On January 14, Russia’s Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Dmitry Medvedev, inspected new military equipment in the Moscow Region. The president tested some of the pieces personally
On January 14, Russia’s Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Dmitry Medvedev, inspected new military equipment in the Moscow Region. The president tested some of the pieces personally
Dmitry Medvedev also handled rare pistols ...
... and fired a real Maxim MG
Dmitry Medvedev flew to the Vystrel firing range, outside Moscow, by helicopter
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov accompanied the Commander-in-Chief
The demonstration included new armored vehicles for transporting military personnel configured after Russian-made KamAZ trucks and the Tigr family of multi-role vehicles
The Tigr vehicles, the president was told, were only available to special task units, not to the armed forces in general, and were powered by U.S. heavy-duty engines. Russian engines of the same capacity are currently being contemplated, the defense minister said
Similar equipment will also be purchased abroad. It is available in two configurations: armored and thin-skinned
The president emphasized that “only armored equipment” must be bought, because otherwise it is “not a combat vehicle.”
A Maxim machine gun was demonstrated to the president at an exhibition of rare small arms on the Vystrel firing range
The Maxim proved efficient
Dmitry Medvedev was pleased with its rate of fire
