - 10 people. (commander, deputy commander for military personnel, foreman, sanitary instructor, SBR radar operator, infantry fighting vehicle commander, 2 senior mechanics-drivers, 2 gunners-operators; armament: AK74 - 10, BMP-2 - 2, 2A42 - 2 , PKT - 2, ATGM - 2).
- 3 motorized rifle platoons of 30 people. (in each - a management of 6 people, including a commander, a deputy, a PKM machine-gun crew of 2 people, a sniper with an SVD and an orderly; three squads of 8 people each; platoon weapons: PKM - 1, SVD - 1, RPK74 - 3 , AK74 - 22, RPG-7 - 3, BMP - 3, 2A42 - 3, PKT - 3, ATGM - 3).
Total: 100 people, PKM - 3, SVD - 3, RPK74 - 9, AK74 - 76, RPG-7 - 9, BMP - 11, 2A42 - 11, PKT - 11, ATGM - 11.
In brigades subordinated to battalions, poor in artillery, companies provide themselves with fire support to a greater extent at the expense of their own grenade launcher platoon.
Motorized rifle companies on infantry fighting vehicles from the brigades have the following structure:
- Company management - 10 people. (the staff and weapons are the same as in the command of a motorized rifle company on infantry fighting vehicles from the regiment).
- 3 motorized rifle platoons of 30 people. (in terms of staffing and armament, they are similar to platoons of motorized rifle companies from the regiment).
- Grenade launcher platoon of 26 people. (in each - a commander, a deputy commander and three squads of 8 people each; weapons: AK74 - 20, AGS-17 - 6, BMP - 3, 2A42 - 3, PKT - 3, ATGM - 3).
Total: 126 people, PKM - 3, SVD - 3, RPK74 - 9, AK74 - 96, RPG-7 - 9, AGS-17 - 6, BMP - 14, 2A42 - 14, PKT - 14, ATGM - 14.
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The strength and armament of a motorized rifle company on infantry fighting vehicles from the composition of motorized rifle brigades in 2000-2010.
General comments on the composition and armament of motorized rifle units in 2000-2010.
1. Platoon commanders have their own means of high-quality reinforcement - PKM machine guns (not quite company-wide in terms of fire capabilities) and sniper rifles.
2. In a company on an infantry fighting vehicle from the regiments, for reinforcement, there is a full-fledged department from the company's management.
3. In the company on the BMP from the brigades for reinforcement there is a full-fledged platoon capable of fighting without heavy grenade launchers, like a regular infantry. Under other conditions, it is also used to support AGS means both from closed positions and direct fire.
4. 5.45 caliber weapons do not have sufficient penetration, and machine guns of this caliber are not able to maintain the required mode of fire.
5. A weapon chambered for a rifle cartridge has established itself as a means of strengthening a platoon (PKM, SVD). PKT machine guns on infantry fighting vehicles in the first line have insufficient target detection capabilities.
6. 12.7 caliber guns are not represented in any state.
7. 14.5 caliber weapons are used on armored personnel carriers for firing from safe distances (1000 ... 1500 m).
8. Automatic grenade launchers are rarely used and, in fact, are analogues of company mortars and machine guns of earlier organizational structures.
9. SPG-9 grenade launchers are not used at the company level.
Disadvantages of the states of motorized rifle companies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2000-2010):
1) companies on armored personnel carriers have lower combat capabilities than companies on infantry fighting vehicles: due to the lack of combat vehicles, they cannot perform the same tasks as companies on infantry fighting vehicles;
2) a sniper in an armored personnel carrier squad in the first line is not able to fully realize the capabilities of his weapon;
3) there are almost no means of reinforcement subordinate to the commander (a machine gun and one armored personnel carrier that does not belong to platoons); the anti-tank squad rather closes a gap in the meager range of fire weapons than serves as a means of reinforcement even in defense;
4) the number of weapons is small and its assortment is poor.
Advantages of motorized rifle companies of the RF Armed Forces (2000-2010):
1) squads consist of eight to nine people - a smaller number of people are involved in hostilities, which helps to reduce losses;
2) a sniper is excluded from the squads on the BMP;
3) the platoon leader has his own reinforcements;
4) the presence of the fourth platoon in the company from the composition of the brigades significantly expands the company commander's ability to maneuver forces and fire.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND STAFF WAYS OF INCREASING THE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF MOTOR RIFLE SECTIONS, PLATONS AND COMPANY
At the squad level, reinforcement of the rifle chain is achieved by increasing the practical rate of fire of a light machine gun. The low penetrating effect of 5.45 and 7.62 caliber bullets of the 1943 model requires equipping the squad with a second rifle-caliber machine gun weighing up to 7.5 kg with dispersion at the RPD level and rate of fire at the DP level, with magazine feed. In addition, the shooting chain can be strengthened by introducing multi-channel firepower, adding one shooter to the chain, at least at the expense of the BMP operator or driver, using remote weapon control in the BMP, equipping the BMP driver with a PK type machine gun.
