In the fog of the stars
Back to the attributed base,
And we are called a soldier's debt -
The landing on the West is abandoned by order.
And somewhere between parachute
Below is burning Bratislava lights,
And slowly sit on the sand
Guys from Moscow and Volgograd.
Dispatcher international Airport Ruzin, Prague. The usual night shift turns into a nightmare nightmare: Armada aircraft is approaching the radar screens. Who are they? What's happening? According to the radio, lever teams in Czech language: "Stop output and reception of aircraft, immediately release the runway."
Behind the spins of the controllers crunches and overturns the door, armed people are breeding without signs of differences. Czechs finally understand what is happening - some time to break radio engineering equipment. The dispatching tower is disabled, but on the flight field, the special forces of the GRU, landing in a couple of hours before landing the fixed forces on board the "Trojan horse" - civil aircraftrequested emergency landing.
A small scuffle arises from the airport fire team building - warned from the dispatching point, firefighters are trying to overwrite runways by machines and special equipment. But faced face to face with armed Soviet special forces, hastily retreat. The building was blocked, covered all outputs on the field and approaches to the strip. We managed!
And in the sky above Prague, the landing headlights of the An-12 are already swing. The first dusty transportist comes to land, unloading, a few minutes - and the plane, roaring the four motors, goes to reinforcement. At the edges of the flight field, piles of unused parachutes remain. In just the following days, 450 sides with divisions of 7 gv landed at Ruzin airport. Airborne Division ...
If we were thrown at night, then half of the division ... you know how many people were on the airfields, how many planes, how many people would I bother?
- General Lev Gorelov, at that time commander of 7 GW. Vdd
In the combat charter of the Airborne Forces, the word "parachute" is practically not found. And in each point of the charter, dedicated to landing, always prudently follow the refinement: "The release of the landing (landing of the landing)" or "landing platform (airfield)."
The charter wrote clever people who perfectly knew the military and practice of using air assaults in various military conflicts.
Arrangement of armored vehicles with a parachute way. Fantastic sight
The largest operation in the history of domestic Airborne Forces - the Vyazem Airborne Operation, carried out by the forces of the four airborne brigades and the 250th RPKKA RRW in January-February 1942 and with this event there were a lot of tragic and instructive moments.
The first group of paratroopers was planted in the rear of the German troops south of Vyazma on January 18 - 22, 1942. It is noteworthy that the 250th rifle regiment landed (attention!) Landing method. Thanks to the successful actions of paratroopers, a few days later the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps of the Red Army broke into their location. It was designated the possibility of the environment of part of the German forces of the Center for Army Center.
To strengthen the Soviet group in the enemy's rear, the second group of paratroopers was emerged. By February 1, in the indicated area, 2497 people and 34 tons of cargo were landed by parachute. The result was discouraging - the cargo was lost, and only 1,300 paratroopers came to the place of collection.
No less disturbing results were obtained during the Dnieper airborne operation - a strong anti-aircraft fire forced airplanes to rise above the clouds, as a result of the dropped from a two-kilometer height, 4500 parachutes were scattered on the square in tens of square kilometers. According to the results of the operation, the following content directive was published:
The outcome of the mass landing at night testifies to the illiteracy of the organizers of this case, because, as experience shows, the release of the mass night landing, even on its territory, is associated with greater dangers.
I order the remaining one and a half of the airborne brigades to remove from the subordination of the Voronezh front and consider their reserve rates.
I.Stalin
Not by chance most of The airborne parts of the Red Army during the war were reformed into rifle.
Similar consequences had massive air regions at the Western European Military Theater. In May 1941, 16 thousand German paratroopers, showing exceptional heroism, were able to seize the island of Crete (Operation "Mercury"), but suffered so heavy losses that the vermhtack air force dropped out of the game. And the German command had to part with the plans for the capture of the Suez Canal with the help of parachutists.
The body of the killed German parachutist, the operation "Mercury"
In the summer of 1943, American parachutes were in the event of difficult conditions: during the landing in Sicily, they were from 80 kilometers from the intended goal. Even less lucky on that day, the British - a quarter of British paratroopers drowned into the sea.
Well, the Second World War has ended long ago - since landing means, communication and management systems have changed radically for the better. Let's look at a couple of more recent examples:
For example, the Israeli elite parachute brigade "Tsankhani". The account of this unit has one successful parachute landing: seizure of a strategically important Pass Mitla (1956). However, there are a number of contradictory moments: first, the landing was pointing - the entire couple of hundreds of parachutes. Secondly, the landing took place in the desert terrain, originally without any opposition opposition.
