Airborne reconnaissance companies of the ground forces are considered paratroopers. Deep reconnaissance (reconnaissance and airborne companies)
Hi all! Today we will touch on such a topic as military service under contract in the Airborne Forces of Russia. Namely, we will consider such issues as vacancies under a contract in the Airborne Forces in 2019, those who serve under a contract in the airborne troops, as well as the conditions for serving under a contract in the Airborne Forces for military personnel and their families. A separate place in our article will be occupied by the Airborne Forces.
Contract service in the Airborne Forces regiments, divisions, military units, brigades
Contract service in the Airborne Forces is a job for real men!
At the moment, the structural strength includes four full-fledged divisions, and there are also separate shelves, airborne and air assault brigades.
For those who nevertheless decided to link their lives, or at least part of it, with service in the Airborne Forces, I highly recommend studying the composition of the Airborne Forces and the locations of units and subunits of the Russian Airborne Forces.
So, according to official information from the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation mil.ru The Airborne Forces consists of:
- 76th Guards Air Assault Division, Pskov location:
- military unit 32515 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment
- military unit 74268 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment
- military unit 45377 1140 artillery regiment and others
- military unit 65451 98th Guards airborne division, located in Ivanovo:
- military unit 62295 217 Guards parachute regiment
- military unit 71211 331st Guards Airborne Regiment (located in Kostroma)
- military unit 62297 1065th Red Banner Guards Artillery Regiment (located in Kostroma)
- military unit 65391 215th separate guards reconnaissance company and others
- 7th Guards Air Assault (Mountain) Division, location - Novorossiysk:
- military unit 42091 108 air assault regiment
- military unit 54801 247 air assault regiment (location Stavropol)
- military unit 40515 1141 artillery regiment (location of Anapa) and others
- 106th Guards Airborne Division - Tula:
- military unit 41450 137 parachute regiment
- military unit 33842 51 parachute regiment
- military unit 93723 1182 artillery regiment (location Naro-Fominsk) and others
Shelves and airborne brigades:
- military unit 32364 11th separate guards airborne brigade, stationed in the city of Ulan-Ude
- military unit 28337 45th separate guards brigade special purpose- Moscow city
- 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. Place of deployment - the city of Kamyshin
- military unit 73612 31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. Located in Ulyanovsk
- military unit 71289 83rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade. Location - Ussuriysk
- military unit 54164 38th separate guards regiment airborne communications. Located in the Moscow region, in the village of Medvezhye Ozera
Cuban contract service in the special forces of the Airborne Forces in the 45th special forces brigade
Let's start with the brigade, which, apparently, seeks every second candidate. Namely, in the 45th brigade (regiment) of the Airborne Forces. In order not to repeat, I will immediately give a link to the material, where we have already told everything about this military unit in the article
Contract service in the Tula Airborne Forces
For many, the contract in the Airborne Forces has become a good springboard and a good lesson in life.
The next most popular is the 106th Guards Airborne Division, which is located in the hero city of Tula. Full name 106th Guards Airborne Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division.
The division has the following units:
- parachute regiments
- communications department,
- material support unit (MTO),
- medical team,
- engineering division
Accordingly, for contract service in the 106th Airborne Division, there are quite a lot.
Contract servicemen serving on a contract basis in the Airborne Forces in the city of Tula during their service live in separate living quarters (cubes) for 4-6 soldiers. Those who do not want to live on the territory of the unit, as well as family soldiers, have the right to rent housing in the city itself. In this case, they are paid monetary compensation for the sublease of housing.
Also, each soldier can use to solve their housing problems.
Since the unit is located in the city itself, there are no problems for the employment of members of the families of military personnel here.
Contract service Airborne Forces Ryazan
Those who wish to serve in the Airborne Forces in Ryazan should contact the 137th Airborne Regiment of military unit 41450 Regiment address: Ryazan - 7 Oktyabrsky Gorodok
The conditions for entering the contract in the Airborne Regiment are the same as for other candidates for the contract.
In 137 RAPs, in addition to regular units, for example, RAPs, there are:
- special center,
- airborne training ground
Military unit 41450 has a club, a library, a museum of military glory, a stadium and a sports hall.
A garrison military hospital operates on the territory of the Ryazan garrison.
There are also no problems for the employment of family members of contract servicemen. The military unit is located within the city limits. Accordingly, the state is carried out in full.
Contract service Pskov VDV
The next place for future contractors to serve is the oldest formation of the Airborne Forces, namely the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division, located in the city of military glory Pskov.
As part of the 76 Guards. DShD has the following divisions:
- three air assault regiments
- Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
- separate reconnaissance battalion
- separate communications battalion
- repair and restoration battalion and others
The conditions of service and life of military personnel under the contract are the same as in other military units of the Airborne Forces
Contract service Airborne Forces Ulyanovsk
For those who have chosen to serve in the Airborne Forces and also live or are ready to move to the city of Ulyanovsk, they are lucky, because the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade (31 ODSHBr) is located here, military unit 73612 address Ulyanovsk, 3rd Engineering travel
The 31 Airborne Brigade includes:
- paratrooper and air assault battalions
- artillery battalion
- engineering sapper company
Since 2005, all units of the brigade have been staffed exclusively by military personnel under the contract.
Contract in the Airborne Forces in the Crimea
Back in 2016, the then commander of the Airborne Forces, Vladimir Shamanov, announced that during 2017, the 97th Airborne Assault Regiment would be recreated in Dzhankoy, Crimea. But so far there is no information about this.
Monetary allowance of military personnel under contract in the Airborne Forces
In addition to the basic payments that are due to each serviceman of the Russian Army, the Airborne Forces rely on, namely, in accordance with the order of the RF Ministry of Defense No. established by the Minister of Defense Russian Federation skydiving rate for the past year.
For military personnel, for each complicated parachute jump, the amount of the allowance increases by 1 percent.
It is worth noting that in the 45th brigade (regiment) of the Airborne Forces, military personnel receive an additional 50% of the salary for passing military service in a special connection.
Airborne contract service reviews
Our Airborne Troops are rapidly developing. More and more new models of modern military equipment are being put into service. And this means that professional military personnel will also be constantly required in the Airborne Forces.
