Russia's Tank Biathlon

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Engineer said:
A little screen capture from day 6. :D

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Epic facepalm
 
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SteelBird said:
Here is a video talking about how the Russian cheat in Marine Troopers (I think it is last year) by cancelling the race on water because they know that their BTR's 9km/h swimming is nowhere near the 40km/h of the ZBD.
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Not only that. In last year's mortar challenge, China's PLL-05 was so successful that Russia banned it from competing this year.
 
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The games is definitely showing more sport and sport cheating, than operational comparisons between PLAGF and the RGF equipment.

Though interested in the rumors of Russians making "paintball' tank rounds. Certainly would make things more interesting.
 
plawolf

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I am more concerned with the reason Chinese tanks are missing targets much more frequently this year, certainly compared to previous events.

Has the range to targets been increased?

Are the Russians supplying standardised ammo this time? (One of the excuses made by the Russians after the first biathlon was the Chinese had higher velocity ammo, so enjoyed a flatter ballistic curve. If the Chinese FSC were calibrated for the Chinese high velocity ammo and they were using Russian low velocity ammo, it would explain all the misses).
 
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Tanks from 17 countries including Russia, China, and India are competing in the Tank Biathlon World Championship at the International Military Games near Moscow, where vehicles navigate complex obstacle courses at speed, before firing at targets.

Russian army officials came up with the idea to adapt the popular winter sport into a military completion only three years ago. While a tank biathlon may sound like a joke, it has quickly caught on, serving as a good test of both military equipment and its crews’ skills.

While only four countries participated in the first exhibition, the third World Championship will see 51 crews competing – three from each country. Among the participants are Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, and Serbia. Russia has won the previous two competitions.

Most teams will be using the T-72B3, an upgraded version of a Soviet-era battle tank, but the Chinese will man their Type 96 tank, while the Belarus team will race in their own T-72 mod.

The individual race began on Saturday, when the crews went through the track and shot at 8 targets to earn a place on the leaderboard, with time penalties handed out for missed targets The competition will winnow down the teams until the final race, when the four best crews will face each other on August 13, the last day of the International Military Games.
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plawolf said:
I am more concerned with the reason Chinese tanks are missing targets much more frequently this year, certainly compared to previous events.

Has the range to targets been increased?

Are the Russians supplying standardised ammo this time? (One of the excuses made by the Russians after the first biathlon was the Chinese had higher velocity ammo, so enjoyed a flatter ballistic curve. If the Chinese FSC were calibrated for the Chinese high velocity ammo and they were using Russian low velocity ammo, it would explain all the misses).
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One possible reason is inexperienced crew. The unit which send crews to the competition only received type 96 half a year ago. Before that they operate type 59. Not the upgrade ones like 59D but the original type 59 which the only thing electricity is the radio. One support evidence is 103 crew perform well in shooting is led by an officer who is likely one of the officers who get familiar with new system earlier than ordinary soldiers and are responsible to pass the experience to said soldiers. Still, that is not the excuse and they were expected to perform better than this.
 
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