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TV show "War technologies"
112 billion grivnas needed to our army in 2019. In that number also on armament. By this digit begin 4th season of the program
After moment you will know about these
What is better: wheeled or caterpillar chassis for SPG?
Does the medical Torsus Praetorian serve in Ukraine?
How does look like new summer boots for our army?
Why Americans recreate M48 to IFV-3?
And who developed connection between airplanes and submarines?
For the sake of one or few lucky shots in battle, shooters have to train for years, spending thousands of shots
But one more valuable element in this process is target, which might cost from few coins to thousands of dollars
What now in trend and which progress get shooting ranges, make known our journalist Gennadiy Salivon
From the beginning as the training targets use everything goes: straw dummies, wooden chunks, etc
When firearms became more aimed, appears need to choose best shooters. So classic training target became a paper one with rounds
To all militaries well known training target №4, green figure. On it easy to calculate points, easy to choose a winner. But it doesn't go well for dynamic shooting
For specific tasks are used training targets, which similar to human anatomy
If shooter got task to destroy the enemy, he shoots in zones that bring one-moment lethal exode. If the task is disability or stopping, for these are presented zones, hands, legs
Image at training target depends on task for shooter. Exists targets for high precision shooting, exists for police sniping, etc. Well known instructors develop training targets with their own ideas
It is training target of Australian instructor Ray Mantiny. You might see zones, 4+5. Might see rounds, in which might collect groups
Right and not right muzzle position. Might mark the hits. At acceptations, date, time. This training target often used in private security companies
Disadvantage of paper training targets – they rip fast. For dynamic shooting trainings often used training targets of corrugated cardboard
Anyway, they are also not eternal. Now popular became such-called gongs
Main goal is to hit it. If hit came out specific sound. Human without walking to training target hear that target injured
There gongs that falls after hit, as Byanchi system plates
For more complicated tasks used such-called wood
Horizontal moving to byanchi easy to control by upper body. For vertical need to include hands and pelvis. If hit in white you rapidly will see color changing
This training target called Popper. She constructed to stand still if hit in leg and fall if hit in head
Exists also double variant of Popper
If 2 guys passing by, side one has a right to injure second popper. Injure your half and injure half of an enemy
He doesn't finish exercise. It is higher level. Not simply hit the head, but hit in your half
Exists also gravitation gongs, that after hit falls and then rise by their own selves. And police use gongs that imitate criminal with hostage. Injuring zones they have are flexible
Until now remain discussions about right of gong usage in military preparing
For rifle-men, MG's, … shooting to such training targets are not right … their job goes from 250 m and further
And for sections, that charged in city clearing, objects security, there need to train on such training targets, prepare for work with 2 weapon types. Automatic rifle and then way to hand-gun or reverse
Other way, at high precision shooting competitions. For example, F-class, at range under 1000 yards or 914 meters. There training targets lift down after each shot and mark hitting place
Depending on training area budget, use different types of systems. But high class are systems which automatically get the hitting point and show it on monitor. One of them, made by Kongsberg Tadget Systems used also by American marines
When we use this system, so save 3 minutes on each serie of fire. So shooter might concentrate more on shooting aspects then turn attention away each time when need to examine injured target. Effectiveness of Kongsberg targets system is unbelievable
Target got four microphones on each angle and when bullet hits in target - micro's by sound get where exactly bullet hit
All this information sends to pad and on this monitor show up as marker. Everything going in real time, and at left side in graph at once show up results
«War Technologies» program already told about systems which allows to train in shooting without real shooting. Trainers for ammo saving recommend to practice additionally with «blank ammo»
