Learn to use Russian military equipment to show deep mutual trust
——"Caucasus-2020" strategic exercise Chinese officers and soldiers directly attack
Driving a Russian infantry fighting vehicle, Zhu Jingyu, a sergeant of a synthetic brigade in the western theater, had never imagined such a scene.
Using a certain type of Russian air defense missile to fire live ammunition, the brigade air defense missile company sergeant Tan Shi got a fresh experience...
In the past few days, the Chinese soldiers participating in the "Caucasus-2020" strategic exercise at the Kapustin Yar shooting range in the Astrakhan region of Russia quickly learned to use Russian equipment for immediate combat training. The deep mutual trust between the two militaries of exchanges and cooperation reflects the implementation of strategic consensus on the front line of the exercise.
Shot 1: Test drive the armored chariot
In the early morning of September 14, Pei Xiaolei, commander of the Chinese synthetic battle group, led more than 20 relevant professional backbones to complete the equipment handover with Russia.
The Russian officer Lieutenant Sergey introduced in detail the performance, operation essentials and troubleshooting methods of a certain type of combat vehicle.
After listening to the introduction, the Chinese officers and soldiers quickly carried out group operations according to their professional division of labor. The Russian military instructors on the side reminded the operation details from time to time.
Sergeant Zhao Jiaxing told reporters: "Russian military equipment is very different from our military's related equipment in the functional area." Studying driving essentials, establishing command communications, organizing targeted shooting... Zhao Jiaxing's team is driving a Russian infantry fighting vehicle roaring go ahead.
The Russian Army Lieutenant Colonel Kaseyev said: "The Chinese soldiers have a strong ability to learn and understand. As you can see, they can drive a Russian infantry chariot very freely after only two hours of learning."
Shot 2: Xueyan air defense sword
Practice aiming under the scorching sun and practice training under the wind and sand.
The study time is tight. The reporter saw at the operation site of a certain type of air defense missile that Tan Shi was staring at the shooting scope, and from time to time, through an interpreter, he consulted with Lieutenant Anders for the operation method.
"What is the shooting height, how to quickly lock the target..." When encountering technical terms that are difficult to translate, they communicated with simple icons while gestures.
Soon, Tan Shi’s team basically mastered the test firing process of air defense missiles for removing the hood, installing the device, carrying weapons, finding targets, and pulling the trigger.
On the afternoon of September 15, Chinese officers and soldiers walked into the live ammunition area under the guidance of Russian personnel and quickly organized live ammunition shooting in accordance with the training content.
The officers and soldiers stated that this type of equipment has the same operating principles and similar methods as similar equipment of our army, and the essentials of live ammunition can be grasped relatively quickly.
Shot 3: Coordinated actions of coalition forces
On the afternoon of September 16, on the vast Kapustin Yar shooting range, the maneuver and combat training were underway.
Rolling iron on the ground rolled up the dust in the sky and launched a charge to the predetermined area, and the air combat aircraft carried precision guided weapons to launch multiple rounds of assaults on the ground preset targets.
In the combat cluster, Chinese officers and soldiers drive tanks and infantry fighting vehicles and the Russian army's battle array goes hand in hand; in the hidden area behind, the officers and soldiers of both sides carry anti-aircraft swords on their shoulders, keep an eye on the air situation, and are always ready to cover ground assault forces and attack the enemy from the air. ...
At the drill site, although sometimes the operation of Russian equipment is still a bit rusty, the excellent skills and excellent style of the Chinese participating officers and soldiers won high praise from their counterparts in the Russian military.
(Our newspaper, Astrakhan Region, Russia, September 16th)
Yang Xiaobo