Regarding the reviews, I would like to say that it depends on the military unit where the service will take place, and sometimes on the military itself. What can you say about this? How is your Airborne contract?
Airborne troops are one of the strongest components of the army of the Russian Federation. AT last years, due to the tense international situation, the importance of the airborne forces is increasing. The size of the territory of the Russian Federation, its landscape diversity, as well as the borders with almost all conflict states, indicate that it is necessary to have a large supply of special groupings of troops that can provide the necessary protection in all directions, which is the air force.
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Because air force structure extensive, the question often arises of the Airborne Forces and the DSB are the same troops? The article analyzes the differences between them, the history, goals and military training of both organizations, the composition.
Differences between troops
The differences lie in the names themselves. The DShB is an air assault brigade organized and specializing in attacks on the enemy's close rear in the event of large-scale military operations. Air assault brigades subordinate to the Airborne Forces - airborne troops, as one of their divisions and specialize only in assault seizures.
Airborne Forces are landing troops, whose tasks are the capture of the enemy, as well as the capture and destruction of enemy weapons and other air operations. The functionality of the Airborne Forces is much wider - reconnaissance, sabotage, assault. For a better understanding of the differences, consider the history creation of the Airborne Forces and DShB separately.
History of the Airborne Forces
The Airborne Forces began its history in 1930, when an operation was carried out near the city of Voronezh on August 2, where 12 people parachuted from the air as part of a special unit. This operation then opened the eyes of the leadership to new opportunities for paratroopers. The following year, based Leningrad Military District, a detachment is being formed, which received a long name - airborne and consisted of about 150 people.
The effectiveness of the paratroopers was obvious and the Revolutionary Military Council decides to expand it by creating airborne troops. The order saw the light at the end of 1932. In parallel, in Leningrad, instructors were trained, and later they were distributed to the districts by special-purpose aviation battalions.
In 1935, the military district of Kyiv demonstrated to foreign delegations the full power of the Airborne Forces, arranging an impressive landing of 1200 paratroopers, who quickly captured the airfield. Later, similar exercises were held in Belarus, as a result of which the German delegation, impressed by the landing of 1,800 people, decided to organize their own airborne detachment, and then a regiment. In this way, Soviet Union is rightfully the birthplace of the Airborne Forces.
In 1939, our landing troops there is an opportunity to show themselves in practice. In Japan, the 212th brigade was landed on the Khalkin Gol River, and a year later the 201st, 204th and 214th brigades will be involved in the war with Finland. Knowing that the Second World War would no longer pass us by, 5 air corps of 10 thousand people each were formed and the Airborne Forces acquired a new status - guards troops.
The year 1942 was marked by the largest airborne operation during the war years, which took place near Moscow, where about 10 thousand paratroopers were dropped into the German rear. After the war, it was decided to attach the Airborne Forces to the Supreme High Command and appoint Commander of the Airborne Forces SV USSR, this honor falls to Colonel General V.V. Glagolev.
Big innovations in airborne troops came with "Uncle Vasya". In 1954 V.V. Glagolev is replaced by V.F. Margelov and holds the post of commander of the Airborne Forces until 1979. Under Margelov, the Airborne Forces are supplied with new military equipment, including artillery mounts, combat vehicles, and special attention is paid to work under the conditions of a surprise attack by nuclear weapons.
Airborne units took part in all the most significant conflicts - the events of Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern and South Ossetia. Several of our battalions carried out UN peacekeeping missions in Yugoslavia.
In our time, the ranks of the Airborne Forces include about 40 thousand fighters, when conducting special operations - paratroopers form its basis, since the Airborne Forces are a highly qualified component of our army.
The history of the formation of the DShB
Air assault brigades began their history after it was decided to rework the tactics of the Airborne Forces in the context of the unleashing of large-scale hostilities. The purpose of such air defenses was to disorganize opponents by mass landings close to the enemy, such operations were most often carried out from helicopters in small groups.
Toward the end of the 60s in the Far East, it was decided to form the 11th and 13th brigades with helicopter regiments. These regiments were involved mainly in hard-to-reach areas, the first attempts at landings took place in the northern cities of Magdachi and Zavitinsk. Therefore, in order to become a paratrooper of this brigade, strength and special endurance were needed, since the weather conditions were almost unpredictable, for example, in winter the temperature reached -40 degrees, and in summer there was abnormal heat.
The location of the first DShB not just because the Far East was chosen. It was a time of difficult relations with China, which became even more aggravated after the clash of interests on the island of Damascus. The brigades were ordered to prepare to repel an attack from China, which could attack at any time.
The high level and significance of the DSB was demonstrated during exercises in the late 80s on the island of Iturup, where 2 battalions and artillery landed on MI-6 and MI-8 helicopters. The garrison, due to weather conditions, was not warned about the exercises, as a result of which they opened fire on the landers, but thanks to the highly qualified training of the paratroopers, none of the participants in the operation was injured.
In the same years, the DSB consisted of 2 regiments, 14 brigades, about 20 battalions. One brigade attached to one military district, but only to those who had access to the border by land. Kyiv also had its own brigade, 2 more brigades were given to our units located abroad. Each brigade had an artillery battalion, rear and combat units.
After the USSR ceased to exist, the country's budget did not allow the mass maintenance of the army, so there was nothing left to do but to disband some parts of the DSHB and the Airborne Forces. The beginning of the 90s was marked by the removal of the DSB from subordination Far East and transfer to full subordination to Moscow. Air assault brigades are being transformed into separate airborne brigades - 13 OVDbr. In the mid-90s, the plan to reduce the Airborne Forces disbanded the composition of the 13th Airborne Brigade.
Thus, from the foregoing, it can be seen that the DSB was created as one of the structural divisions Airborne.
Composition of the Airborne Forces
The composition of the Airborne Forces includes the following units:
- airborne;
- air assault;
- mountain (which operate exclusively on mountain hills).