At the platoon level, reinforcement is possible when a fourth vehicle with a fundamentally different armament and armor is used in the state, even without increasing the size of the platoon, the introduction of supernumerary weapons (mine, grenade launchers) and assigning two weapons to one soldier.
At the company level, reinforcement is achieved by the introduction of a full-fledged fourth platoon of heavy weapons (guided intelligent weapons), which is able to fight like a fourth infantry, and, if necessary, be a means of support or an assault weapon (like a grenade launcher platoon of brigade structures). At the same time, the platoon must perform combat engineering support, combat work with guided and intelligent weapons.
It is undesirable to increase the number of personnel of units because of the possible increase in losses. A company of more than 100-115 people. worse in combat. It is possible to increase the fire capabilities of units due to the dual armament of some specialists who own different types of weapons.
Thus, an increase in the number of weapons, combat vehicles, and equipment, even if not all of these means are used in combat at the same time, increases the efficiency of subunit operations.
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Battalions are the main combined-arms tactical units of brigades, in which they perform various combat missions. Also, according to experts, the battalions can act independently. One of the most combat-ready are motorized rifle troops (MSV). Information about the organizational structure of a motorized rifle battalion can be found in this article.
Story
The battalion as an integral part of the regiment was introduced into the Russian army by Peter I. The term "battalion" comes from the word "battles". Previously, he designated a certain order in the construction of troops. In the 15th century, cavalry or foot soldiers began to be called a battalion, which were placed on the battlefield in the form of a closed square. The number of soldiers in the battalion was not constant and varied from 1 to 10 thousand people. In the 17th century, the number was 800-1000 soldiers. One battalion was equipped with 8 or 9 companies.
Over time, new types of weapons appeared, combat missions became more complex and diverse - using heavy machine guns, mortars and artillery pieces, as a result of which the structure of battalions became more complicated. The staff was supplemented by a headquarters and units providing combat and logistics support (economic, transport, communications, etc.).
After World War I, the army was replenished with tank, self-propelled artillery, mortar, motorcycle, sapper, engineering, machine gun and artillery, motorized infantry and other battalions. In the Great Patriotic War, motorized rifle battalions were used as the main unit in the balance of forces and to calculate density. The structure and description of such a military formation is given below in the article.
Compound
The regular structure of the motorized rifle battalion is represented by the following combat units:
- Three motorized rifle companies (MSR). It is a tactical unit that mainly functions as part of a motorized rifle brigade (MSB). However, according to military experts, in such areas as intelligence and security, the company can operate autonomously. In addition, Msr is a fairly effective tactical airborne assault force or a special detachment behind enemy lines.
- One mortar battery.
- One anti-tank platoon.
- Grenade launcher and anti-aircraft missile platoons.
Also in the organizational structure of the motorized rifle battalion there is:
- Medical Center.
- A platoon that provides communication with the command and other military units and formations.
- Support Platoon.
In the structure of a motorized rifle battalion, each of the above units performs certain tasks.
About command
The organizational structure of a motorized rifle battalion provides for the presence of a commander, his deputy in charge of personnel, and a deputy in charge of weapons. The place of deployment of the deputy battalion commander is the headquarters, where he holds the position of chief. In addition to him, the commander of the signalmen, an ensign and a clerk are present at the headquarters.
About the structure of a signal platoon
At the disposal of such a formation are two commander's armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, 8 thousand meters of cable and radio stations in the amount of 22 units. The staff structure of a separate communications battalion of a motorized rifle brigade is represented by:
- Section commander. He is also a senior radiotelephonist-mechanic-driver of an armored personnel carrier or infantry fighting vehicle.
- Two radio departments (with a commander, a senior radio foreman of the first department and a senior radio operator of the second).
- The driver of the second vehicle.
In total, the total strength of the communications platoon is 13 servicemen.
About the mortar battery
In the structure of a motorized rifle battalion, such a combat unit is equipped with:
- Battery management. Management is carried out by the commander, his deputy for work with personnel. In addition, the presence of a foreman, a sanitary instructor and a senior driver is provided.
- Management platoon with intelligence department and signalers.
- Two fire platoons, each of which is equipped with four 120-mm mortars.
66 people serve in the mortar battery. This military unit has four radio stations, a cable (4 thousand meters), mortars in the amount of 8 units and autotractors - 8 pieces. Sometimes the Nona self-propelled mortar battery is included in the battalion. The unit is equipped with two platoons, each of which has Nona-S installations in the amount of 4 guns.
According to experts, it was previously planned to use Khosta 2S34 self-propelled howitzers instead of mortars - a modernized version of the Gvozdika 2S1. At the moment, this issue is under consideration by the military leadership.
The task of the mortar battery is to suppress and destroy the enemy's manpower and firepower, which are located in open positions, trenches and dugouts. Such a formation is able to operate effectively on plots of up to 4 hectares.
About the grenade launcher
The structure of a motorized rifle battalion has a platoon whose task is to destroy enemy manpower and firepower outside shelters. The staff includes the platoon commander and his deputy. In addition, there are three squads in the grenade launcher platoon with their commanders, two senior gunners, two grenade launchers, APC machine gunners and drivers. The number of personnel is 26 military personnel. The platoon has at its disposal 30 mm AGS-17 grenade launchers (6 units) and BMP (3 vehicles).
