Russian special forces, who recently celebrated their professional holiday, is one of the most effective special units. Special operations forces capable of performing tasks on land, in air and under water. About Russian innovations, which help special forces soldiers – in the material of the TV channel “Star”.
In particular, Russia has developed an underwater vehicle for special forces. Underwater vehicle able to dive together with a fighter to a depth of 30 meters and to transport one or more frogmen and cargo.
A feature of the device is the possibility of parachuting along with a fighter. The pilot is attached to the machine using belts. In addition, it features a removable self-contained navigation system, compass and sonar.
The engine unit has a 8 HP Therefore, a single swimmer can develop speed up to 12 km per hour under water and up to 15 km per hour above the surface. Power reserve of 3 hours which is quite impressive figure. Swimmer towed trailer under water at speeds of 10 km per hour. The device’s weight – 85 kg.
“DALnet” for special forces
Another novelty – a hybrid of the parachute and paraglider for landing of special operations forces, which allows you to land after dropping from the plane to the rear of the enemy.
As reported TRC “Star” in a press-service of the Ivanovo parachute factory, parachute system “DALnet” has a high aerodynamic quality, which will allow after it has been dropped to make the planning, remaining invisible to the enemy. This range of planning in landing, 8 miles is about 60 km with a tail wind.
The maximum dropping height of up to 12 kilometers with a delay in the disclosure of from 3 to 10 seconds with the use of a stabilizing parachute. The “DALnet” has good weight characteristics: system weight – not more than 21 kg Maximum flight weight up to 190 kg.
For “Dainolite” developed special equipment, which consists of the individual, and airborne oxygen equipment, helmet, parachute glasses, night vision goggles, navigation and communication.
And in the sky and in the water
However, this list deserves special attention system of the oxygen equipment. More recently, the Russian frogmen had such a breathing apparatus, which would allow them to comfortably breathe as the 8 thousand meters, while in flight on a parachute and under water at a depth of 30-40 meters. However, by order of the Ministry of defense, Saint-Petersburg state marine technical University (Spbgmtu), together with the Ryazan higher airborne command school has developed a two secondary breathing apparatus.
The rebreather YES 21Мк2Д replaced the special forces air breathing apparatus. The weight of a little over 10 lbs. Previously, only the American and German “commandos” had such devices. Now two secondary breathing apparatus is, and the Russian special forces.
Two secondary machine
The tendency to make a versatile outfit that can work both on land and under water can be traced from the developers.
Another novelty appeared in the frogmen thanks for Tula instrument Design Bureau. Engineers have developed two secondary special machine, which strike targets both on land and in water equally well. The tests that were completed showed that the ammunition of the machine maintain the accuracy in the two environments, so the machine was adopted for the Command of special operations forces. Cartridge this machine 5.45 works in the water like a torpedo, which forms a cavitation cavity (air bubble). Thanks to her resistance to the motion decreases significantly.
Today’s combat divers are armed with underwater guns also APS and pistols SPP-1, which use special cartridges of 5.6 mm caliber bullet with a needle length of several centimeters. On the surface in air, these munitions are not as effective as the ammunition dvuhsvetnoe machine. Flying a few meters, they begin to rotate around its axis and lose speed.
Now the effectiveness of combat swimmers will increase because they will not need to take additional cargo in the form of conventional guns and ammunition.
