Machine gun grenade launcher platoon. Russian motorized rifle company. Offensive is the main type of combat operations

If the Soviet and German rifle squads and platoons were approximately similar in composition and structure, there were very significant differences between the Soviet rifle and German infantry companies.
The main difference was that the Soviet rifle company, unlike the German one, did not have material supply and support units in its structure.

This was a 100% combat unit.
The company's logistics support was a rifle battalion and a regiment. There were corresponding rear structures, rear convoys, etc.

At the level of a rifle company, the only person who was directly involved in providing support for the company was the company commander himself and the company foreman. It was on them that all the care for the simple company economy hung.

The rifle company did not even have its own field kitchen. Therefore, the provision of hot meals was carried out at the battalion or regiment level.

The situation was completely different in the German infantry company.

German infantry company can be conditionally divided into two parts: combat and logistical support (a convoy, two quartermaster detachments, a mobile workshop).
These are the rear units of the company, which were engaged in supplying the company with everything necessary.

Directly in combat cutting edge they did not participate and during the company's offensive they were subordinated directly to battalion and regimental logistics structures.

These units were located 3-5 km from the front line.

What constituted the combat unit of a German infantry company?

German infantry company (Schuetzenkompanie).

The total strength of the German infantry company is 191 people (in a Soviet rifle company 179 people).
This is what it looks like schematically:

Four messengers with the rank of Gefreiter inclusive.
One of them is simultaneously a bugler, the other a light signalman.
Armed with carbines.

Two cyclists with the rank of up to Gefreiter inclusive.
Armed with carbines. They travel on bicycles.

Two coachmen with the rank of Gefreiter inclusive. They drive a heavy horse-drawn carriage drawn by four horses.
Armed with carbines.

Groom for an officer's horse with the rank of Gefreiter inclusive. Armed with a carbine. Equipped with a bicycle for transportation.

Thus, the total number of combat units of the control department was not 12, but 9 people. With the company commander - 10 people.

The basis of the combat unit of an infantry company was infantry platoons.
There were 3 of them, just like in the Soviet rifle company.

The total number of soldiers in the infantry platoons was 49x3 = 147 people.
Taking into account the number of combat units of the control department, including the company commander (10 people), we get 157 people.

Infantry platoons at company level received reinforcement in the form of an anti-tank squad (Panzerabwehrbuchsentrupp).

There are 7 people in the department. Of these, 1 non-commissioned officer and 6 soldiers.
The squad's group weapons are three Pz.B.39 anti-tank rifles.
Squad leader with the rank of Obergeifreiter to Unterfeldwebel. Armed with a carbine.

Three calculations of anti-tank guns.
Each squad consisted of a PR shooter in the ranks up to and including Gefreiter (personal weapon - a pistol) and his assistant in the ranks up to and including Gefreiter. Armed with a carbine.

The total number of people in the calculation is 4 people.
The number of squad members is 7 people (3x2 +1 squad leader)
The anti-tank squad was armed with:
Anti-tank rifle Pz.B.39 - 3 pcs.
Repeating rifle Mauser 98k - 4 pcs.
8-shot pistol - 3 pcs.

Total in a German infantry company combat personnel 157+7= 164 people out of 191 people in the company.

27 people are rear guards.

Vehicles:
1. Riding horse - 1 pc.
2. Bicycle - 3 pcs.

Only 4 horses per company.

A few words about the Pz.B.39 anti-tank rifle.

German anti-tank rifle Pz.B.39

For service German army in World War II there were two main types of anti-tank rifles - the PzB-38 and its later modification, the PzB-39.

The abbreviation PzB stands for Panzerbüchse (anti-tank rifle).
Both the PzB-38 and PzB-39 used the "Patrone 318" 7.92x94 mm cartridge.
Several types of such cartridges were produced:
Patrone 318 SmK-Rs-L"spur- a cartridge with a pointed bullet in a casing, with a poisonous reagent, tracer.

Patrone 318 SmKH-Rs-L"spur.- a cartridge with a pointed bullet in a shell (hard) with a poisonous reagent, tracer.
This, in fact, is an armor-piercing cartridge.

Number 318 was the reciprocal number of the old designation (813 - 8 mm bullet in a 13 mm sleeve).
SmK meant Spitzgeschoss mit Kern (sharpened bullet in a jacket)
SmKH- Spitzgeschoss mit Kern (Hart) (sharpened bullet in a jacket (Hard)
Rs- Reizstoff (Poisonous agent), because the bullet had a small amount tear gas To influence the crew of armored vehicles, chlorine-acetophenone, a tear-active toxicant, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the core, but due to the small amount of tear gas in the capsule, the crew most often simply did not notice it. By the way, until German samples of anti-tank rifles were captured, no one suspected that their bullets contained gas.
L"spur- Leuchtspur (Tracer), the bullet had a small tracer in the rear.

