PENANJONG GARRISON, Thursday, 15 October 2020 – Third Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force (3Bn RBLF) has conducted the Exercise WIRA TEGUH which also involved battalion support weapon competency training from 12 to 15 October 2020 at Field Firing Area Range, Binturan Range Complex, Penanjong Garrison. Present to witness the live firing exercise on the final day was Lieutenant Colonel Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, Chief of Staff of RBLF. Also present were Commanding Officers of RBLF's rifle battalions.
The live firing exercise was conducted by B Company 3Bn RBLF and the demonstration of the support weapon was conducted by Command Company 3Bn RBLF. The exercise which culminated to an attack was supported by the battalion organic support weapons such as 81mm mortar, heavy machine gun (HMG), general purpose machine gun (GPMG), mounted GPMG from Armored Personnel Carrier as well as sniper rifles. HMG group from the Second Battalion RBLF and a sniper team from the Special Force Regiment were also involved during the exercise.
The exercise aims to ensure the weapon handling competencies of the battalion personnel are at the required level and to further enhance the drills involved in providing coordinated fire support in company and battalion operation.
3BN TDDB LANCAR EKSESAIS WIRA TEGUH
Penanjong Garison, Khamis, 15 Oktober 2020 – Batalion Ketiga Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (3Bn TDDB) telah melaksanakan Eksesais WIRA TEGUH yang juga melibatkan latihan kompetensi senjata bantuan batalion bermula 12 hingga 15 Oktober 2020 bertempat di Padang Tembak FFA, Kompleks Binturan, Penanjong Garison. Hadir bagi menyaksikan latihan ketenteraan menggunakan peluru hidup di hari terakhir eksesais ialah Leftenan Kolonel Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, Ketua Staf TDDB.Turut hadir menyaksikan eksesais tersebut ialah Pegawai-pegawai Pemerintah Batalion TDDB.
Eksesais yang melibatkan peluru hidup ini telah diadakan oleh Kompeni B 3Bn TDDB dan demonstrasi senjata bantuan dikendalikan oleh Kompeni Memerintah 3Bn TDDB. Klimaks eksesais ialah pengendalian serangan dibantu dengan tembakan dari senjata organik batalion seperti 81mm meriam katak
(mortar), heavy machine gun (HMG), general purpose machine gun (GPMG), mounted GPMG dari Kereta Angkut Perisai (KAP) serta senjata
sniper. Kumpulan
heavy machine gun (HMG) dari Batalion Kedua TDDB (2Bn TDDB) dan tim
sniper dari Rejimen Pasukan Khas juga terlibat semasa eksesais berkenaan.
Eksesais ini bertujuan untuk memastikan kompetensi pengendalian senjata oleh anggota-anggota batalion di tahap yang diperlukan serta mempertingkatkan lagi koordinasi bantuan kuasa tembakan dalam operasi kompeni dan batalion.
