The International Army Games opened in the Patriot Park near Moscow.
The competition will last until August 13 and take place simultaneously at 20 training grounds, 19 of which are located within the boundaries of three military districts - Western, Southern and Central. Marine competitions will be held in the waters of the Baltic, Black and Caspian seas. In the Army international games 121 teams from 19 countries representing Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America will take part.
10:50 The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation arrives at the opening of the “International Army Games”
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Kazakhstan Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov on the red carpet
The parade of teams participating in the games begins. Team armed forces Kuwait.
Nicaraguan Armed Forces Team.
Serbian Armed Forces team.
Tajikistan Armed Forces Team
Venezuelan Armed Forces Team
Zimbabwe Armed Forces team.
Team of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Second International Army Games are open!
Waiting for the start of the “Tank Biathlon”: Where is the Minister of Defense? (photo by Sergei Balashov)
He goes, he goes... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
The first competition of Army Games 2016 begins... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Do you think, good sir, that the appearance of Polish tanks near Moscow guarantees our victory? (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Now let us remind you who won in 1945, but politely and correctly... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
Reminded... (photo by Vadim Savitsky)
The individual tank crew race begins! (photo by Olga Balashova)
The crew of the Armenian team storms the hill. (photo by Olga Balashova)
Fast iron horse of the Mongolia team. (photo by Olga Balashova)
It’s better to see once... (photo by Olga Balashova)
However, this is a TANK! (photo by Olga Balashova)
That's right - TANK! (photo by Olga Balashova)
Armenian tank crew - three shots, three hits!
Bravo! (photo by Olga Balashova)
Even the beginning of a thunderstorm could not stop LifeNews from going live (photo by Olga Balashova)
This is what I want to tell you, colleagues. The first day of the games definitely took place...
The 2016 International Army Games were held in Kazakhstan and Russia from July 30 to August 13. Military personnel from 19 countries took part in the competition.
The competition program included competitions for paratroopers, tank crews, military reconnaissance groups and others. At the end of the Games, Russia won 20 gold medals and topped the team standings. The USA and a number of NATO countries refused to participate in the International Army Games.
