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Georgian army after 2008 of the year: whether conclusions

Georgian army after 2008 of the year: whether conclusions

Without going into too much analysis of the reasons, according to which in August 2008 the Georgian army was not just defeated, but it was badly beaten, it is still worth mentioning that, what a very cruel joke with those, who gave her commands, then blind faith in the omnipotence of NATO standards and American instructors played. Tbilisi learned certain lessons from everything that happened. That's just not a fact, what exactly are those, which should.

In fact, the local armed forces continue to move in the direction of the same rejection of everything Soviet and the creation of the maximum likeness of small, but proud armies, which some today are trying to brag about (not the most significant) members of the North Atlantic Alliance. For example, such things are considered a great achievement there, as the abolition of "obsolete Soviet military ranks", form introduction, meeting NATO standards, and rearmament of an increasing number of units from our Kalashnikovs to American М4А1 and М4А3.

However, all this particular. The main thing is different. Ingloriously defeated in 2008 year, the air and naval forces in Georgia decided simply not to restore. "Gifts" of this value, like warplanes or ships, none of the military partners from the West is going to do Tbilisi, and there is no trace of our own strengths for their construction. So the only thing, what flies today in the Georgian army, - these are various UAVs. Mostly Israeli Hermes, Elbit Skylark и Aerostat, but they say, that Georgian craftsmen are persistently trying to create something of their own in this area and, it seems, a year since 2010 they succeed. Rumored, somewhere in the hangars are hiding even "deeply modernized" Su-25 in an unknown quantity, but we don't even talk about the revival of the Air Force.

In fact, the only real type of troops in the Georgian army today is the ground forces.. Trying to completely copy the NATO system of manning and saturation with equipment, there they went along the path of creating unified brigades, intending in the future to completely abandon the division of them into tank, mechanized and infantry. Also in the army structure there will be specialized anti-tank, engineering formations and air defense units. The last point for Georgians is just a matter of pride - about five years ago they managed to get more or less modern air defense systems from France, including radar Ground Master GM403 and Ground Master GM2000, as well as SAM MBDA MISTRAL ATLAS. To combat tanks, the Americans of Georgia, like all of your especially close friends, highlighted their highly publicized Javelins.

Serious "armor" in the Georgian army is mainly represented by Soviet models such as the T-55 and T-72, to varying degrees "modernized", and Ukrainian "Oplotami". However, there is information about several German Leopard 2A6, but their tight-fisted Germans are allowed to be kicked out of the boxes only during joint exercises. Lighter armored vehicles, again, are Soviet classics., from BMP-1 and BPM-2 to BTR-70 and 80. true, in recent years, the production of purely Georgian armored vehicles has begun and is increasing at an accelerated pace: Didgori and Lasika.

Overall Georgia, spending a lot of money on the army for not the richest country, torn between the desire to create more powerful armed forces and their own real capabilities. Yes, they understood there, that we were deeply mistaken, believing in "little, but a professional army "- after, how exactly the warriors who claimed to be such a definition were defeated by the Abkhaz militias and Russian conscripts. The country's leadership was forced to increase the period of compulsory military service and even returned something like basic military training to schools.. At the same time, Tbilisi directs all its main efforts towards the closest possible integration with NATO., opening a permanent training center for the alliance on its territory, participating in all his teachings and missions, wherever they call.

Ultimately, all military construction in Georgia is reduced to the creation of formations and forces, whose only task is, in fact, is "hold out until the Americans come". Here is just an experience 2008 of the year shows, what are they, likely, won't come at all. So it would be good for Tbilisi to learn exactly this, main lesson, and no longer try to "reintegrate" those, who does not want to live under his rule. Well, of course, it's better not to quarrel with neighbors.

Alexander Haraluzhny

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