Its bullet weighing 14.5 g accelerated in the barrel to 1180 m/s. The fairly high armor-piercing effect of the bullet, piercing 20-mm armor installed at an angle of 20° to the normal at a distance of 400 m, was ensured by a tungsten core.

According to other data, the PTR penetrated 20 mm armor from a distance of 300 m and 30 mm armor from a distance of 100 m at an angle of 90°.
In practice, fire was fired from a distance of 100 to 200 m, mainly at tracks and fuel tanks tank in order to stop him.
However, at the same time, the PTR very quickly discovered its position and became an excellent target for shooters.
Therefore, if anti-tank rifles were a reinforcement of the German infantry company in the confrontation with tanks, it was not too significant.

The bulk of the tanks were destroyed after all anti-tank guns, which the German infantry company did not have at its disposal.

Now let’s compare a German infantry company with a Soviet infantry company, not from the point of view of the total number of personnel, but from the point of view of the combat strength of those who were directly on the front line.

Soviet rifle company
The rifle company was the next largest tactical unit after the platoon and was part of the rifle battalion.

The rifle company was commanded by a company commander (company commander) with the rank of captain.
The company commander was entitled to a riding horse.
Because on a company march, he had to control the movement of the company, which was stretched during the march, and if necessary, the horse could be used to communicate with other companies or the battalion command.
Armed with a TT pistol.

The company political instructor was the assistant to the company commander.
He conducted political educational work in the company's units and kept in touch with the political department of the battalion and regiment.
Armed with a TT pistol.

But the actual assistant to the company commander was the company foreman.
He was in charge of the rather poor, frankly speaking, company economy, dealt with the issues of providing the company units with everything they needed, receiving everything they needed in the battalion, which included the rifle company.
For these purposes, the company had one horse and cart, which was driven by a driver with the rank of private, armed with a rifle like the foreman.

The company had its own clerk. He was also armed with a rifle.

There was one messenger in the company with the rank of private. But despite his private rank, he was, perhaps, the left hand of the company commander. He was entrusted with important tasks, he was always close to the battalion commander, knew all the platoon commanders and squad leaders well, etc. And he was known not only in the company units, but also in the battalion.
He was also armed with a rifle.

The basis of a rifle company consisted of rifle platoons.
There were 3 such platoons in the rifle company.
At the company level, rifle platoons were reinforced primarily in the form of a machine gun platoon.

Machine gun platoon.
The machine gun platoon was headed by a machine gun platoon commander with the rank of lieutenant.
Weapon - TT pistol.

The machine gun platoon consisted of two crews of the Maxim heavy machine gun.
Each crew was commanded by a sergeant.
Weapon - TT pistol.

The crew consisted of a crew commander and four privates (gunner, assistant gunner, cartridge carrier and driver), armed with rifles.
According to the state, each crew relied on a horse and a cart for transporting a machine gun (cart). The crew was armed with rifles.

The number of machine gun crews was 6 soldiers.
The size of the machine gun platoon was (6x2 + platoon commander) = 13 soldiers.
Armed with a machine gun platoon:
Machine gun "Maxima" - 2 pcs.
Self-loading rifle SVT 38/40 - (4x2)=8 pcs.
TT pistol - 3 pcs.

The main purpose of the Maxim machine gun was to suppress enemy firing points and support infantry.
High rate of fire (combat 600 rounds per minute) and high accuracy firing a machine gun made it possible to perform this task from a distance of 100 to 1000 m to friendly troops.
All machine gun crew members had the same skills in firing a machine gun and, if necessary, could change the crew commander, gunner, etc.
Each heavy machine gun carried a combat set of cartridges, 12 boxes with machine gun belts (a belt - 250 rounds), two spare barrels, one box with spare parts, one box with accessories, three cans for water and lubricant, and an optical machine gun sight.
The machine gun had an armor shield that protected it from shrapnel, light bullets, etc.
Shield thickness - 6 mm.

German machine gunners have no protection other than a helmet.

True, it was not always the shield that saved the machine gunner.

Bullet hits are visible.

And here it’s actually a sieve. Apparently they were shooting from armor-piercing cartridges.
And the trunk got it.

Thus, the main weapon reinforcement for platoons at the company level was the 7.62 mm heavy machine gun of the Maxim system, model 1910/30.

In addition, as a company reinforcement of platoons during the battle, the company had 2 snipers.
A fairly powerful reinforcement of company units for the purpose of destroying enemy firing points from long distances and incapacitating enemy unit commanders.
The snipers were armed with a Mosin rifle (three-line) with optical sight PU (short sight).
What is a sniper? A good sniper from a distance of 300 m in a minute of shooting can easily kill an infantry squad. And in a pair - half a platoon. Not to mention machine gun points, gun crews, etc.

But they could work from 800 m.

The company also included a sanitary department.
The squad was commanded by the squad commander, a sergeant-medic.
He had 4 orderlies under his command.
The squad is armed with 1 pistol.
Well, that’s practically one orderly per platoon.
Rifle platoons, unlike German infantry platoons, did not have a medical orderly.
But as we see, the platoon was still not left without a medic.
Total: 5 people. Armed with one pistol.