But human nature is so, that until you see injured target – won't believe in your abilities. According to it target systems will only improve their selves
24th of August on parade to Independence Day of Ukraine take part 250 technique units. From exclusive on Hreschatyk
operation-tactical system «Grim-2», high precision multiple launch system «Vilha», self-propelled howitzer «Bogdana». About the last will remind you in this episode, and yet propose you digest of MIC news for last two months
Malishev factory became more one enterprise, which produce bodies for BTR-4 after owning experimental model of 1700 details
Company «Ukrainian leading microtechnologies» create dynamic protection elements «Contact» for tanks T-64 and T-72
And LimpidArmor presented third version of additional reality system Land Platform Modernization Kit for armored technique
MinDefense bought 3 mobile laboratories for testing food quality. In army arriving laboratories for servicing foreign radio detection systems of USA
And NatGuard bought 3 buses of medical evacuation Torsus Praetorian 4х4 for 6 laying or 20 sitting wounded
That time StateBorderService auto-park added with Bogdan trucks, what is uniting of machines Jack and Hyundai HD-72
On one of testfields with Mi-8MSB-V help was provided state-tests of research example non guided aerial missile with 80-mm caliber Oskol
At Odessa oblast new Ukrainian winged missile successfully injure sea target at 100 km distance
And 152-mm shells from Artem company, which in next year will be produced in amount under 360.000, already decided to supply in armies
HADO company presented new sniper rifle Snipex M100 with automatic case drop out with caliber 12,7х108 mm. Her prototype show in 2016 and from that time model get significant changes
100-centimeters barrel – proudness of developers, because made in Ukraine. Shooting range – 3000 meters, weight of model under 14,3 kg
In Ukraine develop parachute system Sokil for descending with additional weight in 180 kg from height above 7000 meters
Ukrainian Armor created armored-shirt for plate-carrier, what have soft ballistic protection on chest, shoulders and spine
And in 95th brigade passing tests new protected gloves and summer field shoes
Arquus presents video of their many-purpose off-roadster Trappe for different missions. Model with 160-powers engine have payload in 1 tone
And in Internet show up photos of armored wheeled hospitals, which serve in Saudis Arabia. Possibly, them build on basis of Mercedes trucks
Israel presents AV Nemera on Mercava Mc-4 panzer basis with three armament variants
Became known, that on beginning of 2000-ss US army reworked 10 old M48 tanks on movable models of BMP-3 for enemy imitation
And in Indonesia that timed end moving trials of middle tank Kaplan MT, developed with Turks
In Tallinn to part of Estonian police and border-guards include new patrol ship PVL-203 Rau
Italian parliament approved sending to Livia 12 patrol cutters against immigrant's flow to Europe
And newest British aircraft-carrier Queen Elizabeth go to eastern US seaside for providing flying trials, to which involved 138 fighters F-35B
At conference Sigcom-2018 American engineers on example of basin show prototype system of direct connection between submarine and flying machines
She consists from under-water acoustic radiator, which call waves, and also radar, which recognize these weavings, separating with natural. Data transferring speed up to 400 bits per second
Great Britain order in Israel company Raphael 6 systems Drone Dom against unmanneds for 20 million dollars
In internet show up satellite photos of different new Chinese drones models, among which one is a new one
And 75-kilograms unmanned Airbus Zefir-S make a world record, being in sky for almost 26 days
Nearly published video of quite strange military purpose object in dead desert Gobi, which in China. Partially, wide straight lines look like take-off paths
Btw, Lithuania MinDefense build first on near-Baltic republic territories test-field for NATO aviation at distance from Russian border in 60 kilometers
Turkey company TAI present new many-purpose helicopter T-625 for 14 persons crew
Same time Bel Helicopters provided official presentation of their convertiplane V-280 Velor
Iran show first their own 4th generation fighter, which got name Kowsar
And USA congress unfreeze sendings to Turkey F-35 fighters cause of Ankara buying in Russia S-400 systems
For the last month SPG «Bogdana» with NATO caliber call crazy agiotage in informational space of Ukraine and world. And main revelation here became chassis
