Machine-gun squad in a motorized rifle company. Vladimir Manyshev Tactical training: a tutorial. Armament of the MSR on the armored personnel carrier

A motorized rifle platoon is a tactical unit, as part of a company. A motorized rifle platoon is designed to solve tasks in defense, offensive, in capturing objects and solving other tactical tasks.

Motorized rifle platoon - organization

A motorized rifle platoon includes a control group and three squads. Typically, the MSV operates as part of a company. However, in marching, combat guards and in reconnaissance, the MSV can act independently.

To solve individual tasks, the platoon can be given additional forces of other branches of the armed forces and special units.

Motorized rifle platoon control group

There are motorized rifle platoons operating on armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.

Motorized rifle platoons on armored personnel carriers

MSV on an armored personnel carrier consists of a control group and three motorized rifle squads. The platoon control team includes:

• Platoon leader armed with AK-74 and Makarov Pistol (PM);
• Deputy platoon commander (armed with AK-74);
• Platoon sniper (SVD armament);
• Machine gunner with a Kalashnikov machine gun (PK) or its modifications (PKM);
• Assistant machine gunner with AK-74;
• Shooter - sanitary AK-74.

The organization and armament of the motorized rifle squad can be read in the relevant articles of the site:

Platoon on BMP

A motorized rifle platoon on an infantry fighting vehicle also consists of a control group and three motorized rifle squads. The composition of the control group is similar to the control group of the MSV on the APC. Only the composition of the squads on the BMP differs, about which you can read the relevant articles (link to the articles above)

Total. A motorized rifle platoon on an armored personnel carrier includes 32 fighters, on an infantry fighting vehicle 30 fighters.

MSV armament includes:

• Kalashnikov assault rifles: 18 units for armored personnel carriers and 16 units for infantry fighting vehicles;
• AKSU-74: 6 units;
• PK (Kalashnikov machine gun): 1 unit;
• (Dragunov sniper rifle): 1 unit;
• RPKT (machine gun on vehicles): 3 units;
• RPG-7v (hand grenade launchers): 3 units each.

The main tasks of a motorized rifle platoon

A motorized rifle platoon, organization and armament allow solving the following tactical and special tasks:

• Organization of defense in the area of ​​400 meters;
• Establishment and retention of the MSV stronghold in the area of ​​400 by 300 meters;
• Offensive as part of a battalion or separately, to defeat enemy units;
• Capturing buildings and lines of defense, pursuing the retreating;
• Conduct reconnaissance;
• Carry out independent security;
• Capture individual settlements, break through fortified areas, with the organization of assault groups.

To solve special tasks, MSVs are attached to additional units of other military branches.

Motorized rifle battalion of the Russian army consists of management battalion a, headquarters, combat units and support units. The composition of the motorized rifle battalion but little has changed since the Soviet era, and all the changes are not of a fundamental nature. The main changes affected larger structures: instead of regiments and divisions, brigades appeared, which are now combined into corps.
To the combat units of the motorized rifle battalion but are
three motorized rifle companies;
mortar battery;
anti-tank platoon;
grenade launcher platoon;
anti-aircraft missile platoon.
In addition, the motorized rifle battalion has service and support units:
communications platoon;
support platoon;
battalion medical station
The battalion command includes the battalion commander - usually a major or lieutenant colonel, his deputy for work with personnel and deputy for armaments.

Headquarters battalion but includes the chief of staff (he is also the deputy commander battalion a) chief of communications battalion and (he is also the commander of a communications platoon), an instructor chemist (ensign) and a clerk (private).
The communications platoon is designed to organize radio and wire communications in units battalion but.
The communications platoon consists of a commander's armored personnel carrier (the squad leader is also a senior radiotelephone operator, an armored personnel carrier driver) and two radio squads, each consisting of a squad leader, a senior radio master of a low-power radio station in the first squad and a senior radiotelephonist in the second squad, an armored personnel carrier-electromechanic driver in the first squad and the driver of an armored personnel carrier in the second compartment.
In total, there are 13 people in the communication platoon of personnel, 1 command armored personnel carriers, 2 wheeled armored personnel carriers, 22 radio stations, 8 km of cable.
A motorized rifle company is a tactical unit that performs tasks, as a rule, as part of the SME, but can also perform tasks independently in reconnaissance and security, as a tactical airborne assault force or a special detachment behind enemy lines.

