Southeast Asian armies are increasingly adopting Russian styles: Laos introduces Russian-made weapons and tactics into its elite forces.

Russia's influence is stronger than imagined. After the Russian military fought against various NATO weapons and Western mercenaries in Ukraine, even Southeast Asian armies began to learn about Russian weapons and tactics.

Looking at Laos' elite forces, from an appearance perspective, they have already started to become Russified. They are equipped with the new AK-12-2020 assault rifle, the Vepr-12 semi-automatic shotgun for anti-drone purposes, and the SVDM semi-automatic sniper rifle.

Russian General Staff dispatched GRU special experts to comprehensively train the elite forces of Laos, using drones for real-time battlefield perception reconnaissance, employing FPV drones to search, attack, and eliminate enemy armored vehicles and important targets on the battlefield.

Using the Russian-made SVDM semi-automatic sniper rifle, they conduct sniper operations in urban, mountainous, and jungle environments during both day and night battles.

Using the Russian AK-12 assault rifle, RPK-16 light machine gun, and RPO-A Schmel rocket launcher as the core, they engage in close-quarters combat, moving fire, mutual cover, firepower suppression, and target elimination tactics.

Using small teams to infiltrate on foot or by motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and other vehicles, they penetrate enemy lines or target areas, maneuver in complex terrain, quickly arrive, intercept, and eliminate targets, etc. Using drones to guide mortars for positioning, conducting precise strikes in mountainous and jungle environments, etc.





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