Translated with AI from the Russian original.
Snipers of the 201st military base of the Central Military District (CMD) completed fire training tasks at the Lyaur training ground in Tajikistan. They fired from SVD (Dragunov sniper rifle), SVD-M, and SVD-K rifles, the district's press service reported.
The military personnel equipped hidden positions for observation and firing. The snipers hit targets at a distance of up to 1 km. In addition, they fired at lightly armored targets from 12.7 mm ASVK-M sniper rifles at a distance of up to 2 km.
In mountainous conditions, sniper pairs had to take into account not only the speed of the crosswind, but also the angles of elevation of the target in order to accurately hit the target.
The Russian 201st military base is located in Tajikistan. It is stationed in Dushanbe and Bokhtar. The base includes tank, artillery, and reconnaissance units.
ASVK characteristics:
- Caliber - 12.7 mm
- Weight - 12.5 kg (with magazine without cartridges and without optical sight)
- Sighting range - 1500 m (with optical sight)
- Barrel length - 1000 mm
- Overall length - 1420 mm
- Rate of fire - single
- Magazine capacity - 5 rounds
- Operating temperature range - ±50°
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