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Ukraine weapons thread   General Military Discussion

Started 24/2/22 by gatnerd; 240762 views.
Farmplinker

From: Farmplinker

8-Dec

American NGOs get a lot of government funding, too. Also, special tax privileges, although yours over there probably do too.

gatnerd

From: gatnerd

9-Dec

Some more DIY drone defense; thermal optics / cameras added to HMG's and Autocannons to improve their ability to spot drones. Also some retro style circular anti aircraft sights.

gatnerd

From: gatnerd

9-Dec

Rheinmetall to supply Skynex 35mm AHEAD system to an "international customer"

https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/rheinmetall_ag/press/news/latest_news/index_36480.php

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germany-send-skynex-air-defence-systems-ukraine-handelsblatt-2022-12-09/

.....

This is something I think many of us had hoped for. Good for Ukraine, and for weapons nerds, a chance to see how the 35mm AHEAD performs. 

Here is a nice 20 page overview of the Skynex system:

https://www.rheinmetall.com/media/editor_media/rheinmetallag/events/medien_dvd_2022/air_defence_systems/Oerlikon_Skynex_Air_Defence_System_PBR_EN_B200e0721.pdf

Farmplinker

From: Farmplinker

10-Dec

Waiting for the Holosun dot version of the circular sights.

Mr. T (MrT4)

From: Mr. T (MrT4)

10-Dec

Someone is probably already trying with old K10-T  collimator sight from tank

gatnerd

From: gatnerd

11-Dec

We may get to see if the 105mm L7 cannon is still effective:

DIY 80mm Mini-MLRS on a Ford

gatnerd

From: gatnerd

11-Dec

Switchblade 300 used to take out a camera surveillance tower:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/zipn77/previously_unseen_footage_of_the_destruction_of/

We haven't seen too many Switchblade videos, but this seems like a perfect application of it. 

Mr. T (MrT4)

From: Mr. T (MrT4)

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.

gatnerd

From: gatnerd

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. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/vubqno/switchblade_usage_in_ukraine_compilation_unseen/

(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.

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