Anti-tank platoon
In view of the fact that this unit stops the advancing enemy by firing from guns, their fire capabilities are taken into account as the main indicator. They are expressed in the number of destroyed enemy objects.
A motorized rifle battalion on average hits 130 enemy infantry fighting vehicles and 80 tanks. The indicator can increase to 120 tanks and 170 combat vehicles if the MSB includes a tank company and a platoon of guided anti-tank missiles. Today, Russia has the most modern weapons systems.
About the composition of the battalion on infantry fighting vehicles
About the composition of the armored personnel carriers
In the motorized rifle battalion, 539 people are serving on armored personnel carriers.
The formation is equipped with 6 9K111 "Fagot" (ATGM "F") and 9 9K115 "Metis" (ATGM "M").
At the disposal of the personnel on the armored personnel carrier there are mortars "Vasilek" 2B9 and 2B9M, and three automatic 82-mm mortars. It also provides for the presence of 6 mortars of 82 mm caliber.
The number of vehicles is 43 armored personnel carriers.
About the anti-aircraft missile platoon
Such a formation in the structure of a motorized rifle battalion of the RF Armed Forces destroys enemy aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and airborne troops. Range - low and medium heights. The platoon includes:
- Platoon commander and his deputy (he also leads the unit).
- Three departments. Each has its own commander, anti-aircraft gunners (2 people), an armored personnel carrier machine gunner, a senior driver and his assistant.
The number of personnel is 16 military personnel. At the disposal of the fighters are the Igla or Strela-2M launchers in the amount of 9 guns. The platoon has three armored personnel carriers.
About the battalion medical center
For the collection of the wounded and their evacuation, a medical center is provided in the structure of the motorized rifle battalion of the Russian Federation. The staff of this unit is represented by the head of the first-aid post (ensign), a medical instructor, two orderlies, a senior driver and three orderly drivers. UAZ-469 vehicles in the amount of 4 units and one trailer are at disposal.
About the support platoon
The tasks of the unit include maintenance and current repair of battalion equipment. A support platoon with a staff of 19 people operates under the leadership of an ensign (he is also a platoon commander) and his deputy - the squad commander. The structure of the platoon includes a maintenance department, an automobile and an economic department.
Over the years, this unit was equipped with reconnaissance and engineering platoons. Today, such a composition is not provided. The structure of such a unit is limited to the following formations only:
Finally
In combat conditions, all the forces and means of the most diverse military branches interact. A clear example of this is the complex organizational structure of the MSR and tank units.
The company on an armored personnel carrier includes three motorized rifle platoon(MSV). Each platoon has 32 personnel and each platoon has a control group of 6 people.
In addition, the company on the armored personnel carrier includes an anti-tank squad from the staff of the battalion's grenade launcher platoon. The PTO consists of 9 people who have the following weapons:
- Anti-tank missile system (ATGM "Metis") on the armored personnel carrier 80 - 3 units,
- "Kalashnikov" AK74 - 6 units;
- Armored personnel carrier (APC) - 1 unit,
- Vinogradov heavy machine gun, mounted on an armored personnel carrier (marking KPV) - 1 unit,
- Tank Kalashnikov machine gun, stands on an armored personnel carrier (PKT marking) - 1 unit.
Armament of the MSR on the armored personnel carrier
The armament of the fighters of the company consists of squad weapons and additional armament of the company, namely:
- Kalashnikov machine gun (PKM) - 4 units;
- Dragunov sniper rifles (SVD) - 12 units;
- Kalashnikov machine gun manual (RPK 74) - 9 units,
- "Kalashnikov" AK74 - 76 units;
- Grenade launchers (RPG-7) - 9 units;
- Anti-tank missile system (ATGM) - 6 units;
- Armored personnel carriers (APCs) - 11 units.
- Heavy machine gun Vinogradov (KPV) - 11 units, are on the armored personnel carrier,
- Machine gun Kalashnikov tank (PKT) - 11 units. They are on the armored personnel carrier.
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Organization and armament of a motorized rifle company on an infantry fighting vehicle.
Motorized Rifle Company on BMP-2 from the staff of the regiment
Company management - 10 people, move on two infantry fighting vehicles, namely:
- The company commander is also the commander of the first BMP;
- Deputy company commander for personnel;
- Company foreman;
- Sanitary instructor;
- SBR radar operator (short-range reconnaissance radar);
- Commander of the second BMP;
- Two senior driver-mechanics;
- Two gunners.
The control group is moving on two infantry fighting vehicles from 11 infantry fighting vehicles of the platoon.
The first BMP is the company commander's vehicle. The crew of the vehicle: the company commander, he is also the commander of the infantry fighting vehicle, the driver, he is also the senior company driver, operator - gunner.
I am an infantry fighting vehicle of a company, crew: commander of an infantry fighting vehicle, he is also a senior technician of the company, a driver, a gunner.
