'Crocodiles' prepare for challenging missions in the Mavi Vatan with trainings on national ships

The Turkish Armed Forces, the amphibious marines, which can operate both on land and in the sea, are preparing for difficult missions in deep waters with trainings on national ships.

30 April 2021

The elite unit known as the "Crocodile" takes on important tasks in the "Mavi Vatan" and international waters. Amphibious marines are trained to succeed in all conditions.

Equipped with physical and military skills in training, amphibious marines can perform high-level operations on land and sea.

Breathtaking trainings

Anadolu Agency team monitored the marine training of amphibious teams at the Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade of the Naval Forces Command, located in the town of Foça, Izmir.

Amphibious marines perfectly complete the tasks such as capturing the ship by getting on the moving ship from the boat in the water training, getting down from the helicopter to the ship by rope, neutralizing the targets with the moving boats, and switching from the small ship to the large ship in the sea.

The "Crocodile" team can suppress the enemy with support weapons and machine guns if they are fired on during the launch operation with boats.

Teams are also given firing training on the enemy ship with rocket launchers on the boat. This shot, made from a moving boat, is described as one of the most difficult shooting techniques in the world.

Amphibious assault squads are also trained to be able to quietly enter the enemy coastline, recon and observe there, and destroy targets.

National ship support for trainings

TCG Sancaktar and its twin TCG Bayraktar, one of the world's largest amphibious landing ships built in Turkey, are also participating in the marine training of amphibians, who can operate comfortably in deep waters as well as on the ground.

Domestic and national amphibious ships, with their 138.75-meter length and 19.60-meter width, become a platform for the training of amphibious marines in various scenarios.

"Crocodiles" carry out the operation to board the ship kidnapped by terrorists in the training on these ships.

The amphibious team advancing to the target with boats fully equipped, evaluating the risk factors, comes to the deck with the devil's cross step dropped from the board of the ship. The teams determine a safe zone and assembly point for themselves, then go to the bridge using advancement techniques on the ship and take control of the engine room and personnel.

In the airborne operation, the soldiers descending to the deck of the ship by using the free belt from the rope dropped from the helicopter and the controlled belt from the mountain rope, take control of the engine room and personnel of the ship after determining a safe zone and assembly point on the deck.

Within the scope of the operation, the inner compartments and outer open area of ​​the target ship are searched. After the people on board are taken under control, the activity is completed.

In another activity, preparations are made for the amphibious attack. With the devil's cross step, an equipped transition is made from the small ship to the big ship.

In the landing operation, the amphibians approaching the enemy shore with their tank landing ships start off with the opening of the hatches. The Marines then crawl in enemy lines, standing for a short time and destroying targets.

"Always ready for any mission in the Blue Homeland and beyond"

TCG Sancaktar 2nd Commander stated that the ship is one of the largest landing ships capable of performing amphibious operations.

Noting that TCG Sancaktar is capable of fulfilling all the requirements of modern amphibious operations with its domestic command control systems, advanced sensors and weapons, fast landing vehicles and helicopters, the Commander said, "With these features, the strategic power transfer opportunity has been gained to transfer the amphibious marine infantry elements to the desired location. The Starboarder is always ready for any mission to the Mavi Vatan and beyond. " used the expressions.

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