Combat employment of mortar units

2 years

A reserve officer who has completed military training in the specialty "Combat employment of mortar units" is intended for service during both peacetime and wartime in artillery units and subunits, holding initial officer positions.

A reserve officer must:

• Have a high level of tactical, tactical-specialized, military-technical, and general military training;
• Possess solid knowledge of basic and specialized disciplines, as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in practical activities;
• Be able to maintain high combat and mobilization readiness of the unit, ensure strict military discipline and adherence to regulations, and utilize military pedagogy and psychology in the training and education of subordinates.

To know:

• The purpose, general structure and tactical and technical characteristics of artillery systems and ammunition for them, devices in service with artillery units;
• basic provisions and rules for the operation, maintenance, conservation and storage of artillery weapons;
• practical skills in inspection, preparation of guns for firing and marching, saving, storage and rules of operation of artillery weapons.
Be able to:
• maintain high platoon combat readiness;
• Organize and manage platoon combat operations in various types of combat;
• manage the platoon during the occupation of the battle formation, firing and changing the battle formation, prepare the material, equipment and weapons for combat use.
Develop skills:
• in the training of a reserve officer, an artilleryman of a mortar platoon, who knows the Rules of combat use of artillery, the Rules of Engagement of Ground Forces units and is able to apply their provisions when solving combat missions by artillery units;
• maintaining high combat readiness of the platoon.

Reserve lieutenant