These are the three main components of the Airborne Forces. In addition, they consist of a division (76.98, 7, 106 Guards Air Assault), brigades and regiments (45, 56, 31, 11, 83, 38 Guards Airborne). In Voronezh, a brigade was created in 2013, which received the number 345.
personnel composition of the Airborne Forces prepared in educational institutions military reserve of Ryazan, Novosibirsk, Kamenetz-Podolsk, in Kolomenskoye. The training was conducted in the areas of paratrooper (airborne assault) platoon, commanders of reconnaissance platoons.
The school produced about three hundred graduates annually - this was not enough to satisfy the personnel requirements of the airborne troops. Therefore, get into Airborne troops could have finished landing faculties in special areas of such schools as combined arms and military departments.
Training
The commanders of the DShB were most often selected from the Airborne Forces, and the battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, company commanders from the nearest military districts. In the 70s, due to the fact that the leadership decided to repeat their experience - to create and staff the DShB, expanding the plan set in educational establishments who trained future officers of the Airborne Forces. The middle of the 80s was marked by the fact that officers were issued for service in the DShV, having been trained according to educational program for the Airborne Forces. Also in these years, a complete rearrangement of officers was underway, it was decided to replace almost all of them in the DShV. At the same time, excellent students went to serve mainly in the Airborne Forces.
To get into the service in the Airborne Forces, as in the DSB, you must meet specific criteria:
- height 173 and above;
- average physical development;
- secondary education;
- without medical restrictions.
If everything matches, then the future fighter begins training.
Particular attention is paid, of course, physical training paratroopers, which is carried out constantly, begins with a daily rise at 6 in the morning, hand-to-hand combat (special program training) and ends with long forced marches of 30–50 km. Therefore, each fighter has a huge endurance and endurance, besides, guys who were engaged in any kind of sport that develops that very endurance are selected into their ranks. To check it, they pass an endurance test - in 12 minutes a fighter must run 2.4-2.8 km, otherwise there is no point in the Airborne Forces service.
It is worth noting that it is not for nothing that they are called universal fighters. These people can operate on various terrains in any weather conditions absolutely silently, can disguise themselves, own all types of weapons of both their own and the enemy, manage any type of transport, means of communication. In addition to excellent physical fitness, psychological training is also required, since the fighters have to overcome not only long distances, but also “work with their heads” to get ahead of the enemy throughout the entire operation.
Intellectual fitness is determined using tests compiled by experts. It is mandatory to take into account psychological compatibility in the team, the guys are included in a certain detachment for 2-3 days, after which the old-timers evaluate their behavior.
Psychophysical training is being carried out, which implies tasks with increased risk, where there is both physical and mental stress. Such tasks are aimed at overcoming fear. At the same time, if it turns out that the future paratrooper does not experience, in general, a feeling of fear, then he is not accepted for further training, since this feeling is quite naturally taught to control him, and not completely eradicated. Airborne training gives our country a huge advantage in the face of fighters over any enemy. Most of the VDVeshnikov lead an already familiar lifestyle even after retirement.
Armament of the Airborne Forces
As for the technical equipment, combined arms equipment and specially designed for the nature of this type of troops are involved in the Airborne Forces. Some of the samples were created during the USSR, but the bulk was developed after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The machines of the Soviet period include:
- landing combat vehicle - 1 (the number reaches - 100 units);
- BMD-2M (about 1 thousand units), they are used both in ground and in parachute landing methods.
These techniques were tested over many years and took part in multiple armed conflicts that took place on the territory of our country and abroad. In our time, in conditions of rapid progress, these models are outdated both morally and physically. A little later, the BMD-3 model came out, and today the number of such equipment is only 10 units, since production has been discontinued, they plan to gradually replace it with the BMD-4.
The Airborne Forces are also armed with armored personnel carriers BTR-82A, BTR-82AM and BTR-80 and the most numerous tracked armored personnel carrier - 700 units, and it is also the most outdated (mid-70s), it is gradually being replaced by an armored personnel carrier - MDM "Rakushka". There are also anti-tank guns 2S25 "Sprut-SD", an armored personnel carrier - RD "Robot", and anti-tank systems: "Competition", "Metis", "Fagot", and "Cornet". air defense represented by missile systems, but special place is given to a novelty, which not so long ago appeared in service with the Airborne Forces - MANPADS "Verba".
Not so long ago, new models of technology appeared:
- armored car "Tiger";
- Snowmobile A-1;
- truck KAMAZ - 43501.
As for communication systems, they are represented by locally developed electronic warfare complexes "Leer-2 and 3", Infauna, system control is represented by air defense "Barnaul", "Andromeda" and "Flight-K" - automation of command and control.
Weapon represented by samples, for example, the Yarygin pistol, the PMM and the PSS silent pistol. The Soviet Ak-74 assault rifle is still the personal weapon of the paratroopers, but is gradually being replaced by the latest AK-74M, and the silent Val assault rifle is also used in special operations. There are both Soviet and post-Soviet parachute systems that can parachute large batches of soldiers and all the military equipment described above. Heavier equipment includes automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame" and AGS-30, SPG-9.
Armament DShB
DShB had transport and helicopter regiments which included:
- about twenty mi-24s, forty mi-8s and forty mi-6s;
- the anti-tank battery was armed with a mounted anti-tank grenade launcher 9 MD;
- the mortar battery included eight 82mm BM-37s;
- in the anti-aircraft missile platoon, there were nine Strela-2M MANPADS;
- also included several BMD-1s, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers for each airborne assault battalion.
The armament of the brigade-artillery group consisted of GD-30 howitzers, PM-38 mortars, GP 2A2 cannons, the Malyutka anti-tank missile system, SPG-9MD, and the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun.
Heavier equipment includes automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame" and AGS-30, SPG-9 "Spear". Aerial reconnaissance is carried out using the domestic Orlan-10 drone.
One interesting fact took place in the history of the Airborne Forces, for quite a long time, thanks to erroneous information from the media, special forces soldiers (SpN) were not rightfully called paratroopers. The fact, what is in the Air Force of our country in the Soviet Union, as in the post-Soviet Union, there were no special forces troops and there are no special forces, but there are units and units of the Special Forces of the GRU General Staff that emerged in the 1950s. Until the 1980s, the command was forced to completely deny their existence in our country. Therefore, those who were appointed to these troops learned about them only after they were accepted into service. For the media, they were disguised as motorized rifle battalions.
