In our country deserved respect and undying fame enjoyed Airborne troops.Serve these falls is not for everyone, but those who have felt the power of military brotherhood "troops Uncle Vasya", will never forget it.But even among Airborne intelligence - something special.Scouts in landing troops revered more than others, because of their work often depends on the life of all the fighters participating in the operation.
Features reconnaissance units Airborne
In Soviet times, military doctrine prescribes participation airborne troops in offensive operations.They are the elite airborne troops, intelligence, should ensure that only the more or less "smooth" landing, with minimal loss of personnel.
tasks they put the commander in chief of the district, who was seconded to the corresponding compound.It was on this man was responsible for the collection of reliable and timely intelligence.Headquarters Airborne could order all the way to satellite images intended landing area, complete descriptions of the captured objects (up to floor plans).Directly responsible for the provision of these data experts GRU.
When the case proceeded to Airborne soldiers?Exploration work began only after the landing, the information supplied solely their units.And here we come to the most important: operational (!) Intelligence service with the Airborne was not as though it may sound paradoxical.This has played a cruel joke with the paratroopers, when in the 80 years of division have started to participate in local conflicts, once it became clear that the current organization is no good.
difficulty obtaining information
Just imagine: almost all operational information (route, arming, equipping the enemy) intelligence (!) Received in the central office of the KGB, the internal troops, and even MIA!Of course, in such a situation does not surprise anyone any ill-confirmed data, or delays in obtaining, and intrigues spoiled landing a lot of blood ...
suffered all the necessary information, the group flew to the landing site, studied the current situation on the ground, thenalso marks out the route.Only after this data is left to the team, which depended on the exploration of the Airborne Forces."Bats » GRU as an opportunity to help my colleagues, but their opportunities were not limitless, some specific details might be produced only by the paratroopers.
Very often it happens that intelligence answerable for himself, and for the main parts: they not only paved the way for the group, but also constantly engage in fire contacts with militants (which in itself is in such circumstances is unacceptable), followed theso that they did not arrange provocations, literally "hand" was carried to the place of operations as a part of the Airborne Forces, and other combat arms.
Due to high losses and unwillingness to perform such specific tasks in the early '90s created a separate battalion, to which the task was the implementation of operational intelligence activities.The same period is the creation of all the necessary "infrastructure" required for the successful implementation of the tasks set by the command.
about the technical equipment
How technically were equipped with Airborne?Exploration had nothing particularly outstanding: in Afghanistan, experts had to do ordinary binoculars and artillery compass needle.Only there they got some kind of radar stations that were designed to detect moving targets and laser range finders.It should be noted that Western intelligence officers of these "modern" instruments used for a long time, which largely proved Afgan.Exploration Airborne in Action - a terrible force, only the number of losses in a collision with a better equipped enemy was still great.
real gift was a series of portable direction finders, "Scuba-R / C / K".In contrast to the previously used this type of technology that equipment can reliably pinpoint light sources, the soldiers were able to certainly capture the enemy's negotiations on HF and VHF waves and frequencies, which are traditionally used intelligence Airborne."Bats" GRU, also praised the technique.
Veterans remember that this technique has great help in finding the bandit groups and gangs that before the adoption of "Aqualung" on arms often went on secret paths.The Army finally managed to persuade the party leadership to give the order to start the creation of a special reconnaissance vehicle designed specifically for airborne troops, but the disintegration of the Union has prevented these plans become a reality.Basically, men suit up and use the time machine "rheostat", which had a good technical equipment.
The problem was that the arms it was not put as it was originally intended entirely for other purposes that are not interested in the VDV-intelligence.Afghan proved once again that all (!) Military equipment have to have a staff weapon.
about what you do not got
Despite the fact that the Afghan campaign has clearly demonstrated the vital need to provide intelligence units weapon with a laser target designation, his in the Airborne has not appeared (as well as in the whole of SA).In fact, active military testing of such weapons began in the Soviet Union since the mid 80s, but there was a subtlety.The fact that the "homing" does not mean that in a rocket intelligence: the route guidance is performed by laser "pointer", which is adjusted from the ground or water.Scouts were ideal candidates to work with laser spotters fire, but our army they did not appear.