Total company strength:
Company commander - 1 person.
Company political instructor - 1 person.
Company sergeant major - 1 person.
Bellboy - 1 person.
Clerk - 1 person.
Riding - 1 person.
Rifle platoons - 51x3=153 people
Machine gun platoon - 13 people
Sniper - 2 people
Sanitary department - 5 people.
Total: 179 people.

In service with the company:
Heavy machine gun"Maxima" - 2 pcs.
PD Degtyarev machine gun - 12 pcs. (4 pieces each in each rifle platoon)
Light 50 mm mortar - 3 pcs. (1 piece each in each rifle platoon)
PPD submachine gun - 27 pcs. (9 pieces in each platoon)
Rifle SVT-38, SVT-40 - 152 pcs. (36 pieces in each platoon + 8x4 = 32 + 8 pieces in a machine gun platoon + 4 for the rest)
Mosin sniper rifle with PU sight - 2 pcs.
TT pistols - 22 pcs. (6 pieces in each platoon + 1 in a machine gun platoon + 1 in the medical department + 2 in the company and political officer)

Vehicles:
Riding horse - 1 pc.
Horse and cart - 3 pcs.
Total 4 horses

In service with a German infantry company / in comparison with a Soviet rifle company:

1. Light machine gun - 12/12
2. Heavy machine gun - 0/2
3. Submachine gun - 16/27
4. Repeating rifle - 132/0
5. Self-loading rifle - 0/152
6. Sniper rifle - 0/2
7. Mortar 50 mm - 3/3
8. Anti-tank rifle - 3/0
9. Pistol - 47/22

From this we can conclude that the Soviet rifle company at the company level significantly surpassed the German infantry company in firepower and armament.

Conclusions on numbers.
The total strength of the German infantry company is 191 people. (Soviet rifle company - 179 people)
However combat unit The infantry company consisted of only 164 people. The rest belonged to the company's rear services.

Thus, the Soviet rifle company outnumbered the German infantry company by 15 people (179-164).
At the battalion level, this excess was 15x3=45 people.
At the regimental level 45x3=135 people
At the divisional level there are 135x3=405 people.
405 people is almost 2.5 companies, that is, almost an infantry battalion.

Advantage in vehicles, carts and draft power at the company level in a German infantry company was associated with the work of the rear services of the German company.
The combat unit of the company moved on foot in the same way as a Soviet rifle company.

Vehicles of the combat unit of the Soviet rifle company:
1. Riding horse - 1 pc.
2. Horse and cart - 3 pcs.
Only 4 horses per rifle company

Vehicles of a combat unit of a German infantry company:
1. Riding horse - 1 pc.
2. Bicycle - 3 pcs.
3. 4-horse heavy cart - 1 pc.
Only 4 horses per infantry company.

On the march, the German infantry company moved exclusively on foot, as did the soldiers of the Soviet rifle company.

Therefore, the German infantry company had no advantage in vehicles over the Soviet rifle company.

Drawing a general conclusion, we can conclude that in terms of the number of combat personnel, weapons and firepower, the Soviet rifle company was superior to the German infantry company, inferior to it only in the supply organization system.

Which is infantry equipped with vehicles and fire support. Nowadays, motorized rifle troops are the basis of most armies in the world. Their main task is to conduct large-scale ground operations, both independently and in coordination with other branches of the military. In the West, MSVs are often called “mechanized infantry.”

Motorized riflemen can fight in any terrain, day or night and in any weather, on foot or in their combat vehicles. The main advantages of MSVs are their mobility, maneuverability and great versatility.

Motorized rifle units include artillery, tank and anti-aircraft units, as well as a number of special military formations(for example, engineering units, chemical and radiation protection units). Modern infantry armed with tactical missile systems capable of using nuclear weapons.

In Russian modern history motorized rifle troops repeatedly took part in hostilities. In particular, the 201st Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Army fought on the side of the legitimate government of Tajikistan in the civil conflict of the early 90s. Russian motorized riflemen were engaged in security state border of this country. The main brunt of both Chechen campaigns fell on the shoulders of motorized riflemen. Russian motorized rifle troops also took part in the war with Georgia in 2008.

The Day of Motorized Rifle Troops of the Russian Federation is celebrated on August 19. The unofficial flag of the motorized rifle troops is a black cloth on which crossed Kalashnikov assault rifles are framed by laurel wreaths. The emblem is complemented by two St. George ribbons and the MSV motto: “Mobility and maneuverability.” The flag of the motorized rifle troops is exactly the same sleeve patch motorized riflemen.

MSV is the modern embodiment of infantry, of the most ancient kind troops, on whose shoulders from time immemorial the main burdens of war fell. Hoplites, Roman legionnaires, landsknechts, the “grey-overcoated bastard” of the First World War - they have always formed the backbone of any army, because the war ends exactly at the point on which the foot of the infantryman sets foot.

