Tankman

The tank commander directs the actions of the tank crew in the conduct of hostilities , during training and combat activities and maintenance of the material part. The tank commander submits to the tank platoon commander and is the immediate superior for the tank crew members. Positions of tank commanders are recruited by military personnel after training in a military training unit .

A full-time position in the Armed Forces of Russia is a squad leader in a tank platoon . The regular military rank is sergeant ^[1] .

View of the gunner’s position (lower left) and the tank commander (upper right) in the M1 Abrams tank

The gunner of the tank cannon is the deputy commander of the tank. When a tank crew performs a combat mission, the gunner conducts fire from a tank gun and a machine gun at targets specified by the tank commander or discovered independently. The peculiarity of the activities of a specialist is the precise aiming of the gun at the target and the production of a shot.

A full-time position in the Armed Forces of Russia is a gunner operator . The regular military rank is the corporal ^[2] .

The driver (slang mechanic) submits to the tank commander and is directly responsible for the technical condition of the undercarriage material of the tank. A tank driver must drive a tank well in any conditions (in a convoy, in the combat formations of a subunit ), skillfully overcome obstacles and barriers, hard-to-reach parts of the terrain, select optimal modes and driving routes. He must also monitor the battlefield , the targets that appear, report them to the tank commander, and provide the gunner with the best conditions for firing.

The activity of the driver is directly related to ensuring that the tank is always ready for the combat mission. He is responsible for the effective use of technology entrusted to him, the economical consumption of fuel, lubricants, maintains the engine , auxiliary mechanisms, electrical equipment, hydraulic systems and other in good condition.

A full-time position in the Armed Forces of Russia is a driver, a senior driver. Regular military rank - private - corporal ^[3]

The tank loading vehicle is part of the tank crew, subject to the tank commander. Together with the gunner involved in the preparation of weapons for battle. He also monitors the readiness of communications and performs the duties of an observer in the sector of review indicated by the commander. The tank loading vehicle must know the duties of the tank gunner’s gunner and, if necessary, replace it. In addition, he is obliged to help the driver to fill the tank with fuel and water , as well as to know the anti-aircraft machine-gun installation of the tank, the rules of firing from it and be able to fire at air targets.

Established position in the Armed Forces of Russia - loader. The regular military rank is private ^[4] .

Guidance Documents

In the daily activities of the tank crew are guided by the general military regulations of the Russian Armed Forces , in a special period - by the combat regulations ^[5] .

Tankman profession in art

• Films about tank crews

By the Order of the Minister of Defense of Russia dated April 24, 2017 “On approval of the list of military posts to be replaced by soldiers ...” and the Order of the Director of the Rosguard dated July 11, 2016 No. 01, a female tanker is prohibited from filling the post “tankman”. In 2018, five girls from Tolyatti , referring to the international practice of the Army of Israel and Norway , in which women perform military service, attempted to challenge in the Court the Order of the Minister of Defense and the Order of the Director of the Rosguard, pointing out violations of Article 19 of the Constitution of Russia. and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of gender. The defendants declared the Ministry of Defense of Russia and Rosgvardia . The judicial march of the girls received coverage on the federal television channels NTV , Channel 5 , 360 , Mir . The defendants themselves called the judicial attempt by girls aggressive feminism . ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

A year later, in 2019, one girl managed to break through the defense, the Supreme Court of Russia on the third attempt accepted the suit of the girl Yana Surgeva. ^[12]

At the preliminary court hearing, chaired by the Supreme Court judge Alla Nazarova, a representative of the Justice Ministry , a woman prosecutor of the Prosecutor General’s Office and male defendants were present. Due to the secrecy of the appealed orders, the court refused to allow the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation and the representative by proxy to participate, specifying that a lawyer with a warrant be presented to the court, having appointed a meeting. ^{[13] [14]}

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