Russia's Defense Technologies Newswire
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Tank crews of Russian base in Armenia drill 'tank carousel' tactics
MOSCOW July 25
Tank crews of the Russian base in Armenia that is organic to the Southern Military District (YuVO) are using T-72B tanks to destroy enemy targets with standard shot at drills held at the Alagyaz range. The tank troopers are using a special tactical maneuver called "tank carousel", YuVO's press service said.
MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Tank crews of the Russian base in Armenia that is organic to the Southern Military District (YuVO) are using T-72B tanks to destroy enemy targets with standard shot at drills held at the Alagyaz range. The tank troopers are using a special tactical maneuver called "tank carousel", YuVO's press service said.
"The tank troopers have undergone a month-long training to learn to fire at targets, which simulated heavy hardware of the conditional adversary in constantly changing tactical and target situations, which helps the crews to develop prompt reaction and ability to make unconventional decisions to resolve combat training tasks. The 'tank carousel' maneuver is designed to deliver continuous fire to suppress the adversary. Tanks take turns in advancing to fire positions and firing at the enemy in order to compensate for the time required for reloading, YuVO said.
The servicemen are also using reconnaissance drones and practice quick-firing at distances of up to 2,500 meters.
More than 100 servicemen and about 30 units of military hardware, including unmanned aerial vehicles, (UAV) are engaged in the drills.