In the following years, the Parachute Brigade "Tsanhaim" has never been applied to the appointment: the fighters cleverly jumped with a parachute during the exercises, but in the conditions of real hostilities (the six-day war or the war of the day) preferred to move on the ground under the cover of heavy armored vehicles, or conducted Spot divergers using helicopters.
Airborne troops are highly common land forces and are designed to perform tasks in the rear of the enemy as air assaults.
- Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p.1
Soviet paratroopers have repeatedly participated in combat operations outside the USSR, participated in the suppression of turbines in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, fought in Afghanistan and were recognized by the elite of the armed forces. However, the real combat use of the Airborne Forces was well different from the romantic image of a parachutist, descending from heaven on parachute plots, as it was widely represented in mass culture.
Suppression of the uprising in Hungary (November 1956):
"The fighters of the 108th Guards Parachute Regiment were delivered to the Hungarian airfields of Temk and Veszprech, and immediately captured strategically important objects. Now, carved by the air gate, it was easy to get help and reinforcements and develop the offensive in the opponent's territory.
- The 80th Guards Parachute Regiment arrived on the border with Hungary railway (Station Beregovo), from there by a hiking column committed 400-km march to Budapest;
Suppression of the uprising in Czechoslovakia (1968):
During the Danube operation, the Soviet troops, with the support of the Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian and German units in 36 hours, established control over Czechoslovakia, conducting a rapid and bloodless occupation of the country. It is the events of August 21, 1968, related to the brilliant seizure of Ruzyne International Airport, became a prologue to this article.
In addition to the capital airport, the Soviet landing took the airfields of Turzhani and to interfere, turning them into impregnable fortified points, where all new and new forces arrived an endless flow from the USSR.
Introduction of troops in Afghanistan (1979):
Soviet landing in a matter of hours seized all the most important airfields of this Central Asian country: Kabul, Bagram and Schindad (Kandahar was captured later). After a few days, large forces of the limited contingent of Soviet troops arrived there, and the airfields themselves turned into the most important transport portals for the delivery of weapons, equipment, fuel, food and equipment for the 40th army.
The defense of the airfield is organized by individual rotary (platoon) supporting points with anti-tank agents and means of anti-air defense in the directions of the likely nomination of the enemy. The removal of the front edge of the reference points should exclude the defeat of the aircraft on the runway with the fire of direct vendor tanks and the enemy guns. The gaps between the support points are covered with minno explosive barriers. Prepared routes of extension and binds of reserve deployment. Some units stand out for action from ambushes on the enemy approach paths.
- Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 206
Hell! It is even spelled out in the Charter.
What to get out of the seashore covered with barbs or jump from the transcendental heights to the unknown, it is much easier and more efficient to land in the metropolitan airport in the enemy, it turns out, and in one night there is a division of "Pskov Chuzorezov". It becomes possible to operate heavy armored vehicles and other bulky equipment. The paratroopers receive assistance and reinforcements in a timely manner, the evacuation of the wounded and prisoners is simplified, and convenient transport routes, connecting the capital airport with the center of the country make this object truly invaluable in any local war.
The only risk - the enemy can guess plans and at the last moment block the runway with bulldozers. But, as practice shows, with a proper approach to ensuring secrecy, no serious problems arise. Finally, for insurance, you can use an advanced detachment disguised under the "peaceful Soviet tractor", which will bring order on the flight field a few minutes before arriving the main forces (there is a wide space for improvisations: "emergency" landing, a group of "athletes" with black bags "Adibas", etc.)
Preparation of a captured airfield (landing site) to the reception of the landing and material means is to clearing the runway and taxiways for planting aircraft (helicopters), unloading of them techniques and cargo and driveway equipment for vehicle.
- Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 258
Actually, there is nothing new here - the brilliant tactic with the capture of the airport appeared half a century ago. Budapest, Prague and Bagram are vivid confirmation of this scheme. According to the same scenario, Americans were planted at Mogadishu Airport (Civil War in Somalia, 1993). By the same scenario, peacekeeping forces were acted in Bosnia (taking control of the airport "Tuzla", the beginning of the 90s), which was subsequently turned into the main support base of "Blue Katoke".
