From winning on the field to winning on the battlefield
On August 30th, in the final round of the "International Military Competition-2021" Suvorov Assault" in the Korla Division of China, the Chinese players quickly reloaded their ammunition.
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From August 22 to September 4, an "international military competition" known as the "Olympics in the military field" was held in Korla, Xinjiang, from 7 countries including China, Russia, Belarus, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam More than 300 soldiers in the vast Gobi battlefield and peak duel, bringing a splendid military feast to the world.
In the fierce competition, the Chinese team won a total of 8 individual firsts and 3 team firsts, including all gold medals in 3 events in the Korla Division.
The smoke from the arena cleared, leaving many thoughts behind.
As one commander said, it is gratifying to win championships and medals, but it is even more valuable to keep a clear head.
"If you want to win the battlefield in the future, you must focus on the overall situation and the future, and truly transform the field leadership into the battlefield leadership, the game advantage into the combat advantage, and the game gold medal into the victory ace."
Winning the championship is only the starting point, winning on the battlefield is the goal
First in the single group competition, first in the shooting competition, and first in the relay race!
The past few days have been unforgettable to Liu Shun, a member of the "Safety Environment" project and a senior soldier in a synthetic brigade of the 81st Army of the Army.
Born in 1998, Liu Shun was the captain and scout of the second car in China. He was also the soldier with the lowest rank among all the participating players. He participated in the "International Military Competition" for the first time. After close cooperation with his comrades, he took over "safety 3 individual champions in the Environment" project.
The championship is hard to come by.
During the preparations for the competition, he and his teammates soaked in the training ground every day, wearing airtight anti-virus suits to practice drug observation, determination and detection. They insisted on getting up 1 hour early every day and taking the initiative to increase their physical fitness. Every obstacle must be completed. Hundreds of exercises.
Long-term high-intensity training caused him to wear out 4 pairs of combat boots, several camouflage suits and anti-virus suits.
After using the gun and pinching the grip for a long time, a thick layer of calluses formed on the front joints of his middle and index fingers.
"Winning the championship is just the starting point. What I value more is to accurately detect and judge drugs on the battlefield in the future, and protect the safety of my comrades." At the end of the game, the 23-year-old Liu Shun said in an interview with the media. The maturity beyond age and the commendable sobriety.
"Achievements will always represent the past, and more still need to be reviewed and reflected, so that greater progress can be made." After the end of the "safe environment" event, coach Duan Xiaohu said.
The arena is like a battlefield, and consistent training is the "ticket" to winning the battlefield.
Only by starting from the difficulty of being strict and meeting the needs of actual combat, designing competition items and judging rules in accordance with the logic of battle, treating the arena as a "whetstone" and implementing "training like a war" in action, can we promote the deepening of training and preparation for war. Level development.
The author interviewed in the "Safety Environment" arena. Coach Song Wei introduced that this year's "Safety Environment" competition rules have undergone a new change: In the chemical reconnaissance area, the 12 drug detection tubes issued in previous years have been reduced to 9. Scouts are required to complete the identification of the randomly deployed poison types without any surplus drug detection tubes. Once there is a mistake, they will not be able to complete the identification of the poison; in the radiation reconnaissance operation area, according to the previous year’s regulations, the stickers should be placed within 5 cm from the radioactive source. The signboards are all correct. This year, the requirements must be accurately covered. As long as the signboard and the radiation point do not overlap, it is a misjudgment; the width of the vehicle width limit door barrier has been adjusted from the previous vehicle width by 60 cm to the vehicle width by 20 cm, and it is difficult to pass Bigger...
"This kind of adjustment and change is a normal situation in the entire'International Military Games' arena." In the "Suvorov Assault" arena, the assistant chief referee Wu Xueping introduced that the display time for random targets changed from a fixed 8 seconds to 8 seconds. An interval of 6 to 8 seconds greatly increases the difficulty of shooting.
A player admitted frankly that in the face of the ever-changing arena, he did have the idea of "unsuitable" in his heart at the beginning, mainly worrying about not getting a good ranking.
But the pre-match training made him understand a truth: you can't just stare at the arena, but forget that the ultimate goal of the arena is the battlefield. The more the setting of the game is constantly changing, the more conducive to the beating of troops.
