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RUSSIA HOST THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES. 16 NATIONS PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZED BY RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
RUSSIAN FLAG (Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
RUSSIAN FLAG
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
The participants of this year's International Army Games include : AZERBAIJAN, ANGOLA, ARMENIA, BELARUS, CHINA, EGYPT, INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KUWAIT, KYRZYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, NICARAGUA, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA SERBIA, TAJIKISTAN, VENEZUELA. The competitions are as follow :
TANK BIATHLON
Tank crews from thirteen countries participate using the Russian-made T-72B3 tanks. The Chinese team comes with their own tank. The vast territory allows to create a full-scale simulation of combat operations for the competitions.
TANK BIATHLON
Tank crews from thirteen countries participate using the Russian-made T-72B3 tanks. The Chinese team comes with their own tank. The vast territory allows to create a full-scale simulation of combat operations for the competitions.
AVIADARTS SHOW
Competition of flight skills and precise shooting. All participants use their armed forces' aircraft for the competition. Over 100 pilots, 12 types of planes and helicopters and three airports throughout RUSSIA will be involved. Includes an aviation show with flight demonstrations. Participants are judged on the accuracy of the firing of rockets and air guns.
Competition of flight skills and precise shooting. All participants use their armed forces' aircraft for the competition. Over 100 pilots, 12 types of planes and helicopters and three airports throughout RUSSIA will be involved. Includes an aviation show with flight demonstrations. Participants are judged on the accuracy of the firing of rockets and air guns.
LAND CONTESTS
Motorized infantry units show off-road driving skills. The Masters of Automobile and Tank Hardware see military drivers and mobile repair teams compete on day and night routes. The Masters of Artillery Fire define the fastest and most accurate artillery crew in a competition at a firing range. The masters of Air Defense, the participants compete in passing a cross-country route, firing from portable anti-aircraft system on moving targets. Nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance units will compete during the Safe Environment contest and engineering troops will vie in the field of the safe routes.
Motorized infantry units show off-road driving skills. The Masters of Automobile and Tank Hardware see military drivers and mobile repair teams compete on day and night routes. The Masters of Artillery Fire define the fastest and most accurate artillery crew in a competition at a firing range. The masters of Air Defense, the participants compete in passing a cross-country route, firing from portable anti-aircraft system on moving targets. Nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance units will compete during the Safe Environment contest and engineering troops will vie in the field of the safe routes.
MARINE TROOPS CONTESTS : Caspian Derby Contest, in the sea itself.
OTHER COMPETITIONS :
Airbone Platoon contest: the participants will compete in skills such as parachute landing, firing accuracy, speed and agility. Masters of reconnaissance : will have to perform air landing, obstacle crossing and show driving skills. The Open Water competition sees teams overcoming water obstacle, building ferries to deliver combat vehicule to a destination. The Field Kitchen contest is for military cooks to show their skills in diverse conditions.
The Russian Defense Ministry has a website in english special for the 2015 Army Games.
OTHER COMPETITIONS :
Airbone Platoon contest: the participants will compete in skills such as parachute landing, firing accuracy, speed and agility. Masters of reconnaissance : will have to perform air landing, obstacle crossing and show driving skills. The Open Water competition sees teams overcoming water obstacle, building ferries to deliver combat vehicule to a destination. The Field Kitchen contest is for military cooks to show their skills in diverse conditions.
The Russian Defense Ministry has a website in english special for the 2015 Army Games.
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