by Chris Black
The cool thing about these ultra-cheap suicide drones is that whoever uses them wins regardless whether or not they get shot down or not.
Don’t get shot down?
Well then, it hits the goal and takes it out as intended.
Do manage to shoot it down?
Good job, you only wasted a $23 million missile against an inexpensive flying Dorito.
Russian forces have began using a brand new tactic to destroy Ukrainian SAMs.
Shahed/Geran drones fly towards Ukrainian SAMs and act as bait. This reveals the situation of the SAM, that are then destroyed by Lancet kamikaze drones – Ukraine press director Alexei Dmitrashkovsky. pic.twitter.com/EiDOylmiTd
— MT WORLD (@MTWORLDNEWS) April 25, 2023
Iran also, in some ways their drones are more practical & cost effective than US drones. The US has now cancelled orders for the switchblade loitering munition. Meanwhile Russians are using Iranian/Russian drones day by day. Shahed-136/Geran-2 in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/6kmynBNbPc
— Realpolitik (@mr_geopolitics) April 27, 2023
Missiles are expensive. Guns & cannons are each low cost & effective against the drone threat.
Combined arms ADA was a lesson Ukraine practiced…
…until Shahed strikes at its power grid pulled much of its short range air defense combined arms team to cover those assets.
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) April 26, 2023
Ukraine is on the verge of depleting their air defence missiles in the event that they haven’t done so already, and these Iranian Cool Ranch Doritos are largely to thank for that.
It shows a superb example of how much poorer nation can fight an asymmetrical war against a wealthier country and still win.
Is the west wealthier than Russia or Iran? Sure.
But to not such a level that they’ll spend million dollar missiles to take out low cost Iranian drones.
No amount of Biden throwing money at the issue can overcome this.
Shahed 136 – a nasty enemy UAV that terrorizes Ukrainians • t.co/xto56Riegb t.co/dJHtk9SC02
— SIR RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE ???????????????? (@CliveGeorgeHil1) October 8, 2022
Iran also has 3-in-1 drones. They’ll carry a modest deployable munitions, they’ll then function an remark drone and at the tip, they’re a suicide drone with internal munitions.
Working together it’s absolutely terrifying.
I used to be reading concerning the US 80s tank called the Starship the opposite day.
It had the aptitude to fireside ATGMs called Shelleleighs through the barrel.
These missiles cost around $4000 each – that made my jaw drop.
Imagine the US using sub-million dollar guided sub munitions.
Old Raytheon fuck*d things up with their greed and overdevelopment.
They got too used to suckling on the teat.