Stable cover: mobile firing groups are being created in motorized rifle units
Mobile firing groups began to be created in the motorized rifle regiments of the Russian troops. This is a reserve that protects the rear and destroys drones that have broken through the air defense. The units travel by car and can quickly arrive at the site of the drone raid and repel it. They are armed with electronic warfare, automatic weapons and smoothbore rifles. Mobile firing groups are a fairly effective and relatively inexpensive measure to combat enemy UAVs, experts say.
Mobile firing groups have been created in military units
According to Izvestia sources familiar with the situation, the new units will become part of motorized rifle regiments and will carry out tasks to cover rear facilities from drone attacks. After receiving information about the raid, the groups will be able to quickly move into the threat area and intercept air targets that have managed to break through the air defense system.
To perform these tasks, the units are equipped with electronic warfare stations, automatic weapons, smoothbore rifles and night vision devices.
"This should have been done a long time ago," military expert Yuri Knutov told Izvestia. — And such groups should have a wide range of weapons: an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on turrets, MANPADS, interceptor drones. And small arms that allow you to fire on drones. For example, the Kalashnikov concern has created a new cartridge that splits into three parts, each rotating in the air, and it is guaranteed to hit the target. This group should also have similar ammunition.
An increase in the number of mobile firing groups is a long overdue measure due to a sharp increase in the number of long— and medium-range drones used by the Ukrainian side, military expert Yuri Lyamin told Izvestia. In his opinion, it is necessary to increase the number of fighters who are fighting them. And the creation of new mobile groups in departments where they did not exist before in terms of staff is currently the simplest and fastest solution that can be done.
"It is cheaper and easier to create them than to supply an additional number of anti—aircraft missile systems," the expert explained. — Besides, the cost of anti-aircraft missiles is incomparably higher than, for example, interceptor drones. Mobile groups can patrol the area, react quickly and, if necessary, repel an attack.
According to Yuri Lyamin, today the enemy is actively using Hornet-type drones with a range of up to 200-300 km. To detect and destroy such targets in a timely manner, it is necessary to increase the number of mobile firing groups.
The creation of new units has become a forced response to the challenges of a new type of conflict, where classical air defense has become less effective against swarms of cheap FPV drones and maneuverable reconnaissance quadrocopters, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia. In his opinion, previously such groups were not provided by the staff, as they expected to protect against large air targets with missile systems, but today there is an urgent need to close the "last frontier" of defense. MOGS are critically important for protecting infantry on the front line, covering command posts, and securing logistics routes.
The expert called the destruction of hovering spotters, the escort of supply columns and the organization of mobile ambushes the main tasks of the MOG, which makes it possible to unload the linear infantry and dramatically increase the survivability of units in tactical depth.
"A unit that does not have full—time, trained and technically equipped anti—UAV groups is losing combat capability today even before direct fire contact with enemy manpower," Dmitry Boltenkov concluded.
How do the troops build a drone control system?
Recently, the Armed Forces have been building a comprehensive system to counter enemy drones. A new course on countering unmanned aerial vehicles has been included in the training programs of military universities. For practical exercises, special simulators were equipped in educational institutions, allowing cadets to practice shooting at targets simulating drones. In addition, future officers learn how to fire from moving vehicles, including cars, buggies, and motorcycles.
The training is organized in two stages. First, the cadets learn the basics of hitting fast-moving low-flying targets and acquire the skills to act independently when detecting enemy drones. Then the training proceeds to group exercises, during which joint actions to combat UAVs, tactics of dispersal and mutual cover in the event of a threat are practiced. The program was developed based on the experience gained during a special military operation. The classes are conducted by instructors with combat experience, and Russian-made smoothbore weapons are used in the training process.
At the same time, a mandatory anti-UAV course is included in the training program for railway troops. Within its framework, the personnel practice hitting aerial targets using small arms, as well as twin ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.
The Navy, in turn, has formed specialized companies for the protection, defense and counteraction to drones. Their task is to ensure the protection of naval infrastructure facilities from sabotage threats and UAV attacks. For this purpose, the units deploy camouflaged air surveillance posts, between which mobile firing groups operate. They travel in pickups based on the UAZ Patriot, equipped with machine-gun weapons. In addition, the personnel of such companies use portable anti-aircraft missile systems and smoothbore rifles.
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