The mortar battery is designed to suppress and destroy manpower and firepower located openly, in trenches and dugouts, on the reverse slopes of heights and ravines. Depending on the nature of the target, the duration of firing and the consumption of shells, it can suppress manpower in a section of 2-4 hectares and conduct barrage fire at the front up to 400 m.
A mortar battery consists of: a battery control (battery commander, deputy for political affairs, foreman, medical instructor, senior driver), control platoon (platoon commander, reconnaissance department, communications department), two firing platoons (each with four). In total, in the mortar battery: personnel - 66 people, radio stations - 4, mortars - 8, tractors - 8, cables - 4 km. True, recently, instead of two platoons, mortar batteries consist of three platoons, the first two of which are armed with three 2B14 "Tray", and the third three. Sometimes included in battalion and the self-propelled battery of mortars turns on. It consists of two platoons of four installations.

As part of the Serdyukov-Taburetkin reform, it was planned to generally replace all mortars with six 2S34 Khosta self-propelled howitzers, a modernized version of the well-known one, but now this issue is up in the air.

An anti-tank platoon is an artillery fire unit designed to destroy enemy tanks and other armored vehicles. It can also be used to destroy other enemy fire weapons, including those located in fortifications.
An anti-tank platoon consists of a platoon control (platoon commander, deputy platoon commander, 2 machine gunners, senior driver, driver), three ATGM squads and three grenade launcher squads.

The ATGM squad consists of a squad leader (he is also a senior operator), a senior operator, two operators, a machine gunner, a senior driver and a driver of the launch complex or 9M113M Konkurs M.
The grenade launcher compartment consists of a squad leader, a grenade launcher commander, a grenade launcher gunner, and two gun numbers. SPG-9M-1 grenade launchers.
In total, there are 42 people in the anti-tank platoon of personnel, 9K11-6 ATGM launchers, SPG-9M grenade launchers - 3, - 5.

An anti-tank platoon is available only in battalion e, whose motorized rifle companies are equipped with ami. In the company, each combat vehicle is equipped with its own. Instead of an anti-tank platoon, the company did not include a machine gun platoon, consisting of two machine gun squads of three company machine guns each.

A grenade launcher platoon is designed to destroy enemy manpower and firepower located outside shelters, in open trenches (trenches) and behind terrain folds.
A grenade launcher platoon consists of a platoon commander, a deputy platoon commander, those squads (in each squad leader, 2 senior grenade launcher gunners, 2 grenade launcher gunners, a machine gunner, a senior driver or driver).
In total, there are 26 people in the grenade launcher platoon of personnel, 30-mm automatic grenade launchers -17-6, - 3.
An anti-aircraft missile platoon is designed to destroy enemy aircraft, helicopters, unmanned vehicles and airborne assault forces at low and medium altitudes.
A platoon consists of a platoon leader, a deputy platoon leader (also known as a squad leader), three squads (each squad leader, 2 anti-aircraft gunners, a machine gunner, a senior driver and a driver).
In total, there are 16 people in the platoon of personnel, launchers "Strela-2M" or "Needle" - 9, -3.

Medical Center battalion but designed to collect the wounded in battalion e and their evacuation, as well as to provide medical care. The platoon consists of the head of the medical center (ensign), a medical instructor, two orderlies, a senior driver, and three orderly drivers. The first-aid post has four cars and a trailer 1-AP-1.5.
The support platoon is designed for uninterrupted logistics, maintenance of the current repair of military and transport equipment battalion but,
The platoon consists of a platoon commander (ensign) and a deputy platoon commander (aka squad leader), from a maintenance department, an automobile department, and an economic department.

In Soviet times in battalion there was a reconnaissance platoon and an engineering platoon, but they are not provided for by the current states.
The maintenance department consists of a department commander, a senior autoelectromechanic-battery operator, a car mechanic (fitter), a car mechanic driver.
The department has: personnel - 4 people, a workshop for servicing vehicles MTO-AT-1, ZIL-131, ZIL-157 under MTO-AT-1.
The automobile section consists of a section commander (he is also a deputy platoon commander), 3 senior drivers and 5 drivers. The department has: personnel - 9 people, GAZ-66 trucks for personal belongings and property of the company - 3; trucks GAZ-66 for kitchens and groceries - 4; trucks - 9, RPK -27, machine guns - 352, RPG - 33, trucks - 20.
In motorized rifle battalion That is, there are 462 personnel, 120-mm mortars - 8, - 6, Strela-2M anti-aircraft launchers - 9, - 42, BMP-2K - 1, - 18, RPK - 27, machine guns - 315, RPG -7-39.

