Is Ukraine about to have a war?
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See
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-chea.../31835434.html
Plus $3000-4000 ish for the drone?
https://www.dronesforsalereview.com/best-drones-guide/octocopters/
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https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-chea.../31835434.html
On impact, the RKG-3 detonates a shaped charge (demonstrated in yellow in this cutout) that fires a hypersonic slug of copper with enough force to penetrate more than 20 centimeters of armor.
The burst of superheated metal into the interior of tanks can sometimes lead to "catastrophic" explosions of the ammunition inside.
Although Russian forces have the technology for jamming drone controls, videos released by Aerorozvidka show that in several cases, drone pilots have been able to destroy vehicles worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars with explosives that are estimated to cost less than $100.
The burst of superheated metal into the interior of tanks can sometimes lead to "catastrophic" explosions of the ammunition inside.
Although Russian forces have the technology for jamming drone controls, videos released by Aerorozvidka show that in several cases, drone pilots have been able to destroy vehicles worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars with explosives that are estimated to cost less than $100.
https://www.dronesforsalereview.com/best-drones-guide/octocopters/
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[QUOTE=NutLoose;11247104 with DIY bomblets .[/QUOTE]
I was taking your phraseology at face-value i.e. someone cobbling together their home-made bomb/shell, not re-purposing an anti-tank grenade.
I was taking your phraseology at face-value i.e. someone cobbling together their home-made bomb/shell, not re-purposing an anti-tank grenade.
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easily understood.Frightening though, isn’t it, there you are in your multi million pound tank wiped out by some spotty school kid with $4000 dollars worth of drone dropping a grenade on you.
A 15 yr old found the Russian advance in Kyiv enabling its destruction.
https://twitter.com/i/events/1534500741674672128
easily understood.Frightening though, isn’t it, there you are in your multi million pound tank wiped out by some spotty school kid with $4000 dollars worth of drone dropping a grenade on you.
A 15 yr old found the Russian advance in Kyiv enabling its destruction.
https://twitter.com/i/events/1534500741674672128
Even a stationary tank looks pretty small from 100 feet up, so hits will be infrequent.
That said, sensors are getting really cheap, so these systems will have all the needed abilities shortly.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
would have thought everyone would be looking at ways to prevent drones taking out tanks and systems to take down those drones
Germany’s Badass New Tank Could Outmatch Every Other Tank in the World
…The KF51 can launch four reconnaissance quadcopters from the turret, allowing the tanks to conduct their own local reconnaissance. A drone launcher is built into the turret, capable of launching four Hero 120 loitering munitions. The Israeli-made Hero 120 has a flight time of 60 minutes and packs a nine-pound warhead. Hero 120 will allow Panther tanks to engage targets beyond their line of sight, such as behind hills and tree lines.
Top-attack weapons like the Swedish NLAW and American Javelin have proven devastatingly effective in Ukraine, firing an explosive charge down into a tank’s thin roof armor. Most Western tanks are similarly vulnerable, and Panther’s top-attack defense system is the first-known system devoted to tackling top-attack weapons. It’s not clear how the new defense system works, with rumors it may involve the quadcopters moving to intercept incoming rockets and missiles.….
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...-kf51-panther/
. It’s not clear how the new defense system works, with rumors it may involve the quadcopters moving to intercept incoming rockets and missiles.….
. It’s not clear how the new defense system works, with rumors it may involve the quadcopters moving to intercept incoming rockets and missiles.….
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Next stage in drone tech would be autonomous drones. Drones that can seek out and recon or destroy the enemy on their own.
Drones launched in packs who communicate to each other and work as a team.
Drones launched in packs who communicate to each other and work as a team.
Defence secretary of Slovakia Jaro Naď announced today:
122mm ammunition to Grad launchers plus 4 Mi-17 and 1 Mi-2 helicopters were donated to Ukraine, all of this was safely delivered and is already in use by Ukrainian armed forces.
122mm ammunition to Grad launchers plus 4 Mi-17 and 1 Mi-2 helicopters were donated to Ukraine, all of this was safely delivered and is already in use by Ukrainian armed forces.
Some aviation-related content on Russian plane intercepts. It's on the BBC, so will be "fake news" for a couple of the posters here I guess...
www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-61834997
www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-61834997
Reports of the tug Vasily Bekh carrying SAM systems being hit by two Harpoons this morning on its way towards Snake Island..
Possibly related , but either way an "interesting" flightpath being displayed on ADSB Exchange for US P3 "LK32".
Possibly related , but either way an "interesting" flightpath being displayed on ADSB Exchange for US P3 "LK32".
Currently looking at FR 24 and LK32 history track shows no transit of the Black Sea?????
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II must get one of these for my daily commute.
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Nope, they will be doing a Immelmann... simple really 
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Every one loves a sailor, here is the Chief of Staffs view on Russia's war so far.
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That's low..