Russian paratroopers unload equipment. Airport Tuzla, Bosnia
The main task of the "shift on Pristina" - a famous raid of Russian paratroopers in June 1999 was ... who would have thought! ... capture the airport "Slatina", where the arrival of the replenishment was expected - up to two airborne regiments. Operation itself was carried out brilliantly (its inglorious finale is no longer relevant to the topic of this article, since it is a clear political, and not a military color).
Of course, the reception "capture of the capital airport" is suitable only for local wars with a deliberately weak and unprepared enemy.
To repeat such a focus in Iraq, it was already unrealistic - wars in the Persian Gulf went in the spirit of old traditions: Aviation bombed, tank and motorized columns are torn forward, if necessary, point of the enemy's point of the enemy are planted: special forces, saboteurs, airframes. However, no missing parachutists of speech ever went. First, there was no need.
Secondly, the mass parachute landing in our time is an unreasonably risky and meaningless event: it is enough to recall the quotation of General Lion Gorleov, who honestly recognized that in the case of landing by a parachute manner, half of his division could die. But in the Czechs in 1968 there was no C-300, nor the Patriot SPC, nor portable "stingers" ...
Pskov paratroopers are preparing for landing, 2005
The use of parachute landings in the Third World War seems to be even more dubious. In conditions, when even the oversighted fighters are subjected to fatal risk in the fire zone of modern anti-aircraft missile systems, hope that the huge transport IL-76 will be able to fly and plant a landing under Washington ...
People's Molver attributes Raigan phrase: "I will not be surprised if I will see on the second day of war on the verge of a white house of guys in vests and blue berets." I do not know if the President of the United States said such words, but thermonuclear ammunition after half an hour after the beginning of the war he will receive guaranteed.
Based on historical experience, paratroopers perfectly showed themselves as part of the asian assault brigades - in the late 60s the rapid development of helicopter equipment made it possible to develop the concept of applying landings in the nearest enemy rear. Point helicopter landings played a significant role in the Afghan war.
A paratrooper first runs how much it can, and then - how much
- Army humor
Over the past 30 years, a peculiar image of the paratrooper was formed in Russian society: for some obscure reasons, the landing is not "hanging on the plots", but sits on the armor of tanks and BMP in all hot spots.
All right - airborne, the beauty and pride of the armed forces, being one of the most prepared and combat-effective types of troops, are regularly involved in the tasks in local conflicts. At the same time, the landing is used as a motorcycle, together with divisions of motorized rifles, special forces, riot police and even marines! (After all, it is not a secret that Russian marines participated in the storming of Grozny).
5th company 350th GW. Airborne Regiment, Afghanistan
From here there is a reasonable philistine question: if in the last 70 years the Airborne For ever, under no circumstances, they were not applied in direct appointment (namely: massive landing of parachutists), then why are conversations about the need for specific systems suitable for landing under the parachute dome: combat Machines of the landing machine BMD-4M or anti-tank saau 2c25 "spruit"?
If the landing is always used as elite motorcycle in local wars, is it not better to arm guys with ordinary tanks, heavy SAU and BMP? Act at the forefront without heavy armored vehicles - betrayal, in relation to soldiers.
Take a look at the US Marine Corps - American marines forgot the smell of the sea. The corpus of the marines turned into expeditionary forces - a kind of "special forces", prepared for actions outside the United States, with his tanks, helicopters and aviation. The main aircraft armored equipment is a 65-ton tank "Abrams", a chest of iron with a negative buoyancy.
BMD-4M. Beautiful car, but one hit the bullet DSHK will break the caterpillar
It is worth noting that the domestic airborne AVA also follow the role of rapid response forces capable of arriving at any point in the world and enter into battle immediately upon arrival in place. It is clear that the paratroopers in this case require a special vehicle, but why do you need aluminum BMP-4M, at the price of three T-90 tanks? Which ultimately is amazed by the most primitive means: shots of DShK and RPG-7.
Of course, it is not necessary to reach the absurd - in 1968 due to the shortage of vehicles, paratroopers hijacked all the cars from Rozin Airport Parking. And correctly done:
... clarification of the personnel of the need for rational expenditure of ammunition and other material means, the skillful use of the opponent and military equipment captured at the enemy;
- Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 57
I would like to know the opinion of the landing, what do not satisfy their ordinary BTRT and BMP, compared with the "supermashina" bmd-4m?