Airborne Forces Day
Paratroopers celebrate the birthday of the Airborne Forces, like the DSB since August 2, 2006. This kind of gratitude for efficiency air units, The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation was signed in May of the same year. Despite the fact that the holiday was declared by our government, the birthday is celebrated not only in our country, but also in Belarus, Ukraine and most of the CIS countries.
Every year, veterans of the Airborne Forces and active soldiers meet in the so-called "meeting place", in each city it has its own, for example, in Astrakhan "Brotherly Garden", in Kazan "Victory Square", in Kyiv "Hydropark", in Moscow "Poklonnaya Gora", Novosibirsk Central Park. Demonstrations, concerts and fairs are organized in large cities.
In our country, the Airborne Forces enjoy well-deserved respect and unfading glory. Not everyone falls to serve in them, but those who have felt the power of the military brotherhood of "Uncle Vasya's troops" will never forget about it. But even among the Airborne Forces, intelligence is something special. Scouts are honored more than others, since the lives of all the soldiers participating in the operation often depend on their work.
Features of the intelligence units of the Airborne Forces
In Soviet times, it prescribed the participation of landing troops in offensive operations. In them airborne elite, reconnaissance, was supposed to provide only a more or less "smooth" landing, with minimal losses of personnel.
The tasks were assigned to them by the commander-in-chief of the district to which the corresponding formation was seconded. It was this person who was responsible for obtaining reliable and timely intelligence data. The headquarters of the Airborne Forces could order everything, up to satellite images of the proposed landing areas, complete descriptions of the captured objects (up to floor plans). GRU specialists were directly responsible for providing this data.
When did the fighters of the Airborne Forces get down to business? Intelligence began to work only after the landing, and supplied information exclusively to its units. And here we come to the most important thing: the Airborne Forces did not have an operational (!) intelligence service, no matter how paradoxical it may sound. This played a cruel joke on the paratroopers: when in the 80s their units began to participate in local conflicts, it immediately became clear that the current organization is no good.
Difficulties in obtaining information
Just imagine: almost all operational information(route, weapons, equipment of the enemy) intelligence (!) received in the central apparatus of the KGB, in and even in the Ministry of Internal Affairs! Of course, in this state of affairs, no one was surprised by either poorly confirmed data or delays in obtaining them, and behind-the-scenes intrigues spoiled the landing party a lot of blood ...
Having suffered everything necessary information, the group flew to the landing site, studied the current situation on the spot, and immediately marked the route. Only after that did the data go to the commanders, on whom the intelligence of the Airborne Forces depended. "The bats » from the GRU, as far as possible, helped their colleagues, but their possibilities were not unlimited: some specific information could only be obtained by the paratroopers themselves.
Very often it happened that intelligence took the rap for themselves and for the main units: they not only paved the way for the group, but also constantly entered into fire contacts with the militants (which in itself is unacceptable in such conditions), made sure that they did not arrange provocations, literally "by the hand" led to the places of operations of the part of both the Airborne Forces and other military branches.
Due to high losses and unpreparedness to perform such specific tasks, a separate battalion was created in the early 1990s, which was tasked with carrying out operational intelligence activities. The same period includes the creation of all the necessary "infrastructure" necessary for the successful implementation of the tasks set by the command.
About technical equipment
How, technically, were the airborne troops equipped? Intelligence did not have anything particularly outstanding: for example, in Afghanistan, specialists had to make do with ordinary binoculars and artillery compasses. Only there they received some types of radar stations that were designed to detect moving targets, and it should be noted that Western intelligence officers used these “modern” devices for a very long time, which was largely proved by Afghan. Airborne reconnaissance in action is a terrible force, only the number of losses in a collision with a better equipped enemy was still large.
A real gift was a series of portable direction finders: "Aqualung-R/U/K". Unlike previously used equipment of this kind, this equipment made it possible to reliably detect radiation sources, the fighters got the opportunity to guaranteed interception of enemy communications on HF and VHF waves, as well as on frequencies traditionally used by airborne reconnaissance. "Bats", the GRU special forces, also highly appreciated this technique.
Veterans recall that this technique provided invaluable assistance in detecting bandit groups and gangs, which, before the Scuba gear was adopted, very often went along secret paths. The army command finally managed to convince the party elite to give the order to start creating a special reconnaissance vehicle designed specifically for the Airborne Forces, but the collapse of the Union prevented these plans from coming to fruition. In principle, the fighters were also satisfied with the Rheostat machine used until that time, which had a good technical equipment.
The problem was that no weapons were placed on it, since initially it was intended for completely different purposes, which the airborne intelligence was not interested in. Afghan once again proved that the entire (!) military equipment must have a standard tool.
About what you didn't get
Despite the fact that the Afghan campaign clearly showed the vital need to equip reconnaissance units with weapons with laser target designation, it did not appear in the Airborne Forces (however, as in the entire SA). In fact, active army testing of such weapons began in the Union from the mid-80s, but there was one subtlety here. The fact is that "homing" does not mean the presence of intelligence in the rocket: the guidance is carried out according to the laser "pointer", which is corrected from the ground or water. Scouts were ideal candidates for laser spotting, but our army never got them.
Paratroopers (as well as simple infantry, however) often had to master aviation "jargon". So it was possible to direct attack aircraft and helicopters at the target much more accurately using a conventional radio. And they themselves did not want to fall under "friendly" fire at all. For the Americans, even then, everything was different: they had means of indicating targets, which, in a truly automatic mode, having received data from ground services, could direct combat aircraft and helicopters to the target.
Well-equipped Iraqi troops during the "Desert Storm" were completely defeated: US troops simply "stacked" missiles with accurate guidance on their tanks. At the same time, there was practically no risk, but Iraq was almost immediately left without heavy armored vehicles. Our deep intelligence of the Airborne Forces could only envy them.
Chechen everyday life
If in Afghanistan, intelligence was, at the very least, engaged in really core activities, then in Chechnya the fighters again became "generalists": often they had to not only detect, but also destroy militants. There was a chronic shortage of specialists, many types of troops did not have any equipment or trained fighters at all, and therefore the Airborne Forces (intelligence in particular) were officially reprofiled to conduct reconnaissance and sabotage activities.
