Pumped "Zaporozhets" to "Mercedes": as the Russian Federation made its "eagles" even more dangerous

The commander of the Artillery Division of one of the Armed Forces Brigades Alexander recalled that in 2022, the Orlans laughed on social networks. According to him, jokes were published by people who did not have to chase after these drones for four hours in a row. "We were not ridiculous at all. So:" Orlan "of 2022 and" Orlan "2023-24, if compared, is like comparing" Mercedes "with the" Cossack ", they pumped it so much,"-said military.

Intelligence drones may seem safer because they do not explode. However, "eagles" are eyes for Russian blows that "see" up to 50 kilometers deep. "Orlans" produces the production of Special Technological Center LLC in St. Petersburg. Three modifications of this apparatus-"Orlan-10", "Orlan-30" and "Orlan-50" are known. Orlan-30 is heavier than its predecessor and equipped with a laser rangefinder for targeting. His successor-Orlan-50-is even heavier and has two engines.

These drones are launched from catapult. The technical characteristics of the Orlan drone: "Orlans" are considered to be overweight for SPRs, which have Ukrainian forces in the area of ​​the line of fighting and border. In July 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was swayed by increasing the supply of drones "Orlan-10" and "Orlan-30" of the army by 53 times.

At the same time, Russian propagandists stated that without these drones, no operations of the invaders were undergoing. In Russian, the media praises the Orlan chamber, which allegedly removes 10 kilometers from a distance and produces accurate coordinates. The ability of drones was also reported to calculate the accumulation of targets by mobile phones. "The Russians actively stampes" eagles "in large series.

There are relatively inexpensive small housings baked in an autoclave, hinged mounting of target equipment in a niche (like a bomboluk in aircraft). The target equipment" Orlan "can be replaced directly in the field For reconnaissance, or a regben equipment, or a mechanism for discharging ammunition, or a block of cameras for mapping of the terrain, " - said Avaya Expert Valery Romanenko.

Options for the use of "eagles": Romanenko called the height of the "eagle" flight ideal for rockets to the MIM-23 HAWK of American production. From a financial point of view, this is justified, because the potential damage exceeds both the cost of such a rocket and the Russian drone itself. An alternative may be the Swedish light portable RBS-70 SCR, which is more farm from standard MAS.

Also on the eagles successfully hunt "British Stormer Stormer with Starstreak missiles, American Vampire and German Iris-T SLS. However, according to the air expert, these weapons are not enough to reliably protect all the front line of 1200 kilometers. The experience of defense forces shows that it is possible to knock down the "eagles" from the Soviet SPR "Arrow-10". "It all depends on the weather. In the rain, the snow, the fog do not fly. 5 km.