1. TANK BIATHLON (tank crew competition).
Kazakhstan
2. SUVOROV ONSIST (competition of crews of infantry fighting vehicles).
Kazakhstan
3. SNIPER FRONTIER (sniper competition).
Kazakhstan
Belarus
4. SAFE ROUTE (competition of engineering units).
Belarus
5. MASTER GUNSMAN (competition of weapon repair platoons).
Kazakhstan
6. CLEAR SKY (competition of air defense masters).
Belarus
7. KEYS TO THE SKY (competition of combat crews of anti-aircraft missile forces).
Belarus
8. EXCELLENTS OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE (competition of military reconnaissance groups).
Kazakhstan
9. ENGINEERING FORMULA (competition of engineering troops units).
China and Kazakhstan
10. SAFE ENVIRONMENT (competition of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance crews).
Kazakhstan
11. REMBAT (competition of workshops for the maintenance and repair of equipment and weapons).
Kazakhstan
12. OPEN WATER (competition of mastery of pontoon-ferrying units).
13. ELBRUS RING (mountain division competitions).
Kazakhstan
14. FAITHFUL FRIEND (canine competition).
Kazakhstan and Russia
Belarus
15. MILITARY MEDICAL RELAY RACE (competition of medical personnel).
Kazakhstan
16. FIELD KITCHEN (competition of food service specialists).
Kazakhstan
17. MASTERS OF ARMORED VEHICLES (car driver competition).
Kazakhstan
18. MASTERS OF ARTILLERY FIRE (competition of artillery crews).
Kazakhstan
19. MARINE LANDING (competition of marine units).
Kazakhstan
20. SEA CUP (competition for crews of surface ships).
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
21. AVIADARTS (flight crew competition).
Belarus
22. AIRING PLATOON (airborne platoon competitions).
Kazakhstan
23. DEPTH (diver competition).
Venezuela
Overall medal standings (gold, silver, bronze):
1. Russia – 20 – 3 – 0
2. China – 1 – 15 – 4
3. Kazakhstan – 2 – 3 – 12
4. Belarus – 0 – 2 – 4
5. Iran – 0 – 1 – 0
5. Azerbaijan – 0 – 1 – 0
6. Serbia – 0 – 0 – 1
6. Venezuela – 0 – 0 – 1
There is an opinion that in the level of technology development Russia is hopelessly inferior to Western countries. Military equipment is rightfully considered the quintessence of technology development. We had the opportunity to compare aviation. With tanks, too, everything seems to be obvious.
The International Army Games 2016 are being held in Russia and Kazakhstan from July 30 to August 13 with the participation of 121 teams from 19 countries. Nine more countries participate in observer status. The most representative delegations were the teams of Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
The Army Games are a military sports competition of professional excellence in 23 disciplines and at the same time an international military exercise. Competed a year earlier, the 2014 games brought together military personnel from 11 countries. That is, the number of participants is increasing, Russia’s international authority is growing. This year, even a team of Greek military personnel, which is part of the NATO bloc, is competing.
Compared to 2015, several countries have increased their activity at the stages: Venezuela will be represented in nine competitions, Belarus in eight, Iran in seven, Angola and Egypt in five. The Kazakh side proposed holding two competitions - "Masters of Artillery Fire" and "Sniper Frontier" - on its territory.
From the Baltic to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, more than three thousand military personnel compete at several combined arms, aviation and naval training grounds - pilots, tank crews, infantry fighting vehicle crews, snipers, air and naval paratroopers, artillerymen, engineer units, repair platoons, air defense crews, reconnaissance officers, mountain units, dog handlers, military doctors, surface ship crews.
Competition stages allow for objective comparison of strong and weak sides national systems of combat training and methods of performing combat exercises.
Dynamics and geography
To get closer to the conditions real fight and entertainment at the International Army Games 2016, it was decided to triple the number of shooting events. Thus, until August 13, tank crews from 17 countries will spend thousands of cumulative shells and machine-gun cartridges at the Alabino training ground.
Over the past two days, August 2-3, it was hot in all arenas of the Army Games. At the first stage of the Elbrus Ring 2016 competition in Kabardino-Balkaria (based on the CSKA Mountain Training and Survival Center), the Russian Armed Forces team took the lead.
In Sevastopol, for the first time, the all-around diving competition “Glubina-2016” was held in a games format.
The second stage of the “Keys to the Sky” competition took place at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, in which combat crews of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (ZRS) from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and China competed.
Warships of Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea carried out artillery firing at air and sea targets as part of the Sea Cup 2016 competition.
The first flights of the most spectacular part of the international competition "Aviadarts-2016" - "Aviamix" - took place at the Dubrovichi training ground in the Ryazan region. For two hours, more than 70 crews of the latest fighters, bombers, helicopters and multifunctional aircraft complexes played out air duels, launched aircraft missiles at ground targets, practiced intercepting air targets, and also demonstrated aerobatic maneuvers individually and as part of groups.
In Novosibirsk, intelligence departments of Armenia, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, China and Russia, in combat gear and with simulation equipment, overcame a complex of 22 obstacles.
Pontoon-ferry units from Russia, Serbia and China competed in Murom. In addition to special engineering technology, army aviation, tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles participated. The competition included teams completing six stages with crossing a water obstacle and establishing a pontoon crossing on a river up to 300 meters wide.
The night stage of the ARMY-2016 “Masters of Artillery Fire” competition took place at the Gvardeisky training ground in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan.
Participants from Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Venezuela demonstrated driving with night vision devices, hitting targets with a mortar, grenade launcher and machine gun - with night sights.
Military chemists from 4 countries eliminated the consequences of a simulated man-made disaster in the Yaroslavl region.