Fortunately, by 1995, the recruitment of the 45th Special Purpose Regiment (which became a real legend) was almost completed. The uniqueness of this unit is that when it was created, the experience of all foreign armies was not only studied, but also actively used in practice. Taking into account the lessons of Afghanistan, the prepared groups were immediately trained not only for reconnaissance, but also for direct fire clashes with the enemy.
To do this, the 45th regiment immediately received the required amount of medium and heavy armored vehicles. In addition, the paratroopers finally got "Nona" - unique mortar and artillery systems that allow firing shells with "honest" homing ("Kitolov-2").
Finally, in other reconnaissance subunits, reconnaissance in this respect has gone far ahead), finally, line sections were created. To equip them, BTR-80s were transferred, which were used only as reconnaissance vehicles (there were no fighters in the airborne squad), AGS crews (automatic grenade launchers) and flamethrower systems were actively prepared and coordinated.
There was another difficulty as well. Our fighters immediately began to say that the intelligence of the Ukrainian Airborne Forces (from selected nationalists) was participating in the war on the side of the militants. Since only specialists prepared the fighters, even friends often met in battle.
What was all this for?
All these measures made it possible to quickly prepare groups prepared and equipped for combat missions in difficult mountainous terrain. Moreover, these units had a sufficient amount of heavy weapons, which made it possible, when large concentrations of the enemy were detected, not only to report on their deployment, but also to engage in battle on their own. Armor, on the other hand, often came to the rescue of scouts who suddenly encountered superior enemy forces.
It was the experience of the landing troops that gave impetus to the re-equipment of the reconnaissance units of other branches of the armed forces, which also received heavy armored vehicles. The fact is that the intelligence of the Airborne Forces in action proved that a couple of armored personnel carriers can greatly improve the effectiveness of military operations.
Drones
It was in the 45th regiment that, for the first time in our history, combat tests of UAVs began, which are now a real "hit" among the same Americans. The domestic drone appeared far from out of nowhere: since the late 80s, there has been an active development of the Stroy-P reconnaissance complex, the main “olfactory sense” of which was to be the Pchela-1T aircraft.
Unfortunately, before the start of the war, he was never brought to mind, since the method of landing was not thought out. But already in April, the first "Stroy-P" went to Khankala. Five “Bees” were attached to it at once. Tests immediately proved the highest efficiency of such weapons in conditions modern wars. So, it was possible to tie to the map all the identified positions of the militants with an accuracy of literally up to a centimeter, which was immediately appreciated by the gunners.
Difficulties of operation
A total of 18 launches were made, and all of them were made in the mountains, in which the military intelligence of the Airborne Forces was forced to operate most often. The military immediately had complaints about the running gear of the "Bee". However, the technicians managed to achieve satisfactory operation of the engines, after which the depth of exploration immediately increased to 50 kilometers or more.
Unfortunately, the difficulties of the 90s led to the fact that only 18 Pchela-1T devices were in service throughout the country. Ten of them were stored at the base Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea, where tests were carried out to launch them from the deck of ships. Alas, they were not treated well there: design bureau it took a lot of work to bring the "Bees" to a conditioned state after they were stored in inappropriate conditions.
In the end, 15 vehicles began flying in the Chechen mountains. By that time, two had been lost in combat conditions, and one "Chernomorets" could not be restored.
Gold or drones
Initially, it was planned that at least a hundred of such devices would be in service with the intelligence of the Airborne Forces throughout the country. The joyful military immediately handed over all the technical documentation for their production to the Smolensk Aviation Plant. The labor proletarians immediately disappointed them: even according to the most modest estimates, unmanned vehicles turned out to be almost more expensive than gold.
Because of this, production was abandoned. The other 15 devices served the scouts well: they were taken to be restored to the design bureau, launched again and invariably received the most accurate information that the landing force could not always get. The intelligence of the Airborne Forces is very grateful to the developers of the "Bee", as hardworking machines have saved many lives.
Scouts propagandists
Alas, the intelligence command was far from always able to correctly use all the means that were at its disposal. So, at one time, at least five dozen people, specialists in "psychological operations", were transferred to Mozdok. They had at their disposal a mobile printing house and a receiving-transmitting television center. With the help of the last intelligence services planned to air propaganda materials.
But the command did not provide for the fact that full-time specialists could provide television broadcasts, but there were no operators and correspondents in the detachment. With leaflets, everything turned out even worse. They turned out to be so bad in content and appearance that only caused disappointment. In general, the position of specialists in psychological work was among the scouts is not too popular.
Logistics and supply issues
Starting from the first campaign, the disgusting equipment of the reconnaissance groups of the Airborne Forces (and other branches of the military too) began to affect, contributing to an increase in injuries and an increase in the risk of detection. As a result, the paratroopers had to recruit veterans who raised funds to equip their fellow soldiers. Alas, the Second Chechen War was characterized by exactly the same problems. So, in 2008, the Union of Paratroopers raised money for comfortable unloading, imported boots, sleeping bags, and even for medical supplies ...
In contrast to previous years, the command began to pay much more attention to the training of small reconnaissance and combat groups. Finally, it became clear that modern conditions they are much more important than divisions. Simply put, the role of individual training of each fighter has sharply increased, which is simply vital for scouts, since each of them can rely solely on their own forces in a combat exit.
What has remained unchanged is the chevrons of the Airborne Forces intelligence: they depict a bat (like the GRU). In 2005, a decree was issued that ordered all intelligence departments to switch to a chevron with an image of an eagle clutching a carnation and a black arrow in its paws, but so far there has been little progress in this direction. Of course, the form of reconnaissance of the Airborne Forces has completely changed: it has become much more convenient, regular unloading has appeared in it.
Compliance of intelligence of the Airborne Forces with modern realities
Experts say that today the situation is not too rosy. Of course, the rearmament process that has begun is encouraging, but the technical equipment does not reach generally accepted standards.