In addition to the crew in these 2 infantry fighting vehicles, the companies in the troop compartment transport:
- sanitary instructors;
- Anti-tank squad AGS-17 from the grenade platoon of the battalion,
- Department of MANPADS from the air defense platoon of the battalion,
- A communications unit or several radio operators from a battalion control platoon.
Armament of the directorate of a motorized rifle company on an infantry fighting vehicle as part of a regiment
- AK74 - 10 units;
- BMP-2 - 2 units;
- 30 mm cannon on infantry fighting vehicles (2A42) - 2 units;
- Tank Kalashnikov machine guns (PKT) - 2 units,
- Anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) - 2 units.
The main composition of the company on the BMP
In addition to the control group, the company includes:
3 platoons of 30 fighters and 6 control people each. Total in the company as part of the regiment: 100 people.
Main armament:
- PKM machine gun - 3 units;
- SVD rifle - 3 units;
- machine gun RPK 74 - 9 units;
- AK 74 assault rifle - 76 units;
- grenade launcher RPG-7v - 9 units;
- BMP vehicle - 11 units;
- 30-mm guns (2A42) - 11 units (on BMP);
- PKT machine gun - 11 units (for infantry fighting vehicles);
- ATGM missile system - 11 units (for infantry fighting vehicles).
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Organization and armament of a tank company.
A tank company consists of a company headquarters and three tank platoons.
The management of the company includes:
company commander;
Deputy company commander for educational work;
Deputy company commander;
The foreman of the company
tank commander
senior mechanic - company driver.
A tank platoon is part of a tank company. It consists of three tank crews.
The crew consists of 3 people:
tank commander (PM);
gunner-operator (PM);
· driver-mechanic (AKSU).
Ticket number 10
Types of combat operations and characteristics of modern combined arms combat.
THE ESSENCE OF MODERN COMBAT BATTLE AND ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES. CONDITIONS FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN COMBAT. TYPES OF COMBAT AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS Modern combined-arms combat is the main form of tactical actions of troops, it is organized and coordinated in purpose, place and time strikes, fire and maneuvers of formations, units and subunits for the purpose of destruction (rout) the enemy, repelling his attacks and performing other tasks in a limited area for a short time. The purpose of the battle is the destruction or capture of the enemy’s manpower, the destruction and capture of his weapons, military equipment and the suppression of the ability to further resistance. It is achieved by powerful strikes of all types of weapons, the timely use of their results, and the active and decisive actions of subunits. Combat can be combined arms, anti-aircraft, air and sea. Combined-arms combat is organized and conducted by the joint efforts of all participating in the non-troops with the use of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles (APCs), artillery, air defense systems, aircraft, helicopters. The characteristic features of modern combined arms combat are: decisiveness; high tension; the transience and dynamism of hostilities; ground-air nature of hostilities; simultaneous powerful fire impact on the entire depth of the formation of the opposing sides; the use of various methods of performing combat missions; quick transition from one type of activity to another; difficult radio environment. Success in combat largely depends on courage, steadfastness, courage, the will to win, moral qualities and the level of training of people, weapons and military equipment. Modern combined-arms combat requires from the troops participating in it continuous reconnaissance, skillful use of weapons, equipment, means of protection and camouflage, high mobility and organization. This is achieved through high combat training, conscious performance of one's military duty, steadfastness, bravery, bravery and readiness of personnel to achieve complete victory over the enemy in any conditions. Experience shows that success is always on the side of those who are brave in battle, who constantly show creativity, intelligent initiative, apply new techniques and methods of action, and dictate their will to the enemy. Reproach deserves not the one who, in an effort to destroy the enemy, did not achieve his goal, but the one who showed inactivity, indecision and did not use all the possibilities to complete the task. The main principles of conducting modern combined arms combat are: constant high combat readiness of subunits; high activity, determination and continuity of combat; surprise actions, constant and clear interaction, decisive concentration of the main efforts of subunits in the main direction and at the right time; combination of fire with movement, extensive use of maneuver by subunits and fire; taking into account and using moral and psychological factors in the interests of fulfilling the assigned task; Comprehensive combat support, firm and continuous control of units. The main type of combined arms combat is defense and offensive. At the beginning of the war, defense will be the most important and most common form of combat. Defense can be carried out forcedly or deliberately in order to repel an enemy offensive, inflict losses on him, hold the occupied territory and create favorable conditions for the transition of friendly troops to the offensive. It will be widely used not only at the beginning, but also at the beginning of the war. But it is impossible to achieve victory by defense alone. The offensive is carried out in order to completely defeat the enemy and consists in the fire defeat of the enemy, a decisive attack, the rapid advance of troops, and the capture of important areas of the terrain. Most typical for units and subunits at the beginning of a war will be going over to the offensive under conditions of direct contact with the enemy, as a rule, from a defensive position.
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Strikes, fire and maneuver, types of fire and maneuver.
