Anti-tank drones, truck-destroying drones

If the US is incapable of providing missiles, RPGs, bazookas, anti-transport weaponry, and loads of ammunition to Ukraine, why haven’t we provided a swarm of drones?

If anti-tank drones exist, they should be mobilized now. If they do not exist, we have been wasting our time and energy on toys that cannot help our friends to preserve freedom and save innocent lives.

$1,000,000 robot dogs are useless when $25,000 tank-destroying drones are what we need to protect Europe and our friends around the world.

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We need some of these.

Slaughterbots
https://youtu.be/O-2tpwW0kmU

intercst

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Kind of hate to break it to you, but it has been on the news–for some time now–the US has provided a lot of tank-killer weapons to Ukraine. And they are being used effectively. How do you explain all those destroyed Russian tanks in Ukraine? Please pay attention to the real world. Thank you.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-armor-destroyed-kharkiv/3172…

There are lots more photos online.

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…why haven’t we provided a swarm of drones?..

Either we don’t have an “excess supply” or we don’t want to risk the tech getting into the wrong hands. Or both.

JLC

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Kind of hate to break it to you, but it has been on the news–for some time now–the US has provided a lot of tank-killer weapons to Ukraine. And they are being used effectively. How do you explain all those destroyed Russian tanks in Ukraine? Please pay attention to the real world. Thank you.

I’ve been watching the cable news shows, which are mainly showing Russian tanks running over civilian vehicles, incoming bombs destroying apartment buildings, and a series of smoldering ruins. Obviously, the media companies and US government operatives are feeding people like me a steady diet of whatever will gin up support for painful economic sanctions and humanitarian relief in the face of rising gasoline prices.

It’s good to see at least a few Russian tanks being taken out. Thanks for the link to Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty. I was not even aware that the old-time anti-Russian propaganda machine was still in operation after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet Union.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-armor-destroyed-kharkiv/3172…

Great photos at the link. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Yikes. Scary scenario.

Problem with the technology. As always happens, will also fall into the hands of, become available to the bad guy(s), and the world becomes a vast dueling, killing field.

Witness everything that has gone on over the past 20, 30 years.

To observe that it’s a Brave New World we’re facing doesn’t begin to say it.

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Problem with the technology. As always happens, will also fall into the hands of, become available to the bad guy(s), and the world becomes a vast dueling, killing field.

The scariest weapons technology is likely to fall into the hands of those malevolent individuals with access to the biggest untraceable Bitcoin or cryptocurrency wallets.

No wonder governments and central banks want to maintain control of digital currencies.

Yikes. Scary scenario.

To observe that it’s a Brave New World we’re facing doesn’t begin to say it.

I’d say we’re all gonna need to get more than tin hats to defend ourselves from those 'lil suckers.

'38Packard

Great photos at the link. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

The Ukrainian army uses Russian equipment, so we amateurs have no way of knowing whose equipment that is.

Steve

I’ve been watching the cable news shows, which are mainly showing Russian tanks running over civilian vehicles, incoming bombs destroying apartment buildings, and a series of smoldering ruins.

I have not seen a single image of the front where the fighting is happening. Just today I saw ex-president Poroshenko dressed for combat (civilian resistance) saynig that Western weapons had been very useful in killing tanks and downing aircraft. He asked for more!

President and ex-president remaining in Kiev is a fantastic show of valor and patriotism.

The Captain

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Britain send several hundred anti-tank NLAW missiles to the Ukraine. Hope they wipe out several hundred Ruskie tanks.

these are man pack missiles that pop up and hit the tank from above - the weakest armor. Deadly. Good from half mile away.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBT_LAW

t.

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Anti-Tank Weapons for Ukraine: Bring up the NLAW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZ_qfuEKRY

How Powerful is Javelin Anti-Tank Missile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COKC5ZU6gM

The Captain

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Britain send several hundred anti-tank NLAW missiles to the Ukraine. Hope they wipe out several hundred Ruskie tanks.

these are man pack missiles that pop up and hit the tank from above - the weakest armor. Deadly. Good from half mile away.

Ah, the story mentions my old Karl Gustav also a Swedish design.

Our Korean War Vet platoon Sgt in Germany mentioned to my then 18YO self while sitting around on exercise that the Soviets had 40,000 tanks. I pointed out that I only had six rounds for the Karl … he responded that once I had used those up he would personally get me six more. }};-D

Anymouse

https://g.co/kgs/UVa55u

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The Ukrainian army uses Russian equipment, so we amateurs have no way of knowing whose equipment that is.

I have seen pictures of a Z painted on Russian equipment to make it clear which side it is on.