So, among the Americans, up to ¼ of the personnel of a division of any kind of troops belong specifically to intelligence. Our share of personnel who can engage in such operations is 8-9% at best. The difficulty is also in the fact that earlier there were separate reconnaissance battalions in which first-class specialists were trained. Now there are only specialized companies, the level of training of personnel in which is far from being so high.
How to get here
And how to get into the intelligence of the Airborne Forces? First, each candidate must pass a standard medical examination for fitness for military service. The state of health must correspond (A2 as a last resort).
It will not be superfluous to file a report addressed to the military commissar of the recruiting station from where you intend to go to pay your debt to the Motherland. On all subsequent commissions, also voice your desire. In the meantime, your file will show details of your desire to serve in airborne intelligence. On the collection point try to make personal contact with the "buyers" from the landing troops.
As soon as you arrive at the place of service, submit a report addressed to the unit commander with a request to transfer you to the reconnaissance company. It is important to withstand further screening, which is done by passing a fairly tough physical fitness exam. The competition is high. The requirements for candidates are extremely high. We note right away that it is necessary to find out about them before being drafted into the army, since the standards change quite often.
Let's not forget about psychological tests, designed to identify those fighters who can really serve in such a specific type of troops as intelligence agency Airborne. And these checks should be taken extremely seriously: "closing your eyes", they will not look at their results here. Only a person who is brave enough, smart enough and can be extremely cold-blooded in a deadly situation is worthy of enrolling in an intelligence unit. And further. Preference is given to those candidates who have a VAS. In addition, people who have a civilian specialty that could be useful (signallers, electronics engineers) are highly rated.
Do not forget about intelligence. As is the case with many of the most important branches of the military (border guards in particular), the advantage is now given to those soldiers who have served military service in the same troops where they apply for admission to the contract. Here's how to get into the intelligence of the Airborne Forces.
The flag of the Airborne Forces 162 ORR 7 Airborne Forces is dedicated to all brave scouts - the real army elite. From this article you will learn about the past and present of this unit.
Characteristics
- 162 ORR
- 162 ORR
- Novorossiysk
- military unit 96686
Flag of the Airborne Forces 162nd separate reconnaissance company (162 ORR 7 Airborne Forces)
Reconnaissance companies have always stood out special qualities even in such elite troops as the airborne. Perhaps a little less is known about the scouts of the Airborne Forces than about other units. But this is not surprising, the specifics of the combat missions of reconnaissance companies are often secret. And the scouts themselves are unlikely to shout loudly about their belonging to these units. Otherwise, they would not be scouts - shadows that terrify the enemy.
162 orr 7th guards division Airborne
Like all reconnaissance companies of divisional subordination, the fate of 162 orr largely repeats the path of its division. The unit begins counting its days in October 1948, when the 7th Guards. The VDD was formed in the ancient Belarusian city of Polotsk.
A significant period of 162 ORR is connected with the city of Kaunas in the Lithuanian SSR, where the unit was transferred shortly after its formation. Despite the fact that the Great Patriotic War ended, the 162nd reconnaissance company had a lot of combat work in their main specialty. The fact is that for a long time on the territory of the Lithuanian SSR, groups of "forest brothers" - Lithuanian nationalists who did not recognize Soviet power - did not lay down their arms.
The late 40s - early 50s were a period of regular operations to identify and destroy these illegal armed groups. Despite the difficult wooded terrain, which the enemy knew very well, 162 orr played a significant role in the destruction of bandit groups.
The Hungarian events of 1956 and the Czechoslovak events of 1968 also required active action from the paratroopers of the "Seven", in the consolidated formations of which there were also soldiers of 162 orr airborne forces.
The 162nd reconnaissance company repeatedly took part in large-scale command exercises, and the personnel were seconded to various reconnaissance formations of the Airborne Forces for mountain training and other special purposes.
At the end of the 80s, 162 orr were in Baku, performing tasks to restore order and prevent major inter-ethnic clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
162 reconnaissance in Novorossiysk
In August 1993, the 7th Guards. the airborne division, and with it the 162 ORR, leave the bases in Kaunas and Marijampole and redeploy to Novorossiysk and Maikop.
From 1993 to 1996, the personnel of the company was sent to the zone of settlement of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
During the first Chechen war, 162 orr carried out combat missions in Grozny, Shatoi and Vedeno.
From 1994 to 2004, the 162nd reconnaissance company is also located in Chechnya and Dagestan, where it takes an active part in the elimination of illegal gangs and radical Islamists.
From 1995 to 1996, the reconnaissance company was deployed to the battalion (162 orb). This experiment, carried out at 5 airborne divisions, was declared unsuccessful and on September 24, 1996, 162 orb was again reorganized into 162 orb (military unit 96686).
Since December 1, 2010, 162 reconnaissance companies have been introduced into the management of the 7th Guards. air assault division.
We briefly talked about the fate of such a little known to a wide range of interested people. history of the Airborne Forces units, like the 162nd separate reconnaissance company. For veterans of 162 ORR, this is a good occasion to remember the years of service, and the younger generation may think about getting into 162 ORR.
Airborne Troops. The history of the Russian landing Alekhin Roman Viktorovich
DEEP INTELLIGENCE (REVOCATIONAL AND amphibious companies)
Back in the mid-70s, reconnaissance and airborne companies were created in separate reconnaissance battalions of motorized rifle and tank divisions, which in the first years of their existence were called "deep reconnaissance companies." Since they were usually third in line in the battalions, they were unofficially called simply “third companies”, and whoever was aware knew what in question. The servicemen of these reconnaissance and airborne companies wore the uniform of their divisions, but they were given a jump uniform for jumping. Often in these companies, fighters and commanders wore blue berets. These companies did not have their own numbers, since separate parts were not.
Being abandoned behind enemy lines in the offensive zone of their division, these companies, as part of their activities in the front line, in fact, performed tasks similar to those assigned to special intelligence. On their own, the reconnaissance groups of the "third companies" behind enemy lines could organize the destruction of almost any rear object that they encountered on the way, and in any case they had to destroy the enemy's nuclear weapons.
The training of personnel for these companies was mainly carried out by the 597th separate reconnaissance battalion, located in the n. Sandy, in the Leningrad Military District. There were also several training battalions scattered throughout the vast country.
