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Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces : Spetsnaz, Airborne, Arctic and Interior Troops by Mark Galeotti (2020, Trade Paperback)

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This study explores all these combat vehicles in detail, combining expert analysis from Russia expert Mark Galeotti with highly accurate full-colour illustrations and photographs. Author: Mark Galeotti.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101472841832

ISBN-139781472841834

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038611693

Product Key Features

Book TitleCombat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces : Spetsnaz, Airborne, Arctic and Interior Troops

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicMilitary / Special Forces, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Weapons, Military / Vehicles

IllustratorHook, Adam, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorMark Galeotti

Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight6 Oz

Item Length6.5 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number282

Dewey Decimal623.740947

Table Of ContentIntroduction The Spetsnaz : Whatever They Need The Airborne Troops: By Air and Land The Naval Infantry: Finding Their Sea Legs Specialized Forces: War and Peacekeeping Security Forces: Hurricanes And Punishers Prospects For The Future Further Reading Index

SynopsisElite forces need elite vehicles, and since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Spetsnoz has been at the forefront of Russian power projection. In the 1990s these special forces relied heavily on improvised 'technicals', but with Putin's expansion their combat vehicles now include the modern GAZTigr, which has seen action from Crimea to the streets of Syria. The other elite branches of Russia's armed forces, such as the Arctic warfare troops of the 200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade, the Air Assault Troops, the Naval Infantry and the National Guard are also developing and fielding a vast array of new vehicles for their specialist roles, from combat snowmobiles to drone-equipped trucks for urban warfare. These vehicles, ranging from the exotic to the highly practical, include the air-droppable Sprut-SD tank destroyer and the massive BMPT 'Terminator', equipped with missile launchers. This study from leading Russia expert Mark Galeotti explores the roles and capabilities of these combat vehicles in detail, combining authoritative analysis with highly accurate full-colour illustrations and photographs. Book jacket., Mark Galeotti's new study of both the combat vehicles of Russia's legendary Spetsnaz special forces and the whole range of unique and modified vehicles that Russia's elite units use, from combat snowmobiles to the world's biggest water-cannon. Elite forces need elite vehicles. As Vladimir Putin has devoted effort and funds into modernizing Russia's armed forces and turning them into an instrument geared not just for defending the Motherland but also projecting power beyond its borders, Russia has seen a growing emphasis on special and specialist forces. Traditionally, the elite Spetsnaz commandos had to make do with regular vehicles or civilian-based "technicals," not least to conceal their presence (or, indeed, very existence). Now, increasingly at the forefront of Russian power projection, the Spetsnaz are acquiring more capable, versatile vehicles, such as the paratroopers' BTR-D personnel carrier, and also experimenting with exotic, specialist new acquisitions, such as the Chaborz M-3 buggy and Yamaha Grizzly all-terrain vehicle. The other elite branches of Russia's forces, such as the Arctic-warfare troops of the 200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade, the paratroopers of the Air Assault Troops (VDV), the Naval Infantry, and the elite units of the security forces are also developing and fielding new vehicles for their specialist roles, from combat snowmobiles to urban-warfare vehicles. From highly-mobile LMVs able to operate in the deserts of Syria or the streets of Ukraine, through dedicated fire-support vehicles such as the air-droppable Sprut-SD or the massive BMPT "Terminator," to amphibious tanks and drone-equipped security trucks, these are the workhorses of Russia's special forces. This study explores all these combat vehicles in detail, combining expert analysis from Russia expert Mark Galeotti with highly accurate full-color illustrations and photographs., Mark Galeotti's new study of both the combat vehicles of Russia's legendary Spetsnaz special forces and the whole range of unique and modified vehicles that Russia's elite units use, from combat snowmobiles to the world's biggest water-cannon.