From the history of motorized rifle troops

The widespread use of automobiles began during the First World War. This significantly increased the mobility and maneuverability of the infantry. Started in 1916 new era- The first tanks were created in Great Britain. And at the end of the First World War, the British developed a transport tank - the prototype of a modern armored personnel carrier on which infantry could move during battle.

After the end of the First World War, the world's advanced armies embarked on the path of mechanization and motorization. In addition to tanks and trucks, various types of armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles and tractors were developed.

In the USSR in 1939, a new type of unit appeared - a motorized division. It was planned that the movement personnel such units will take place using vehicles. However, Soviet industry was not yet ready to provide the Red Army with a sufficient number of high-quality vehicles. During the war, the issue of mobility of the Red Army ground formations was mainly resolved through lend-lease equipment - American armored personnel carriers and excellent Studebaker trucks.

Great attention was paid to the motorization of ground forces in Hitler's Germany. The Germans carefully studied the experience of using motorized vehicles during the First World War and came to the conclusion that increasing the mobility of ground forces is one of the main components of success, both in offense and defense. Large-scale infantry motorization made a significant contribution to the success of the new German concept of warfare - blitzkrieg tactics.

The composition of the German tank divisions - spearheads driving forces Blitzkrieg - included several motorized rifle regiments armed with Sd.Kfz armored personnel carriers. 251 and had a significant number of vehicles.

Gradually, ordinary German infantry divisions were saturated with armored personnel carriers and cars, after which they received the status of motorized and motorized grenadiers.

Motorization and mechanization of the ground forces has become one of the main directions of modernization Soviet army after the end of the war. Soviet generals realized the need to increase the mobility of infantry formations. In June 1945, the State Defense Committee issued a decree on the replenishment of armored and mechanized formations of the Red Army. However, the issue of saturating the ground forces with vehicles and armored personnel carriers will only be completely resolved by 1957. As a result, 1958 was the year of the appearance of Soviet motorized rifle troops.

Soviet motorized rifles were the first in the world to adopt a new type of armored vehicles - infantry fighting vehicles. These universal machines could not only transport infantry, but also effectively support it in battle. The BMP-1 began to enter combat units of the Soviet army in 1966. Later, the Soviet concept of using infantry fighting vehicles was taken up by the majority Western countries. It should be noted that almost all armored vehicles of the USSR motorized rifle troops could independently overcome water obstacles and was well protected from weapons of mass destruction.

In the USSR, motorized rifle troops were the most numerous in the armed forces; we can say that the MRF became the basis of the Soviet army. At the end of the 80s, there were more than 150 motorized rifle divisions. In addition, each tank division included one or two motorized rifle regiments.

A typical Soviet motorized rifle division (MSD) of the late 1980s consisted of three motorized rifle regiments, in addition, it included one tank, anti-aircraft missile and artillery regiment, division rocket artillery and division anti-tank guns. The MSD also included support units.

Motorized rifle regiments of the Soviet army were of two types: armed with armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles. Typically, the MSD included two regiments with armored personnel carriers and one with infantry fighting vehicles. It should be noted that the regiments armed with infantry fighting vehicles were planned to be used in the first echelon of the attack.

There were also separate motorized rifle brigades armed exclusively with infantry fighting vehicles.

At the end of the 80s it was strengthened air defense motorized rifle regiments - anti-aircraft battery was expanded to a division.

It should be noted that the USSR had deployed motorized rifle divisions only abroad (late 80s): in Afghanistan, Germany, Eastern Europe. These MSDs included from 10 to 15 thousand military personnel. On the territory of the USSR, the number of divisions was usually about 1,800 people.

Several senior military officers trained officers for motorized rifle troops. educational institutions: Military Academy them. Frunze and nine combined arms military schools.

As in Soviet times, the motorized rifle troops of the Russian Federation are the basis of the ground forces modern army. Since 2000, they have gradually switched to the brigade principle of formation.

It is believed that motorized rifle brigades (compared to divisions) are a more flexible and versatile tool for solving various combat missions. According to Russian strategists, the brigade structure of motorized rifle troops is more suitable to the realities of the present time. It is believed that the threat of a large-scale war is a thing of the past, and for local conflicts brigades are much better suited than numerous and cumbersome divisions. Brigades can lead fighting in any area and climatic conditions, using like common species weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

IN recent years There is more and more talk about a partial return to the divisional structure of motorized rifle troops. The Taman division has already been recreated, motorized rifle divisions will appear in the Far East, Tajikistan and the western part of the country.

Saratov Military Institute internal troops

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

Department of Tactics

Abstract:

SUBJECT: « Combat use grenade launcher platoon in the main types of combat."

Developed by: cadet 3rd platoon 5th company

Spitsyn O.S.

Scientific adviser:

Lieutenant Colonel Kazantsev L.Yu.

