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I haven't even watched it, I was just so certain that there would be. Just from scrubbing through and looking for the usual Betaflight OSD overlay, look at 26:

I haven't even watched it, I was just so certain that there would be. Just from scrubbing through and looking for the usual Betaflight OSD overlay, look at 26:30.

riku_iki 2y ago
that target doesn't look like a tank. Also not clear if it was "hobbyist-level FPV racing drone".
- brokenmachine 2y ago
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- brokenmachine 2y ago
  Here's another video from googling "turret toss fpv" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbOnph18GL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbOnph18GL8 If you think that looks like a high-level military drone, you're really reaching. You can see the coathanger wires at the front that set it off. They always look like something manufactured in a basement. Which they are.
  - riku_iki 2y ago
    > Here's another video from googling "turret toss fpv" there is one case of "disabled" tank there at the end, others cases got footage cut and its not clear what happened after explosion, but looks like drone hit into open hatch in that case as very visible on video. This is another weakness in this approach: RPG-7 may not cut it against modern tank, you need some more modern, powerful and probably heavy warhead to penetrate reactive armor + regular armor. > They always look like something manufactured in a basement. Which they are. They were building own large drones from scratch from the beginning of the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R18_(drone) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R18_(drone) so I think discussion should be if "A largish 7" drone"(from your other comment) is widely available on civil market, which can carry 1kg payload with solid range(5-10 miles?). If such drones are available (I am not expert in this), then I assume civilians can build weaponized platform base on them. But looks like Ukrainians were forced to build their own thing.
    - brokenmachine 2y ago
      Like I said, do some googling for yourself if you're interested. There are a LOT of videos I've seen on reddit of tanks getting hit in the space between the turret and the base which sets off the ammo in the autoloader, with the expected effects. https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret_toss_champion/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret... https://www.google.com/search?q=site%253Areddit.com+turret+toss https://www.google.com/search?q=site%253Areddit.com+turret+t...
      - riku_iki 2y ago
        > https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret... this is exactly case from previous video when drone hit open hatch. I watch relevant videos, and I definitely don't see LOT of videos when drone destroys tank. This is actually first case I ever seen in my recollection.
        brokenmachine 2y ago
        It hit the turret, tank went kaboom. The Russian was standing in the hatch but the drone hit below that. The tank would have went kaboom even if the hatch was closed. I've see at least 50 videos like this, some being compilations with lots of tanks. Usually they target the rear of the tank at the bottom of the turret like in that video. Comments on reddit say that is where the autoloader/ammo is inside. Trust me, these videos are common. Here's another. https://old.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/comments/18mg64j/russian_tank_ukrainian_drone_turret_toss/ https://old.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/comments/18mg6... And here's a bonus youtube video about how they train, with water bottles strapped under the drones to simulate the warhead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bt1DBEvH_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bt1DBEvH_0
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        brokenmachine 2y ago
- brokenmachine 2y ago
  Here's a close up of one of the drones caught in a net. https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraina/comments/1b7x09k/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4_fpv%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraina/comments/1b7x09k/%D0%BC%D0%... Doesn't look quite like a MQ-1 Predator, does it...

I haven't even watched it, I was just so certain that there would be. Just from scrubbing through and looking for the usual Betaflight OSD overlay, look at 26:30.

riku_iki 2y ago

that target doesn't look like a tank. Also not clear if it was "hobbyist-level FPV racing drone".

brokenmachine 2y ago
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brokenmachine 2y ago
Here's another video from googling "turret toss fpv" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbOnph18GL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbOnph18GL8 If you think that looks like a high-level military drone, you're really reaching. You can see the coathanger wires at the front that set it off. They always look like something manufactured in a basement. Which they are.
- riku_iki 2y ago
  > Here's another video from googling "turret toss fpv" there is one case of "disabled" tank there at the end, others cases got footage cut and its not clear what happened after explosion, but looks like drone hit into open hatch in that case as very visible on video. This is another weakness in this approach: RPG-7 may not cut it against modern tank, you need some more modern, powerful and probably heavy warhead to penetrate reactive armor + regular armor. > They always look like something manufactured in a basement. Which they are. They were building own large drones from scratch from the beginning of the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R18_(drone) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R18_(drone) so I think discussion should be if "A largish 7" drone"(from your other comment) is widely available on civil market, which can carry 1kg payload with solid range(5-10 miles?). If such drones are available (I am not expert in this), then I assume civilians can build weaponized platform base on them. But looks like Ukrainians were forced to build their own thing.
  - brokenmachine 2y ago
    Like I said, do some googling for yourself if you're interested. There are a LOT of videos I've seen on reddit of tanks getting hit in the space between the turret and the base which sets off the ammo in the autoloader, with the expected effects. https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret_toss_champion/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret... https://www.google.com/search?q=site%253Areddit.com+turret+toss https://www.google.com/search?q=site%253Areddit.com+turret+t...
    - riku_iki 2y ago
      > https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18s035v/new_turret... this is exactly case from previous video when drone hit open hatch. I watch relevant videos, and I definitely don't see LOT of videos when drone destroys tank. This is actually first case I ever seen in my recollection.
      - brokenmachine 2y ago
        It hit the turret, tank went kaboom. The Russian was standing in the hatch but the drone hit below that. The tank would have went kaboom even if the hatch was closed. I've see at least 50 videos like this, some being compilations with lots of tanks. Usually they target the rear of the tank at the bottom of the turret like in that video. Comments on reddit say that is where the autoloader/ammo is inside. Trust me, these videos are common. Here's another. https://old.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/comments/18mg64j/russian_tank_ukrainian_drone_turret_toss/ https://old.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/comments/18mg6... And here's a bonus youtube video about how they train, with water bottles strapped under the drones to simulate the warhead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bt1DBEvH_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bt1DBEvH_0
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      - brokenmachine 2y ago
brokenmachine 2y ago
Here's a close up of one of the drones caught in a net. https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraina/comments/1b7x09k/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4_fpv%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraina/comments/1b7x09k/%D0%BC%D0%... Doesn't look quite like a MQ-1 Predator, does it...