Training on New “Lazar 3M” Combat Vehicles in Units of the Serbian Army
At the “Jug” base and the “Borovac” training ground near Bujanovac, training is currently undergoing for personnel of an infantry battalion from the Fourth Army Brigade in the use of the “Lazar 3M” armored combat vehicles with which the unit was equipped in the previous period.
At the training ground, the soldiers and officers are practicing tactical operations and battlefield procedures using this wheeled vehicle whose introduction into the service of the Serbian Army has enhanced the mobility and protection, as well as the fire power of the infantry forces – owing to the unmanned 30mm turret.
During the training they will gain new experience and revise previously acquired knowledge of the combat vehicle’s systems and subsystems, its armament and maintenance.
Platoon commander, Captain Milos Djokic emphasizes that the main focus of the training is on the Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) of 30- millimeter caliber.
— RCWS is unmanned turret enabling terrain reconnaissance, observation and detection of targets, as well as engagement of enemy troops, light armoured equipment and fire weapons. During the training, a special attention is paid to the team work, since the employment of “Lazar 3M” is impossible without it as it consists of a large number of systems – explained Captain Djokic, adding that through continuous practice of proper procedures and operations during task performance, the crew develops operational routine.
Corporal Miroslav Trajkovic says that the training is intensive and very interesting, and rather easy owing to the teamwork.
— The one I found most interesting is the training at the operator’s station of the RCWS. The teamwork is essential as the vehicle is not operated independently, but as a system, within which each member of the crew contributes to the overall efficiency and safety of the entire crew during performance of the tasks – said corporal Trajkovic.
In the previous years, the combat capabilities of infantry units of the Serbian Army have been greatly improved by introducing into operational service modern armored vehicles, and by equipping units with new side arms and protective, optoelectronic and other military equipment.