Saratov - 2005

Introduction 3

Study questions:

1. Organization and armament of grenade launcher platoon 2-4

2. The order of battle of a grenade launcher platoon in the main types of combat 4-7

Conclusion 7-8

Literature :

1. BUSV part II

2. textbook “Tactics” book. 2

3. S.V. Grishin “Formations and units in battle”, Voenizdat, 1985.

4. Armament and equipment (reference book), Military Publishing House, 1984.

5. Textbook “Organization, weapons and combat capabilities divisions of the Republic of Armenia", SVKI, 1999.

Introduction

Changes in the military-political situation in modern conditions, a decrease in the level of military confrontation inevitably affects the main components of military development, including the construction of the Armed Forces. Reform is taking place, the tasks of the branches of the Armed Forces, their structure, the organization of formations, formations and units, including internal troops, are being reviewed, taking into account the historically proven principles of development of the organization of troops, the necessary relationship between the composition of formations and units in peacetime and wartime, the composition and the possible nature of the actions of a potential enemy; physical and geographical conditions of strategic and operational areas; economic opportunities of the country.

Modern combined arms combat is conducted by the combined efforts of all troops participating in it. However the main role in achieving victory in combined arms combat belongs to motorized rifle and tank units. Only they are capable of completing the defeat of the enemy and seizing his territory. In the interests of accomplishing these tasks, units of other military branches conduct combat and interact with them.

Main part

1 study question: “Organization and armament of a grenade launcher platoon.”

A platoon of automatic grenade launchers is a powerful unit of a battalion and is designed to destroy enemy personnel and fire weapons located openly, in trenches (trenches) and behind folds of terrain.

Grenade launchers are especially effective in repelling enemy motorized infantry attacks in front of the front line of defense and repelling counterattacks during an offensive.

It is capable of suppressing enemy manpower over an area of ​​up to 1000 m 2 and placing barrage fire at a line of up to 100 m.

To calculate the area of ​​continuous damage, the radius of dispersion of grenade fragments is taken to be equal to 7 m.

The affected area (PR 2) with one grenade launcher is: 3.4 x 7 x 7 m = 150 m 2.

In combat, a grenade launcher platoon uses two types of fire: concentrated and barrage. Firing range from 300m to 1700m.

A grenade launcher platoon consists of a control team - 2 people. (platoon commander, deputy platoon commander) and three squads (each squad commander, two senior grenade launcher gunners, two grenade launcher gunners, an armored personnel carrier machine gunner, senior driver or driver). In total, the platoon of personnel - 26 people, 30mm AGS-17 - 6 units, armored personnel carrier - 3 units.

TTX AGS-17 “Flame”

Caliber - 30mm

Firing range - 1700m

Combat rate of fire: max - 350-450 rpm

min - 50 - 100 rpm

Time to transfer to combat position - 30-40 seconds

Calculation - 2 people

Ammunition - 200 VOG-17

The automatic grenade launcher gunner must:

Know the design, techniques and rules of firing an automatic grenade launcher and constantly maintain it in combat readiness;

Destroy detected targets at the command of the squad leader or independently and report the results of the shooting;

Systematically check the condition of the automatic grenade launcher and carry it out Maintenance, immediately eliminate detected malfunctions and report this to the squad commander;

Know the duties of calculation officials and, if necessary, skillfully perform them;

Know the responsibilities of the squad leader and, if necessary, replace him.

Know your weapon, keep it in good condition and be able to fire accurately from it, observe the results of the fire and skillfully adjust it;

Continuously monitor the battlefield and report to the squad commander about detected targets, at the command of the commander, or independently destroy them with fire; watch your neighbors and support them with fire;

Be able to use instruments and mechanisms located in the troop compartment of an infantry fighting vehicle (armored personnel carrier);

If forced to separate from your squad, immediately join the nearest squad and continue the battle as part of it.

Training question 2: “Order of battle of a grenade launcher platoon in the main types of combat”

A grenade launcher platoon in defense usually operates in full force or in squads, occupying firing positions in the gaps between the strong points of motorized rifle companies (platoons) or on their flanks. Firing positions along the front can be: for a platoon - up to 100m, for a squad - up to 20m, intervals between branches are 10 - 20m.

In defense, a grenade launcher squad operates as part of a platoon, and in closed rough terrain it can be assigned to one of the motorized rifle companies of the first echelon; the anti-tank squad of a motorized rifle company is located, as a rule, in a tank-hazardous direction, and can also act as a fire ambush.

The tasks of the squads, their main and reserve (temporary) firing positions, firing lines and additional sectors of fire from each position,

Areas of concentrated and barrage fire lines; tasks to provide gaps and flanks.

The platoon commander in the combat order also indicates the time of occupation of the defense, the readiness of the fire system, the order and timing of the engineering equipment of the strong point.

The commander of a grenade launcher platoon is required to draw up a fire plan for the platoon. The fire pattern is presented to the battalion commander.

