Big and slow Turkish-made drones have been thwarting Russian advances in Ukraine war

[turbinetree]

By Timothy Evans
Published March 11, 2022

The fog of war often is pretty thick, if not impenetrable. That could be why military experts around the world are having a hard time figuring out how Ukraine's air defenses, thus far, largely have bested Russia's air assaults. Ukraine’s most sophisticated attack drone, which has achieved remarkable success against Vladimir Putin's high-tech air force, is a slow, low-flying and completely defenseless drone

As the New York Times reports, many "experts" predicted that the few drones that the Ukrainian forces managed to get off the ground would be shot down in hours by the Russians and be a non-factor in the war. That hasn't been the case. Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 model drones, which buzz along at about half the speed of a Cessna at about 50 or 60 knots, not only still are flying, they're also shooting guided missiles at Russian missile launchers, tanks and supply trains and wreaking havoc on them.

The NYTimes writes: "Drones have become a sort of lumbering canary in the war’s coal mine, a sign of the astonishing resiliency of the Ukrainian defense forces and the larger problems that the Russians have encountered."

https://www.rawstory.com/turkish-made-drones-thwarting-russia-advances-in-ukraine-war/

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, and they're harder to shoot down with smaller radar signature and less heat than a MIG 29

... or A-10

War has changed and we're seeing WW3 tactics RIGHT NOW

[turbinetree]

3. Yeah plus the paint being used on them......

[uponit7771]

6. +1, they only have a 300 lb lift capacity right now. This is an excellent idea

[Leghorn21]

2. There's a song about them, tree

Link to tweet

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[The Unmitigated Gall]

4. I'm going to go WAAAY out on a limb here

And guess that twenty years of kleptocrats robbing a country blind, is counterproductive to it's military preparedness.