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I believe now this was actually a drone, not a cruise missile. I thought drone originally, but then I thought no drone would have the range to get to Kyiv. Ho
by Max-Ganz-II 4y ago
I believe now this was actually a drone, not a cruise missile.
I thought drone originally, but then I thought no drone would have the range to get to Kyiv. However, this is a drone in the sense of "small aircraft", so, yes, the range is there.
- tim333 4y agoProbably this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136 Shahed 136 drone. Speed 115 mph. Range up to 2500km. Here's video of one being shot down with small arms https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1581959594112262144 https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/15819595941122621...
- Max-Ganz-II 4y agoVery interesting video. Those officers did a fine job and they looked like they knew what they were doing and they were calm in a combat situation. I couldn't see the drone at all in the video, only the explosion when it landed. I can't imagine where it landed, out in the middle of nowhere, was the intended target, so I concur; they really did shoot it down. I feel profoundly impressed by the accuracy of their shooting - but although I know a lot about the history of war, and so the nature and characteristics of weapons, I have no actual experience of weapons, so I'm not a strong or qualified judge of such things.
- prvit 4y agoArguably all cruise missiles are drones.
- muzani 4y agoSibling post made an interesting point. It could be a "loitering munition", somewhere between cruise missiles and drones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition It's fascinating how things like this are no longer science fiction.