8.01.2023
Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP
The Ukrainian military is developing unique drones. It is noted that they will become tank killers.
The New York Times writes about it . The drones are called DJI Mavic.
“War is an economy. It’s money. And if you have a drone for $3,000 and a grenade for $200, and you destroy a tank worth $3 million, it’s very interesting,” said a UAF soldier with the call sign Graf.
He and his team became experts at taking down Russian soldiers with air-dropped munitions. And now they are trying to take the efficiency of drones to a new level: using them to deliver their ideal grenade weighing 600 grams. In order to bring the grenade closer to the desired weight, the military team used a 3D printer to create a lightweight casing that could contain the explosives needed to penetrate the tank’s armor.
Graf argues that the grenade should be able to penetrate the hull of an armored personnel carrier or tank, which is currently not possible with ammunition weighing about half a kilogram.
“Every day we are learning, doing some experiments with grenades, bombs, drones and improving our work,” Graf added.
In addition, at the moment, Graf’s unit has ammunition that can penetrate Russian armor, but it weighs a little more.
“We make grenades out of garbage. But if you can destroy a Mavic tank, you are the best in this war,” the military man joked.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, Ukrainian servicemen continue to reduce the size of Putin’s army with the help of various devices. Once again , the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine came in handy with a drone, with the help of which they successfully “hunted” the invaders.
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“War is an economy. It’s money. And if you have a drone for $3,000 and a grenade for $200, and you destroy a tank worth $3 million, it’s very interesting,”
I wouldn’t at all be surprised if the Ukrainians can achieve such a feat. I think that the explosive device used in such a lightweight mode must be a so-called hollow charge to enable it to penetrate the armor of a tank. Maybe we’ll see more of it in the future.
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