Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

04/07/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/07/2021 06:15

The first stage of the competition Suvorov Attack among motorized rifle platoons of the Central Military District has ended at the training ground near Chelyabinsk

07.04.2021 (13:15)

At the training ground near Chelyabinsk, the first stage of the district competition Suvorov Attack among motorized rifle platoons has ended.

Teams of the Central Military District (CMD) from the 2nd guards and 41st armies, as well as the guards tank division, take part in the competition.

According to the conditions of the stage, motorized skirmishers overcame various obstacles such as containers with ropes, crossing over water, firing lanes, horizontal pipes with a moat, fences, structures made of logs, a scout lane, etc. The participants also hit targets with automatic weapons and grenade launchers while on the defensive and on the offensive.

In the final part of the stage, the teams competed in high-speed overcoming of the route with natural and artificial obstacles on combat vehicles. The route is equipped with various obstacles: a ford, a water barrier, a mound, a fire strip, an anti-tank ditch with a passage, etc. The route also includes penalty circles of 500 m, a conditionally infected area of the terrain, areas of compliance with standards for technical, medical and engineering training, NBC protection.

The next stage of the competition will be the performance of combat training tasks by motorized rifle platoons.

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