As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered a standoff, there was no large-scale engagement on the battlefield, but guerrilla tactics of fighting and running became popular. With the entry of a large number of U.S. weapons and equipment into Ukraine, in addition to verifying the reliability of U.S.-made equipment in actual combat, it has indeed caused considerable losses to the Russian military. For example, the "spring knife" patrol missile specifically stared at the russian senior general and snipped, and the "Haimas" rocket launcher fired at the Russian command post, and the results were the same.
For example, on July 15, the Russian media released the information on the death of three commanders of the 106th Airborne Division, and it is said that the headquarters of the division was accurately covered by the Ukrainian M142 "Haimas" rocket. The attack caused a large number of personnel and equipment losses, the highly mobile "Haimas" hit and ran without loss, it can be said that the "Haimas" rocket artillery has become a problem for the Russian army, so the Russian army began to develop a variety of tactics to reduce its threat.
"Haimas" rocket launcher
After the War between Russia and Ukraine entered March, the US-made "switchblade" patrol missiles began to play a major role, and repeatedly sniped and killed Russian generals, such as Major General Andrei Sukhovsky, deputy commander of the 41st Group Army of the Russian Central Military Region, and Major General Vitaly Gesimov, chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 41st Group Army of the Russian Central Military Region. Modern warfare rarely has large-scale close-quarters engagements, and senior commanders in the field do not have to fight bayonets on the front line, and in this scenario, it is also frequent to be accurately sniped, of course, which is a big blow to morale.
At the same time, it also exposed many weaknesses of the Russian army, such as intelligence reconnaissance, information collection, and battlefield secrecy, which are too traditional to keep up with the requirements of the information age. The Russian military communication network is even deeply monitored by NATO, and it is easy to expose radio communication signals, etc., so that the positioning of the middle and high command headquarters can be done very accurately, and even the legend that the Individual Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army can directly connect the communication system to nato early warning aircraft.
Spring knife-300 cruise missile
Spring knife-300 cruise missile
European and American countries have deployed a large number of electronic reconnaissance aircraft, early warning aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and satellites around Ukraine, which can provide accurate information in real time for Ukrainian attacks, although nominally not directly involved in the war, but intelligence sharing is actually equivalent to intervention. The monitoring and even interference of the Russian military's communication system, and the repeated problems with communication support have also forced senior Russian commanders to take the lead. In this context, the small "spring knife" patrol missile has been played beyond normal, and the Ukrainian army that has mastered the real-time battlefield dynamics can approach the concealment, and then launch the "spring knife" patrol missile to catch the Russian army by surprise, which led to the Russian army being ambushed and the senior general being accurately sniped.
The Switchblade Ranger consists of two models, the SpringBlade 300 is designed for precision snipers and the SpringBlade 600 is used to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. The "Switchblade 300" cruise missile is equipped with a camera, which can be used in combination with small surveillance drones, or it can integrate sensors such as face recognition systems and then carry out precise attacks against middle and senior russian generals. Taking the 300 model as an example, it can be deployed in 2 minutes, with a total weight of 2.5 kg, a range of 10 kilometers, and an endurance of 15 minutes. Due to the small size of the electric drive, it is difficult to achieve silent flight, it is difficult to intercept the target at a speed of 157 kilometers per hour, and the cost of 6,000 US dollars per machine is indeed a long-range precision sniper weapon.
Spring knife-300 cruise missile
Drone AI face recognition technology
Then back to the "Haimas" rocket, as a long-range weapon, the United States rocket is really powerful, although the first batch of assistance is only 4 follow-up supplements after only 9. However, 5 salvos in one night and 20 ammunition depots were blown up in half a month, which is also quite worthy of recognition in the case of the disparity in strength between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian army uses the "Haimas" rocket artillery as a quasi-strategic weapon, relying on the high-precision guided rockets supported by the gun, and constantly attacking the Russian rear facilities such as arsenals, command posts, and logistics units. However, due to the small number of equipment, it can only have a major impact on some areas of the front line, but it cannot be changed for the entire war situation.
According to US media reports, the Ukrainian army has achieved major success after using "Haimas", and successfully weakened the combat effectiveness of the Russian army by carrying out high-precision strikes on important facilities of the Russian army. In addition to important logistical supplies and other positions, the commander of the Russian 20th Army in Iyum was also attacked, which lacked sufficient guided weapons to suppress the Russian army, as well as the lack of reliable intelligence system support. Although the range of the "Haimas" aiding Ukraine was limited to 70 kilometers, it was sufficient for mobile sneak attack guerrilla warfare, and heavy-truck chassis rockets were difficult to distinguish from civilian vehicles by aerial reconnaissance equipment when carrying out mobile transfers. Even if the Russian army completely controls the air power at present, it cannot effectively curb the sneak attack of the "Haimas" rocket artillery, and it is still successfully attacked from time to time.
"Haimas" rocket launcher
The "Seamas" rocket launchers stop and fire
Destroyed targets
The "Haimas" rocket artillery system has a maximum speed of 96 km / h, has a strong maneuverability on the road, and due to the degree of automation, it quickly moves from arrival to position to withdrawal after firing. The whole process only takes two minutes, which is equivalent to stopping and fighting, and even the gun crew members do not have to get out of the car safely and reliably. Although the Russian army can also locate the firing position through anti-artillery radar and so on, it is difficult to complete all the procedures in two minutes for the call of aviation or artillery fire, and it may have been transferred before the Russian artillery fire attacked.
These two kinds of equipment are only part of the large amount of assistance from the United States, and the small number can play a major role in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. More importantly, the intelligence support of the NATO system is an important source of asymmetric superiority for Ukraine, the Russian military can not destroy these reconnaissance equipment can only be passively beaten, how to destroy a large number of European and American aid or cut off the United States and Ukraine and other intelligence sharing, these are the problems that the Russian military needs to focus on solving.
"Haimas" rocket launcher
"Haimas" rocket launcher