The training races of the participants of the international competition “Masters of Artillery Fire” at the Shiroky Karamysh training ground in the Saratov Region showed a high level of preparation of mortar calculations of all countries.
The temporary performance indicators of the 5-kilometer race course and the fulfillment of standards are more than doubled by artillerymen of the five states.
“It can be seen that the participants are indeed the best representatives of the artillery of their states. This is manifested in the cohesion of teams, confident actions of the calculations when shooting and passing obstacles on the track. It is noticeable that during the training process, the contestants do not show all that they are capable of, saving energy for competitive days. At the individual and group stages of the competition, a heated struggle will unfold, and the score will go on for a split second, ”said the chief judge of the competition, the head of the missile forces and artillery of the Ground Forces, Major General Mikhail Matveevsky.
The competition is attended by more than 100 mortars from Angola, Belarus, Venezuela, China and Russia. Each team consists of three artillery crews. The competition includes an individual race and a relay race.
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Participants from China and Belarus will perform on their own production equipment (the 120-mm self-propelled mortar installation PLL-05 and the 120-mm Sani mortar based on the Volat MZKT-500200 tractor, respectively), and the teams of Angola and Venezuela on the modernized mortar complex "Sled" Russian production
