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Putin's bizarre innovation is rolling out to the Ukraine front: the “Turtle” tank 2.0. Russia's attempt to arm itself against ongoing drone attacks.
Kiev – After the first version of Vladimir Putin's “Turtle” tank was destroyed shortly after sighting, the “Turtle” tank 2.0 now appears to be rolling onto the battlefield. The bizarre-looking device is supposed to give the tank an additional protective shield against drone attacks. How effective this device is in practice is questionable.
The first version of this “innovation” looked even more like a turtle shell. This new model, on the other hand, is more like a moving shed. And that's not a coincidence. The structure actually appears to have been cobbled together from a literal tin roof, according to the Ukrainian military news site Defense Express writes.
Putin's tanks regularly fall victim to Ukrainian drones
In addition, the device probably also has installed a jammer, which is supposed to paralyze the Ukrainian drones. This moving tank shed was spotted in the Krasnogorowka region, as shown on Defense Blog is called.
In order to protect themselves against the extremely effective and, above all, cheap Ukrainian kamikaze drones, Russian troops have long been trying to remedy the situation by installing improvised devices on their tanks. So far, however, the attempts have proven unsuccessful and the wear and tear on Russian tanks in the Ukraine war remains enormous. Putin is said to have lost more than 3,000 tanks since the Russian invasion began. Russia's war industry is running at full speed to compensate for the wear and tear on the war equipment at the front.
Two-thirds of Russian tanks destroyed by Ukrainian FPV drones
The use of cheap Ukrainian FPV drones gave Kiev a decisive advantage over Russia, especially at the beginning of the war. Although Moscow is now using the same drone tactics, defending against the whirring flying objects still poses a problem for Putin. More than two thirds of the Russian tanks destroyed in the past few months fell victim to FPV drones Foreign policy reported.
However, appearances are deceiving. The drones currently have to be used primarily as a replacement for artillery ammunition, which is becoming scarce. Samuel Bendett, a military expert, puts the seemingly unstoppable drones into perspective: “What we see here is probably only a fraction of what is actually happening.” This is how many of the failed drone attacks would go under.
A major drawback of small drones is their range. “FPV drones have a short range. “So even if Ukraine doesn’t have enough long-range artillery, they can only deploy a few drones with a range of up to 10 kilometers,” the expert said Foreign policy announced. (SiSchr)
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