And this is far from a complete summary of events.
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DETAILED PROGRAM:
TANK BIATHLON competition of tank crews July 30 - August 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate). 2. Relay race - semi-final (12 teams participating). 2. Relay race (4 teams participate). EQUIPMENT Tank T-72B3
SUVOROV ONSET competition for crews of infantry fighting vehicles July 30 - August 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate) 2. Relay race - semi-final 2. Relay race (4 teams participate) EQUIPMENT Infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2
SNIPER FRONTIER sniper competition August 1 - 11 VENUE Test site Gvardeisky settlement Otar, Kazakhstan STAGES 1. Individual competition 2. Pair competition 3. Sniper relay race WEAPONS 7.62 mm sniper rifle
SAFE ROUTE competition of engineering and sapper units August 1 - 11 VENUE Volzhsky, Volgograd region STEPS 1. Actions of the engineering reconnaissance patrol (squad, crew) to reconnaissance the ford. 2. Destruction of anti-personnel mines by etching and reconnaissance of the area for the presence of mine-explosive obstacles. 3. Assembly of a mechanized bridge from the TMM kit. 4. Moving anti-tank hedgehogs and installing a culvert using a BAT track-laying machine. 5. Making passages with an engineering barrier vehicle (IMR). EQUIPMENT 1. Heavy mechanized bridge TMM-3. 2. BAT tracklayer. 3. Engineering vehicle clearing IMR-2.
MASTER GUNMAKER competition of weapons repair platoons August 1 - 9 VENUE Penza STEPS 1. Repair of the 122-mm towed howitzer D-30A 2. Repair of the 23-mm anti-aircraft gun ZU-23. 3. Weapons biathlon. Relay 4. Final relay of repair platoons. EQUIPMENT - 122 mm towed howitzer D-30A. -122-mm multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle BM-21 "Grad" - KAMAZ vehicle with a 6x6 wheel arrangement with a loading platform and an installed awning. - Flatbed trailer ChMZAP-8335.7-030. - Modernized artillery repair and locksmith workshop (MRS ARM) based on the Ural-4320 vehicle. ARMAMENT: -23-mm anti-aircraft gun ZU-23. - 5.45 mm Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle. -7.62-mm Kalashnikov machine gun, modernized PKM. -40-mm hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher RPG-7V. -9mm Makarov PM pistol.
CLEAR SKY competition of air defense masters August 1 - 11 VENUE Yeisk training ground, Krasnodar region STAGES 1. Sprint race of anti-aircraft units 2. Sprint race of MANPADS units 3. Pursuit race of anti-aircraft units 4. Pursuit race of MANPADS units 5. Combined relay race EQUIPMENT BTR-80 MANPADS Anti-aircraft gun ZU-23
KEYS TO THE SKY competition of combat crews of anti-aircraft missile forces July 30 - August 7 VENUE Ashuluk training ground, Astrakhan region STEPS 1. Repelling an enemy air attack with simulated launches. 2. Driver competition. 3. Reflection of an attack indicated by real aircraft, with simulated launches. 4. Loading the launcher. 5. Performing a maneuver by an anti-aircraft missile division. 6. Reflecting an enemy air strike with combat launches. EQUIPMENT Anti-aircraft missile system S-300PS (PMU) Anti-aircraft missile system S-300PM2 (PMU2)
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE EXCELLENTS Competition of military reconnaissance groups August 1 - 10 VENUE Novosibirsk STEPS 1. Landing, forced march 2. Competition of driver mechanics 3. Overcoming a set of obstacles "Reconnaissance Path" 4. Shooting 5. Exit of the reconnaissance squad to the area collection after completing the task EQUIPMENT Infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2 Mi-8 helicopter Small arms
ENGINEERING FORMULA competition of engineering troops units August 1 - 10 VENUE Volzhsky, Volgograd region STEPS 1. Equipping the pit with MDK calculations. 2. Filling the trench with BAT calculations. 3. Moving and installing logs with IMR calculations. 4. Transportation of equipment through water obstacles by PTS crews. TECHNOLOGY Machine for excavating a foundation pit MDK. BAT tracklayer. Engineering vehicle for clearing IMR. Floating conveyor medium PTS.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT Competition of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance crews July 30 - August 13 VENUE Pesochnoe training ground, Yaroslavl region STAGES 1. Individual race. 2. Relay race. 3. Fire training of crews. EQUIPMENT Reconnaissance chemical machines RKhM-4.