In the fog of the stars
Back to the attributed base,
And we are called a soldier's debt -
The landing on the West is abandoned by order.
And somewhere between parachute
Below is burning Bratislava lights,
And slowly sit on the sand
Guys from Moscow and Volgograd.
Dispatch center Ruzyne International Airport, Prague. The usual night shift turns into a nightmare nightmare: Armada aircraft is approaching the radar screens. Who are they? What's happening? According to the radio, lever teams in Czech language: "Stop output and reception of aircraft, immediately release the runway."
Behind the spins of the controllers crunches and overturns the door, armed people are breeding without signs of differences. Czechs finally understand what is happening - some time to break radio engineering equipment. The dispatching tower was disabled, but at the flight field, the special forces of GRU, landing in a couple of hours before landing the main forces on board the "Trojan horse" - a civil aircraft requested an emergency landing.
A small scuffle arises from the airport fire team building - warned from the dispatching point, firefighters are trying to overwrite runways by machines and special equipment. But faced face to face with armed Soviet special forces, hastily retreat. The building was blocked, covered all outputs on the field and approaches to the strip. We managed!
And in the sky above Prague, the landing headlights of the An-12 are already swing. The first dusty transportist comes to land, unloading, a few minutes - and the plane, roaring the four motors, goes to reinforcement. At the edges of the flight field, piles of unused parachutes remain. In just the following days, 450 sides with divisions of 7 gv landed at Ruzin airport. Airborne Division ...
"If we were thrown at night, then half of the division ... you know how many people were on the airfields, how many planes, how many people would I bother?"
(General Lev Gorelov, at the time commander of 7 gv. Vdd)
In the combat charter of the Airborne Forces, the word "parachute" is practically not found. And in each point of the charter, dedicated to landing, always prudently follow the refinement: "The release of the landing (landing of the landing)" or "landing platform (airfield)."
The Charter wrote smart people who perfectly knew military history and the practice of using air assaults in various military conflicts.
Arrangement of armored vehicles with a parachute way. Fantastic sight
The largest operation in the history of domestic Airborne Forces - the Vyazem Airborne Operation, carried out by the forces of the four airborne brigades and the 250th RPKKA RRW in January-February 1942 and with this event there were a lot of tragic and instructive moments.
The first group of paratroopers was planted in the rear of the German troops south of Vyazma on January 18 - 22, 1942. It is noteworthy that the 250th rifle regiment landed (attention!) Landing method. Thanks to the successful actions of paratroopers, a few days later the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps of the Red Army broke into their location. It was designated the possibility of the environment of part of the German forces of the Center for Army Center.
To strengthen the Soviet group in the enemy's rear, the second group of paratroopers was emerged. By February 1, in the indicated area, 2497 people and 34 tons of cargo were landed by parachute. The result was discouraging - the cargo was lost, and only 1,300 paratroopers came to the place of collection.
No less disturbing results were obtained during the Dnieper airborne operation - a strong anti-aircraft fire forced airplanes to rise above the clouds, as a result of the dropped from a two-kilometer height, 4500 parachutes were scattered on the square in tens of square kilometers. According to the results of the operation, the following content directive was published:
The outcome of the mass landing at night testifies to the illiteracy of the organizers of this case, because, as experience shows, the release of the mass night landing, even on its territory, is associated with greater dangers.
I order the remaining one and a half of the airborne brigades to remove from the subordination of the Voronezh front and consider their reserve rates.
I.Stalin
It is not by chance that most of the airborne parts of the Red Army during the war were reformed into small. Similar consequences had massive air regions at the Western European Military Theater. In May 1941, 16 thousand German paratroopers, showing exceptional heroism, were able to seize the island of Crete (Operation "Mercury"), but suffered so heavy losses that the vermhtack air force dropped out of the game. And the German command had to part with the plans for the capture of the Suez Canal with the help of parachutists.
The body of the killed German parachutist, operation "Mercury"
In the summer of 1943, American parachutes were in the event of difficult conditions: during the landing in Sicily, they were from 80 kilometers from the intended goal. Even less lucky on that day, the British - a quarter of British paratroopers drowned into the sea.
