A new video posted on social media on Wednesday shows how Ukrainian drone operators involved in the war perfected a decoy technique to target Russian tanks.
The footage shows Ukrainians launching a grenade from a drone directly into the hatch of a Russian T-72B3 tank, causing the ammunition on board to detonate.
#Ukraine: A three-pointer from a Ukrainian drone that drops an adapted M430A1 HEDP 40×53 mm grenade directly into the hatch arr. T-72B3. A 2016 tank that causes a deadly ammo explosion.
Another T-73B3 that collided with the truck was also hit, but was not damaged due to dynamic armor. pic.twitter.com/qwx9NGz8yW
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 17, 2022
The new video resembles another that the Ukrainian military shared in early July, in which they also managed to “throw” a grenade directly into the hatch of a tank, but from a lower height.
#Ukraine: Finally, the first loss of a Russian T-62M tank in the South.
as? An RGD-5 grenade in a special bait bomb for fish was dropped directly into the hatch from a Ukrainian drone. pic.twitter.com/4oNf4MBcRt
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 6, 2022
However, as the new images show, this technique was not always successful: the second tank targeted by the Ukrainians escaped almost unscathed due to its dynamic protective armor and the fact that the Ukrainian operators did not hit the hatch.
It is not clear whether this technique of launching grenades using commercial drones will also be effective in combat conditions, as all the footage that has appeared so far shows Russian tanks hitting their operators.
But it can be used to permanently disable some Russian tanks and other combat vehicles that are stationed in territories not under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Previously, the Ukrainian military also showed how to adjust grenades for launching with the help of bait, which is used by fishermen, which is where the name of the method came from.
#Ukraine: The force continues to work out ways to deliver munitions from commercial drones – this time adapting fish decoy bombs by placing conventional F-1/RGD-5 grenades inside them.
Note that the UZRGM detonator can be modified to eliminate the delay that causes an instant explosion. pic.twitter.com/vQokEqKWMg
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 17, 2022
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