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 fairy-tale land 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 full-length warrior of European appearance, in a sandy overall, wearing sunglasses and a yellow baseball cap, stood up. 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, none of us even got injured. 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 the 1001 mark, 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

1. By order of May 25, 1985, one of the AGS-17 grenade-machine-gun platoon was replaced by a 12.7-mm NSVT Utes heavy machine gun. The calculation of the machine gun also consisted of two people, so the total number of personnel of the company has not changed. 2. Single PKM machine guns were used in the manual version, without a machine tool, which is why the calculation consists of only one person. General notes. The distribution of small arms among the personnel is shown on the example of the 12th Guards. SME, reorganized into the "Afghan State" in the Union in the fall of 1984.

Motorized rifle battalion of the Russian army consists of the battalion command, headquarters, combat units and support units. Composition motorized rifle battalion little has changed since the Soviet era, and all the changes are not of a fundamental nature. The main changes affected larger structures: instead of regiments and divisions, brigades appeared, which are now combined into corps.
to combat units motorized rifle battalion relate
. three motorized rifle companies;
. mortar battery;
. anti-tank platoon;
. grenade launcher platoon;
. anti-aircraft missile platoon.
In addition, in motorized rifle battalion there are service and support units:
. communications platoon;
. support platoon;
. battalion medical station

Battalion Command includes the battalion commander - as a rule, this is a major or lieutenant colonel, his deputy for work with personnel and deputy for armaments.
battalion headquarters includes the chief of staff (he is also the deputy battalion commander), the battalion communications chief (he is also the commander of the communications platoon), the instructor chemist (ensign) and the clerk (private).
The communications platoon is designed to organize radio and wire communications in the battalion units.
communications platoon consists of a commander's armored personnel carrier (squad commander - he is also a senior radiotelephone operator, driver of an armored personnel carrier) and two radio departments, each consisting of a squad leader, a senior radio master of a low-power radio station in the first compartment and a senior radiotelephone operator in the second compartment, an armored personnel carrier-electromechanic driver in the first compartment and a driver armored personnel carrier in the second compartment.

at KP SME

R-168-5UN-1E

Main characteristics:

Frequency range, MHz
Frequency grid step, kHz
Receiver sensitivity, not worse, µV
Output power small/large, not less than, W
Communication range, km:
Time of continuous operation at a ratio of prd:prm:dej.prm 1:1:8 from a battery 10NMGGTs-7.5S (10NKGTs-6-2), hour 17(16)
Transceiver dimensions, mm
Weight, kg:
working kit
Transceiver (without battery)

In total, there are 13 people in the communication platoon of personnel, 1 commander's armored personnel carriers, 2 wheeled armored personnel carriers, 22 radio stations, 8 km of cable.

R-173M

R-173M on armored vehicles

SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency range Transmit 30-75.999 MHz Receive 30-75.999 MHz
Memory organization 10 preset frequencies Frequency spacing 1 kHz
Transition time from one frequency to another 3 sec. Radiation type FM
Operating temperature range -50 ~ +50 °С Alarm systems tone call
Type of power supply network 27 V network 12 V or 220 V (optionally supplied power supplies)
Communication range on medium rough terrain in the parking lot and on the move to the main
2-meter whip antenna - up to 20 km MTBF 6000 hours
Transmitter Type PLL synthesizer (193IE3, 564IE15) Output power 2 / 40 W
Maximum frequency deviation ±5 (±1) kHz
Receiver Double Conversion Superheterodyne Type

Intermediate frequencies 1st 11.5 MHz 2nd 1.5 MHz

A motorized rifle company is a tactical unit that performs tasks, as a rule, as part of the SME, but can also perform tasks independently in reconnaissance and security, as a tactical airborne assault force or a special detachment behind enemy lines.

BTR-90 "Berezhok"

BTR-90 "Rostok"

Motorized rifle company on the armored personnel carrier It consists of a company headquarters, three motorized rifle platoons, each of which has three motorized rifle squads. earlier, an anti-tank and machine-gun platoon was present in the company, but now its anti-tank unit was transferred to the battalion level, and machine guns were distributed among platoons.

