Posted on 03/02/2022 7:08:06 AM PST by 11th_VA
I hear the stinger missiles have been quite effective too for the Ukrainians.
>Are there any “thermal chaff” counter-measures that can be used to confuse them?
Don’t see how, as the Javelin’s not usually direct fire. It goes straight up and then slams straight down into the top of the tank.
It’s way more than that. The Ukrainians have been able to take full advantage of hiding positions behind buildings and large trees to take down armored vehicles.
So the REAL issue is Javelins AND the right Administration.
Plus perhaps some simple willingness.
If Russia had invaded Israel, they wouldn’t have gotten 5 miles inland.
They made him a russian lieutenant,
They gave him a tank of his own,
He met with a javelin missile,
And out of his tank he was blown
And how about the invasion on our border?
“Are there any “thermal chaff” counter-measures that can be used to confuse them?”
Thermal chaff, no. The heat signal is too small to distract IR guidance. Flares have been used as counter measures for awhile now, with marginal degrees of success. Spamming out numerous flares early being the best option, but still no guarantee of success. The IR software keeps getting better and better.
Groan.
They are thermal imaging fire and forget. They acquire a thermal picture of the target (it’s a differentiation of temperature that creates the image). Then lock on that and fire. AI does the rest to home in on the image.
Russians use Shtora-1 mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks. Doesn't seem to be effective against the Javelin, maybe because the Javelin can hit the Russian tank from the top. Its a blind spot for the Schtora defense system.
Shtora-1[3] is an electro-optical jammer that disrupts semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) antitank guided missiles, laser rangefinders and target designators. Shtora-1 is a soft-kill, or passive-countermeasure system. The system was shown fitted to a Russian main battle tank during the International Defense Exposition, held in Abu Dhabi in 1995. The first known application of the system is the Russian T-90 main battle tank, which entered service in the Russian Army in 1993.[a] It is also available on the BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicle.
Javelin Missiles,
Lockheed and Raytheon got
A real Winner!
No one is stopping you from starting a new thread.
Javelin seems to be as advertised and thanks to President Trump, Ukraine is using them.
Now maybe it is time to send them a few A-10s. Maybe the EU declare Ukraine a No Fly Zone. EU Not NATO.
Research this please. It is effective out to 4200 meters.
It doesn’t look like the reactive armor worked very well.
Ukraine is a distraction from the border crisis.
Lol
Yes, Trump’s Javelins are more effective than Obama’s MREs.
So, according to you I do not have the right to an opinion, with all the other opinions stated on that column.
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