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TazBaz t1_je1kwpx wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ukraine Defense intelligence shows insides of Shahed drones, which Russia uses to attack by DoremusJessup

Cheap, though. These drones are not high tech, they’re cheap suicide drones.

Really they’re more like slow cruise missiles. Same function.

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MofongoForever t1_je2bp4y wrote

And if the components are easy to source, Ukraine could set up their own manufacturing lines while western countries try and make it more difficult for Iran to get components. Fire off a dozen or so of these at a time to smoke out the SAM sites then hit those w/ more accurate GPS guided munitions once located.

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herpaderp43321 t1_je2x1md wrote

To touch on your point while I agree to use em to smoke out SAM sites, depending on the cost you could just swarm the sam. The guided stuff should probably be used more on things that might suddenly move like tanks and what not.

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usefulbuns t1_je2yxbl wrote

It makes me wonder why they don't mass produce drones with a highly visible radar signature and a higher speed to force Russia to expend as much of their SAM inventory as possible. Make them look like helicopters or fighter jets.

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degotoga t1_je33lal wrote

Shahed isn’t really accurate enough to hit something the size of a SAM system.

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