A strike is the simultaneous destruction of enemy troops and objects by a powerful impact on them with all available means or troops. The types of impacts are shown in Fig. 2.3.1. Fire is the simultaneous defeat of the enemy by firing from various types of weapons. It is carried out with the task of destroying, suppressing and exhausting the enemy or destroying his objects. Types of fire are shown in fig. 2.3.2. Maneuver is the organized movement of troops during a battle in order to occupy an advantageous position in relation to the enemy and create the necessary grouping of forces and means, as well as the transfer or redirection of strikes and fire for the most effective defeat of the enemy. The types of maneuver are envelopment, detour, retreat, and maneuver with strikes and fire (Fig. 2.3.3). Envelopment - a maneuver carried out by subunits in order to reach the enemy's flank to strike. Bypass - a deeper maneuver performed by subunits to strike the enemy from the rear. Withdrawal is a maneuver used in order to withdraw one's troops from the blows of superior enemy forces, gain time and occupy a more advantageous line. Withdrawal is carried out only with the permission or order of the senior commander. The maneuver of blows and fire consists in their simultaneous or sequential massaging (concentration) on the most important objects of the enemy, as well as in redirecting them to new objects. The leading role in combined arms combat belongs to motorized rifle and tank subunits. Depending on the situation, they can operate in marching, pre-battle and combat formations. Marching order - the construction of units for movement in columns. It is used on the march during the pursuit, during the maneuver and should provide high speed of movement, rapid deployment in pre-battle and combat formations. Pre-battle order - the construction of units, carried out in order to reduce the time to deploy in battle formation, less vulnerability to attacks by all types of weapons. Order of battle - the formation of units for combat. For the purpose of greater independence in the conduct of combat, motorized rifle and tank subunits are attached to or allocated to support subunits of other combat arms. TYPES OF MANEUVERS
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Orientation on the ground without a map. The choice and use of landmarks in determining and indicating their location and detected targets.
Dvoinev Vladimir Vladimirovich
Stories about service in the Kandahar Brigade 1984-1986
(part five)
June 1984 My second platoon, as part of the 9th company, on armored personnel carriers, having made a march from the brigade, arrived from the northern side of the steppe to the green zone, in the area from Nari-Rauzi to Loi-Manar. The infantry landed and, combing the surroundings, in the afternoon went to the village of Kogak, located on the hills. We were followed by an officer - an aircraft controller, a fighter with a massive radio station operating on the frequency of aviation. Also with us went to the operation 2 mortar crews, which were headed by Lieutenant Alexander Kozinyuk and our battalion doctor Bogatu Igor. Our task was to provide the aircraft controller with support for his efficient and safe work. The young lieutenant was supposed to correct the work of aviation in the area, direct bombing and assault strikes of air groups on targets. Recently, the spirits have gone completely berserk and have caused a lot of trouble to the columns passing along the Nagakhansky turn and the infantry setting up escorts. Therefore, the command of the brigade decided to launch bombing strikes on this area, in which the main enemy forces settled. Having cordoned off Kogak from three sides, we cautiously entered it and took up defense in adobe Afghan houses. The village was not large, and the population left it before our arrival. It was clear that no one had lived here for a long time. The air controller worked on the air, transmitting coordinates to targets. Everything went on as usual. With the onset of darkness, we began to prepare to stay the night in this inhospitable place. They set up military outposts, set up several tripwires on the approaches, had supper with dry rations and hid, completely restricting any movement. Those who served in the 70th brigade, in Kandahar, will understand where we spent the night. Next to us is Nagahan. There is greenery all around, which Shuravi has not set foot in for a very long time.
The map shows the villages of Kogak and Nagakhan. The route of the 9th company in June 1984.
The night was quiet, bright, the moon illuminated the area well, which helped us to view the area. The sky was strewn with bright large stars. Such a starry sky can only be seen in the east. If it were not for the war, one would believe that you are traveling through a fairyland and stopped for the night in a local caravanserai. But there was a war and the romantic mood quickly disappeared. You have to watch around. In the morning, the platoon, except for sentries, dozed off. Powerful explosive blows woke us up. Our valiant aviation ironed with its 250 kg. bombed the village in which we occupied our positions. A pair of MIG-21s have already walked up the hill once and taxied out for the second run for bombing. The fighters urgently lit smoke bombs with orange smoke. With such checkers, we denoted that here - "Own"! But from the flight altitude and at the speeds at which the MIGs entered, the orange smoke was hardly noticeable. 4 more bombs fell nearby, shaking everything around. The air controller began to shout on the radio command to stop the bombing. One of the pilots replied that it was his pilot who mixed up the slides. Having thus completed the flight task, the planes left for the airfield. When we looked around, counted the personnel and checked the weapons, making sure that we had not suffered losses, we breathed a sigh of relief, we realized that this time we were very lucky. Aviation did not operate any more that day. Yes, and it’s understandable, if there is infantry in the greenery, why drop bombs there? Sasha Kozinyuk said that if we all return to the brigade, we must not forget to visit the pilots and deal with them about today's bombing.
