loitering ammunition “Lancet”, used by the Russian military to destroy artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recently began to deliver the enemy a lot of problems. The use of electronic warfare systems against them, anti-aircraft systems and small arms did not bring success and another means was invented – so called “anti-drone nets”, which are stretched over equipment or implements. The first reports of such UAV countermeasures appeared in December last year..
Photos of the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer Crab appeared on Russian Internet resources, over which the crew pulled a metal mesh in order to counter Russian UAVs. reportedly, the grid saved the self-propelled guns from loitering ammunition “Lancet-3”. The photo shows a drone, stuck in the net and not reaching the artillery mount itself. Where were these pictures taken and when?, no information.
Earlier, Ukrainian resources repeatedly appeared reports that, that with the help of anti-drone grids were stopped “Russian drones”. Also posted pictures with these very grids, strung over arms. As emphasized, the photos were taken at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, time and place not specified. In particular, it was shown, how, with the help of such a grid, Ukrainian artillerymen are trying to cover the American M777 howitzer.
The effectiveness of such protection is unknown., since most grids are not metal, and ordinary camouflage. In the case of the Polish self-propelled guns, a metal mesh was used, it was she who stopped the Russian “Lancet”. Earlier, Ukrainian resources distributed footage of two Russian attack drones. “Lancet-3M”, allegedly stuck in a camouflage net, stretched over the tank T-72M APU. maybe, that it was these pictures that prompted the Ukrainians to use the mesh as a protective tool.
These kinds of shots could be just another Ukrainian production with fragments of a Russian drone pre-mixed under the net..
