Ukrainian artillerymen have started the practical phase of the international exercises Dynamic Front 2021 in Poland

The practical phase of the international exercises Dynamic Front 2021 began at a training ground near the Polish city of Torun, within which the battery 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" of the artillery brigade named after cornet-general Roman Dashkevich of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with foreign colleagues-artillerymen, carry out live firing. Exactly at 6:00 on May 17, 2021, the commander of the Ukrainian unit received a combat order, according to which the battery moved from the concentration area to a firing position for tactical actions.

The combined unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been at the Polish training ground for the second week already. During this time, the Berdichev gunners learned a lot about the life and professional nuances of colleagues from the artillery units of the US and Danish armed forces, study their experience, share their own.

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So, one of the American advisers, First Sergeant Bradley Bevers, watching the sighting fire of the Ukrainian gunners from the powerful "Hyacinths", wanted to make a shot from the 2A36 himself. He was allowed to do this, and after a combat shot, they conducted a ritual of initiation into an artilleryman according to Ukrainian customs. From the Americans, the Ukrainians learned how this ritual takes place among them. It is the same with the Danish mortar men - we looked at their technique and ritual, showed our own. In general, communication at an informal level between soldiers from the armies of different countries, these days takes place at the Torun training ground, brings them together like nothing else, and this is the main thing, because the main goal of international exercises is to achieve interoperability between units of the armies of different countries - the USA, the Republic of Poland, Ukraine and the Kingdom of Denmark.

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By the way, a little about the weapons of the units of the participating countries. Ukraine, as already mentioned, is represented by the 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" battery. This is a Soviet towed 152 mm gun, which is considered a large caliber. It is designed to suppress and destroy manpower, fire weapons and military equipment of the enemy on the march, in places of concentration and strong points. The maximum firing range of a high-explosive fragmentation projectile (it is with such projectiles that fire will be fired during exercises) is 28.5 km.

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The artillery of the Republic of Poland is represented by the Krab self-propelled gun battery - a Polish self-propelled howitzer of 155 mm caliber, compatible with NATO ammunition. The artillery mount has a Polish license turret from the British ACS AS-90 with a 155 mm barrel and a 52 caliber length. The maximum firing range is 30 km with standard ammunition. The artillery of the Kingdom of Denmark is represented by the M / 10 mortar battery - a modification of the Israeli 120 mm Salt K6 light mortar. The maximum firing range is 7 km 200 m.

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General management of the actions of artillery units from different countries is carried out by the command of the 41st field artillery brigade of the 7th American army, which is also called the European - this is the 7th field army of the United States, which has been based in Europe since the end of World War II.

As the press officer of the artillery brigade named after General Roman Dashkevich, Oleg Kalashnikov, told the ArmyInform journalist, all actions of the combined unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are carried out according to NATO algorithms.

“The command of our combined unit received a preliminary combat order with a working map from the leadership of the exercises,” says the officer. - It defined the zone of interest, the area of ​​the operation (combat operations), the forces and means of the enemy, their forces and means, etc. The combat order also includes such items as "task", "execution", "support", "control and communication ”.

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On the basis of a preliminary combat order, action options were developed. This is one of the main planning stages and has 8 standardized processes. Action options are drawn up on overlays, diagrams, working maps with the corresponding tactical calculations: the ratio of forces and means of their subunits and the enemy in tactical tasks (directions, areas) regrouping of subunits (transportation by various types of transport); quantitative and qualitative indicators of tactical tasks; use of various types of reserves. The developed options for action must meet the relevant criteria of feasibility, be viable. That is, the work that took place in the artillery unit is analytical, which requires deep professional knowledge and experience of the peculiarities of using artillery units with various weapons and standard equipment.

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On the eve of the active phase of the exercise, the Ukrainian unit arrived at the site of future live firing, where it fired sighting shots. All shells, without exception, hit the target - the combat experience of the gunners affects. And today the active phase has begun. From this firing position, the Ukrainian gunners will conduct live fire almost until the end of this week - until May 21 inclusive.

At 7:30 am, the artillery unit made a march, the personnel took up firing positions, oriented the guns for firing and performed work on their engineering equipment. Soon, the silence over the Polish training ground will be burst by volleys of 152-mm Ukrainian "Hyacinths".

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Source: https://armyinform.com.ua/2021/05/ukrayinski-artylerysty-uzyalysya-do-praktychnoyi-fazy-mizhnarodnyh-navchan-dynamic-front-2021-u-polshhi
Author: Alexey Trigub Correspondent of ArmyInform