REMBAT Competition of workshops for the maintenance and repair of equipment and weapons August 1 - 10 VENUE Omsk STAGES 1. Individual race 2. Fire training 3. Military sports 4. Mixed relay EQUIPMENT Maintenance workshop MTO-UB1 Repair and recovery vehicle REM- KL Armored repair and recovery vehicle BREM
OPEN WATER competition of skill of pontoon-ferrying units August 1 - 6 VENUE Murom, Vladimir Region TASKS 1. Conducting engineering reconnaissance of a water obstacle by the forces of an engineering reconnaissance patrol on a special inflatable boat. 2. Equipment for crossing an anti-tank ditch and a ramp to a water barrier using a BAT overpass. 3. Landing crossing of a mortar battery on floating transporters. 4.Evacuation of the wounded from the opposite shore using a boat. 5. Equipping a 60-ton ferry and transporting a car with ammunition to the opposite shore. 6. Equipment of two platoon ferries and transportation of a reinforced tank platoon to the opposite bank with replacement of the river link in the second platoon ferry. 7. Equipment of the company ferry and transportation of heavy tracked vehicles to the opposite shore. EQUIPMENT − Pontoon-bridge park PMP − Floating conveyor medium PTS − Special inflatable boat SNL − Path-layer BAT − Diving equipment − Towing motor boat BMK
ELBRUS RING competitions of mountain divisions August 1 - 11 VENUE Terskol, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic STEPS 1. Performing special tasks at the facilities of the center's educational and material base 2. Marching in high altitude conditions 3. Climbing Elbrus (5,642 m.) EQUIPMENT Mountaineering equipment
FAITHFUL FRIEND dog handler competition August 1 - 10 VENUE Dmitrov, Moscow region EXERCISES 1. Great Dane biathlon - individual race. 2. Protective service. 3. Overcoming a 300-meter obstacle course. 4. Dog biathlon - relay race. WEAPONS 5.6 mm rifle.
MILITARY MEDICAL RELAY RACE Competition of medical personnel August 1 - 13 VENUE St. Petersburg STAGES 1. Individual skill. 2. Team championship. 3. Driving special equipment. EQUIPMENT Light armored multi-purpose tractor MT-LB.
FIELD KITCHEN competition of food service specialists August 1 - 13 VENUE Alabino, Moscow region STEPS 1. Fire training competition. 2. Competition as part of a team in cooking and baking bakery products. 3. Master class on preparing national cuisine by the Competition teams. TECHNOLOGY 1. Portable plates PP-40. 2. Portable kitchens KP-30. 3. Trailed kitchens KP-130. 4. Trailed baking blocks PCB-0.4.
MASTERS OF ARTILLERY Artillery crew competition August 1 - 11 VENUE Gvardeisky training ground, Otar settlement, Kazakhstan STAGES 1. Individual race 2. Night sprint 3. Relay 4. Relay final TECHNIQUE 1. 120 mm mortar 2B11. 2. light armored multi-purpose tractor MT-LB.
