new technology helps ukrainian army transform old weapons
2024-09-17
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reference news reported on september 12according to a report on the website of the german newspaper munich courier on september 10, creativity is often forced out, which is also reflected in the ukrainian war. ukraine's latest invention is a drone bomb fuse equipped with a laser sensor that can measure the distance to the target.
and this isn't the only new type of fuze ukraine has developed to upgrade old bombs and weapons. according to forbes magazine, ukraine has also invented a fuze called "johnny." old soviet-made ptm-3 anti-tank mines are usually equipped with pressure-activated fuzes. the tank's tracks must be fully pressed on them for them to fire. the new fuze can detect the presence of metal nearby and detonate when the tank is only partially pressed on the mine.
the report said that on the social platform x, a military analyst also introduced other new fuses installed by the ukrainian army on old bombs.
in addition, there is another innovation on the ukrainian battlefield, which is the use of drones to lay mines. the analyst wrote on the x platform that the ukrainian military installed electronic fuses for these mines laid by drones. this fuse has a magnetic field detection device that can detonate the mine when a vehicle or a person carrying metal objects approaches. the mine itself is a steel pipe for a car filled with high explosives.
another ukrainian innovation is the "dragon" drone. a video released by the ukrainian ministry of defense last week showed a drone flying low over a forest, pouring down "fire rain". the drone is actually pouring thermite - a mixture of aluminum powder and iron oxide. the exothermic reaction of thermite can produce temperatures of more than 2,000 degrees celsius. these thermites are used to burn russian positions. the 60th mechanized brigade of ukraine said about this new weapon on social media: "it poses a real threat to the enemy and can destroy positions with a precision that other weapons cannot achieve." (compiled by wang qing)
