during the sudden check of combat readiness in Ingushetia there was the deployment of the artillery of high power of the 58th combined arms army. The divisions marched in a position to carry out combat missions.
“the concept of operations fire attack at the same time will cause division reactive systems of volley fire “Hurricane” and division “Smerch” with the support units of artillery of great power, including a 240-mm self-propelled mortar “Tulip” and 203-mm self-propelled guns “Malka”, – told “RG” in the press service of the southern military district.
Note that the firepower of mortars the largest in the Russian army caliber is enough to destroy deeply buried in the ground concrete bunkers. A five-meter cannon sends 230-pound mines the size of a man at a distance of 20 kilometers. In addition to conventional ammunition, the Arsenal of “Tulip” includes fusion mines with a capacity of two kilotons.
During the maneuver and artillery units and the infantry columns of air covered over 50 attack helicopters of army aviation 4th army of VVS and PVO, including helicopters Ka-52, Mi-28N and Mi-35. In addition, 150 aircraft and helicopters of tactical, assault, bomber and army aviation is ready to fly to the airfields.
at the same time ground parts was the deployment of Marines and ships of the Caspian flotilla. In the verification, which will last until the end of the week, involved 35 ships, including “Tatarstan”,corvettes “Astrakhan”, “Uglich”, “Volgodonsk” and “Makhachkala”.
