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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz


Video from the Magura V5 attack USVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQCQXfN_SU

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[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Russian sailors: Can we get CIWS to counter USV?

Russian Naval command: No, we have CIWS at home

The CIWS at home:

[-] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While Russia is losing warships because they don't have enough close-range deck weaponry with the ability to throw enough lead downrange, some rando's project in the US being used to shoot at little UAVs for fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3FGiNRyGqg

EDIT:

https://www.twz.com/sea/russian-ship-under-drone-boat-attack-seen-in-dramatic-onboard-video

Generally, the close-in weapon systems on some of the Russian vessels that have been attacked appear to be less than effective against these novel threats.

Pithy.

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why do the drone boats weave and loop around so much? Seems like they're lingering in the "shoot me" zone.

Edit: could it be that they want to draw fire to themselves so other boats can move in instead?

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I base this on absolutely 0 military experience BUT

Could be a distraction vessel to draw fire

Could be to give Russia a chance to use countermeasures and evaluate their effectiveness + come up with next Gen drone to mitigate current countermeasures

Could be that it is impossible to get a good video from a drone bouncing around in the water and they wanted to make contact with areas that ensure sinking

Could be a test to see how much punishment the drones can take while maintaining combat effectiveness

Could be that it's pure chaos and neither side has a great strategy aside from do/do no explode if possible

Either way, this footage is wild! Give em hell Ukraine!!

[-] Hubi@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I imagine a bunch of drones zig-zagging around your ship in the middle of the night are much less predictable and harder to hit than if they are coming at you fast but in a straight line. You are bound to lose track of one of them in the chaos. There's also less of a risk that the drones blow each other up when one gets inevitably hit. Plus, there's probably a significant delay in the controls on top of the difficulty of steering an unstable watercraft like this.

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