War in Ukraine, technical and military aspects only

[Perun]

 

[JWB]

 

[Roman Alymov]

13 hours ago, Yama said:

Video too big for unregistered Telegram, but wasn't that example abandoned over winter?

Yes it was abandoned before NY, whrn pro-Ukrainians were trying to prevent pro-Rus forces from crossing railway line near Avdeevka koke plant

13 hours ago, Yama said:

 I don't think it can be activated in 2 days, unless Leopard's engineering is more robust than I thought. Well I suppose engine can be started, if it didn't burn.

Thery are not saying "activated" (restored to combat-ready condition), only about making it able to run, meaning restarting the engine and restoring basic electric wiring

13 hours ago, Yama said:

I guess they can place it in front of Swedish or German embassy...

 I see no point in it. Donating it to Chinese as gift may be better idea.

[Bazoche]

Interview of a ukrainian drone operator talking about his experience with some western suppliers.

 

Some parts in French but mostly in English.

Interesting parts start a 3:45

 

 

 

 

Edited April 23 by Bazoche

[bojan]

7 hours ago, JWB said:

 

While translation is "bastard" meaning is way worse, on the level of SotB.

There was a pic of another week or so ago ago named "Выкидыш" (Miscarriage). I think that crews are trying to suggest something about their tanks...

Edited April 24 by bojan

[Stuart Galbraith]

Its interesting how he talks about it being accurate. I was reading a book the other day about the time they did a raid into basra and brought down the transmitter tower. As it turned out, HESH wasnt working, so they had to shoot out the outriggers with APFSDS. He was resetting the gun via the MRS after every shot.

 

[KV7]

BMP-1 with "hedgehog" anti FPV-drone wires. On such thin base armour, It seems that the only possible benefit from such a setup is to stop the blast from tearing the plate when a HEAT warhead detonates with normal standoff.
 

 

[Samsa]

27 minutes ago, KV7 said:

BMP-1 with "hedgehog" anti FPV-drone wires. On such thin base armour, It seems that the only possible benefit from such a setup is to stop the blast from tearing the plate when a HEAT warhead detonates with normal standoff.
 

 

I'd say its probably more an obstacle for the drone. If a rotor touches one of the spikes and the blades shatter the drone will change attitude rather instantly, misaligning the warhead.

Just a guess though, admittedly.

[KV7]

5 minutes ago, Samsa said:

I'd say its probably more an obstacle for the drone. If a rotor touches one of the spikes and the blades shatter the drone will change attitude rather instantly, misaligning the warhead.

Just a guess though, admittedly.

Yes that is also a possibility, and I have even seen camo netting catch a UAV without the RPG warhead being triggered. It will depend on the wire loop width vs that of the UAV.

[glenn239]

What % of drone hits on vehicles are HEAT rounds?

[KV7]

1 hour ago, glenn239 said:

What % of drone hits on vehicles are HEAT rounds?

Almost all of the FPV drones attacking vehicles are using an RPG warhead. Standoff will of course do very much more vs HE.

These spikes above are going to be useless vs bomber type drones that use some impact or time fuse though.

[Markus Becker]

As so often the Biden administration is doing the right thing way too late. 

 

 

 

[lucklucky]

Some tidbits on Ukraine use of drones and the cost of regulation in West.

https://news.usni.org/2024/04/18/ukraines-experience-in-developing-lethal-drones-should-be-lesson-for-nato-says-panel

Edited April 24 by lucklucky

[jmsaari]

8 hours ago, KV7 said:

BMP-1 with "hedgehog" anti FPV-drone wires. On such thin base armour, It seems that the only possible benefit from such a setup is to stop the blast from tearing the plate when a HEAT warhead detonates with normal standoff.
 

 

I wonder what in any short-distance safety the 73mm rounds might have...

[JWB]

 

[JWB]

[Soldier36]

Repair of a Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 tank by Russian mechanics. Russian mechanics inspected a Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 tank made in Germany in 1999. Previously, the tank was used by the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Army; the tank ran over a mine and was abandoned in the Avdiivka direction, where it stood in a field for a long time due to problems with evacuation. The Leopard 2A6 tank was produced in Germany since 1997; when the tanks arrived in Ukraine, they were equipped with additional grilles to protect against cumulative ammunition. We are publishing an interview with mechanics talking about the Leopard 2A6 tank, they promise to restore the tank within 2 days, but judging by the damage, this will be difficult to do. Most likely the tank is being prepared for the May holidays.

