Footage has been published of a confrontation between a Russian soldier from the 1194th Motorized Rifle Regiment and Ukrainian FPV drones. In the video, seven Ukrainian FPV drones attempt to attack the Russian soldier. Judging by the video, the soldier is wearing additional protective gear. Incredibly, the soldier dodged the drones and remained unharmed even after being hit by one. The video demonstrates the widespread use of drones in combat in Ukraine. It is still unknown where the video was filmed or why the unarmed soldier ended up alone in the open.
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Unharmed is a bit much but damn, he was lucky to remain in one piece.
With all the deplacements in motorcycles, a dismounted soldier could fing himself in the middle of these fields and with drone buzzing, you dont stay arround to help in the open if you cannot take him. He was waiting for a new ride probably.
Due to the weight of the cables, it's known that fiberoptic drones carry a smaller payload than wireless ones. The resulting explosive damage is less which is why they must be more precise in the weak spot they strike
Longer ranged drones require larger batteries which will have a deductive impact on payload weight. Larger batteries + larger fiberoptic spools will have more so. You can use a larger and heavier drone, like an agricultural drone, but such drones have l a higher risk of interception.
At some point for ultra ranged fiber FPV, it makes more sense for use on a winged drone which can carry a heavier payload than a copter. Hence we are starting to hear about fiberoptic Molniya drones.
As for SPGs, even for long ranged ones, they have been under threat from loitering drones for a while, and long ranged fiberoptic drones just adds another nail to the coffin. The Lancet has an observed or recorded range of 80km+, exceeding significantly it's published specs. That puts even the latest longest ranged SPGs under direct threat. Now you also have Gerans with an optical tracking mode which have loitering potential.
Rare footage of the Russian RBU-6000 hybrid 212mm rocket launcher mounted on a truck in action in Ukraine. The video shows the RBU-6000 being used to strike Ukrainian army fortifications located in the urban area of Chasov Yar. The RBU-6000 hybrid is used by the Russian 98th Guards Svirskaya Airborne Division. The RBU-6000 is currently being used to suppress Ukrainian army firing positions near the villages of Verolyubovka, Podolskoye, and Chervone in the Konstantinovsky operational direction.
No. Optical fibers are terrible at transferring power. They're made from glass and plastics, which are very poor conductors.
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Or maybe light as the source of power?
Converting from electricity to (coherent) light and light to electricity are both very low efficiency jobs.
Nothing good for Ukraine