Mannlichery for Scouts WDW

Marksmen Russian airborne troops (WDW) received more than 30 Steyr Mannlicher sniper rifles SSG 04th This is the first foreign weapon purchased for WDW.

Equipping special units is of utmost importance during the modernization of the Armed Forces Federation. This also applies to sub-units identify airborne (WDW, Wozduszno-desantnych troops). Besides bezpilotowymi new generation reconnaissance systems, 20 reconnaissance radar stations, 35 laser systems, indicating the purpose, they have received in 2011 and first imported products - over 30 sniper rifles Austria Steyr Mannlicher. Officially not given the type of weapons purchased, but Russian media say about the SSG 04 A1, and a contract for their supply of content at the end of 2010 (in the photo - the presentation of the SSG 04 for President Dmitry Medvedev in October 2010).


Until now, the Russian marksmen, with few exceptions, only those weapons of native structure ( New weapons and new Russian snipers , 2011-07-21). A traditional sniper weapons in the Russian army are Dragunov sniper rifles (SWD, Dragunov sniper Wintowka) caliber 7.62 mm. Scorers WDW also use their variations with folding butt SWD-S. For some time, SWD is added to the WSS caliber rifle 9 mm, also known as Wintorez. The introduction of new weapons to weapons of foreign forces in the Russian commanders to change the way of training.


According to a representative of WDW, Colonel. Kuczierenko Alexander, the 2012 will be devoted to intensive training snipers from using a new weapon in the centers of inter-and in special courses. SSG 04 fires the same caliber cartridge (7.62 x51, .308 Win.), Which SWD (7.62 x54R), but stronger than used in the Russian rifle, resulting in a different flight path and a greater range (over 1000 m to 800 m) . SSG 04 is equipped with a completely different, otherwise mounted sighting system. According to Colonel. Kuczierenki, snipers WDW will be able to use both arms of Russian and Austrian, depending on the tasks.


Critics of the purchase of SSG 04 argue that the Austrian guns will not work in difficult, the Russian conditions. According to them, with strong frosts, below 25 ° C, the range falls below the possibility of SWD. Moreover, the SSG 04 is many times more expensive than the SWD. On the Russian market, costs 650 thousand. to 58 thousand rubles. rubles for Russian weapons. In what price you purchased the SSG 04 to WDW is not known. It is known however, that the arms purchases of this type are to be continued.