There was another violent explosion in Crimea, and the scene was ablaze, this time the Ukrainian army's newly improved weapons can change the rules of the battlefield?
Foreword: In less than 10 days, two explosions occurred in Crimea. On the 26th, Ukraine launched an attack on the Feodosia region of Crimea, and a huge explosion occurred at the scene, the flames soared, and the port was blocked as soon as possible. In this attack, the Russian army suffered heavy losses, and the landing ship "Novocherkassk" was blown up, which can be described as a fatal blow for the current Russian Black Sea Fleet.
As soon as the curtain came down, Crimea was attacked by the Ukrainian army again, and a large number of missiles were dropped. The Russian side has not yet published further reports of damage. It is worth mentioning that the attack took place a day after Kyiv was bombed on a large scale, and now Russia and Ukraine seem to have fallen into a whirlpool of retaliation and counter-retaliation.
(Violent explosion in the port of Crimea)
1. Boom! Crimea is in flames
According to "Reference News", Russian officials said that a few days ago, Crimea and two Russian border areas were attacked by Ukrainian forces at the same time, shooting down a missile near Sevastopol.
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region, who was attacked, said the situation on the ground remained tense, with two attacks in one day, destroying six missiles from Ukraine.
The successive attacks on Crimea can't help but remind people of what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. At the beginning of the new year, Zelensky planned the next military operation. He said that the center of the conflict this year will be the Black Sea and Crimea, and it is planned to destroy the Crimean bridge.
To achieve the goal, more and more advanced weapons are naturally needed, so Zelensky's next sentence is to ask for weapons. He stressed that Ukraine's success depends on military assistance from the West, and that Germany needs to provide Taurus missiles to destroy the $4 billion Crimean bridge.
(Zelensky seeks more "Taurus" missiles)
The Ukrainian side believes that the destruction of the bridge will isolate the Crimean peninsula, which will reduce the number of attacks by the Russian army from the Crimea and weaken Russia's military potential. It is worth mentioning that Zelensky did not mention any specific timetable this timetable, perhaps he also learned the previous lesson, after all, the previous time when the Ukrainian side swore to announce significant progress ended in nothing, and it can only add a bunch of ridicule.
2. Ukraine has once again introduced a new weapon, capable of launching thermobaric rockets on water
So what kind of weapons did the Ukrainian side use to attack Crimea? Can it escape the blockade of the Russian army one after another? The answer is an unmanned boat that can launch "thermobaric" rockets.
According to the Eurasian Times, according to the video that appeared on Ukrainian social media, the Ukrainian army's "Sea Baby" heavy suicide unmanned boat carried four thermobaric rocket launchers in the rear. The Ukrainian side calls it a "game-changer" weapon that will significantly threaten the Russian Black Sea Fleet in and around Crimea.
Since the end of 2022, Kyiv has launched a series of unmanned boats, which, combined with air strikes, have achieved remarkable results, destroying a number of Russian ships.
In particular, the "Sea Baby" unmanned boat used in the attack was pinned on by Ukraine. The unmanned boat's fame after the attack on the Crimean bridge also opened the eyes of Ukrainian designers to more possibilities.
(Rocket launcher seen behind the unmanned boat of the Ukrainian army)
It is reported that the "Sea Baby" unmanned boat has a maximum payload of 600 kilograms, equipped with an RPV-16 thermobaric rocket launcher, capable of attacking targets at a distance of 3 kilometers. The RPV-16 thermobaric rocket warhead can charge 4 kilograms, the strike range covers about 120 square meters, and the maximum temperature of the explosion center can reach 2,500 degrees Celsius, turning the previous point-to-point kill into point-to-point killing.
We have long heard of the power of thermobaric bombs, the Russian army originally used it to destroy the positions of the Ukrainian army and accelerate the advance on the battlefield, but now it is used by the Ukrainian army to destroy Russian ships.
3. Learn Russian technology and fight Russia?
It is worth mentioning that the thermobaric rocket launchers that appeared on the "Sea Baby" are indeed associated with Russia. According to the report, RPO-A Shmir is a shoulder-fired thermobaric rocket launcher from Russia, and the RPV-16 used on the "Sea Baby" may be a similar product produced in Ukraine.
The thermobaric warhead mainly produces a violent explosion by absorbing and burning the surrounding oxygen, and the shock wave it produces can destroy the solid structure of the target, which is similar to the TOS-1A flamethrower system used by the Russian army on the battlefield.
It is not clear whether the video released by the Ukrainian side is from the recent attack. However, some analysts say that the thermobaric rocket on the unmanned boat, as an unguided rocket, has very low accuracy, so Ukraine may want to reduce the danger of the unmanned boat hitting the Russian Navy ships at close range, so as to avoid leaving enough time for the Russian army to destroy these unmanned boats.
(Spitfire tank with amazing lethality of the Russian army)
It is also important to note that despite the low accuracy of this rocket, there is still a certain chance of hitting a predetermined target at a distance, and once it lands on the ship, a powerful explosion may trigger a secondary explosion, which can be equally powerful.
In this way, it is Ukraine that is inspired by the weapons and equipment of the Russian army, and turns to use it against Russia. However, this situation is very common on the battlefield of Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine Xi learn from each other's tactics, absorb the characteristics of each other's weapons and equipment, and thus upgrade, and it is precisely because of this that the bloodiness of the war continues to rise, and the number of casualties has greatly increased.