The diagrams usually indicate:

Landmarks, their numbers, names and distances to them;

Enemy position; platoon fire line and additional sectors of fire; squad positions, their firing lines and additional sectors of fire;

Main and reserve (temporary) firing positions of infantry fighting vehicles (armored personnel carriers), tanks, as well as fire weapons that provide gaps with neighbors, their main and additional sectors of fire from each position;

Areas of concentrated platoon fire and places in them at which squads should fire;

The area of ​​concentrated fire of the company and the place in it at which the platoon is firing, and on the fire diagram of the grenade launcher platoon, in addition, the lines of barrage fire and the position of the motorized rifle unit to which the platoon is assigned;

Lines for opening fire from tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, anti-tank and other fire weapons;

Positions of the company (battalion) commander's fire weapons located in the platoon's strong point and on its flanks, and their sectors of fire;

Barriers and fortifications;

Positions of neighboring units and the boundaries of their fire zones on the flanks of the platoon;

Platoon command post location.

FIRE DIAGRAM OF A GRENADE LAUNCHER PLATOON

The grenade launcher compartment occupies firing position up to 20m.

The squad's firing position includes the main and reserve firing positions of fire weapons and an infantry fighting vehicle (armored personnel carrier). The firing position of an infantry fighting vehicle (armored personnel carrier) is usually equipped behind the positions of the squad's firing means at a distance of up to 50 m and in such a way that the fire of the infantry fighting vehicle (armored personnel carrier) provides cover for the squad at the position.

The commander of a grenade launcher platoon controls the platoon, being at the platoon command and observation post, and when the platoon operates in sections, at one of the sections. Separately operating squads are controlled by the commanders of the motorized rifle companies (platoons) to which they are assigned.

In defense the platoon is in constant readiness to repel an enemy attack.

The combat formation of a grenade launcher platoon in an attack, operating on foot in full force, consists of combat formations of squads with an interval between them of up to 50m.

The battle formation of a grenade launcher platoon operating on infantry fighting vehicles (armored personnel carriers - a line of vehicles with an interval between them of up to 50m.

When assigning tasks to squads, the commander of a grenade launcher platoon indicates in a combat order:

Targets to be hit during the period of fire preparation for the attack and at the beginning of the attack, firing position, direction of fire and order of movement during the battle;

When attacking on foot, the dismounting locations are also indicated.

The combat formation of a grenade launcher squad, operating on foot, consists of crews deployed along the front with an interval between grenade launchers of 10 - 20 m.

The commander of a grenade launcher platoon is in the platoon's combat formation, and if the platoon is assigned to motorized rifle companies in sections, he is with one of the sections.

Organizational and staffing structure of units of a motorized rifle company (see diagram 1).

Company control:

• company commander;
• deputy company commander (ZKR);
• senior company technician (CT);
• company sergeant major (from);

Total company management: 4 people

Company control department:

• senior driver mechanic (St. MB);
• driver mechanic (MB);
• gunner-operator (NO);
• gunner-operator (NO);
• commander of the control department (KO-KBM);
• senior radiotelephone operator (StRTLF);
• radiotelephone operator (RTLF);

• operator SBR (O SBR);
• medical instructor (San Yi);

Total in the company management department: Personnel 9 people;

BMP-2 - 2 units

Motorized rifle platoon:

• platoon commander (KB);
• deputy platoon commander (ZKV);
• sniper (SN);
• gunner (N);
• calculation number (HP);
• shooter-medic (SSan).
• squad leader - BM commander (KO-KBM) - 3 people;
• gunner-operator (NO) - 3 people;
• driver mechanic (MB) -3 people;
• senior gunner (SS) - 3 people;
• machine gunner (P) - 3 people;
• sniper (SN) - 3 people;
• grenade launcher (SG) - 3 people;
• gunner assistant grenade launcher (LNG) - 3 people.

Total in the platoon: Personnel - 30 people;

BMP-2 - 3 units

Motorized rifle squad:

• squad leader - BM commander (KO-KBM) - 1 person;
• gunner-operator (NO) - 1 person - (AKS-74);
• driver mechanic (MB) - 1 person - (AKS - 74U);
• senior gunner (SS) - 1 person - (AK - 74);
• machine gunner (P) - 1 person - (RPK-74);
• sniper (SN) - 1 person (SVD);
• grenade launcher (SG) - 1 person (RPG-7);
• gunner assistant grenade launcher (LNG) - 1 person (AK-74).

Total in the department: 10 people;

BMP-2 - 1 unit

Total in the company:

• personnel - 103 people;
• BMP-2 - 11 units;
• ATGM launcher - 11 pieces;
• AK-74 assault rifle - 48 pieces;
• AKS-74 assault rifle - 11 pieces;
• AKS-74U assault rifle - 11 pieces;
• PM pistol - 7 pieces;
• SVD sniper rifle - 12 pieces;
• light machine gun RPK-74 - 9 pieces;
• PC machine gun - 3 pieces
• RPG-7 grenade launcher - 9 pieces;
• GP-25 grenade launcher - 29 pieces.

Combat and specifications, combat properties BMP-2

The BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle is designed to improve the armament, security and mobility of motorized rifle units operating on the battlefield under normal conditions or when nuclear weapons are used.

The BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle is a tracked amphibious fighting machine, possessing weapons, armor protection and high mobility, armed with a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon with dual-belt feed, stabilized in two planes, a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and launcher to combat armored targets from inside and outside the vehicle.

The vehicle is equipped with devices designed to protect the crew, troops and equipment inside the vehicle from the effects of shock waves and penetrating radiation during the explosion of nuclear weapons, to protect against chemical and biological weapons, as well as to protect the crew and troops from radioactive dust when the vehicle is moving through radioactively contaminated areas. These devices constitute a defense system against weapons of mass destruction.

To set up smoke screens for camouflage purposes, the vehicle is equipped with thermal smoke equipment and a smoke grenade launch system.

To extinguish a fire, the vehicle is equipped with fire-fighting equipment.

For mine sweeping, mine sweeping equipment can be installed on the vehicle.

The vehicle can overcome water obstacles afloat using a tracked propulsion system for movement, and is also adapted for airborne landing.

Combat characteristics of a 30 mm automatic cannon

The 30 mm automatic cannon is designed to combat lightly armored targets at a range of up to 1,500 m with ATGM installations, unarmored weapons and enemy manpower at ranges of up to 4,000 m, as well as for firing at air targets flying at altitudes of up to 2,000 m with subsonic speeds and slant ranges of up to 2500 m.

The operating principle of the 30 mm automatic cannon is based on the removal of part of the powder gases through a transverse hole in the barrel. Moreover, the hole is not adjustable. The weight of the 2A42 gun is 115 kg, the weight of the barrel is 40 kg. Vitality - 6000 shots.

A powerful 30 mm cannon mount borrowed from ground forces and is completely unified in terms of ammunition used with the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle. The 2A42 gun has variable tempo firing and selective ammunition supply from two cartridge boxes, equipped with armor-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation shells. This allowed for a 30% increase in the effectiveness of hitting lightly armored ground and air targets. The combat survivability of the barrel allows the entire ammunition load (500 rounds) to be fired without delays or intermediate cooling. Both on the BMP-2 and on the army combat helicopter, the cannon installation works reliably in dusty conditions (see Table 3).

Table 3

30mm. automatic rapid-fire gun 2F42.

Combat characteristics of the Konkurs PTK

To combat armored targets at ranges from 75 m to 4000 m, an ATGM (anti-tank) is installed on the tower missile system) second generation 9M113M "Competition" (see Table 4).

Table 4

Combat characteristics of small arms

and grenade launchers (see Table 5)

Table 5

A 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 battalion’s grenade launcher platoon. The PTO consists of 9 people who have the following weapons:

• Anti-tank missile system (ATGM "Metis") on armored personnel carrier 80 - 3 units,
• “Kalashnikov” AK74 – 6 units;
• Armored personnel carrier (APC) – 1 unit,
• Heavy machine gun Vinogradov, installed on an armored personnel carrier (KPV marking) - 1 unit,
• The Kalashnikov tank machine gun is mounted on an armored personnel carrier (marked PKT) - 1 unit.

Armament of MSR on armored personnel carriers

Company soldiers' weapons consist of squad armament and additional company weapons, namely:

• Kalashnikov machine gun (PKM) – 4 units;
• Sniper rifles Dragunov (SVD) – 12 units;
• Kalashnikov manual machine gun (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.
• Vinogradov heavy machine gun (KPV) – 11 units, mounted on armored personnel carriers,
• Kalashnikov tank machine gun (PKT) – 11 units. They are standing on an 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 regiment staff

Company management - 10 people, moving on two infantry fighting vehicles, namely:

• The company commander is also the commander of the first infantry fighting vehicle;
• Deputy company commander for personnel;
• Company Sergeant Major;
• Nurse instructor;
• SBR radar operator ( radar station short-range reconnaissance);
• Commander of the second infantry fighting vehicle;
• Two senior driver mechanics;
• Two gunner-operators.

The control group moves on two infantry fighting vehicles from the 11 infantry fighting vehicles of the platoon.

The first infantry fighting vehicle is the company commander's vehicle. The crew of the vehicle: company commander, also known as the commander of the infantry fighting vehicle, driver mechanic, also known as the senior company mechanic-driver, operator - gunner.

I am a company BMP, crew: BMP commander, also a senior company technician, driver, operator-gunner.

In addition to the crew in these 2 infantry fighting vehicles, the company control in the airborne compartment transports:

• Sanitary instructors;
• Anti-tank squad AGS-17 from the battalion's grenade launcher platoon,
• MANPADS squad from the battalion's air defense platoon,
• The communications department or several radio operators from the battalion control platoon.

Armament of the control of a motorized rifle company on an infantry fighting vehicle as part of a regiment

• AK74 – 10 units;
• BMP-2 – 2 units;
• 30 mm gun on BMP (2A42) – 2 units;
• Kalashnikov tank 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 in the regiment: 100 people.