Well, the Second World War has ended long ago - since landing means, communication and management systems have changed radically for the better. Let's look at a couple of more recent examples:
For example, the Israeli elite parachute brigade "Tsankhani". The account of this unit has one successful parachute landing: seizure of a strategically important Pass Mitla (1956). However, there are a number of contradictory moments: first, the landing was pointing - the entire couple of hundreds of parachutes. Secondly, the landing took place in the desert terrain, originally without any opposition opposition.
In the following years, the Parachute Brigade "Tsanhaim" has never been applied to the appointment: the fighters cleverly jumped with a parachute during the exercises, but in the conditions of real hostilities (the six-day war or the war of the day) preferred to move on the ground under the cover of heavy armored vehicles, or conducted Spot divergers using helicopters.
Airborne troops are highly common land forces and are designed to perform tasks in the rear of the enemy as air assaults.
(Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, paragraph 1)
Soviet paratroopers have repeatedly participated in combat operations outside the USSR, participated in the suppression of turbines in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, fought in Afghanistan and were recognized by the elite of the armed forces. However, the real combat use of the Airborne Forces was well different from the romantic image of a parachutist, descending from heaven on parachute plots, as it was widely represented in mass culture.
Suppression of the uprising in Hungary (November 1956):
"The fighters of the 108th Guards Parachute Regiment were delivered to the Hungarian airfields of Temk and Veszprech, and immediately captured strategically important objects. Now, carved by the air gate, it was easy to get help and reinforcements and develop the offensive in the opponent's territory.
- The 80th Guards Parachute Regiment arrived on the border with Hungary on the railway (Station Beregovo), from there a hiking column made 400-km march to Budapest;
Suppression of the uprising in Czechoslovakia (1968):
During the Danube operation, the Soviet troops, with the support of the Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian and German units in 36 hours, established control over Czechoslovakia, conducting a rapid and bloodless occupation of the country. It is the events of August 21, 1968, related to the brilliant seizure of Ruzyne International Airport, became a prologue to this article.
In addition to the capital airport, the Soviet landing took the airfields of Turzhani and to interfere, turning them into impregnable fortified points, where all new and new forces arrived an endless flow from the USSR.
Introduction of troops in Afghanistan (1979):
Soviet landing in a matter of hours seized all the most important airfields of this Central Asian country: Kabul, Bagram and Schindad (Kandahar was captured later). After a few days, large forces of the limited contingent of Soviet troops arrived there, and the airfields themselves turned into the most important transport portals for the delivery of weapons, equipment, fuel, food and equipment for the 40th army.
The defense of the airfield is organized by individual rotary (platoon) supporting points with anti-tank agents and means of anti-air defense in the directions of the likely nomination of the enemy. The removal of the front edge of the reference points should exclude the defeat of the aircraft on the runway with the fire of direct vendor tanks and the enemy guns. The gaps between the support points are covered with minno explosive barriers. Prepared routes of extension and binds of reserve deployment. Some units stand out for action from ambushes on the enemy approach paths.
(Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 206)
Hell! It is even spelled out in the Charter.
What to get out of the seashore covered with barbs or jump from the transcendental heights to the unknown, it is much easier and more efficient to land in the metropolitan airport in the enemy, it turns out, and in one night there is a division of "Pskov Chuzorezov". It becomes possible to operate heavy armored vehicles and other bulky equipment. The paratroopers receive assistance and reinforcements in a timely manner, the evacuation of the wounded and prisoners is simplified, and convenient transport routes, connecting the capital airport with the center of the country make this object truly invaluable in any local war.
The only risk - the enemy can guess plans and at the last moment block the runway with bulldozers. But, as practice shows, with a proper approach to ensuring secrecy, no serious problems arise. Finally, for insurance, you can use an advanced detachment disguised under the "peaceful Soviet tractor", which will bring order on the flight field a few minutes before arriving the main forces (there is a wide space for improvisations: "emergency" landing, a group of "athletes" with black bags "Adibas", etc.)
The preparation of the captured airfield (landing site) to the reception of the landing and material means is to clearing the runway and taxiways for planting aircraft (helicopters), unloading from them techniques and cargo and equipment access routes for vehicles.
(Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 258)
Actually, there is nothing new here - the brilliant tactic with the capture of the airport appeared half a century ago. Budapest, Prague and Bagram are vivid confirmation of this scheme. According to the same scenario, Americans were planted at Mogadishu Airport (Civil War in Somalia, 1993). By the same scenario, peacekeeping forces were acted in Bosnia (taking control of the airport "Tuzla", the beginning of the 90s), which was subsequently turned into the main support base of "Blue Katoke".
