Wow that’s so cool. We are really in the future. We can even watch a POV of a exploding drone sitting confortably on the toilet.
Literally what I’m doing and literally what I jus thought.
Yeah I’m 2 for 2 on your comment here as well. Just blowing minds and butts all at once…
Wow. Amazing how many of us were casually watching unmanned warfare while shitting.
An exploding drone sitting comfortably on the toilet? What did it eat?
Small targets are incredibly hard to see, it’s usually easier to see the wake rather than the unit itself. Even more so at night.
If the target doesn’t displace much volume (i.e. Is light or going slow) there is no wake. Also, when most of the volume is deeper under water, there will be no wake (but the increased drag will result in a more audible drone, especially under water).
The scary thing about naval drones is sleeper drones can be much more effective because you can use the current to your advantage. And that’s before you even start toying with ballast.
On land, you would have to have a way to leave a sleeping drone in place behind lines, at sea you can just seed the waters if you’ve the supply.
Any word on the effect it had on that ship? To put a warship like that out of commission in any capacity would be a colossal win in terms of resources alone.
Ukraine is awe-inspiring. I wish them nothing but peace and regeneration.
And Puck Futin. And anyone else that causes harm to common folk either foreign or abroad.
Not a rare sentiment - but it’s worth sharing.
There’s an aftermath link in the op. Ship being towed by a tug while listing heavily to its port. The ship is definitely out of service if it can’t move under its own power.
I wonder if the captain is going to fall out the window on the way back to port.
The captain sinks with the ship lodged up his bottom.
Countries of the world are going to have to start rethinking their military budgets, large ships, tanks, and equipment are now just expensive targets for relatively low cost drones.
tanks weren’t made obsolete by introduction of antitank weapons
large warships still are useful because they can do things only large warships can. this means new sensors and close range weapons against such threats are needed
Modern navies are already accounting for this in the form of lots of support ships. Russia’s navy just isn’t modern.
Did the ship even notice the drone?
I didn’t see any type of firing at the drone. Was that light even pointed at it? I hope they skimped on pumps as well
When russians are presented a choice they always make the worst choice possible. It’s in their DNA.
The Russian government is doing some fucked up stuff, and their armed forces are being told to fight while crippled by rife petty corruption, but saying that Russians are genetically stupid/incompetent demonstrates a dangerous dehumanising attitude and a profound ignorance of Russia’s historical contributions to art, science and culture since these things began to exist.
doesn’t look like it
It went nahui.
The situation with the ship is pizdets.
and according to ZSU, it’s from novorossijsk port area, over 100km east of kerch bridge
How does one download these videos on Lemmy?
Right Click -> Save Link As
Do they have a port they can rely on nearby or do they need to bring it far ?
Seems like it was practically in Novorossiysk when it was hit anyway, which was going to be Russia’s new Black Sea base until they invaded Crimea. I assume the lights visible behind the ship in the video are the city
Not sure it sank then sadly :/
It probably didn’t, but taking it out of action means it’s not a threat for the time being and Russia still has to pay to repair it. That’s a good result for Ukraine when it cost them zero Ukrainian lives and just one tiny skiff with a remote control system and some explosives
Ohh yes absolutly !!! But i’t be nice if it would’ve been a fatal blow to this ship !
Let’s hope the ship sank faster than the Russian Ruble.
Laser weapons are usually the answer to swarm drone attacks, the ammunition is free and the rate of fire is huge. But as far as I know, a good naval version hasn’t been fielded yet. And even then, drones would be able to attack during storms, since the rain scatters the beam.
responding to @Generic_Handel@kbin.social
Why wouldn’t they just use a torpedo?
Because you need a submarine. This is ‘easier’, certainly if you don’t have a sub. Also a MK48 costs $894,000, and has a payload of 293kg. This drone packed 450kg for I imagine a fraction of the cost.
Torpedo would have detonated under the keel, probably breaking it, instead of the side of the hull.
Correct. Looking at the ‘after’, it appears to have done a pretty good job though.
Cheaper and longer range
