The Russian Way of War: Force Structure, Tactics, and Modernization of the Russian Ground Forces

Updated 15 Mar 2021 with LARGER DIAGRAMS - PRINTED IN COLOR - You can buy a cheaper copy printed in black and white, but the maps showing unit locations and tactics would not make sense.

Published by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command G2’s Foreign Military Studies Office in 2016, this book picks up where the FM 100-2 series left off and discusses Russian military structure, capabilities, and future development.

Includes July 2019 BONUS materials on the following:
•1K17 Szhatie (1К17 Сжатие) Russian “Stiletto” Laser Tank
•Combat Laser System (Peresvet) Russian Laser Cannon
•T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank
•T-15 Heavy Infantry Combat Vehicle
•Kurganets-25 Light Tracked Armored Vehicle
•2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152-mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
•VPK-7829 Bumerang Modular Infantry Wheeled Fighting Vehicle

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