I will try to list these reconnaissance and airborne companies as of the mid-80s, when Soviet military power was at its peak.
Group Soviet troops in Germany (Western Group of Forces):
RDR 5th Orb (military unit 60495) 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Halle;
RDR 6th Orb (military unit 83059) 207th Motor Rifle Division, Stendal;
RDR 7th Orb (military unit 47250) 47th Guards TD, Burg;
RDR 9th Orb (military unit 47596) 11th Guards TD, Dresden;
RDR 10th Orb (military unit 83083) 79th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Jena;
RDR 11th Orb (military unit 86881) 39th Guards MRD, Meiningen.
By the way, in this division there was one very interesting regiment - the 120th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment, which was formed on the basis of the 201st Airborne landing brigade even during the Great Patriotic War, thus being the heir to the very first airborne unit, the 3rd Airborne Brigade and the Airborne Detachment of the Leningrad Military District. During the period of the defeat of the remnants of the former Soviet power, in 1993, this regiment will be ingloriously disbanded;
RDR 12th Orb (military unit 83068) 94th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Schwerin;
RDR 13th orb 9th TD, Zeithain;
RDR 17th orb (military unit 35018) 16th TD, Neustrelitz;
RDR 17th Guards Orb (military unit 34161) 32nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Uteborg;
RDR 18th orb (military unit 60491) 12th TD, Manwinkel;
RDR 30th orb (military unit 60549) 90th TD, Bernau;
RDR 34th Orb (military unit 58593) 21st Motor Rifle Division, Perleberg;
RDR 40th orb (military unit 47368) 7th TD, Quedlinburg;
RDR 53rd orb (military unit 34810) 25th TD, Vogelsand;
RDR 59th Orb (military unit 58545) 35th Motor Rifle Division, Olympics Dorf;
RDR 68th Guards Orb (military unit 23562) 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Plauen;
RDR 107th Guards Orb (military unit 58447) 32nd Guards TD, Uteborg;
RDR 112th Guards Orb (military unit 35094) 10th Guards TD, Halberstadt;
RDR 113th Orb (military unit 60544) 57th Guards MRD, Rudolstadt.
Central Group of Forces:
RDR 20th Guards Orb 30th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Riechki;
RDR 31st Orb 48th Motor Rifle Division Visoko Mito;
RDR of the 45th Guards Orb (military unit 67001) 18th Guards MRD, Dechin;
RDR 81st Guards Orb (military unit 34965) 15th Guards TD, Milovice;
RDR 84th orb 31st TD Bruntal.
Northern Group of Forces:
RDR of the 96th Guards Orb (military unit 28348) 20th Guards TD, Svetoshchuv;
RDR of the 126th Guards Orb (military unit 74256) 6th Guards MRD, Byalogard.
Southern Group of Forces:
RDR of the 15th Guards Orb (military unit 75569) 254th Motor Rifle Division, Szekesfehervar;
RDR 16th Guards Orb (military unit 64802) 93rd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Kecskemét;
RDR 56th Guards Orb (military unit 30248) 13th Guards TD, Veszprem;
RDR of the 99th Guards Orb (military unit 81154) 19th Guards TD, Esztergom.
Leningrad Military District:
RDR 597th training orb (military unit 54052) of the 56th guards training center, Pesochny;
RDR 789th Guards Orb 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Kharitonovo;
RDR 790th orb (military unit 15745) 54th MRD, Alakurti;
RDR 792nd orb (military unit 40335) 64th MRD, Sapernoye;
RDR 794th Orb 77th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Arkhangelsk;
RDR 795th Orb 111th Motor Rifle Division, Lahdenpokhya;
RDR 796th Orb 131st Motor Rifle Division, Luostari.
Baltic Military District:
RDR 19th Guards Orb (military unit 14044) 1st Guards MRD, Dolgorukovo;
RDR 79th orb (military unit 71677) 1st TD, Kornevo;
RDR 80th Guards Orb 40th Guards TD, Sovetsk;
RDR 86th Orb 3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Klaipeda;
RDR 148-ro Guards Orb (military unit 48853) of the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Klooga;
RDR 640th Orb 107th Motor Rifle Division, Vilnius;
RDR 45th Guards Orb 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Gusev;
RDR Guards Orb 26th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Sovetsk;
urdr of the 381st training orb (military unit 10940) of the 54th training center, Dobele.
Belarusian military district:
RDR 3rd Guards Orb 6th Guards TD, Grodno;
RDR 6th Guards Orb 8th Guards TD, Pukhovichi;
RDR 46th Guards Orb (military unit 43194) 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Uruchcha;
RDR 50th orb 29th TD, Slutsk;
RDR 52nd orb 193rd TD, Bobruisk;
RDR 53rd Guards Orb 37th Guards TD, Borovukha;
RDR 56th Orb 19th Guards Tank Division, Zaslonovo;
RDR 90th Orb 50th Motor Rifle Division, Brest;
RDR 97th orb 28th TD, Slonim;
RDR 134th orb 34th TD, Borisov;
RDR Orb (military unit 12344) 76th TD, Brest.
Moscow Military District:
RDR 136th Guards Orb (military unit 33755) 2nd Guards MRD, Kalininets;
RDR 137th Guards Orb 4th Guards TD, Naro-Fominsk;
RDR 39th Guards Orb 32nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Tver;
Odessa Military District:
RDR 95th Guards Orb 28th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Chernomorskoe;
RDR 102nd Guards Orb (military unit 48383) 59th Guards MRD, Tiraspol;
RDR 103rd Orb 126th Motor Rifle Division, Simferopol;
RDR 129th Orb 180th Motor Rifle Division, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky;
Kyiv Military District:
RDR 15th Orb 254th Motor Rifle Division, Artemoven;
RDR 74th Guards Orb 17th Guards TD, Krivoy Rog;
RDR 117th Orb 72nd Motor Rifle Division, Belaya Tserkov;
RDR of the 130th Guards Orb (military unit 24066) 25th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Lubny;
RDR of the 1377th training orb (military unit 54057) of the 169th training center (former 48th guards unit), Oster.