MARINE LANDING competition of marine units August 1 - 12 VENUE Khmelevka training ground, Kaliningrad region STAGES 1. Obstacle course. 2. Path of survival. 3. Pursuit race. 4. Relay race. EQUIPMENT Armored personnel carrier BTR-82A
CUP OF THE SEA competition of crews of surface ships August 1 - 11 VENUE - Novorossiysk, Black Sea Waters - Kaspiysk, Caspian Sea Waters STEPS 1. Use of the ship for its intended purpose 2. Fight for the survivability of the ship 3. Competition in maritime skills and rescue training EQUIPMENT Black Sea Waters ships of the frigate/corvette class with a displacement of up to 4,500 tons Caspian Sea waters small ships of the countries of the Caspian region with a displacement of up to 1,500 tons
AVIADARTS flight crew competition August 1 - 12 VENUE Dubrovichi training ground, Ryazan region STAGES 1. Individual race (all teams participate) 2. Relay race (4 teams participate) EQUIPMENT Operational-tactical fighter aircraft: Su-27, Su-30, MiG- 29 Operational-tactical attack aviation: Su-25 Army aviation: Ka-52, Mi-24 (Mi-35), Mi-28N, Mi-8 Military transport aviation: Il-76 Operational-tactical front-line bomber aviation: Su- 24, Su-34 Foreign combat aircraft
LANDING PLATOON COMPETITION OF LANDING PLATOONS August 3 - 13 VENUE Raevsky training ground, Novorossiysk STEPS 1. Landing as part of a platoon, performing a forced march. Individual race on BMD (armored personnel carrier). Individual biathlon as part of a platoon without crews, shooting from small arms and grenade launchers. 2. Sprint on BMD (armored personnel carrier). Sprint of a platoon without crews, shooting from small arms and crossing a section of water by swimming (ford). 3. Pursuit race on a BMD (armored personnel carrier) with shooting afloat. Orientation by choice as part of squads (patrol race), without crews. 4. Relay race on BMD (armored personnel carrier). Mountain race (relay race) without crews, shooting from small arms, grenade launchers, throwing grenades for accuracy while crossing the water area by swimming (ford). Individual precision jump. EQUIPMENT - Second generation airborne combat vehicles BMD-2, BTR-80 - Parachute systems D-10 series 4 or equivalents. - Parachute systems “Crossbow” or analogues. WEAPONS - AKS-74 and its modifications. - RPKS-74 and its modifications. - RPG-7D and its modifications. - 30-mm 2A42 cannon on the BMD-2. - 14.5 mm KPVT on the BTR-80. - Twin machine guns on 7.62 mm PKT combat vehicles.
DEPTH diving competition August 1 - 11 VENUE diving range training center Navy Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea STEPS 1. Swimming competitions with fins 2. Underwater orientation 3. Underwater search operations 4. Underwater rescue operations 5. First aid EQUIPMENT Type A - hose diving equipment with a hard helmet and boots , a breathing apparatus operating in an open or ventilated breathing pattern. Type B - self-contained diving equipment with a full-face mask/half-mask for swimming with fins and a breathing apparatus operating in an open or semi-closed (closed) circuit.
The international army games "ARMY-2016" crossed the equator. So far everything is going as normal. The hottest battles for prizes are ahead.
Exactly a week ago last Saturday, the International Army Games started at the Alabino training ground near Moscow, in which teams from nineteen countries take part. The games will end next Saturday, August 13th.
One of the most spectacular competitions is “Tank Biathlon”, which opened the games. Yesterday the PRC team entered the tank battle. It was such a fate that the tankers from the Middle Kingdom had to wait for almost a week. But they immediately rushed forward, like stagnant dragons. And today the team of the Army of the People's Republic of China strived to show the best result. They perform on their tank. It has a more powerful engine and, according to tank experts, an even more advanced fire control system than the one found on the T-72B3, the main biathlon tank. And resounding victories were expected from the Chinese.
Alas, yesterday’s race did not show the most top scores on shooting. And today in the first race we managed to hit only two out of three “tank” targets. True, the “helicopter” and “grenade launcher” targets were destroyed by the very first burst of machine gun fire. The dynamic characteristics of the Chinese tank are excellent. It outperforms the T-72B, which was demonstrated on the track. But this also plays against the crew, who are keen on speed. Today, while passing the so-called snake, a Chinese tank simply demolished two posts, for which it received penalty points. In general, it should be noted that Chinese tank crews have every chance of becoming prize-winners or even winners of the Tank Biathlon.
