Russian Airborne Troops
The Russian Airborne Troops or WDW ( Wosduschno - dessantnyje woiska Russian: Воздушно - десантные войска = ВДВ, English VDV ) are an independent strike force in the Russian armed forces.
It includes major formations that can be used both by means of parachute jump and shedding or by helicopter (air assault tactics ).
Commanders
- 2009: Vladimir Shamanov
- 2007-2009: Valeri Jewtuchowitsch
- 2003-2007: Alexander Kolmakow
- 1996-2003: Georgi Schpak
- 1991-1996: Yevgeny Podkolsin
Use
There are a number of independent airborne brigades and airborne divisions. This feature shedding and air transportable armored personnel carriers, mortars, artillery and air defense systems. They are battle- strong major units that can in the back of the opponent are used surprisingly to excavate enemy leadership centers and telecommunications resources in the tactical mission or destroy nuclear weapons and delivery system to take important ports or other traffic control points in operational use or the breakthrough own mechanized forces in the attack on support and protect these behind the enemy lines. According to statements of the commander in August 2010, it is possible due to the existing capacity of the transport air forces, simultaneously sell an association in regimental strength.
In Russia, only four Airborne ( ( division ) ) are left. There were plans in the course of military reform to reduce the troops in three divisions, but these plans were abandoned after much public pressure.
There are currently in Russia:
7th Guards Airborne Division in Novorossiysk
Feature: Suitable for use in the mountains.
Other smaller regiments
76th Guards Airborne Division in Pskov
- 23 Airborne Regiment in Pskov
- 104th Airborne Regiment in the Czech computing
- 234th Airborne Regiment in Pskov
- 1140th Artillery Regiment in Pskov
Other smaller regiments
98th Guards Airborne Division in Ivanovo
- 217th Airborne Regiment in Ivanovo
- 331st Airborne Regiment in Kostroma
- 1065th Artillery Regiment in Kostroma
Other smaller regiments
106th Guards air - landing division ( ( in Tula, Ryazan, Naro- Fominsk ) )
- 51 air - land Regiment
- 137 air-land Regiment
- 1182nd Artillery Regiment
Other smaller regiments
The artillery regiments are divided air- transportable and mixed in the sense of combat support troops with antitank, antiaircraft, grenade launcher and pioneer components. The associations are partially mechanized with BMD -1 BMD -2, some with UAZ- wheeled vehicles (similar to the " Humvee " of the U.S. armed forces) motorized.
Self-employed air assault brigades
The air assault brigades ( LST) essentially consist of two LST battalions and a parachute battalion and one "heavy" combat support battalion ( anti-tank, anti-aircraft, mortars and pioneering forces). In addition, a company Spetsnaz, Stabs-/Nachrichten-/Fernaufklärungs-/Sanitäts-Personal and one train pioneer and combat divers.
The LST- brigades are structured that they can grow up in the event of mobilization to an airborne division and therefore have in their battalions also have a higher level of officers, NCOs and soldiers time than comparable LL battalions of airborne regiments.
Self- operational regiments (or mobile regiments )
- 45 operating Reconnaissance Regiment ( special use ) in Kubinka
The 45th Reg CUA is equipped only with light weapons and vehicles met backup tasks. It is considered a single fighter regiment. Although it is full fallschirmsprung capable only helicopter operations are almost practiced.
The mobile regiments are equipped with SPW -90 and BMP-3, about 50 % of the staff jumps, but will preferably carried out helicopter operations.
Train
- 242 Offz School of LL troops in Omsk
- 226 Offz School of LL troops in?
- 285 Offz School of LL troops in?
- 301 Offz School of LL troops in?
- 200 Offz School of LL troops in? ( for Art / Kampfunterstützungstr. )
- 332. Ensign School of LL - Tr. in Moscow
At the 242 and 301 officers' school teaching departments have been newly furnished with two companies for mines and combat divers and one each teaching department for military medical - psychological personnel.
The officer schools can mobilize in case each one airborne division, but without combat support regiment, and a configurational mobile brigade grow up with " heavy " battalion.
In Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk there is the Garden Suvorov Military School where the boys of the 5-11 class learn. This school is the only one in Russia, which is headed by the airborne troops.