Повседневная жизнь сторожевой заставы в Афганистане. Вспоминает Александр Карцев.

🆕 Support the regular release of new Spetsinform videos with your hard-earned money and subscribe to the sponsr platform here: https://sponsr.ru/spezinform/?tab=levels Spetsinform viewers are, of course, well familiar with the name Alexander Kartsev. In one of the first episodes of the "We Fought in Afghanistan" series, the lieutenant colonel recounted his military career and the missions he faced in the DRA. A military intelligence officer and now writer, Alexander Kartsev was sent to Afghanistan in August 1986. He commanded a guard outpost, served as the acting battalion reconnaissance chief (commander of a separate reconnaissance platoon), and became one of many participants in a carefully planned operation to prepare for and support the withdrawal of our troops. This time, Alexander Ivanovich shared some fascinating recollections about the daily work of a young officer—commander of a Soviet mountain outpost. Such outposts were widely deployed throughout war-torn Afghanistan and faced their fair share of difficult combat operations. One of them was the 8th Guard Outpost on Mount Totakhan. Lieutenant Kartsev commanded over 40 men: a motorized rifle platoon, the crew of an "elephant" (a T-62 medium tank), a mortar crew, and a radio intercept station. The outpost may not have been large, but it required constant supervision. Of course, the mujahideen also kept an eye on the daily life of the Soviet outpost. However, the commander's observation and reflection skills, the prudent initiative of his personnel, and a series of consistently implemented measures allowed the outpost's inhabitants to survive without losses. We will discuss this during our next meeting with Alexander Kartsev. 1:28 — About the location of the 8th outpost 1:40 — Answers to viewers' questions 2:05 — About "inconsistencies" in the first interview about intelligence work 3:00 — About the funny and training of a cadet of the Moscow Higher Military Command School for work with Masud 8:12 — About the suspicious behavior of the outpost commander and contacts with the local population 10:09 — About the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan 11:50 — About the organization of defense and life at the outpost, water supply and diseases 16:55 — About the organization of marksmanship training at the outpost and zeroing in on landmarks 24:12 — About the transfer and further use of "Afghan" experience 25:40 — About the role of the commander in battle management 26:45 — About personal experience with the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD) and dushman mines 36:25 — About the work of combat "twos" and "Troikas" and loading machine gun magazines 40:15 — About the engineering support of the outpost 43:00 — About the organization of communications, the escort of columns, and the benefits of knowing the call signs of your neighbors 47:05 — About food at the outpost, porcupine pilaf, fish soup "Ukh," condensed milk cake, and other military delicacies 52:00 — About laundry 52:30 — About the organization of sports, cultural activities, and leisure at the outpost 55:08 — About the organization of ambushes and the opportunity for soldiers to get enough sleep 56:00 — About the lists of those killed in Afghanistan 57:12 — About Alexander Kartsev's new book about the training of scouts and the benefits of rope 59:27 — About interpersonal relationships at the outpost and the punishment of offending soldiers 1:03:53 — About alcohol and drug use Soldiers 1:12:15 — On sharing useful combat experience 1:14:12 — On training young soldiers in war 1:16:44 — On service conditions at outposts compared to other duty stations in Afghanistan 1:18:30 — On non-combat dangers in the Afghan war and the pantocide 1:20:08 — On the morale of soldiers at the outpost and psychological stress 1:21:52 — On assessing outpost forces in combat with a numerically superior enemy 1:23:45 — On the appearance of outpost residents 1:25:57 — On relationships with women 1:26:44 — On dress code 1:28:00 — On the Afghan war as a school 1:29:46 — On advice to my then self from today Resources mentioned in the video interview: Project History ArtOfWar: http://artofwar.ru/i/info/history.shtml Eduard Viktorovich Beresnev. 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