Main armament:

• PKM machine gun – 3 units;
• SVD rifle – 3 units;
• RPK 74 machine gun – 9 units;
• AK 74 - 76 units;
• RPG-7v grenade launcher – 9 units;
• BMP vehicle - 11 units;
• 30-mm guns (2A42) – 11 units (on infantry fighting vehicles);
• PKT machine gun – 11 units (on BMP);
• ATGM missile system - 11 units (on infantry fighting vehicles).

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Organization and armament of a tank company.

A tank company consists of a company command and three tank platoons.

The company's management includes:

· company commander;

· deputy company commander for educational work;

· deputy company commander;

· company sergeant major;

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).

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Types of combat operations and characteristics of modern combined arms combat.

THE ESSENCE OF MODERN COMBAT COMBAT AND ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES. CONDITIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SUCCESS IN BATTLE. TYPES OF BATTLE AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS Modern combined arms combat is the main form of tactical actions of troops, it represents strikes organized and coordinated in purpose, place and time, fire and maneuvers of formations, units and subunits for the purpose of destruction (defeat) 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 enemy personnel, the destruction and capture of his weapons, military equipment and the suppression of the ability for further resistance. It is achieved by powerful strikes of all types of weapons, timely use of their results, and active and decisive actions of units. The battle can be combined arms, anti-aircraft, air and sea. Combined arms combat is organized and conducted by the joint efforts of all non-military forces participating in the battle using tanks, infantry fighting vehicles (armored personnel carriers), artillery, air defense systems, airplanes, and helicopters. Characteristics modern combined arms combat are: determination; high tension; the transience and dynamism of combat operations; ground-air nature of combat operations; simultaneous powerful fire impact on the entire depth of the opposing sides’ formation; the use of various methods of performing combat missions; quick transition from one type of action to another; complex radio-electronic environment. Success in battle largely depends on courage, perseverance, boldness, 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, protective equipment and camouflage, high mobility and organization. This is achieved by high combat training, conscious fulfillment of one’s military duty, perseverance, bravery, courage 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, constantly show creativity, reasonable initiative, apply new techniques and methods of action, and dictate their will to the enemy. What deserves reproach is not the one who, in an effort to destroy the enemy, did not achieve his goal, but the one who showed inactivity, indecisiveness and did not use all the opportunities to complete the task. The basic principles of modern combined arms combat are: constant high combat readiness divisions; high activity, determination and continuity of combat; surprise of actions, constant and clear interaction, decisive concentration of the main efforts of units in the main direction and at the right time; combination of fire with movement, widespread use of maneuver by units and fire; taking into account and using moral and psychological factors in the interests of accomplishing the task; comprehensive support for combat, firm and continuous control of units. The main types of combined arms combat are defense and offensive. At the beginning of the war, defense will be the most important and most common type of combat. Defense can be carried out forcedly or deliberately in order to repel the enemy’s offensive, inflict losses on him, hold occupied territory and create favorable conditions for one’s troops to go on the offensive. It will be widely used not only at the beginning, but also during the entry of the war. But it is impossible to achieve victory through defense alone. The offensive is carried out with the aim of completely defeating the enemy and consists of defeating the enemy by fire, a decisive attack, rapid advance of troops, and capturing important areas of the terrain. The most typical thing for units at the beginning of a war will be a transition to the offensive in 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 defeat of enemy troop groups and targets by powerfully influencing them with all available means or troops. Types of impacts are presented in Fig. 2.3.1. Fire is the simultaneous defeat of the enemy by shooting from various types weapons. It is conducted 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 transferring or redirecting strikes and fire for the most effective defeat of the enemy. Types of maneuver are envelopment, detour, retreat, and maneuver by strikes and fire (Fig. 2.3.3). Envelopment is a maneuver carried out by units in order to reach the enemy’s flank. An outflanking is a deeper maneuver performed by units to strike the enemy from the rear. Withdrawal is a maneuver used to withdraw friendly troops from the attacks of superior enemy forces, gain time and occupy a more advantageous position. Retreat is carried out only with permission or order of the senior commander. Maneuver with blows and fire consists of their simultaneous or sequential massing (concentration) along the most important objects the enemy, as well as in retargeting them at new objects. The leading role in combined arms combat belongs to motorized rifle and tank units. Depending on the situation, they can operate in marching, pre-battle and battle formations. Marching order - formation of units to move in columns. It is used on the march during pursuit, during maneuver and must provide high speed movements, rapid deployment in pre-battle and combat formations. Pre-battle formation is the formation of units, carried out in order to reduce the time for deployment into battle formation, and reduce vulnerability to attacks by all types of weapons. Order of battle is the formation of units for combat. In order to achieve greater independence in combat, motorized rifle and tank subunits are assigned or allocated to support units of other branches of the military. TYPES OF MANEUVER Maneuver Coverage Bypass Retreat with strikes and fire

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Orientation on the terrain without a map. Selecting and using landmarks in determining and indicating your location and detected targets.