So on examples of new-one and soviet's howitzer MSTA-S we decide to enlight all advantages and dis-advantages of wheeled and caterpillars bases for SPGs
She might lead fire on 360 degree by horizontal and from -4 to +68 degree by vertical scale. Up to 8 shell per minute, in case of need, will fly to side of enemy technique and objects on distance up to 25 kilometers
For these 2S19 or MSTA-S, means self-propelled, have ammunition load of 50 shells with 152 mm caliber
Sure, this powerful firing device from beginning of Russian aggression was involved to liberation of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Lisichansk, etc. By four years of battles on Donbas this model achieve modernization about control
At battle actions guiding time already using modern tablets, on which installed artillery programs to help faster cannon aim, make task and leave firing position
By itself self-propelled howitzer additionally get newest communication equipments
From Т-72 tank MSTA-S get body geometry, engine, transmission, driving gear, and torsion bars and rollers of running gear here from «eighty»
It is allows to 5 crew members lead fire for sure. Also caterpillar don't have equal competitors at cross-land
42-tones MSTA-S might accelerate to 60 kilometers per hour. 780-power engine of giant can feed by diesel, kerosene or benzine. But power reserve in 500 kilometers costs pricy
For this in fuel tank of 2S19 should be 1300 liters of fuel, means on one kilometer goes over 2,5 liters
In 2015 at «UkrOboronProm» start talks about creating more powerful SPG with Alliance caliber. Basis should become our tank Oplot, tower – from Poland's Crab
And before this year August mythic «Bogdana» imagined like this. But revealed that she may replace tractored MST-B or 2A65
Her crew bigger then in "S" one on 3 fighters and cannon options setting significantly lesser: turning angle from -27 to +28 degrees, and rising angle from -3 to +7
Btw, Russians in their time developed two export modifications of this howitzer with 155-mm caliber, which have marks M-390 and MZ-146-1
But in 2015 Harkiv developers go otherwise, and 20 days ago world know about «Bogdana», created with experience from war at eastern Ukraine under NATO caliber
She drove 1,000 kilometers this day
She very mobile and as example yesterday she passed tests in Pavlograd and today morning she already located, came by herself, at Jytomyr's test-field
This «girl», with comfortable armored-capsule for crew can injure enemy forces on fire range twice bigger then MSTA-S has
Same time ammunition reserve of «Bogdana» in 2,5 times lesser. But she will be cheaper in service and arrive to task location lets say with lower blood cost
Until now battle weight of «SPG Bogdana» unknown. But might presume that 420-power diesel accelerate new-one to 80 kilometers per hour
Power reserve on one fueling consist 1200 kilometers. And, judging from consumption in 37 liters per «hundred», one kilometer by Kraz costs 7 times lesser diesel, then swallow MSTA-S
Howitzer mounted on Kraz-63221 basis, what show in itself lower fuel consumption. Means lower then in caterpillar SPG 2S19
Advantages of wheeled chassis are that she more maneuverable then caterpillar technique and also less noisy
Btw, at 20 of August in internet appeared tests video of Turkey SPG Evuz, 155-mm caliber, which officially presented on international arms exposition IDEF-2017
Her crew also 5 fighters, fire-rate up to 6 shots per minute, ammunition lesser then in «Bogdna» on 2 shells, fire-range also lesser – up to 40 kilometers
Among similar models, developed in world by last two decades, might call French Cesar, Israel Atmos2000 and Slovakian Eva
So, and Ukrainian army might have completely new by its philosophy artillery system. Also even might interest foreign-customer?!
Speak over some qualities of «Bogdana» too early. But achievements of defense industry are well noticeable – it is first of all riffled barrel. Until today in country were not produced barrels with caliber over 30 millimeters
Judging from everything, for last 3 years thanks to buying machine-tools and most important to technologies it is luckily done. Additionally, in last year seen also great progress in powders production and ammunitions
We emphasize many advantages of wheeled chassis over caterpillar for creating SPG
But at way of «Bogdana» test will appear moments which will be needed to correct. And details in best case we will tell you after few months
On the next week you will know about British system SA-80 and how to clean fire arms. Watch us on 24th channel, search in YouTube and join in facebook. Farewell
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