Motorized rifle company on the armored personnel carrier has 101 people. personnel. The company has 11 BTR-80 9 RPG-7, 63 kalashnikov assault rifle, PC - 6, RPK - 9.

RPG-7V

AK-74M

The composition of the motorized rifle squad

Motorized rifle company on the BMP consists of a company management (11 people), three motorized rifle platoons of 30 people each and three BMP-2 in everyone. In total, there are 92 people in the company, 12 BMP-2 (instead of 11 in Soviet times), 6 RPGs, 18 RPKs, 13 AGS-17 and 4 SVD . Compared to the Soviet period, the company's staff strength is armored personnel carrier decreased by nine, and companies by BMP - increased by two people. By states in 2011, the number BMP it was planned to bring it up to 15 units in the company, but now all this is a big question.

BMP-2

BMP-3M

The layout of the BMP-3:

1 - 100-mm gun - 2A70 launcher (ammunition - 40 unitary rounds, including 22 in the loading mechanism - high-explosive fragmentation ZUOF17, ZUB110-3 with anti-tank missile 9M117, sub-caliber projectiles ZBM-25, rate of fire 10 rounds per minute ), 2 - driver's central shield, 3 - fire safety system control panel, 4 - driver's hatch opening mechanism, 5 - personal kit stowage, 6 - rangefinder transceiver, 7 - turret rotation mechanism, 8 - block lifting mechanism with weapons, 9 - machine gun power, 10 - sight - 1K13-2 guidance device, 11 - illuminator, 12 - PPB-1 sight, 13 - TNPT-1 day guidance device, 14 - R-173 radio station, 15 - laying anti-tank missiles, 16 - tower, 17 - airborne compartment heater, 18 - fire extinguishers, 19 - jet propulsion, 20 - engine bulkhead, 21 - seat with tank sanitary kit, 22 - track roller, 23 - clearance change mechanism, 24 - fighting compartment fencing, 25 - a place operator-gunner, 26 - conveyor of the loading mechanism, 27 - compressed air cylinder for starting a diesel engine, 28 - driver's seat, 29 - steering wheel, 30 - brake pedal, 31 - fuel tank, 32 - self-digger, 33 - track tensioning mechanism, 34 - wave reflector.

Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3

Combat weight
Cannon length
body length
Width over rollers
Overall Width
highest height
	7+2 (additional) people
Maximum highway speed	70 km/h (20 km/h - back)
Maximum speed afloat
Highway range
rate of fire	300 rds/min
firing range
Ammunition for 100mm cannon	40 ATGM rounds
Engine	UTD-29 diesel
Engine power

mortar battery designed to suppress and destroy manpower and firepower located openly, in trenches and dugouts, on the reverse slopes of heights and ravines. Depending on the nature of the target, the duration of firing and the consumption of shells, it can suppress manpower in a section of 2-4 hectares and conduct barrage fire at the front up to 400 m.
A mortar battery consists of a battery control (battery commander, deputy political officer, foreman, medical officer, senior driver), control platoon (platoon commander, reconnaissance department, communications department), two fire platoons (each with four 120 mm mortar but ). In total, in the mortar battery: personnel - 66 people, radio stations - 4, mortars - 8, tractors - 8, cables - 4 km. True, recently, instead of two platoons 120 mm mortars mortar batteries consist of three platoons, the first two of which are armed with three 82 mm mortars 2B14 "Tray", and the third three 82-mm automatic mortar 2B9 Vasilek .

2B14 "Tray"

2B9M "Vasilyok"

Mortar data 2B9 Caliber, mm 082
Angle of vertical guidance, hail -1°; +85° Angle of horizontal guidance, degrees +30°
Weight in combat position, kg: 2B9 - 622 2B9M - 632
Transport vehicle weight, kg 3930
Weight of the system in the stowed position (with ammunition and crew), kg 6060
Transfer time from combat position to marching position and back, min 1.5
Portable ammunition, min 226
Transportation speed by transport vehicle, km/h: on the highway up to 60 off-road up to 20
Calculation, pers. 4
Rate of fire, rds/min 170 Practical rate of fire, rds/min 100-120

Sometimes a self-propelled mortar battery is included in the battalion Nona . It consists of two platoons of four installations. Nona S .