Singerai vineyards
Having completed the task, almost dying at the same time, we received an order to go to the armored group and leave for the brigade. We went through the famous Nagakhan. For the first time, I saw this hostile and hated village from the inside. Having distributed positional roles between platoons, we divided into three groups: the forward detachment of 1 platoon, the so-called avant-garde, then the main group, which included my 2nd platoon and 3rd platoon, as well as the trailing grenade-machine-gun group platoon. When I say, 9th company, you, dear readers, imagine a full-time motorized rifle company, which is armed with 12 combat vehicles equipped with heavy-caliber 14.5 KPVT machine guns, 7.62 PKT tank machine guns. In our situation, all platoons consisted of 9-12 people, they had only regular weapons, small arms. We did not have mortars and recoilless guns. In those days, the company commander was not with us, his duties were performed by the deputy company commander for political affairs, senior lieutenant Ibraev Murat Assankulovich, who died on 07/19/1984 at the "Most" outpost. There was no deputy, as the position of deputy company commander would be introduced later in August 1985. There were no warrant officers: the foreman of the company and the senior technician of the company. And our glorious medical instructor Sasha Minaev, a month earlier, was out of our ranks due to a serious injury. Many fighters were in hospitals or had previously died. In total there were 40 of us, no more. In such a lightweight version, our company almost always performed its combat missions. Armor couldn't walk with us. Zelenka was completely impassable for military equipment.
The mountain in the center of the photo is Kogak. On the right is the blue dome of the mosque. In front of the mountain is the river Arghandab.
We moved along the village. I remember a very long alley, probably a hundred meters. On the right side, it was covered by high walls of long buildings, and on the left side, by a low, about shoulder-length duval. We walked along the village, ready to join the battle at any moment. Having gone almost two-thirds of the way along this Afghan alley, I suddenly heard three long bursts from a machine gun. Instantly we spread out across the width of the enclosed space. To be honest, we were in full view in this clay gutter. And if it were not for our fortune and the sensible arrangement of units in a moving column, then we would not have avoided losses. The fact is that somewhere in the middle of this alley, on our left side, in a not high duval, at the level of the knees, there was a hole large enough to shoot through it. When my platoon passed by this place and retreated to a distance of about 5-7 meters, a pipe of a duh grenade launcher slipped through the hole and aimed at our backs. Apparently, the enemy, having missed us, decided that all the Shuravi had passed and decided to attack from the rear, insidiously, as usual. Praise be to our Lord that, closing the company column, a grenade-launcher and machine-gun platoon followed us. A fighter of this platoon, (unfortunately forgot his last name), seeing a grenade launcher, quickly looked behind the duval and, finding two Basmachi, reacted instantly, he shot them both from a machine gun. Reaching into the hole with his hand, he grabbed an enemy grenade launcher and a Chinese AKM. He quickly ran to us and reported the situation. We had little time to get out of this corridor, which was being shot from all sides. We rushed to the exit. We were lucky it was clean. The spirits, somehow, did not immediately catch on and understand what had happened. Their five-minute confusion was enough for us to rush out of the village into the greenery. When the enemy came to his senses, we were at the ditch that went around the village. Through this ditch there was a passage - a low-leaning living tree. The company began to run across the tree to the other side. Here, in our direction, a sea of \u200b\u200bfire poured. They were hit with grenade launchers and automatic weapons. My soldiers lay down and began to cover the withdrawal of the main part of the company. While we were shooting, the company crossed over to the other side. It's our turn to leave. I got up and stepped into the tree. From the side of the spirits, a warrior of European appearance, in a sand suit, in sunglasses and a yellow baseball cap, rose to his full height. He fired a grenade launcher in our direction. The grenade, whistling and hissing, flew by and exploded in the reeds behind our backs. Bullets snapped overhead and on the sides, along the branches of trees and bushes. The company set up barrage fire with its fire, and we all moved beyond the saving channel. The fighters quickly left at the exit at the crossing, a couple of grenades with the pin pulled out, crushing them with cobblestones. We, firing on the move, began to quickly leave the green. After a while, I heard an explosion at the ferry. After everything was quiet. Probably, the gift left for our opponents did not please them. No one followed us anymore. We made a march through the village of Dekhsauzi and followed the Elevator onto the concrete road. Here our armor was waiting for us. Having saddled it, we at full speed went to the location of the compound. Over the past day, luck smiled at us twice. The first time, having fallen under the bombing, they almost suffered from their own. The second time, we talked with the insidious, ruthless and trained enemy in his lair, while all our fighters remained safe and sound, even none of us received injuries. The spirits suffered losses.
9 company after the raid in the brigade. I am standing in a maskhalat, to my left is Senior Lieutenant Popov, commander of the 1st platoon. In the photo, soldiers and sergeants of the company: Mikheykin Veniamin, Dmitriev Roman, Zardotkhonov Jura, Onishchenko Sergey, Korablinov, Nesen, Klimov, Shatsky Valera.