Marines (as simple infantry, however) often had to master Aviation "jargon".So far managed to more accurately direct attack aircraft and helicopters at the target using a walkie-talkie.And by the fall under the "friendly" fire I did not want to.The Americans even then things were different: they had the means of locating targets that are truly automatic mode, receiving data from terrestrial services could direct combat aircraft and helicopters at the target.
bad equipped troops of Iraqis during the "Desert Storm" were completely broken: US troops simply "stacked" missiles with precise guidance on their tanks.The risk in this case almost was not, but Iraq almost immediately left without heavy armor.Our deep intelligence VDV they could only envy.
Chechen weekdays
If Afghan intelligence somehow worked really core business, the Chechen fighters once again become "generalists": often they had to not only detect, but also to destroy the militants.Chronically short of specialists, many of the armed forces do not have any equipment or trained fighters, so VDV (exploration in particular) were officially converted for conducting reconnaissance and sabotage activities.
Fortunately, by 1995, it was almost completed acquisition of the 45th regiment of special purpose (which has become a legend).The uniqueness of this division is that when it was created not only to study but also actively used in practice, the experience of foreign armies.Taking into account the lessons of Afghanistan, prepared by the group once coached not only exploration but also in direct contact with the enemy fire.
For this 45 th Regiment was immediately transferred to the required amount of medium and heavy armor.In addition, the Marines finally appeared "Nona" - unique mortar and artillery system can fire projectiles with "honest" homing ("Kitolov-2").
Finally, the intelligence unit of other airborne regiment (military intelligence in this respect has gone far ahead), has finally been created linear separation.For their equipment were transferred to the BTR-80, used only as a reconnaissance vehicles (in the troop compartment was not fighters), and actively preparing slazhivalis calculations AGS (automatic grenade launcher) and flamethrower systems.
difficulty was in the other.Our soldiers immediately began to say that the Ukrainian intelligence VDV (from selected nationalists) is involved in the war on the side of the militants.Since some experts trained fighters, often met in battle even friends.
Why all this was done
All these activities allowed as soon as possible ready to enter the group, trained and equipped for combat missions in difficult mountainous terrain.Moreover, these units have a sufficient number of heavy weapons, which allowed the detection of large clusters of the enemy is not only to report on their deployment, but also on their own to join the fight.Armor is often rescued scouts suddenly faced with overwhelming odds.
That experience paratroop intelligence gave impetus to refurbish parts of the other arms, which also received heavy armor.The fact that the Airborne Intelligence in action proved that a couple of APCs can greatly improve the effectiveness of military operations.
Drones
It was in the 45th regiment for the first time in our history fighting began testing the UAV, which are now a real "hit" in the same Americans.There was a domestic drone is not from scratch: from the late '80s was an active development of the intelligence complex "Stroy-P" main "olfactory senses," which was supposed to be flying machine "bee-1T."
Unfortunately, before the war, it was never brought to mind, because he was not thought out a way to landing.But in April, the first "A Story" went to Khankala.Attached as five "Bees".Tests have shown once the highest efficiency of such weapons in modern warfare.Thus, it was possible with an accuracy of just a centimeter geotagged all identified rebel positions, which immediately appreciated gunners.
operational complexity
There were made 18 launches, all of which are produced in the mountains, where the reconnaissance airborne troops were forced to act more often.The military claims to have appeared immediately chassis "Bees".However, the technology failed to achieve satisfactory operation of the engines, and then the depth of exploration immediately rose to 50 kilometers or more.
unfortunately, the complexity of the 90s led to the fact that in the entire country in service stood only 18 vehicles "bee-1T."Ten of them were kept on the basis of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, where the tests were carried out of their launch from the deck of the ships.Alas, there they were treated no better: the design office had to work hard to bring the "bees" to the conditioned state after storage in inappropriate conditions.
