I Fought in Ukraine and Here's Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck

Re:I Fought in Ukraine and Here's Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck by dinfinity on Thursday June 26, 2025 @11:08AM (#44388172)

Drone 1 (or any other means) destroys the canopy. Drones 2-10 are no longer hindered by said canopy and deliver their payload with extreme and dynamic precision.

Remember that the argument was basically that drones can do nothing useful in (heavily) forested terrain. They can with a little bit of creativity.

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Re:I Fought in Ukraine and Here's Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck by originalvichy on Thursday June 26, 2025 @12:44PM (#44389055)

I guess we live in different regions. Everything north of Estonia/Denmark is thick spruce and pine forest. I’ve seen what artillery does to these trees, but I’d be hesitant to say a drone could lift something heavy enough to serve like Vietnam war era ”daisy cutters”. Artillery explodes closer to the forest floor.

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Re:I Fought in Ukraine and Here's Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck by tguvot on Thursday June 26, 2025 @01:20PM (#44389344)

russians really didnt like this last year https://youtu.be/SUe7SJgVMmo?t=110

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Re:I Fought in Ukraine and Here's Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck by esseph on Friday June 27, 2025 @11:35AM (#44397607)

Last line isn't necessary correct. Artillery rounds have different types of fuses.

A US VT (variable time) fuse is meant for airburst - for example to splinter a forest canopy.

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