Nona-S (2C9)

2C9:
Combat weight - 8 tons. Crew - 4 people
Average specific ground pressure - 0.5 kgf/cm²
Overall dimensions: ~ height - 2300 mm ~ body length - 6020 mm
~ hull width - 2630 mm ~ ground clearance - 100-450 mm
Armament: - 120-mm gun 2A51, ammunition - 25 rounds.
Engine: ~ brand - 5D20. ~ type - diesel. ~ engine power - 240 hp
Maximum speed: ~ on the highway - 60 km / h ~ on the ground - 30-35 km / h
~ afloat - 10 km / h Power reserve on the highway - 500 km, afloat - 75-90 km / h
Obstacles to overcome: ~ ditch width - 2.5 m ~ wall height - 0.7 m
~ overcome rise - 32 gr. ~ roll - 18 gr. ~ fordable - swims
radio station - R-123M

As part of the Serdyukov-Taburetkin reform, it was planned to replace all mortars with six 2S34 Khosta self-propelled howitzers, a modernized version of the well-known 2C1 Carnation but now the question is up in the air.
Anti-tank platoon- an artillery fire unit designed to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles of the enemy. It can also be used to destroy other enemy fire weapons, including those located in fortifications.
An anti-tank platoon consists of a platoon command (platoon commander, deputy platoon commander, 2 machine gunners armored personnel carrier , senior driver armored personnel carrier , driver armored personnel carrier ), three ATGM squads and three grenade launcher squads.
The ATGM squad consists of a squad leader (he is also a senior operator), a senior operator, two operators, a machine gunner, a senior driver and a launch complex driver 9M113 Competition or 9M113M Competition M.

"Competition-M"

Tactical and technical characteristics

Firing range, m
Overall dimensions, mm
Container length
Rocket length
Rocket caliber
Wingspan
Weight, kg
Rockets 9M113M
Missiles in TPK
Warhead
	tandem-cumulative
Armor penetration, mm
Armor penetration at an angle of 60 ° С to the normal, mm
Overcoming dynamic protection	ensured
Temperature range of application, °C
Technical rate of fire, rds / min
Launcher 9P135M1
Pointing angles
On the horizon
Vertically
ATGM coordinates determination range, m
Enlargement of the sighting device 9Sh119M1
DF channel 1 field of view:
DF channel 2 field of view:
With constant vignetting aperture	30 arc minutes
With an introductory replaceable diaphragm	10 minutes of arc
Periscope, mm
Mass of PU in a pack, kg
Technical resource:	· 1000 working inclusions, including at least 100 inclusions without adjustment and adjustment; · 350 inclusions for maintenance during the warranty period; 1500 actuations of the trigger mechanism; · 1500 joints with ATGMs.
Warranty period of operation	10 years, of which 3 years of storage in the field
Warranty mileage, km

The grenade launcher compartment consists of a squad leader, a grenade launcher commander, a grenade launcher gunner, and two gun numbers. SPG-9M -1 grenade launchers.

SPG-9M “Spear”

Caliber 73 mm Wheeled machine SPG-9D Weight of grenade launcher with sight 47.6 kg

Weight of the tripod machine 12 kg Weight of the wheel machine 15.9 kg

Mass of a fragmentation projectile 3.7 kg Weight of an armor-piercing projectile 2.6 kg

Grenade launcher length 2100 mm Barrel length 850 mm

Night sight PGN-9 Shot length 770 mm Projectile length 1115 mm

Width in combat position 990 - 1055 mm Height in combat position 800-820 mm

Angle of fire in the plane, degrees:

Vertical (without moving the tripod bed) from -3 to +7 (from -3 to +18)

Horizontal 30

Effective range of armor-piercing projectile 1300 m

Maximum range of a fragmentation projectile 4500 m

Deployment time from traveling to combat (and vice versa) 35 seconds

Practical rate of fire 5-6 highs / min Armor penetration of a PG-9V shot 300 mm

Armor penetration shot PG-9VS 400 mm

Initial grenade speed 435 m/s Grenade flight speed up to 700 m/s

Calculation 4 people

In total, there are 42 people in the anti-tank platoon of personnel, 9K11-6 ATGM launchers, SPG-9M grenade launchers - 3, armored personnel carrier - 5.

There is an anti-tank platoon only in the battalion, whose motorized rifle companies are equipped with armored personnel carrier ami. In the mouth on BMP each combat vehicle is equipped with its own Contests .

