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2022-03-15 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-15 11:49|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 But ... does it work?

Posted by Andy Cheater5342 2022-03-15 11:56|| 2022-03-15 11:56|| Front Page Top

#2 A "mystery" to some possibly. Others might recognize it as an offensive adaptation of the US AN/ALE-47 countermeasures dispenser system. (C-130 in graphic deploys a buttload of countermeasure rockets)

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-15 11:58|| 2022-03-15 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Excellent question Andy. Yes, I suspect the decoy's do confuse and overwhelm defensive radar systems. A few decoys dispersed among successive missile salvos would still permit effective defensive penetration. As we know, the Russians enjoy firing artillery in successive salvos.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-15 12:07|| 2022-03-15 12:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Over at ZH:

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-15 14:24|| 2022-03-15 14:24|| Front Page Top

#5 If you have enough tubes no fancy defense works. Presumably the same applies to ballistic missiles.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-03-15 14:35|| 2022-03-15 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 #4 Heh... "I Met a Bear," by Claude Balls

Posted by Jack Is Back 2022-03-15 14:39|| 2022-03-15 14:39|| Front Page Top

#7 In Linebacker, we jammed the heck out of the North's equipment so they started to use their missiles in barrages. Yes, they did hit stuff. Day three they were out of missiles and signaled they'd sit down again at the table in Paris.

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