But, the problem of shelling by our troops pursued our units throughout the entire time of service in the DRA. I remember cases when a brigade operation was carried out to clear the area around the Pasab outpost. There, Soviet tanks were shooting at us. One shot from a tank gun hit a tree standing above our soldiers and one soldier died. The night raid behind Singerai gave an unforgettable feeling of shelling from Grad launchers. Miraculously, that night, the 2nd and 3rd platoons of our company did not lose their fighters. Later, at around 1001, my platoon in green escort was fired upon from a Soviet column that was firing in our direction from Utyos. Under the Perseus outpost, twice, with a difference of six months, our positions were attacked by NURSs from helicopters that flew around the territory at night. And the incident at the Nagakhansky turn, as a result of which Private Kassilin was seriously wounded, I described earlier. Regarding the shelling by NURSs from helicopters that made night overflights around the perimeter of the airfield, it was like this. One of the first shellings that took place at the end of February or at the beginning of March 1985, when the South outpost had only recently been set up. Oleksandr Kozinyuk, the platoon commander of the mortar battery of the 3rd battalion, then miraculously survived. The mortars were located in adobe rooms with round roofs. Alexander, that evening left for the service brigade. He had to stay there for the night, at the outpost, he did not return. And at night, a couple of turntables, making a control flight around the territory (apparently, they had no data that our outpost was set up here), saw lights below (the driver of the armored personnel carrier at the outpost decided to turn on the headlights for a few seconds) and right there, the helicopter pilots shot back with NURS . One of them accurately broke through the roof of the house and hit the wall right above Sasha's bed. When he arrived in the morning, he almost freaked out. Blanket and mattress, everything was cut with shrapnel. Some kind of foresight averted trouble from him. He then walled up the NURS liner into the wall and showed it to everyone. And at Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Koblov, commander of the 3rd PTV, NURS hit right through the hole in the engine compartment of the armored personnel carrier. There was no visible damage, but the armored personnel carrier would not start - they could not understand what was the matter. Only when they climbed into the engine compartment - everything became clear. And the second case has already happened, in January-February 1986. The mortars were located at the new Slovo outpost, but on the contrary, just the location of my AGS platoon was. Battalion doctor Igor Bogatu and Slava Zhivotenko were on "Science". In short, Igor and Slava gathered to visit the mortarmen on the Slovo. They kicked out the moonshine, let's go. We sat, painted the party in preference. The company consisted of the following actors: Slava Zhivotenko, Sasha Kozinyuk, Igor Kalinichenko, Sergey Khrenov, Oleg Razinkin. Everyone is passionate about the game, and then, suddenly, at low level flight, a pair of approaching helicopters fires a volley of NURSs. The helicopter pilots extended the entire cassette from the commander's house of mortars to the positions of my AGS platoon. How at that time no one was hurt (even a fragment did not hook anyone) - it's incomprehensible to the mind! The fact is that when a positional war is waged, the troops occupy certain lines. And, in this case, it is clear where the enemy's line of defense is. According to it, aviation and artillery conduct their work. In the war in Afghanistan in 1979-1989, units were constantly on the move throughout the territory. We moved through the mountains, the desert, the green zone, crossed rivers, entered residential areas. I remember that as part of raid operations, our company covered distances of up to 20 km. per day, on foot, without military equipment. We had a dress code: "who is in what much." No monotony. From a certain distance, it was impossible to understand who we were. In this war, we did not set ourselves the task of destroying all Afghans. Most often it was we who were the targets for the spirits. I still can't say for sure why we did all this? Because as soon as we left the area, everything in it returned to normal again - the spirits came back. But we were Soviet servicemen and strove to serve our Motherland with honor and dignity.
MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY ON APC
OKSVA, 1984-1985
General company structure 1. The position of "Deputy Company Commander" was introduced in all motorized rifle companies of the Limited Contingent in the summer (around August) of 1985.| 1st, 2nd, 3rd Motor Rifle Platoon | |||
| 1) Platoon leader 2) Sniper 1 motorized rifle squad 1) ZKV - squad leader 2) Art. shooter 3) Machine gunner 4) Sniper 5) Pg. grenade launcher - gunner KPVT 6) Driver 2nd and 3rd motorized rifle squad 1) Squad leader 2) Art. shooter 3) Machine gunner 4) Sniper 5) Pg. grenade launcher - gunner KPVT 6) Driver | Art. lieutenant corporal st. Sergeant Corporal Private Private Private Private Sergeant Private Private Private Private | AKS-74 SVD AK-74, GP-25 AK-74, GP-25 RPK-74 SVD RPG-7V, AKS-74u AK-74 AK-74, GP-25 AK-74, GP-25 RPK-74 SVD RPG-7V, AKS-74U AK-74 | Total in platoon: 20 people hp (1 officer, 3 sergeants, 16 row) 3 BTR-70 3 RPG-7V 3 RPK-74 4 SVD 10 AKS-74 3 AKS-74u 6 GP-25 |
| Grenade launcher and machine gun platoon | |||
| 1) Platoon leader 1 machine gun compartment 1) ZKV - squad leader 2) Machine gunner 3) Machine gunner 4) Machine gunner 5) Driver 2 grenade launcher compartment 1) Squad leader 2) Art. grenade launcher 3) grenade launcher 4) Art. grenade launcher 5) Pg. grenade launcher 6) Art. grenade launcher 7) Pg. grenade launcher 8) Driver | Art. ensign st. sergeant private private private private sergeant private private private private soldier | AK-74 AK-74 PKM PKM PKM AK-74 AK-74 AGS-17, AKS-74u Machine AGS-17, AKS-74u AGS-17, AKS-74u Machine AGS-17, AKS-74u AGS-17, AKS -74u Machine AGS-17, AKS-74u AK-74 | Total in platoon: 14 people hp (1st great, 2nd sergeant, 11th row) 2 BTR-70 3 AGS-17 3 PKM 5 AK-74 6 AKS-74u |
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98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution - a unit of the Airborne Troops as part of the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russia.