 

 

[Soldier36]

Ukrainian mechanics have mastered the repair of US M777 howitzers. Repair units of the Ukrainian army have mastered the repair of individual components of American 155-mm towed howitzers M777. Despite the fact that Ukrainian companies do not have permission, in accordance with American export laws, to repair the barrels of American M777 howitzers, they are partially doing so. According to General of the Ukrainian Army Karpenko, after each “artillery contact” almost a third of the guns fail due to shrapnel and have to be repaired. Due to the lack of spare parts, mechanics have to assemble one howitzer from several and use civilian components, converting them into howitzers. For example, a pipe from one of the excavators was converted and installed on a howitzer. According to mechanics, some howitzers have already returned 3-4 times for repairs. The American 155 mm howitzer has been in production since 2005, it is a British designed howitzer, but final assembly is carried out in the USA. The firing range of a conventional projectile is 25 km, the active-reactive M982 Excalibur is about 40 kilometers, but they are already running out.

 

 

[Soldier36]

Russian military personnel showed the Akhmat armored car with maximum all-round homemade protection against drones. The creation, of course, resembles the cars from the movie “Mad Max,” but such protection, despite its appearance, really works. Additional screens protect the vehicle from attacks from FPV drones and loitering munitions. Screens can also protect against projectiles thrown from quadcopters. In addition to lattice screens, the armored car was equipped with steel sheets to protect the chassis. Z-STS Akhmat armored vehicles are produced at the Remdizel plant in Naberezhnye Chelny. Russian armored vehicles "Akhmat" are made on a three-axle all-wheel drive chassis "KAMAZ-5350", they are inferior in tactical and technical parameters to armored vehicles "Typhoon", but at the same time they are much cheaper.

 

 

[Roman Alymov]

 

[KV7]

Improvised HE RPG rounds using 82mm mortar shells. For what they are doing here, an actual mortar would be better, but for other uses the direct fire capability and shorter reaction time of the RPG could be useful.
 

 

[JWB]

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

22 hours ago, Soldier36 said:

Repair of a Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 tank by Russian mechanics. Russian mechanics inspected a Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 tank made in Germany in 1999. Previously, the tank was used by the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Army; the tank ran over a mine and was abandoned in the Avdiivka direction, where it stood in a field for a long time due to problems with evacuation. The Leopard 2A6 tank was produced in Germany since 1997; when the tanks arrived in Ukraine, they were equipped with additional grilles to protect against cumulative ammunition. We are publishing an interview with mechanics talking about the Leopard 2A6 tank, they promise to restore the tank within 2 days, but judging by the damage, this will be difficult to do. Most likely the tank is being prepared for the May holidays.

 

 

Ah, they will drive it in the may day parade. Good idea, they will need something to tow the Armata.

 

[Soldier36]

Footage of the evacuation of the Russian Tsar tank T-72 from the battlefield in Ukraine. The Tsar Tank, also called the Tank-Grill, ran over a mine and stalled. The combat vehicle was attacked by Ukrainian FPV drones, but improvised protection minimized damage from the drones and the tank was not damaged. A combat vehicle was evacuated from the battlefield in the Krasnogorovka area by one of the Russian evacuation ARVs. It is worth noting that there are more and more tanks with such protection against drones, there are already several of them, at the moment this design most effectively protects against drones. They laugh at the design. But now there is no effective protection of tanks from drones. The Israeli army is now also installing canopies to protect tanks from drones

 

 

[Soldier36]

Footage of the installation of Tsar-barbecue protection on Russian T-80BVM tanks. These homemade designs are criticized, but tankers are not interested in the beauty of the tank, their goal, to complete a combat mission and remain alive. The T-72, T-80, T-90 tanks, including Western tanks, have a weak spot in the upper part of the engine compartment. Until simple factory protection of tanks from drones is invented, structures called king-barbecues will be increasingly installed on tanks.