Russian units v4

[Marek_Tucan]

The closest equivalent to their role as "SP-Arty" would be IMO Z-firing them. After all I doubth that even if used as makeshift arty, they were on arty network, able to shift quickly fire etc. - rather they were fixed in the indirect fire to one specific spot.

[DRG]

New Question

The SPR OOB shows an arty FO in 1977 with 50 TI/GSR rating. That seems just a bit early for a man portable unit.

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Don

[Marek_Tucan]

AFAIK the PSNR-5 radar (as used on BRM-1 and others) was designed as "dismountable", but not sure about portability - here is the radar in dismounted config, but for use with vehicles it was only the active unit and screens etc. remained in the vehicle - guess the whole complet was really rather heavy for "backpacking" - would need a movement penalty and a dedicated vehicle.

http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/37930

[KraMax]

http://milparade.udm.ru/27/060.htm
http://talks.guns.ru/forum_light_message/42/135080.html
http://www.vif2ne.ru/nvk/forum/arhprint/61099


Photo and the small information

The first portable updatings have appeared in 1966 (PSNR-1). For an example American PPS-5 - 46 kg (1967) for service weigh 3 persons are required, PPS-15 weighs only 8 kg (1973). Unfortunately I have not found exact weight PSNR-5 etc. In everyone scout company is at least 1 PSNR-5 or its analogues and a minimum 3 SBR-3 "FARA" or its analogues. GSR SBR-3 "FARA" - weighs about 16 kg - for service 1 person is necessary.

PSNR - Perenosnaya Stantsiya Nazemnoy Razvedki - in English - Portable Station Ground Investigation or portable ground surveillance radar.

SBR - Stantsiya Blizhney Razvedki - in English - Station Near Investigation or short-range surveillance radar

SBR-1 FARA - can couple with weapons (for example 12.7mm NSV or AGS-17)

Sorry for my bad English.