Ground Studies

The Ground Studies (Also known as General Studies) is a program for aspiring infantry and armour soldiers. Most students that join the Ground Studies are members of either the Tankovodstvo or Airborne team.

Ground Studies was added to MCGS in 2005, but has it's roots from infantry and tank schools around the USSR. The current head of program is Vadim Aslanov.

### Subdivisions

Tankery, Artillery, Mechanized Infantry, Marksmanship, Communications, Airborne, Engineering

## Tankovodstvo

MGCS has a reputable Tankovodstvo team. It is a favoured school in both Russian Nationals and Solos. Though their carrier is not as big as it’s competitors (Such as the Pravda Kiev, etc etc…), they’re known to field experienced, high achieving teams as a high number of students are training in the field to become armour, infantry and engineer commanders.

As it is a military school of the Russian Federation, MGCS primarily fields tanks from the Red Army and it’s allied countries. Despite their choice to field primarily Russian tanks, they do have a reserve of tanks captured by the USSR in WWII, mostly of excess.

MGCS is considered a feeder for many Russian Tankovodstvo schools, offering partnerships and exchanges with Russian/Soviet themed schools around the world, it's. biggest partner being Pravda Girls School in Aomori, Japan.

Below is a list of tanks which are fielded by the MGCS Tankovodstvo Team

* 1x T-44 (Donated, 1957)
* 5x T-34-85 (Received 1948)
* 5x T-34-76 (Received 1985, 2001)
* 3x KV-1 (Received 2004)
* 2x ISU-152 (Received 2004)
* 2x IS-2 1943/44 (Received 2010)

The Command Tank in question, changes within every leader of the Tankovodstvo team. Currently, the Match Command Tank is "Turgenev's ISU-152".

Up until 2019, the MCT would lead parades which the MGCS carried out on Victory Day, the October Revolution, and other events. To symbolize the lost futures of the students that died in the MGCS vs KSLS incident, instead, the T-34-76 "Taiga" leads the parade.

Aside from operating tanks, students will often learn how to operate field artillery alongside compete in Tankovodstvo competitions. MGCS is authorised to compete in both JSF and RS sanctioned competitions.

## Lend Lease/Captured Corps

Moscow Guards has a series of captured/lend-lease tanks as well, which are often fielded alongside the other Russian tanks. They are listed below.

* 1x Panther V (Donated, 1984)
* 2x Panzer III Ausf. L (Donated 1999)
* 1x StuG III F (Donated 1957)
* 1x M4A2(76)W (Donated 1959)
* 1x M4A2 (Donated 1946)
* 1x M3 Lee (Donated 1968)
* 1x Matilda 76mm (Acquired 1944)
* 1x Churchill Mk. IV (Acquired 1973)
* 1x Valentine Tank Mk VII (Sold by the Canadian Armed Forces through the Soviet Army, 1947)

All Lend-Lease and Captured tanks have seen service in the Red Army and are not replica tanks. All tanks donated before 1960 were given to Suvorov students in order to research the operation of the tank and how to improve upon the home tanks using this technology.

## Cold War Preparatory

Moscow Guards doubles up as a post-secondary school for students that wish to continue in Tankovodstvo to the next level. This program may only be offered to high school level students that demonstrate high capability in their ability to operate tanks, and preferably have at least 3 years experience in the intermediate level of Panzerfahren.

Students in CWP are often fullstream Panzerfahren students, or have extensive backgrounds in Intermediate (WWI/WWII) level Tankovodstvo.

As this is a course for university level Tankovodstvo, students who take it may not have the time in order to do other courses, therefore restricting halfstream course (Aviation-Tankovodstvo, Naval-Tankovodstvo, Engineering-Tankovodstvo, etc) students from participating.

* 3x T-72 (Sold to MGCS in 1999)
* 5x T-62 (Graciously donated by the Soviet Army in 1989)
* 5x T-55 (Graciously donated by the German People's Carrier School before shutdown, 1990)
* 1x T-80 (Purchased in 2015)

**This team operates in international and national competitions, and is a regular Judges' Favourite at the International Student Army Games. It is also a division of the Guardsmen Spetznaz team and will often be fielded in times of distress.**