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The role of combat elements and independent fighting groups in attaining success on the battlefield has been continuously increasing, as experience in combat operations in recent local wars and conflicts shows. In combat, soldiers have to effectively engage hostile weapon emplacements organized in various man-made and natural shelters. The number and types of these shelters sharply increase if combat operations are conducted in populated or in mountainous forest areas. In these conditions, it appears next to impossible to defeat the enemy by small arms only.
CLOSE-IN WEAPON SYSTEMS