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10-Dec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9E0zcFz8U
Russian Su-25 makes an emergency landing after its landing gear fails to deploy.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suchomim...https://www.patreon.com/user?u=800325...
10-Dec
Someone is probably already trying with old K10-T collimator sight from tank
11-Dec
We may get to see if the 105mm L7 cannon is still effective:
#Ukraine: The first video of Ukrainian soldiers training with recently delivered M-55S tanks, donated by Slovenia... https://t.co/kfJ9zokAVQ
Read more from TwitterDIY 80mm Mini-MLRS on a Ford
#Ukraine: Another, improved "BM-8" light MRLS made by Ukrainian forces. A 12 tube launcher is mounted on a Ford F15... https://t.co/Z0xH74b8kH
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Switchblade 300 used to take out a camera surveillance tower:
We haven't seen too many Switchblade videos, but this seems like a perfect application of it.
12-Dec
Lack of videos from Switchblades might be down to low utility of the 300model , its a low yield assassination weapon clearly designed for GWOT , the much more potent 600 model has so far been orderd only in something like 10 units. Phoenix ghost trades lethality for endurance , but is still practically unseen on the battlefield. I havent seen any remains of these drones posted .Makes one wonder where 1500 of these drones ended up.
12-Dec
Thats possible. Although we've seen a ton of very effective quadcopter dropped 30mm VOGs, and the 300 has an equal or better payload then that. So theres clearly a high level of utility for anti personel drones like the quadcopters; I've largely stopped sharing them in this thread because they're pretty grisly.
I've read that either the US or Aeroviorenment (the manufacturer) doesn't want video shared of the 300, which is why its more scarce. Whether thats true or not I'm not sure, but its plausible as the 300 videos we have seen have a distinct 'slaughter bot' killer robot vibe as the round closes with an individual man.
(skip the sound on this video, awful soundtrack)
But the conclusion of these videos tends to be a man running for their life as a murderous sky robot descends on them like a hawk on a woodland mouse - perhaps not the best marketing material for the company to have out in public.
12-Dec
Seriously doubt Ukrainians give a flying fuck about what Aeroviroment says or thinks about the videos, gore vids are literally the main propaganda tool they have.
Still i consider Switchblade 300 a waste of resources, it packs a very small warhead that is in addition designed so that shrapnel is forward focused to minimize collateral, so if its not a direct hit its likely no hit at all. Also if you note all the kamikaze drones are noisy so you often see targets react in time to approaching drones. DIJ quadcopters on the other hand are reusable intelligence gathering platforms with rudimentary bomblet dropping capability and when moving slowly quite silent.
Lancet drone attack on M777 vid from the M777 crew
Interesting ATGM tube launched drone Ukrainians were working on around 2011
Another Ukrainan drone under development , mother drone carrying a kamikaze drone.
13-Dec
General Arms sales news.
South Korea has doubled arms exports since Ukraine:
https://matrixliveng.com/south-koreas-arms-sales-double-in-wake-of-russias-war-in-ukraine/?amp=1
Vietnam looking to reduce Russian arms imports and diversify supply:
Eastern European arms industry booming, especially CZ and Poland:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/weapons-industry-booms-eastern-europe-arms-ukraine-2022-11-24/
Japan buying Tomahawks as result of Ukraine:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/12/japan-tomahawk-missiles-ukraine-war/
13-Dec
Mr. T (MrT4) said:addition designed so that shrapnel is forward focused to minimize collateral, so if its not a direct hit its likely no hit at all
Forward firing is what you want for an airburst round.
https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2003/gun/buck.pdf
The Polish Warmate, and at least one of the Russian Suas is also forward firing, just with a larger warhead.