Saturday, November 27, 2021

russian tanks add armor to protect against drones

 https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2021/11/26/russian-tank-with-improvised-anti-drone-armor-entered-ukraine-video/

 

What are makeshift anti-drone bumpers? These are metal structures, lattice or cage type, rough workmanship, and similar to the lamella bumper. It is noteworthy that their installation aims to “protect” the tank from hitting from above. Traditionally, tank armor tries to protect the tank from the sides or front. To be mounted to protect the armored vehicle from being hit from above means that the armor can be designed for both kamikaze drones and Javelin anti-tank missile systems...

 Ukraine has several drones, two of which make an impression: Bayraktar TB2, which is Turkish-made and has done a lot of damage to Russian weapons in Armenia during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and Israeli kamikaze drone Harop. But another reason for such makeshift armor is the fact that Ukrainian forces are increasingly using smaller drones, including quadcopters armed with adapted mortars and other explosive payloads, to attack Russian-backed forces in the east.

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I saw video of a simple drone dropping a grenade on a tank in the Middle East somewhere.  Killed the tank captain who was standing in the turret.  So yeah, good idea.

 

 

Monday, November 22, 2021

slingshot boy a hero for shooting down a French drone

 https://www.dntghana.com/2021/11/22/13-year-old-burkinabe-boy-shoots-down-french-drone-with-slingshot/

 

The situation degenerated into a high tension variety prompting the French Army to fire warning shots into the sky. That didn’t work so they deployed a drone to capture aeriel video to access the situation.

that’s when the 13-year-old boy (name unknown) used his slingshot to shoot down the drone.

The French Army convoy eventually turned back...

 

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This reminds me of the African militia leader who used carrier pigeons instead of his cell phone to keep from being found.