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DIY-HP-LED

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Russia Braces For Attack By 50,000 Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones, Seeks Shotguns
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The key point about the FPV attack drones is that, compared to other guided weapons and loitering munitions, they are cheap and easily available. In a previous blog post, Russian Engineer listed the components needed to assemble an FPV attack drone, with a total cost of $355, or $421 with digital communications rather than analog. Others quote similar prices in the range of hundreds of dollars depending on the exact specification – notably less than the $2,000+ price tag for a Mavic 3 Pro quadcopter.
I think if the Caspian report analysis is correct about 500K Muscovy's in Ukraine by this summer and a war of attrition, then the only way to deal with it is to drive the Russians to the borders with a blitzkrieg and destroy the Russian rail bridges leading into Ukraine 100 miles inside Russia and they will have to make their railheads well inside their borders. Cut off Crimea and if they can take it this summer or wait until next summer. I dunno if Vlad can equip 500K troops this summer or has any equipment left, but we have to assume he can.

The solution to this war is so simple and direct that it leads me to believe it has not been done yet deliberately, ATACMS can do it, so can cruise missiles or even drones with a big enough bang. There are only around a half dozen viable rail routes into Ukraine, and it is a well-known fact that the Russians can't operate more than a few dozen miles from their railheads. Rail bridges are very hard to repair, especially when ya drop a dozen of them in a short time and kill the crews repairing them with further attacks. End of the war and whatever Russians are in Ukraine will be cut off and surrender, or head back inside Russia if they can.

Sure, the Russians will continue to fire in missiles, but for everyone they fire Ukraine fires two back or drone attacks 2 vital rail bridges inside Russia, not just their military is dependent on the rails, their entire economy is, and it is an obvious weakness. The auto industry is crashing fast in Russia due to a lack of spare parts and if the rail network is damaged it puts more strain on the roads. Rail bridge attacks also have the advantage of not causing much direct collateral damage, most are in remote locations. Guarding all those bridges inside Russia will soak up a lot of manpower too and hitting even a drone with an AK is difficult.
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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BudmanTX

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he's assuming that Nalvany will take power if they lose the war?
That's quite a leap, from prison to president. I wonder what Gherkin pickle thinks is going to happen to everyone in putin's inner circle? They're all going to step aside and open Nalvany's cell door, usher him into the president's office?
Idk, Girkin does provide some insight though. He's even wanted by the Hague and probably the Russians to...
 

DIY-HP-LED

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shotguns! Placebo.
Shoot this with a shotgun...

Some of these produce 8kw of power or over 10HP for something that weighs around a half a kilogram, minus the bomb. 2.5 HP per prop, so it can carry some weight in exchange for a loss of performance and endurance. The industry produces an estimated 100K of them a month, mostly in China, they are easy to build from parts and I built my own, crashes are common, so constant DIY repairs are a necessity, even though the carbon fiber frame is very tough. For this application ya want a dirt cheap 7" light frame, since you won't worry about crashes and repairs on a suicide drone.


Insanely Fast Quadcopter Takeoff!
 

OldMedUser

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Russia is slinking through Norway on it's way to Scotland.

You might be confused about their destination. The author is reporting from the ship named the KV Sortland in the North Sea. They're alarmed about all the increased presence and activity around vital pipelines and communication links.

If the Russians screw with the infrastructure down there that would be a direct attack against NATO countries then all hell breaks loose.

Is Pootin that stupid/crazy/deranged enough to pull a stunt like that tho. Sure hope not.

:peace:
 

DIY-HP-LED

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CCGNZ

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That's kinda what I meant, and they have been training on F16s as well as Mirage 2000 and the Eurofighter. Foreign veterans with skills are used in ground combat and those trained in the air should be the same, though they might find themselves stuck training other pilots rather than having fun.
It's often overlooked that Ukraine has shitty runways and limited maintainance facilities,F-16 and Euro-fighter need LONG SMOOTH runways,F-16 is notorious for sucking in debris in its big air inlet rgt. under the nose,Euro-fighter also not sure about the French Mirage which is now seemingly availlable due to France upgrading to Rafale.You Tube channel @ward Carroll(former F-14 REO) has indepth discussion on this matter,the best jet for Ukraine that meets the requirements of easy maintenance(both in #of personnel and tech skills) is the Swedish Grippen.
 
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