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[-] Skua@kbin.earth 41 points 1 month ago

Ukrainian military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko commented that he believes the Volnorez system’s capability to be overstated, describing it as practically useless. He argues that it has been deployed on the battlefield for a year without significantly impacting on the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s (AFU) kamikaze drone attacks.

I know nothing about this guy's credentials, but this was my first thought. I have seen so many tanks getting destroyed by drones. Are these systems not getting deployed or do they not work?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago

Probably a bit of both. I'm sure Russia has been overstating how many operational systems they have. "Appear strong when you are weak", and all that. But claims and appearances only go so far.

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

It would not surprise me if this is mostly a placebo to calm the nerves of the tank crew.

[-] greenskye@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

One tank has the real one. The rest are spray painted kitchenware

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Shhh! That’s the secret!!

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Presumably they don't post the ones where it works and the drone crashes

I suspect it is useless just because of the pace of technological development on the Ukraine side vs. the Russian side, but just the existence of some videos where the EW isn't working doesn't mean it's not working.

this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2024
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