HUSKER2142

Agreed I am having to check this thread all the time.  Please lock this thread and release the game - job done  

Military service began with 18 years in 2008. First conscription 2008-2009, was the war in South Ossetia as part of a peacekeeping battalion, and later served in the 4th military base in South Ossetia. Then he continued to serve under contract. He graduated from officer training was promoted to lieutenant (Second Lieutenant)  in 2010, in 2013 the senior lieutenant (First Lieutenant) . Participated in the CTO (counterterrorist operation) in the North Caucasus June 1, 2015 will be as 7 years in military service.
 
 
 
I apologize in advance for my bad English, I use Google translation.

I apologize if I have bad English.
 
After conflict in South Osetia in 2008, organizational and staff structure got a few changes. The motorized company have been cut on personnel and armament: the HQ units have been cut on MG’s crew (PKM , PKP), but set into each squad replacing RPK. Personnel count in companies depends on type and can be 105 to 120 men.
 
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IFV (BMP) Motorized Company.
Company HQ:
1)Company Commander, 2)Deputy Commander, 3)Gunnery Sgt., 4) Ground Radar Operator, 5)RTO, 6)Senior Corpsman, 7)Gunner, 8)Driver.
 
!!! In some units there are 3-4 extra snipers per HQ squad. !!!
 
!!! There’s Radar Operator position, but in fact, there’s no men could operate them, as well as there are no radars themselves. Haven’t seen them by myself too. !!!
 
Platoon HQ:
1)Platoon Commander, 2)RTO, 3)Corpsman, 4)Sniper (SVD/SV-98) or Sniper pair (SVD/SV-98)
 
A normal squad with BMP consists of 9 men: 7 infantry men and extra 2 as BMP crew.
Dismounted:
1)Squad Leader 2) MG 3)AT 4)Assistant AT 5)Senior Rifleman 6)Rifleman 7)Rifleman
BMP crew:
8)BMP Gunner 9)Driver
 
!!! In some units, there’s no rifleman. One position is cut. !!!
 
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BTR(APC) Motorized Company.
Same as IFV platoon, except for the sniper: there’s no one in HQ, but each squad has marksman (SVD) .
APC companies are added with ATGM platoon to withstand enemy armored vehicles.
 
MT-LB Motorized Company.
Can’t say anything about this one.

 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A word on snipers in Russia. Snipers in motorized platoons in AFRF are more like Sharpshooters/Marksmans compared to Western qualifications. Professional snipers are usually operating along company and batallion HQ’s or operating independently having their own tasks.
In massive military units, there’s special infantry platoon, from which the professional snipers and marksmen distributed into other platoons.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Radio Communication.
Radio communication in companies nowadays developed a way forward since 2008-2009, platoon commander can now contact with any of the squad leaders. There are two radiostations in squad now: squad leader has first, senior rifleman has the second. Snipers in IFV platoons also have radios.
 
Optics.
There are 2-4 1P63 collimator sights per squad. It depends on commander how they would be distributed along the men (e. g. 1st and 2nd patoons consist most of the contract operators, means they’d get 4 sights per unit, rather then 3rd platoon with recruit men, who get 2 sights per unit). There are units fully complected with 4 sights per squad. Usually, there are 25-40 sights per company.
There are no helmet-mounted NVG’s in units, but many firearm-mounted scopes ( 1P51 “NSPU-3” ), 3-5 units per squad, 30-50 per company.  
!!! Some of contract operators buying themselves modifications for their firearms, e. g. optics (Western too), tactical grips, rail systems and so on. !!!
 
Some of HQ units bying themselves a thermal-imaging devices.
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In general, the motorized company of AFRF can be compared to one of 2005’ish era of US Army.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   

I apologize if I have bad English.
 
After conflict in South Osetia in 2008, organizational and staff structure got a few changes. The motorized company have been cut on personnel and armament: the HQ units have been cut on MG’s crew (PKM , PKP), but set into each squad replacing RPK. Personnel count in companies depends on type and can be 105 to 120 men.
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
IFV (BMP) Motorized Company.
Company HQ:
1)Company Commander, 2)Deputy Commander, 3)Gunnery Sgt., 4) Ground Radar Operator, 5)RTO, 6)Senior Corpsman, 7)Gunner, 8)Driver.
 
!!! In some units there are 3-4 extra snipers per HQ squad. !!!
 
!!! There’s Radar Operator position, but in fact, there’s no men could operate them, as well as there are no radars themselves. Haven’t seen them by myself too. !!!
 
Platoon HQ:
1)Platoon Commander, 2)RTO, 3)Corpsman, 4)Sniper (SVD/SV-98) or Sniper pair (SVD/SV-98)
 
A normal squad with BMP consists of 9 men: 7 infantry men and extra 2 as BMP crew.
Dismounted:
1)Squad Leader 2) MG 3)AT 4)Assistant AT 5)Senior Rifleman 6)Rifleman 7)Rifleman
BMP crew:
8)BMP Gunner 9)Driver
 
!!! In some units, there’s no rifleman. One position is cut. !!!
 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
BTR(APC) Motorized Company.
Same as IFV platoon, except for the sniper: there’s no one in HQ, but each squad has marksman (SVD) .
APC companies are added with ATGM platoon to withstand enemy armored vehicles.
 
MT-LB Motorized Company.
Can’t say anything about this one.

 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A word on snipers in Russia. Snipers in motorized platoons in AFRF are more like Sharpshooters/Marksmans compared to Western qualifications. Professional snipers are usually operating along company and batallion HQ’s or operating independently having their own tasks.
In massive military units, there’s special infantry platoon, from which the professional snipers and marksmen distributed into other platoons.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Radio Communication.
Radio communication in companies nowadays developed a way forward since 2008-2009, platoon commander can now contact with any of the squad leaders. There are two radiostations in squad now: squad leader has first, senior rifleman has the second. Snipers in IFV platoons also have radios.
 
Optics.
There are 2-4 1P63 collimator sights per squad. It depends on commander how they would be distributed along the men (e. g. 1st and 2nd patoons consist most of the contract operators, means they’d get 4 sights per unit, rather then 3rd platoon with recruit men, who get 2 sights per unit). There are units fully complected with 4 sights per squad. Usually, there are 25-40 sights per company.
There are no helmet-mounted NVG’s in units, but many firearm-mounted scopes ( 1P51 “NSPU-3” ), 3-5 units per squad, 30-50 per company.  
!!! Some of contract operators buying themselves modifications for their firearms, e. g. optics (Western too), tactical grips, rail systems and so on. !!!
 
Some of HQ units bying themselves a thermal-imaging devices.
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In general, the motorized company of AFRF can be compared to one of 2005’ish era of US Army.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   

Chris, any chance we will see a beta CMBS scenario on Twitch tomorrow?

HUSKER2142,
 
Welcome aboard!
 
That is most interesting and useful information about Russian NV gear and weapon optics you provided. Would you please tell us where you got it, since it's obviously some online source.
 
Regards,
 
John Kettler