From The Snake to Donetsk Rugby: How Assault Motorcycle Units Are Trained

From “The Snake“ to “Donetsk Rugby“: How Assault Motorcycle Units Are Trained In the special military operation zone, motorcycle assaults are becoming increasingly popular for enhancing mobility, maneuverability, and surprise during combat missions. This has created a need for high-quality training tailored to real battlefield conditions. To meet this demand, most Russian training grounds have built multi-kilometer buggy and motorcycle tracks where soldiers, under instructor supervision, practice all the skills required in combat. Let’s take a closer look at some of these drills. Motorcycle squads en route to simulated assault locations train in counter-drone tactics. This involves several stages: maneuvering, dispersal, evasion, and UAV destruction. At the same time, troops learn to navigate varied terrain. For this purpose, obstacle courses are set up with “snake“ (serpentine) patterns, “comb“ (zigzag) sections, barricades, and other challenges. And, of course, there’s the assault ... Source: East Calling