Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

02/18/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/18/2022 01:43

The second qualifying stage of the Tank Biathlon competition was held at the Prudboy training ground near Volgograd

18.02.2022 (10:00)

The second qualifying stage of the army competition Tank Biathlon within the framework of the 2022 Army International Games took place at the combined arms training ground of the Southern Military District Prudboy.

The event was attended by teams formed from the winners of the first qualifying stage held among the formations and military units of the 8th combined arms army of the Southern Military District.

The tankers overcame all the obstacles of the seven-kilometer competitive route, in particular, a snake, an escarpment, a track bridge, a slope, a moat.

In addition, the crews fired from the standard armament of the tank during flank firing and target shooting, appearing at minimal intervals.

Following the results of the second qualifying stage of the competition, a team of a combined arms formation will be formed, which will present its units at the district stage of the Tank Biathlon.

It is worth noting that this year the all-army stages of the field training competitions Tank Biathlon and Suvorov Attack will take place at the combined-arms training ground of the Southern Military District of Prudboy near Volgograd.

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