AN-2 in the Ukraine

[X-Files]

 Of special amusement to Echo Five Mike / Echo Six Mike

 

[shep854]

My first thought when I saw this was that the aircraft would be used as a sort of inexpensive stealth transport.

Expending them as decoy drones is just evil.

[Sardaukar]

Shades of North Korea in a book. 

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Phoenix-Larry-Bond/dp/0446514330

It had SF attack via An-2s etc. 

 

[shep854]

4 hours ago, Sardaukar said:

Shades of North Korea in a book. 

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Phoenix-Larry-Bond/dp/0446514330

It had SF attack via An-2s etc. 

 

The Norks did use Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes to fly night harassing missions in 1950.  

[seahawk]

The Azeris did the same and used them as decoys.

[Josh]

There were a large number of An-2s in Belarus just before the war kicked off; it was never clear how they ended up being used. I had assumed there would be part of the air assault effort since they could land on practically any suitably flat piece of territory but I've not seen any footage of their use. I'd expect converting one into a drone is actually more expensive than just building a Shahed type drone; the Aeries didn't make them remote controlled they simply flew them towards the target and bailed out. THAT is very cost effective, since it requires no mods to the plane. It does require a cadre of pilots willing to do some sky diving though.