Story
In the order of the Supreme High Command of June 24, 1944, gratitude was announced to the troops of the Karelian Front for the successful crossing of the Svir and the breakthrough of the defense. Moscow saluted the troops of the Karelian Front with twenty artillery salvos from 224 guns. For the successful completion of the task of forcing the Svir, the 37th Guards Rifle Corps was given the name "Svir".
At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
After the war, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was again reorganized into an airborne division.
On February 27, 1968, for success in combat and political training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.
On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the District Military Council, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.
In 1969, units and subunits of the division were relocated to the Odessa Military District: the cities of Bolgrad (division headquarters and headquarters, the 217th and 299th Guards Parachute Regiments, support and maintenance units) and Chisinau (300th Guards Paratrooper regiment), the village of Vesely Kut, Artsizsky district (1065th Guards Artillery Regiment). The school of courage and military training for the division was participation in the major exercises "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Spring-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82 "," Summer-90 ".
From 1979 to 1989, many officers and ensigns of the formation took part in combat operations in Afghanistan, but not a single division of the division was introduced into the DRA.
On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name "named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" based on the results of combat and political training. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title.
In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, the personnel of the division carried out special tasks of the government in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, the division was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For courage and military prowess."
In May 1993, due to the refusal to take the Ukrainian oath, the division was redeployed to Ivanovo, and in the same year it became part of the division.
In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the combined battalion of the division participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.
In 2008, the howitzer battalion of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment, the 1st Airborne Battalion of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment and the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment participated in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (earlier in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th pdp) in the Yaroslavl region
For the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command in the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, 17 soldiers of the division were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them, one officer, seven sergeants and nine soldiers.
Non-combat resonant losses of personnel
Compound
As of 2014:
- 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution (Ivanovo)
- 217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Ivanovo)
- 331st Guards Airborne Regiment (Kostroma)
- 1065th Guards Artillery Red Banner Regiment (Kostroma)
- 5th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (formerly 318th Separate Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket and Artillery Battalion; Ivanovo)
- 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron (Ivanovo)
- 36th separate medical detachment (airmobile) (Ivanovo)
- 215th separate reconnaissance battalion (Ivanovo)
- 674th Separate Guards Signal Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 661st Separate Engineer Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 15th separate repair and restoration battalion (Ivanovo)
- 1683rd Separate Logistics Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 969th separate airborne support company (Ivanovo)
- 728th courier-postal communication station (Ivanovo)
- educational and training complex (Pesochnoe, Kostroma region).
Division commanders
, Guards Major General - 1962-1966, Guards Major General - 1989-1993On the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, 2014, ten servicemen of the 331st Airborne Regiment of the contract 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were detained by the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine near the village of Zerkalnoye in the Donetsk region ( 20 km from the border with Russia) and transferred to the SBU. The detainees were dressed in Russian-style military uniforms without insignia. According to them, a week earlier they were sent from Kostroma on a business trip to Rostov-on-Don, the echelon included 350-400 people, as well as 30 combat vehicles and 18 2S23 Nona-SVK artillery installations. From there, they advanced in a column on the march in an unknown direction. Their leadership, represented by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Nemolyaev, told them that they were going to the exercises. Before leaving, they were ordered to paint over the equipment numbers and draw white circles on it in order to mark for the exercises, and for this purpose they were given white bandages on their arms and legs. Their documents and personal belongings were taken from them and left in a camp in Rostov. They did not move along the road, but over rough terrain.
A source from several news agencies at once in the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that "the indicated servicemen did indeed participate in patrolling a section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, crossed it, probably by accident, in an unequipped, unmarked section. They did not show resistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the arrest." Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the fact of the detention of Russian servicemen on the territory of Ukraine in a similar vein and also noted that similar cases had happened earlier with servicemen of the Ukrainian side and hoped that "there would be no problems with this." After some negotiations, the paratroopers were returned to their homeland. There was no international response to this incident.
Five days after the described incident, on August 29, 2014, four kilometers northwest of the place of captivity of these servicemen, in the area of the settlement. Chervonoselskoe, Amrosievsky district, Donetsk region of Ukraine, an ambush attack took place, followed by blocking of a transport column of Ukrainian troops leaving the city of Ilovaisk.
