In this year’s prestigious “Iron Spear” competition, played at the Ādaži camp in Latvia, Polish tankers from the 18th PKW change Latvia, representing the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade, ranked second. The rivalry was attended by crews of armored troops and mechanized NATO states taking part in the mission on the east flank of the Alliance.
In this year's edition of global tank competitions ‘Iron Spear’ Our country was represented by soldiers of the 18th shift Polish Military Quota Latviausing Leopard 2PL tanks. Together with Poles were crews from Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France and Norway.
As stated by the Operations Command of the Types of Armed Forces, the rivalry included a number of competitions checking, among others, the accuracy of conducting fire, the velocity of operation, the cooperation of crews and the ability to carry out combat activities in conditions akin to the actual battlefield. In practice, this meant, among others, shooting at dynamically emerging targets, performing field maneuvers and coordinating the work of the commander, gunman and driver.
"Iron Spear" has for years been considered 1 of the most crucial tests of training armored troops and mechanized NATO states present in the Baltic Sea region. Competitions organized in the Latvian post of Ādaži have not only a dimension of sports competition, but besides training. Their aim is to improve interoperability, i.e. the ability of soldiers of different armies to act together in accordance with uniform allied procedures.
During this year's competition, as DORSZ informs, crew Leopards 2PL with 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade from Świętszow were distinguished by precision, excellent coordination and efficient tactical tasks, which allowed them to be at the forefront of global competition. After 4 days of competition, Polish soldiers won second place, giving way only to Norway's representation. 3rd place was taken by soldiers from Spain.
As emphasized, Polish tankers won specified a advanced place among the best armored crews and mechanized States of the Alliance. The Operations Command besides pointed out that for soldiers of the XVIII change PKW Latvia participation in the Iron Spear was another confirmation of the advanced competence of Polish armored troops and the ability to operate effectively in an allied environment. "The acquisition of a second place in specified a strong global stake represents a crucial success and confirmation of the professionalism of the soldiers from Świętszów and the ability to operate effectively in an allied environment," wrote DORSZ.
Polish battleships have been at the forefront of this competition for respective years. In erstwhile editions of the Polish Army crew regularly occupied seats on the podium. Especially widely commented Last year's triumph of our representationwho won the general competition classification. This year's second place shows that success a year ago was not a one-time achievement.
This is besides of additional importance for the Polish Army due to the fact that Polish crews usage Leopardy 2PL – a modernized version of the Leopards 2A4, equipped with a modern fire control system, fresh reflection devices and additional elements of ballistic protection. For respective years, specified vehicles have been 1 of the basic elements of the equipment of Polish armored troops.
The 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade has been 1 of the most experienced Polish armored units in years. It is the battleships from this brigade regularly participate in exercises and activities carried out as part of Natovian presence on the east flank.
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