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4-May
Someone had a Bayraktar TB2 do a low pass over Kiev ending in a shootdown .
4-May
Weird / cool RPG Mortar MLRS type device being employed. I don't really get why this exists vs just a mortar, but its cool.
Interesting bit of kit. I'm guessing it's for more accurate and repeatable bombardment of enemy positions. Anyone h... https://t.co/pblKPEsms8
Read more from TwitterMore broadly there have been a number of RPG launched mortars from the shoulder as a sort of direct fire frag round. Apparently these are the adapters that attach the mortar shell to the RPG rocket
5-May
Almost right. Try this:
Don't have a mortar, but have plenty of rounds for one and plenty of RPGs?
5-May
I was more responding to the top of the post, but your explanation for the bottom picture sounds right.
5-May
farmplinker2 said:I was more responding to the top of the post...
Oh? In that case your comment makes no sense.
"Don't have a mortar and/or rounds for one, but have plenty of RPGs?"
If they don't have mortar rounds, they would be unable to assemble the hybrid RPG/mortar rounds shown at the top of the post...
5-May
RPG 7 has proven to be most versatile
Friends of mine manufacture a carbon fiber version, savings in weight are about 35% 4.2kg for carbon RPG-7
Now they are looking at making CF wishbones for Nexter Titus, which seems to be suffering from having low payload capacity so shaving off weight everywhere except the armor plate is on the menue
5-May
Mr. T (MrT4) said:Friends of mine manufacture a carbon fiber version, savings in weight are about 35% 4.2kg for carbon RPG-7
Super cool man.
Never thought I'd see a luxury RPG 7 :-)