Instead of an anti-tank platoon in the company on BMP a machine-gun platoon was included, consisting of two machine-gun squads of three company machine guns each.
grenade launcher platoon It is designed to destroy manpower and firepower of the enemy located outside shelters, in open trenches (trenches) and behind terrain folds.
A grenade launcher platoon consists of a platoon commander, a deputy platoon commander, those squads (in each squad leader, 2 senior grenade launcher gunners, 2 grenade launcher gunners, machine gunner armored personnel carrier , senior driver or driver).
In total, in a grenade launcher platoon of personnel - 26 people, 30-mm automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 - 6, armored personnel carrier - 3.

Anti-aircraft missile platoon designed to destroy enemy aircraft, helicopters, unmanned vehicles and airborne assault forces at low and medium altitudes.
The platoon consists of a platoon commander, a deputy platoon commander (also known as a squad leader), three squads (each squad leader, 2 anti-aircraft gunners, machine gunner armored personnel carrier , senior driver armored personnel carrier and driver).
In total, in a platoon of personnel - 16 people, launchers "Strela-2M" or "Igla" - 9, armored personnel carrier -3.

Tactical and technical characteristics
Range affected area, m
Height affected zone, m
Speed ​​of hit targets towards, m/s
The speed of hit targets in pursuit, m / s
Mass of military equipment in combat position, kg
Rocket caliber, mm
Rocket length, mm
Rocket mass, kg
Warhead weight, kg
Transfer time of MANPADS from traveling to combat position, s

Tactical and technical characteristics	Set of equipment "Sagittarius"
The number of launch modules / missiles on the carrier
Reaction time (minimum time from the moment the rocket is turned on to launch), sec
Maximum time allotted for aiming, sec.
Number of rocket launches on one launch module
Time to equip (unequip) the module by one person, min.	no more than 4
Mass of the equipped launcher, kg
Mass of control equipment, kg	no more than 24

Tactical and technical characteristics	OPU "Dzhigit"
Firing sector in azimuth, deg
Firing sector in elevation, hail	-15 to 60
Dimensions in firing position with missiles installed, mm	2180x1546x1304
Folded dimensions with missiles installed, mm
Weight of launcher without missiles, kg
Deployment time in a combat position, min
Rocket reload time, min

Tactical and technical characteristics
Air situation display area, km
The number of targets simultaneously displayed on the probe and transmitted to individual target designators, pcs.
Selection of PEP 1L10-2 targets for tracking	automatic according to characteristics
Probability of detecting targets of the "airplane", "helicopter" type on a head-on course with illumination of 3x10-3 up to the line of 2 km
Supply voltage, V
Temperature range of application, deg.С	-50 to +50
Weight SOSN 9С520 in packages (3 boxes), kg	no more than 120

complex MANPADS "Sagittarius"

The medical center of the battalion is designed to collect the wounded in the battalion and evacuate them, as well as to provide medical assistance. The platoon consists of the head of the medical center (ensign), a medical instructor, two orderlies, a senior driver, and three orderly drivers. The medical center has four cars UAZ-469 and trailer 1-AP-1.5.

front edge conveyor (Luaz-967)

Support Platoon designed for uninterrupted logistics, maintenance of the current repair of combat and transport equipment of the battalion,
The platoon consists of a platoon commander (ensign) and a deputy platoon commander (aka squad leader), from a maintenance department, an automobile department, and an economic department.

In Soviet times, the battalion had reconnaissance platoon And engineering platoon, but the current states do not provide for them.
Maintenance department consists of a squad leader, a senior autoelectromechanic-accumulator, a car mechanic (fitter), a driver-car mechanic.
The department has: personnel - 4 people, a workshop for servicing vehicles MTO-AT-1, ZIL-131, ZIL-157 under MTO-AT-1.

Automotive department consists of a squad leader (aka deputy platoon leader), 3 senior drivers and 5 drivers. The department has: personnel - 9 people, GAZ-66 trucks for personal belongings and property of the company - 3; GAZ-66 trucks for kitchens and groceries - 4; trucks Ural-4320 for ammunition - 2. The commander of the automobile department is the deputy commander of the support platoon.

Ural-4320

GAZ-66

Economic department consists of a squad leader, a senior cook and 3 cooks. The department has: personnel - five people, trailer kitchens - 4, car trailers 1-AP-1.5, for kitchens - 4, portable kitchen KS-75.

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.

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 became 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.

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 BMPs 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 a 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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