Tank Biathlon

Featuring crews from Russia, India & Venezuela.

COMPETITORS
3 crews from each team (each
crew using its own tank).

START
Separate with 1-2 min gap
(4 tanks on the race at once).

CONDITIONS
Each crew is to run three large laps (7-9 km) with three firing sessions:
1st lap - gun firing three rounds (target #12 "Tank").
2nd lap - AA MG firing (target #25 "Helicopter").
3rd lap - coaxial MG firing (target #9 "AT grenade launcher").

RESULTS
Race results of each tank crew are counted by summing total distance time and penalties. Twelve top teams in the Individual race are permitted to participate in the semi-finals (Relay race stage).

Competition among Tank Crews
July 30 — August 13

Tank biathlon is a mechanized military sport developed by the Russian Military with some similarities to the sport of biathlon. It is supposed to utilize the complex training of tank crews including their rough terrain passing skills combined with the ability to provide accurate and rapid fire while performing maneuvers

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Partaking tanks drive a three-lap route of 6–10 km. During the first lap, crews fire at targets positioned at distances of 1,800, 1,700 and 1,500 m. In the second lap, different targets imitating an anti-tank mortar (RPG) squad and an infantry unit are fired upon. These targets are at a distance of 600–700 m, and must be engaged with a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun. In the third lap the tank crews targets a target shaped like an anti-tank gun and ATGM unit by use of the turret-mounted heavy machine gun at a distance of 1,200 m. One or more misses leads to an extra penalty lap of 500 m long. On the final lap tanks have to go through various terrain obstacles; an obstacle missed or improperly traversed adds 10 seconds to the crew's final timing.

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