Carpathian Military District:
RDR 21st Guards Orb (military unit 15727) 51st Guards MRD, Vladimir-Volynsky;
RDR 29th Orb 24th Motor Rifle Division, Rava-Russkaya;
RDR 47th Guards Orb 128th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Mukachevo;
RDR 54th Guards Orb 30th Guards TD, Novograd-Volynsky;
RDR 83rd orb (military unit 22356) 23rd TD, Ovruch;
RDR 91st Guards Orb 70th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Ivano-Frankivsk;
RDR 92nd orb (military unit 15331) 161st MRD, Izyaslav;
RDR 93rd Orb 17th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Khmelnitsky;
RDR 94th Guards Orb 97th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Slavuta;
RDR of the 1262th training guards orb of the 110th guards of the training center, Chernivtsi.
Transcaucasian Military District:
RDR 766th Orb 10th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Akhaltsikhe;
RDR 767th Orb 15th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Kirovakan;
RDR 768th Orb 23rd Motor Rifle Division, Ganja;
RDR 769th Orb 60th Motor Rifle Division, Lankaran;
RDR 770th Orb (military unit 15729) 75th MRD, Nakhichevan;
RDR 772nd orb (military unit 15732) 127th MRD, Leninakan;
RDR 773rd Orb 45th Motor Rifle Division, Gonio;
RDR 774th Orb 147th Motor Rifle Division, Akhalkalaki;
RDR 776th Orb 164th Motor Rifle Division, Sovetashen;
RDR 777th Orb 295th Motor Rifle Division, Baku.
North Caucasian Military District:
RDR 107th Orb 9th Motor Rifle Division, Maikop;
RDR 249th Orb (military unit 12356) 19th Guards MRD, Vladikavkaz;
RDR 417th orb (military unit 55034) 173rd OTC, Grozny;
RDR 347th orb 14th TD, Novocherkassk.
Volga Military District:
RDR 1378th training orb 43rd umsd, Chernorechye.
Ural Military District:
RDR 206th Orb 213th Motor Rifle Division, Totskoye;
RDR 907th orb (military unit 35652) 34th MRD, Sverdlovsk.
Turkestan military district:
RDR 650th Orb 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Afghanistan;
RDR 781st Orb 108th Motor Rifle Division, Afghanistan;
RDR Orb 4th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Termez;
RDR Orb (military unit 61205) 88th Motor Rifle Division, Kushka;
Central Asian Military District:
RDR 85th orb 78th TD, Ayaguz;
RDR 105th Orb 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Panfilov;
RDR 106th Orb 58th Motor Rifle Division, Saryozek;
RDR 236th Orb 155th Motor Rifle Division, Ust-Kamenogorsk;
RDR 783rd Orb 201st Motor Rifle Division, Afghanistan;
RDR Orb 167th Motor Rifle Division, Semipalatinsk;
RDR Orb 203rd Motor Rifle Division, Karaganda.
Siberian Military District:
RDR 121st Orb 85th Motor Rifle Division, Novosibirsk;
RDR 172nd Orb 242nd Motor Rifle Division, Abakan;
RDR 1263rd Orb 62nd Motor Rifle Division, Itatka;
RDR Orb 13th Motor Rifle Division, Biysk.
Transbaikal Military District:
RDR 109th Guards Orb (military unit 15349) 11th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Mirnaya;
RDR 128th Guards Orb (military unit 21757) 122nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Dauria;
RDR 186th Orb 2nd Guards Tank Division, Choibalsan;
RDR 192nd Orb 245th Motor Rifle Division, Gusinoozersk;
RDR Orb 110th Motor Rifle Division, Bratsk;
DDR 1914 orb 49th office, Chita;
RDR Guards Orb 5th Guards TD, Kyakhta;
RDR Orb 52nd Motor Rifle Division, Nizhneudinsk;
RDR 110th Guards Orb (military unit 59335) 38th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Sretensk;
RDR 132nd Orb 12th Motor Rifle Division, Mongolia;
RDR Orb 41st Motor Rifle Division, Choyren, Mongolia;
rdr orb 51st td, Nalaih, Mongolia;
RDR Orb (military unit 96599) 149th Motor Rifle Division, Erdenet, Mongolia.
Far Eastern Military District:
RDR 27th Orb 277th Motor Rifle Division, Sergeevka;
RDR 88th Guards Orb 21st Guards TD, Belogorsk;
RDR 115th Orb 265th Motor Rifle Division, Yekaterinovka;
RDR 118th Guards Orb 81st Guards Motor Rifle Division, Bikin;
RDR 127th Guards Orb 123rd Guards Motor Rifle Division, Barabash;
RDR 129th Orb 121st Motor Rifle Division, Sibirtsevo;
RDR 131st Orb 135th Motor Rifle Division, Grushevoye;
RDR of the 154th Orb of the 73rd Motor Rifle Division, Komsomolsk-on-Amur;
RDR Orb 22nd Motor Rifle Division, Yelizovo;
RDR Orb 29th Motor Rifle Division, Kamen-Rybolov;
RDR Orb (military unit 20187) 33rd Motor Rifle Division, Khomutovo;
RDR Orb 40th Motor Rifle Division, Smolyaninovo;
RDR Orb 67th Motor Rifle Division, Skovorodino;
RDR Orb 79th Motor Rifle Division, Poronaysk;
RDR Orb 87th Motor Rifle Division, Petropalovsk-Kamchatsky;
RDR Orb 192nd Motor Rifle Division, Blagoveshchensk;
RDR Orb 199th Motor Rifle Division, Krasny Kut;
RDR Orb (military unit 48319) 262nd MRD, Vozzhaevka;
RDR Orb (military unit 04030) 266th MRD, Raychikhinsk;
rdr orb 27th utd, Zavitinsk;
RDR Orb 270th Motor Rifle Division, Khabarovsk.
It is clear that this list is completely incomplete (and requires clarification), but even the listed companies are an impressive force. The vast majority of these companies existed in a cropped or collapsed state, but those in which there were personnel underwent full airborne training.
Usually, scouts went to the airborne troops or GRU special forces to jump. Most of the "live" reconnaissance and landing companies in the second half of the 80s wore the uniform and symbols of the Airborne Forces.
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