Are you sure of this? That doesn't sound like the safest contraption to build.
The War in the Ukraine
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I totally agree, but - quite understandable - this is something Ukraine will never accept.
Here's some more videos of this. I agree with pevade and the other tweets, it looks like a custom detonator. I don't think that shape and size is correct for transmitting data to and from those FPV drones.
What do you think is going on in this video?
My explanation is: not enough training, no experience and panic.
My explanation is: not enough training, no experience and panic.
Why would they want to reverse engineer them ? They might look at certain components such as powerpack unit, DM53A1 ammunition, special armor (D-Type variant) on the Leopard 2A6s but the rest is not really that remarkable.
plawolf
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While this is clearly far below range safety standards, it’s also a war zone and a lot of the ‘bad practice’ shown can be excused as the least worst option.
Driving in front of a friendly’s field of fire is obviously bad, but it looks like the Bradley shooting is trying to lay down suppression fire to cover the retreat of the other Bradley’s, and the gunner stops firing to let them pass, so I will also give it a pass.
You need to remember this is a unit stuck in a minefield while under enemy fire. Going around behind the shooting Bradley means more time under enemy fire and also going off a known safe path into a minefield, which is far more hazardous than trusting in the fire discipline of your team mates.
The only unforgivably stupid act was the wild blind fire after the second Bradley got hit. They are lucky it stopped dead immediately, because if it coasted a few steps that gunner would have unloaded all those rounds right into it and shredded the survivors from whatever took that Bradley out. The shrapnel from so many hits at such close range would probably have taken out a fair few of the grunts already outside taking cover around the vehicles.
The wire looks quite stiff, the momentum of the UAV + munition must be needed to deform the wire and close the circuit.
I'd imagine setting up this contraption would go something like this:
1. Set up denotator wire on UAV frame, you can store this in huge quantities since it's just a UAV with a wire loop on it
2. Insert payload, at this point it's still all inert due to no battery and UAV itself is switched off.
3. Insert battery just before launch and power switched on, device is now live and dangerous.
A Ukrainian howitzer gets destroyed by Russian artillery, possibly a CAESAR but identity unsure.
TOS doing it's work on various Ukrainian positions in the forest line in Zaporozhye.
TOS doing it's work on various Ukrainian positions in the forest line in Zaporozhye.
From the number of smoke grenade sets and FN MAG machine gun racks, it is clear that its Portuguese Leopard 2A6PO