Final Preparations for the Tank Biathlon
Thursday, 8.7.2021 | Training
Serbian Armed Forces tank crews entered the final stage of preparations for participation at the International military games in Tank biathlon discipline — prestige competition which will be held at Alabino range near Moscow at the end of August and the beginning of September.
This will be the eighth appearance of the Serbian Armed Forces in the Tank biathlon, where participation of teams from more than 20 countries is expected.
In the final stage of preparations conducted at "Pasuljanske livade" range, targeting from full collective tank weapons is unified. Based on the achieved targeting results, speed and quality of the preparations and work of the crew as a whole, three competition crews and one reserve crew will be selected and they will represent the Serbian Armed Forces at the competition in the Russian Federation.
Form of the Tank Biathlon is the same as last year, with small modifications. Tank crews have the task to go over a track of 4100 meters in the shortest possible time, to correctly overcome obstacles on it and shoot the targets from a tank gun, general purpose and anti-aircraft machine gun. The competition is composed of an individual race, semi-final relay race and final relay race.
To succeed at this competition, it is necessary for participants to have excellent physical capabilities, so, after training in tanks, daily physical training is also conducted. Although preparations have lasted for three months now, motivation, enthusiasm and the wish for skill development are visible at each training.
