The thread explained (and a person can see it in the video and understand once explained) that the guy operating the launcher didn't point directly at the heli after launch until just before impact, then did, not giving the heli time to detect the laser beam and take evasive action. The missile evidently homes in on the reflected laser beam.Stugna P is I think 20-30K USD for a complete system, which is reusable except for the rocket and tube. On a per hit cost for basically anything its a screaming deal against targets that don't require more sophisticated approaches.
The thread explained (and a person can see it in the video and understand once explained) that the guy operating the launcher didn't point directly at the heli after launch until just before impact, then did, not giving the heli time to detect the laser beam and take evasive action. The missile evidently homes in on the reflected laser beam.
Haha, I used to do this in HL deathmatch with the laser guided rocket launcher. Keep people from realizing you're firing at them until it's too late.Yeah, that's the idea. Stugna operators seem to do this with ground targets often too in case vehicles have active protection systems like the Shtora-1.
I wonder if China’s posture would be totally different if they weren’t currently dealing with a raging Covid breakout unlike anything they have experienced before.
Its the measles of mankind.These guys have really owned themselves not buying mRNA vaccines and just depending on Sinovac.
Nationalism is a hell of a drug.
Too bad we can't send Abrams, far more capable in every metric (except fuel efficiency).Ex-Soviet tanks from the Czech Republic have been delivered to Ukraine.
There have been some postings on twitter showing T-72s and other armored vehicles like BMPs on Czech railcars headed east in the last couple days.
Too bad we can't send Abrams, far more capable in every metric (except fuel efficiency).
I wonder if we're going to start hearing about fratricide events from the RU forces. Unfortunately it'd have to take place in view of civvies/Ukrainian forces.
Someone just got a nice bounty
Yes. That's why I said it's too bad. Too much of a learn curve to get the most out of this tank. Maybe latter when the west helps them rebuilt their army, although, anti-platform weapons, as we are seeing with Javs and NLAWs and even drones are really changing the game.Yeah I don't think the Ukrainians want to learn how to take care of them in the middle of a war.
Maybe see if we've got some M1046s around. They already know how to take care of HMMWVs and the TOW is easy to learn.
I wonder how much better more modern tanks would do - it seems like the Russians are overwhelmingly losing their older tanks but I'm not sure if that's primarily due to their force composition or something else. Although also from what I've read Russian tactics are so poor that they are leaving themselves as sitting ducks by not deploying air assets or infantry screens, and their tanks largely lack advanced optics that would permit them to see these attacks coming better.Yes. That's why I said it's too bad. Too much of a learn curve to get the most out of this tank. Maybe latter when the west helps them rebuilt their army, although, anti-platform weapons, as we are seeing with Javs and NLAWs and even drones are really changing the game.
I wonder how much better more modern tanks would do - it seems like the Russians are overwhelmingly losing their older tanks but I'm not sure if that's primarily due to their force composition or something else. Although also from what I've read Russian tactics are so poor that they are leaving themselves as sitting ducks by not deploying air assets or infantry screens, and their tanks largely lack advanced optics that would permit them to see these attacks coming better.
Anyways, no general here but this seems to be a mixture of new tech and Russian incompetence so an appropriately trained army with more modern armor may fare significantly better. No way to know though as US tanks didn't have to face advanced anti-armor weapons in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Eve if we could, their soldiers are not trained to operate and service the AbramsToo bad we can't send Abrams, far more capable in every metric (except fuel efficiency).