The first view of the rocket fired from the Strela-10 is really good.
this post was submitted on 30 May 2024
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I'm a little surprised that it came that close but wasn't able to home in on the UAV.
I guess that the UAV is probably putting out less heat than the manned aircraft that the SAM was designed to target, but still.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K35_Strela-10
Says that it has both optical and infrared sensors. Doesn't appear to be cloudy or anything.
Between this and the S-400 that was destroyed by ATACMS after sending off like 6 missiles, I don’t think Russian air defense is that good.
Then again I’m not a military analyst, so what the fuck do I know?
But I do remember another drone POV where something comes from a treeline and shoots it down. I think that one was a Russian drone being shot down by a Ukrainian system, though.
Is the bit of wire coat hanger in front of the FPV drone arming the RPG (or whatever explosive it's carrying)
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Weird. The US also has a 10th Mountain Division.