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The Iranian-made drone being used to carry out deadly strikes in Ukraine: Russia unleashes Shahed-136 'kamikaze' weapons which overwhelm ground targets and can evade air defences
2022-10-11
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Kyiv said 83 missiles or drones were launched against the country on Monday

  • Officials accused Russia of using Iranian-made Shahed-136 'suicide' drones

  • The drones are 'loitering munitions' meaning they hover above targets for hours

  • Ukrainian soldiers have said while the drones can devastate targets, they are vulnerable to small arms fire, and have coined the drone the 'flying lawnmower'
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Ukraine has already shot down a shit ton of them, captured a couple intact and they have not done a ton of damage where they did hit. Back to the drawing board, Mullah Max.
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-10-11 10:26  

#3  you can hear them from a long ways away

Screamers
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-10-11 09:25  

#2  Russia sends Iranian drones to Belarus as Minsk threatens deployment
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-10-11 09:22  

#1  The Shahed-136 apparently has a larger 2-cycle motor and you can hear them from a long ways away.

They don't fly very high either and can be brought down by small arms fire.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-10-11 08:43  

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