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If you look just at how small the shaped charge inside the NLAW is, and how the weapon works, I wonder why you wouldn't just put that shaped charge inside a $50
by 127 4y ago
If you look just at how small the shaped charge inside the NLAW is, and how the weapon works, I wonder why you wouldn't just put that shaped charge inside a $50 drone and fly it directly above the tank.
- ycombinete 4y agoThey are already doing that. There are many videos of Ukraine using modified anti tank grenades. They remove the little parachute, and attach a 3-d printed tail. This is then fitted to a commercial drone. Examples (NSFW-ish, Thermal imagery of tank cook-offs): 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/ug39y1/drone_destroys_a_russian_tank_with_a_cumulative/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/ug39y1/drone... 2. https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/u29rdx/ukrainian_cots_drone_drops_antitank_grenades_on_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/u29rdx/ukrai... There are also a lot showing anti-personnel grenades, and even RPG rounds being dropped on people, and regular cars etc. too.
- hasperdi 4y agoThey do actually equip largish hobby class quadcopters with anti tank grenades. You'll find plenty videos of them on YouTube.
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- saberdancer 4y agoSome of the loitering munitions drones are doing exactly that. Switchblade 600 has a shaded charge based on a Javelin one.