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2023-08-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

How Zelensky's Forces Are Using Stealthy Cardboard Drones To Bleed Russian Forces In The Ukraine War

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The Ghost of Kiev lives on...so to speak.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-08-29 00:01|| 2023-08-29 00:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh they actually exist. Don't know how useful they will be over multiple sorties, rainy season, winter on the rubber bands, etc.

But, in a pinch, on a budget... might be worth a look.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-29 00:07|| 2023-08-29 00:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Whatever happened to knocking down Russian drones with pickle jars?

Posted by Grom the Kindly 2023-08-29 03:36|| 2023-08-29 03:36|| Front Page Top

#4 12# payload and decent range for a couple thou apiece according to Commander Salamander who is a pretty solid US analyst.

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2023-08-29 07:43|| 2023-08-29 07:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Tom Cooper/saurcastasaurus, an Austrian analyst indicates a 120km range for the drones. Medium tech, low cost approach

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2023-08-29 07:59|| 2023-08-29 07:59|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ The Kalashnikov model. Perhaps you are familiar with it.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-29 08:49|| 2023-08-29 08:49|| Front Page Top

#7 The cardboard is waterproofed. Its flight is preprogrammed. It's not designed to land and be reused. Even though it is likely to survive several landings, I would want to have extra propellers tape handy.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-08-29 09:06|| 2023-08-29 09:06|| Front Page Top

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