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as far as i know, they don't strap artillery shells to drones, they too heavy. they strap shaped charges.

verdverm 1y ago
100s of videos of drones with arty shells can be seen on https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/ They have strapped so many things to drones, you'd think they've tried about everything, then some new video comes out Drones have evolved rapidly and come in all shapes and sizes now. The DJI Maverick image in people's head is only one modality, though by far the most common form factor
- SJC_Hacker 1y ago
  Those must be HEAT rounds. An AP round would not have the velocity to do anything, anti-personnel would not penetrate tanks armor but would kill crew if dismounted or a hatch is left open
  - esseph 1y ago
    Old rpg rounds are cheap and top-down doesn't require much pen, making older stock more effective. Newish stock are tandem and would be even worse to try and counter from above (PG-7VR).
- Zanfa 1y ago
  The typical setup I’ve seen for FPV drones is RPG warheads or small mortar shells for drops. I’d love to see one drop 152/155mm shells though.
- Cthulhu_ 1y ago
  Those aren't artillery shells though, the explosive part of those weighs seven kilos, which is too much for the mass produced drones they use. As others mentioned, they use RPGs (3 kgs), mortar shells (~1.5 kgs), grenades (<1 kg), sometimes land mines, and specialized drone explosives for suicide drones. I do like seeing the production facilities of these drones, how they simplified the designs but also made design decisions to deal with the scale, they're built so they can be stacked easily. Mind you, this is probably the case with these drone show drones too.
  - distances 1y ago
    The bigger drones are sometimes used for dropping TM-62 anti-tank mines, which are about ten kilograms. An artillery shell would probably still be a poor choice though, considering the forces a shell is built to withstand. Adds a lot of extra weight.
asimpleusecase 1y ago
In some photos I have seen the charge looks like and RPG https://share.google/LUIxGYEC07ZDVMVgT https://share.google/LUIxGYEC07ZDVMVgT

100s of videos of drones with arty shells can be seen on https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/ They have strapped so many things to drones, you'd think they've tried about everything, then some new video comes out Drones have evolved rapidly and come in all shapes and sizes now. The DJI Maverick image in people's head is only one modality, though by far the most common form factor

SJC_Hacker 1y ago
Those must be HEAT rounds. An AP round would not have the velocity to do anything, anti-personnel would not penetrate tanks armor but would kill crew if dismounted or a hatch is left open
- esseph 1y ago
  Old rpg rounds are cheap and top-down doesn't require much pen, making older stock more effective. Newish stock are tandem and would be even worse to try and counter from above (PG-7VR).
Zanfa 1y ago
The typical setup I’ve seen for FPV drones is RPG warheads or small mortar shells for drops. I’d love to see one drop 152/155mm shells though.
Cthulhu_ 1y ago
Those aren't artillery shells though, the explosive part of those weighs seven kilos, which is too much for the mass produced drones they use. As others mentioned, they use RPGs (3 kgs), mortar shells (~1.5 kgs), grenades (<1 kg), sometimes land mines, and specialized drone explosives for suicide drones. I do like seeing the production facilities of these drones, how they simplified the designs but also made design decisions to deal with the scale, they're built so they can be stacked easily. Mind you, this is probably the case with these drone show drones too.
- distances 1y ago
  The bigger drones are sometimes used for dropping TM-62 anti-tank mines, which are about ten kilograms. An artillery shell would probably still be a poor choice though, considering the forces a shell is built to withstand. Adds a lot of extra weight.

asimpleusecase 1y ago

In some photos I have seen the charge looks like and RPG https://share.google/LUIxGYEC07ZDVMVgT https://share.google/LUIxGYEC07ZDVMVgT