In fact, many items and rules of international military competitions are set and modified based on the needs of the battlefield and incorporate the actual combat experience of all parties on the battlefield.
As the Chinese leader of the Korla Division Liu Lifeng said: "The initial setting of the competition items and rules, as well as the subsequent adjustments, are based on actual combat."
Regard the international arena as a "testing ground" for actual combat training
The "international military competition" is a test ground, but also a "whetstone."
On August 30th, the third round of the "Suvorov Assault" cycling race started. Gunner Liu Boyang and his comrades played as the first car group.
On the track, the chariot rolled up the sand and rushed forward like an angry tiger.
Overcoming obstacles, no deduction; shooting, sending a hit; sprinting, refreshing the top speed!
In the end, Liu Boyang used a textbook-like action to break the race record with a time of 15 minutes 31.43 and became the champion car group.
"The'Suvorov Assault' competition integrates fast shooting, driving and crossing obstacles, and squad (car) team coordination. The project design has a strong practicality." During the interval of the game, the assistant to the chief referee, Colonel Yang Chao, introduced in an interview "The obstacle height is set to the peak performance of the tank, the wading depth is close to the equipment limit, and the target distance is almost the longest range of the weapon... It can be said that the purpose of the'Suvorov Assault' project is to test the performance of the man and the tank. The limit value of combat capability."
A training base in Korla, which hosts the event, is located in the hinterland of the Gobi Desert. It has a complex terrain and a changeable climate in an area of 2,880 square kilometers, which can provide a multi-dimensional and realistic battlefield environment for tactical training.
It has become the pursuit of every member of the Chinese and foreign teams to obtain combat power from extreme training.
The author has learned that from the route and movement of everyone on the car, to the best way to pass each obstacle, the team members are repeatedly studying and training. The goal is to reach people and chariots, people and guns, cars and races. The perfect combination of Tao.
"The best combination of man and equipment can effectively improve combat effectiveness. In fact, the secret to winning the first place is not complicated, it is a word of'training'. Only in the day-to-day hard training, relying on the hand and the steel Only by establishing the relationship can you develop the hard skills to be the first and win." When I shook hands with Li Xiaying, what impressed me the most was his calluses.
"I feel that today's game is an assessment, a test of our usual training level." In the view of the driver Zhang Yang, the "International Military Competition" is a ruler and a mirror to test the level of military training in peacetime. .
"Only by practicing'muscle memory' in peacetime, and practicing every combat skill to'professionalism', can we maximize human potential and tank performance during wartime and achieve the ultimate goal of'winning'."
The principles of "consistent training and unity of man and vehicle" are not only understood by the Chinese players, but also by players from other countries.
An event organizer told a story: Before the game, after the Russian equipment arrived at Korla Station by rail, the Russian team members who had arrived by military plane in advance came to the station to get into their chariots and "motorized" with the flatbed carts. Enter the arena.
They explained that soldiers must be with their equipment at all times.
"Only when we challenge the limit more often, will we have more confidence in defeating the enemy in wartime." Standing in front of the chariot, the commander Zhang Yang said that the end of the field is the battlefield. You can only train like a war and fight like a training. Only by training ahead of the battle can we firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
Learn from the strengths of others and contribute your own tricks
"It's impossible!" After an adaptability training was over, Major General Vasilyev Valery Vasilyevich, the leader of the Russian "Safe Environment" project, questioned.
He used data to analyze the reaction time, observation, judgment, and recording of the poisons, and analyzed that it is impossible for the participating members of our army to complete the judgment of the 3 poisons randomly set on the 50-meter road in just more than 20 seconds.
At this time, Feng Zhengchao, assistant to the chief referee of the "safe environment" project, did not explain much.
He asked the coaches of the Russian army participating teams to randomly deploy the poison, and at the same time invited the Russian Red Star TV station to record the scene, and then recruited substitutes to detect the drugs on the same track. The result was still more than 20 seconds, and the accuracy rate was 100%.
In the face of the facts, the players from various countries applauded in surprise, but they have a bigger question mark in their hearts: How did the Chinese players do it?