In the end, in the Chechen mountains began to fly 15 units.Two that time were lost in combat, and a "Chernomorets" and was unable to recover.
Gold or drones
was planned that armed reconnaissance airborne troops across the country would be at least a hundred of these machines.Joyful military immediately handed over all technical documentation for their production in the Smolensk aircraft plant.Labour proletarians were immediately disappointed: even by the most conservative estimates drones obtained almost more valuable than gold.
Because of this from production declined.The other 15 vehicles served as scouts to fame: they were taken to restore the CB, ran again and consistently receives the exact information that is not always able to get landing.Exploration Airborne very grateful to the developers "Bees" as hard-working machine allowed to save many lives.
Scouts propagandists
Alas, command the scouts could not always correctly use all the funds that were at his disposal.So, in his time in Mozdok were deployed at least five dozen people, experts in "psychological operations."At their disposal was a printing house and a mobile transceiver transmitting television center.With the latest intelligence services were planning to broadcast the broadcast propagandistic materials.
That command is not only provided for the fact that in-house staff can provide television broadcast, but operators and journalists in the unit was not.With all the leaflets came worse.They were so poor in content and appearance, which caused only gloom.In general, the position of experts on the psychological work was among the scouts are not too popular.
Questions logistics and supply
Since the first campaign, begun to affect disgusting equipment Airborne reconnaissance groups (and other combat arms too), contributed to the increase of injuries and an increased risk of detection.As a result, the paratroopers had to attract veterans who collected funds for the equipment of his colleagues.Alas, the second Chechen war was characterized by exactly the same problems.So, in 2008, "Union of paratroopers" collecting money for a comfortable unloading imported shoes, sleeping bags and even drugs ...
How has the preparation of intelligence VDV Soviet-era
Unlike in previous years, the command began to pay much moreattention to training small reconnaissance and combat groups.So, finally, it is clear that in the present conditions they are much more important than the divisions.Simply put, sharply increased the role of the individual preparation of each fighter, it is simply vital intelligence officers, as each of them in combat withdrawal could rely solely on their own strength.
What remains unchanged, so it's chevrons Airborne Intelligence: They depict a bat (as GRU).In 2005, a decree was issued that required all Intelligence Agency go to Chevron with an eagle clutching in its claws cloves and black arrow, but is especially progress in this direction is not.Of course, entirely changed the shape Airborne intelligence: it has become much easier, it appeared full-time unloading.
Compliance Intelligence Airborne modern realities
Experts say that today the situation is not too bright.Of course, the process of re happy, but the technical equipment falls short of accepted standards.
So, the Americans up to ¼ personnel division of the armed forces of any concerns to the exploration.We share personnel, who may be engaged in such operations, at best, equal to 8-9%.The difficulty in the fact that before there were separate reconnaissance battalion, which was prepared by first-class professionals.Now there are only specialized companies, the level of training of personnel which is not so high.
How to get here
But how to get into exploration Airborne?First, each candidate must pass a standard medical examination for fitness for military service.The state of health must comply with A1 (A2, in the extreme case).
It is advisable to submit a report to the Commissioner of the military recruitment center, where you intend to go to give my duty to the Motherland.On all subsequent Commission also voiced his desire.Meanwhile, your case will information about your wish to serve in the Airborne Intelligence.At the assembly point, try to enter into personal contact with the "customers" of the Airborne Forces.
Once you arrive to the place of military service, serve a report to the commander with a request to transfer you to the reconnaissance company.It is important to sustain a further screening, which is produced by passing the exam quite hard physical training.Competition is high.Admission requirements are extremely high.Just note that you need to know about them prior to recruitment, since regulations often change.
Do not forget about psychological tests designed to identify those men who can really serve as a specific kind of troops, as is the Airborne Intelligence Agency.And treat these checks should be very seriously, "eyes closed", their results will not be here to watch.Only people who are brave enough, smart enough and can be very cool in a deadly situation worthy of admission to the intelligence unit.And further.Preference is given to candidates who have the MAS.
