The crews of tanks and BMP Kantemir division took to the teachings

The crews of tanks and BMP Kantemir division took to the teachings in the suburbs. On a tank range Kantemirovskaya division there are various areas where tankers can practice their skills.

They can be useful in a real fight. In this case, the development of overcoming water obstacles. Now this river Nevka on the banks of which unfolded not too large, but convincing a training battle. Shore, who went after tanks and infantry fighting vehicles and BMP for surface, this machine is able to swim, met the river, forcing crews heavy fire. In the bushes keeps the defense a platoon commander under the Callsign "devil".

The situation is as close to the fighting. Under cover of fire of the BMP with the middle of the pond under heavy fire "the devil" evacuation team pulls out of a tank, which the defenders managed to knock out the legend of the exercises, of course. He was stuck in the middle of the river and it can not catch the rope. There is a danger of flooding of the machine. In this case, the tankers urgently need to leave. All of these actions are processed on special equipment. The layout of the turret with the crew flooded in a special pool. The mask in this case is scuba diving. With the remaining on the surface of the communication takes place via special signals. At the same time to leave the tank, you can only completely fill it with water through the holes, or not to open the hatches. It takes 2-3 minutes, and crews will receive a conditional command to leave the car. On the ground this procedure avoided, the tank still caught in the rope and pull it ashore. Of chimneys belching white smoke, some inside the engine apparently got some water.

The fierce resistance of the "devil" and his team suppressed. As officially reported, according to the results of the exercise all the stated goals were achieved, and contingencies, except programmed, there was not one.

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