They perform just as confidently in the “Keys to the Sky” competition, which takes place at the Ashuluk training ground. The Celestial Empire has learned to master the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to perfection. Tomorrow the decisive stage will take place - live firing of missiles at air targets. And it will become clear who is stronger: Russians, Belarusians, Kazakhs or Chinese. So far, all the anti-aircraft gunner teams are walking, one might say, neck and neck.
There are preliminary results for other competitions. Russia is in the lead at the "Depth" diving competition, followed by Iran and Venezuela. In the "Airborne Platoon" competition, places were distributed as follows: China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Belarus, Venezuela.
A very intense struggle in the "Military Medical Relay" competition. Teams from Russia and China alternately take the lead. According to the results of the first stage of the medical competition, the places were arranged as follows: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe.
The Chinese team is in the lead in the Rembat repairmen competition, which takes place in Omsk. However, the teams of Kazakhstan and Russia have every chance to become champions. Cadets of the Omsk Automotive and Armored Engineering Institute also participate in the competition. And they show better results than army teams. But the cadets go outside the competition.
According to representatives panel of judges, while all stages of the games take place without significant comments and complaints from the participants. True, yesterday a small conflict arose at the “Amphibious Assault” competition. Representatives of the PRC team did not agree with the results of the accrual of penalty points. The argument went on until midnight, but no understanding was reached. Today all objective video information, testimony of judges will be provided, and a decision will be made.
Iran did not agree with the disqualification of the two crews. Although in one case it was shown: safety in such complex games with the use of firearms is paramount, and for the slightest violation the punishment should be the strictest. The judges disqualified one of the Iranian crews because the fighter violated safety requirements at the shooting line. He jumped out of the armored personnel carrier when the fire had not yet ceased. In another case, the crew grossly violated the basic rules of driving a floating armored personnel carrier. Coming out of the water, the driver forgot to open the engine shutters, and it quickly overheated and began to boil. In combat, this would mean stopping the vehicle, which would immediately turn into a stationary target. So the disqualification was justified.
The PRC and Iran did not protest, but did not agree with the results. However, what kind of competition is this if everyone agrees on everything?
For the first time, the Zimbabwe Army team is taking part in games of this scale. Everyone is rooting for the soldiers of this country! But the team is rather weak, although it fights its training battles to the end. It is surprising that the Zimbabwean army team dared not only to walk the routes of the “Tank Biathlon”, but also to measure their strength with military reconnaissance officers in the taiga near Novosibirsk. As they say, Zimbabwe's scouts got lost among dense thickets of cedar, pine, and even deciduous trees. They were searched for a long time and were found not losing heart. They did not refuse further participation in the “Excellence in Military Intelligence” competition. And they did the right thing. Who else in Africa will boast that they passed through the Siberian taiga and did not fail in the fight against the best intelligence officers of Russia, China, Armenia and Kazakhstan?!
IN " Tank biathlon“Not everything is going well for the Zimbabwean team either. Today the crew could not load first the tank gun, then the tank machine guns. As a result, time was lost irrevocably; the route that the PRC tankers spent a little more than twenty minutes on, the crew from Zimbabwe covered in more than an hour. But the helicopter target was shot down by the first shot. By the way, the Russian tankers did not hit this target.
The fact that the Zimbabwe team's rating is higher than the Armenian team does not mean that the Armenians performed poorly. Not at all. The team performs very confidently. The calculation takes into account the number of competitions in which teams participate and the total number of teams fielded. Zimbabwe is simply represented more actively in the ARMY 2016 games than Armenia or India.
The International Army Games continue, and the intensity of passions in them is no less than at the Olympics in Brazil.