Russian paratroopers unload equipment. Airport Tuzla, Bosnia
The main task of the "shift on Pristina" - a famous raid of Russian paratroopers in June 1999 was ... who would have thought! ... capture the airport "Slatina", where the arrival of the replenishment was expected - up to two airborne regiments. Operation itself was carried out brilliantly (its inglorious finale is no longer relevant to the topic of this article, since it is a clear political, and not a military color).
Of course, the reception "capture of the capital airport" is suitable only for local wars with a deliberately weak and unprepared enemy.
To repeat such a focus in Iraq, it was already unrealistic - wars in the Persian Gulf went in the spirit of old traditions: Aviation bombed, tank and motorized columns are torn forward, if necessary, point of the enemy's point of the enemy are planted: special forces, saboteurs, airframes. However, no missing parachutists of speech ever went. First, there was no need.
Secondly, the mass parachute landing in our time is an unreasonably risky and meaningless event: it is enough to recall the quotation of General Lion Gorleov, who honestly recognized that in the case of landing by a parachute manner, half of his division could die. But in the Czechs in 1968 there was no C-300, nor the Patriot SPC, nor portable "stingers" ...
Pskov paratroopers are preparing for landing, 2005
The use of parachute landings in the Third World War seems to be even more dubious. In conditions, when even the oversighted fighters are subjected to fatal risk in the fire zone of modern anti-aircraft missile systems, hope that the huge transport IL-76 will be able to fly and plant a landing under Washington ... People's Solver attributes Raigan phrase: " I won't be surprised if I will see on the second day of the war on the threshold of a white house guys in vests and blue berets" I do not know if the President of the United States said such words, but thermonuclear ammunition after half an hour after the beginning of the war he will receive guaranteed.
Based on historical experience, paratroopers perfectly showed themselves as part of the asian assault brigades - in the late 60s the rapid development of helicopter equipment made it possible to develop the concept of applying landings in the nearest enemy rear. Point helicopter landings played a significant role in the Afghan war.
Over the past 30 years, a peculiar image of the paratrooper was formed in Russian society: for some obscure reasons, the landing is not "hanging on the plots", but sits on the armor of tanks and BMP in all hot spots.
All right - airborne, the beauty and pride of the armed forces, being one of the most prepared and combat-effective types of troops, are regularly involved in the tasks in local conflicts. At the same time, the landing is used as a motorcycle, together with divisions of motorized rifles, special forces, riot police and even marines! (After all, it is not a secret that Russian marines participated in the storming of Grozny).
5th company 350th GW. Airborne Regiment, Afghanistan
From here there is a reasonable philistine question: if in the last 70 years the Airborne For ever, under no circumstances, they were not applied in direct appointment (namely: massive landing of parachutists), then why are conversations about the need for specific systems suitable for landing under the parachute dome: combat Machines of the landing machine BMD-4M or anti-tank saau 2c25 "spruit"?
If the landing is always used as elite motorcycle in local wars, is it not better to arm guys with ordinary tanks, heavy SAU and BMP? Act at the forefront without heavy armored vehicles - betrayal, in relation to soldiers.
Take a look at the US Marine Corps - American marines forgot the smell of the sea. The corpus of the marines turned into expeditionary forces - a kind of "special forces", prepared for actions outside the United States, with his tanks, helicopters and aviation. The main armored vehicles of the "Marine Circus" is a 65-ton, cheese of iron with negative buoyancy.
BMD-4M. Beautiful car, but one hit the bullet DSHK will break the caterpillar
It is worth noting that the domestic airborne AVA also follow the role of rapid response forces capable of arriving at any point in the world and enter into battle immediately upon arrival in place. It is clear that the paratroopers in this case require a special vehicle, but why do you need aluminum BMP-4M, at the price of three T-90 tanks? Which ultimately is amazed by the most primitive means: shots DShK and.
Of course, it is not necessary to reach the absurd - in 1968 due to the shortage of vehicles, paratroopers hijacked all the cars from Rozin Airport Parking. And correctly done:
... clarification of the personnel of the need for rational consumption of ammunition and other material resources, the skillful use of the arms captured from the opponent and military equipment;
(Battle Charter of the Airborne Forces, p. 57)
I would like to know the opinion of the landing, what do not satisfy their ordinary BTRR and BMP, compared with the "supermaashina"?