"The secret lies in the first step to observe the poison!" Song Wei, a professional drug detection trainer for the project, introduced that during training, they will take photos of the status of the three poisons every 5 minutes after they are deployed, and print them out for the team members to strengthen. Memory forms conditioned reflex.
Therefore, for the poisons deployed within the time required by the competition, our team members can identify the types of poisons through observing the poison at the first time, which greatly shortens the time for identifying poisons.
After that, they taught this method to members of the foreign military, and the time for the foreign military team to judge drug was increased from the original more than 3 minutes to less than 1 minute.
After the training, they couldn't help giving a thumbs up to the Chinese coach.
The "International Military Competition" is an important platform for the Chinese army to open its doors for training. Some foreign troops who come to participate in the competition have undergone actual combat experience, and some have good professionalism... Their good experience and good practices on the field are worthy of us. Earnestly study and learn from each other and learn from each other's strengths.
"A few pairs of anti-virus gloves are broken before people enter the stadium!" The hard-trained Uzbekistan players left a deep impression on Feng Zhengchao.
The "Safe Environment" project requires the participating team members to wear gas masks and gas suits to cross obstacles and drive, which requires very high physical fitness and skills.
After the start of the adaptive training, the Uzbekistan team is always the first to come and the last to go.
Due to the limited training time on the field, the players hid in the room and practiced on their own. Within a few days, the anti-virus gloves were worn out.
During the preparation for the match, the Belarusian players have a habit of using a notebook to record every time they cross a ditch and every time they play a live ammunition.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Saviko Ivan Alexandrovich, the coach of Belarus, during training, he would bring a form to record the length of time the participating cars passed the relevant obstacles. With this data, their training results improved. Soon, this kind of data thinking is worth learning and learning from.
Wu Xueping, assistant to the chief referee of the "Suvorov Assault" project, told the author that the Russian teams can almost start training within 3 minutes after entering the arena. "This shows that the Russian army has done a good job in training preparation and refined training. As a result of many actual combat tests, we can obtain a lot of useful enlightenment from actual combat training from the Russian military players."
Opponents on the field, friends off the field
Since the start of the "International Military Games-2021" China Korla Division, regardless of the status of the three events, teams from various countries have always cheered for the players, encouraged them, and praised their wonderful performances.
According to Wang Shuling, director of the "Clear Sky" project organization and planning office, in order to allow teams from various countries to have better competition results, the Army has specially set up a training group composed of academic experts, professional technical experts and coaches to provide theoretical guidance to participating players from all countries. And professional assistance to help team members from various countries to master the skills of weapon and equipment operation.
Fierce competition on the field, mutual learning and mutual learning off the field.
From equipment lottery, handover and logistics support, from familiarizing the stadium to learning the game process, from lectures to exchanges, teams from all over the world are helping each other, and "communication, friendship, and cooperation" have become the key words of this competition.
"Thank you for the birthday cake prepared by China, this kind of birthday is very meaningful!" During the adaptive training not long ago, the Belarusian team received a surprise: China held a collective birthday for several Belarusian players who were about to celebrate their birthday. The prepared dinner and birthday cake made them feel the warmth from their friends when they are in a foreign country.
On August 27, in the China Pavilion of the Cultural Exchange Center, a visitor from Uzbekistan stood in front of the VR dressing mirror, constantly "trying on" various traditional Chinese costumes, and taking pictures with his mobile phone one by one. His teammates are eager to try, and the scene is very lively.
"I deeply feel China's long history and diverse culture. I am impressed by China's development achievements. We are learning from China." Lieutenant Salvador, a Venezuelan team member, said with deep emotion after visiting the China Pavilion.
In the exhibition halls of other countries, Russian dolls and ceramic ornaments, Uzbekistan's traditional embroidery and ceramic plates... the unique exhibits of various countries make the visitors linger.
Cao Jingjun, director of the press center of the Army’s hosting of the "International Military Games-2021", said that through the "International Military Games" such a communication platform, the exchanges and cooperation between the armed forces of various countries can be further promoted, and the "circle of friends" of the Chinese military can be continuously expanded.
Zhang Shengtao Zhou Yuandong Xiaodong Source: China Youth Daily