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Chebarkul firing range hosts artillery drills
Chebarkul firing range hosts artillery drills
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Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24. 26.03.2010, Sputnik International
2010-03-26T10:15+0000
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Chebarkul firing range hosts artillery drills Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24.
Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24. The Chebarkul firing range hosted large-scale drills of the Volga-Ural Military District. Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24. The Chebarkul firing range hosted large-scale drills of the Volga-Ural Military District.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank The drills featured several hundreds weapons, including an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun… The drills featured several hundreds weapons, including an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun…
… a BM-21 Grad multiple-rocket launcher…
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank … and a 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer. … and a 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
© RIA Novosti . Павел Лисицын / Go to the mediabank Almost a thousand soldiers participated in the drills. According to the scenario an enemy team infiltrated the field. Almost a thousand soldiers participated in the drills. According to the scenario an enemy team infiltrated the field.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank The artillery is preparing to defeat the “enemy.” The artillery is preparing to defeat the “enemy.”
© RIA Novosti . Павел Лисицын / Go to the mediabank The simulation is as close to real combat as possible. The simulation is as close to real combat as possible.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank Both the scale and the budget of the drills are amazing. A shot from an anti-tank gun, for example, costs 250,000 rubles. Both the scale and the budget of the drills are amazing. A shot from an anti-tank gun, for example, costs 250,000 rubles.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank The main purpose of the drills was to train cooperation between military units. The main purpose of the drills was to train cooperation between military units.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank For commanders such drills are a chance to practice their skills in the field. For commanders such drills are a chance to practice their skills in the field.