Strong Europe Tank Challenge

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Strong Europe Tank Challenge 17 Begins in May

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany -- U.S. Army Europe and the German Army will co-host the Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 7 - 12, 2017.

Platoons from seven NATO and partner nations are scheduled to take part in the challenge. The participants are: Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the United States.

Participating units will be tested on offensive and defensive operations as well as tasks including vehicle identification, battle damage assessment and precision maneuvers.

The Strong Europe Tank Challenge is designed to project a dynamic presence, foster military partnership, promote interoperability, and provides an environment for sharing tactics, techniques and procedures.

Last year's Strong Europe Tank Challenge winner was Germany, with Denmark taking second place and Poland third.

The final day will include a friendship shoot, featuring tanks from each of the participating nations, and the awards ceremony.https://www.army.mil/article/185267/

 

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Program tank biathlon consists of two main parts — firing units in attack and in defence as well as exercises from regular small arms — pistols (Ukrainian tankers will be the exercise of domestic gun "Fort"). Apart from these, our military will also have to demonstrate their skill in such events as a call fire support, driving of fighting vehicles (tanks), determining the distance to the target, identification (recognition) of targets, tactical medicine, evacuation of wounded, the actions in the application of enemy weapons of mass destruction, evacuation of damaged (lined) tank. The competition program provides for the inspection of the physical condition of the military overcoming a specialized obstacle courses and sport games.

The Ukrainian team will be composed of a tank platoon for staff, adopted in the armies of the countries-members of NATO - four main tanks and one spare.

 

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The French team
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@bhramos Dismay, Abrams on Donbass

 

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08,05,17
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More photos
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