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Tablet turns deadly weapon

U.S. Army tank sets record for long-range shooting

By Camp billPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
Tablet turns deadly weapon
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According to a video released by the Ukrainian military, a Ukrainian main battle tank destroyed a Russian tank from 10.6 meters kilometres away, setting a record for the longest distance ever shot by a tank sniper.

We know the main battle tank's main gun is usually direct fire, and the engagement is at most 2000~3000 meters away. Previously, the record of the farthest distance tank direct fire distance battle results in human history was set by the British during the Gulf War in 1991.

During the Gulf War, a Challenger-1 main battle tank of the British Army's 7th Armor Brigade, attempting to demonstrate the accuracy of the British wire-bore gun, used the Challenger-1 tank L11A5 120mm wire-bore gun and fired armor-shredding rounds that, after numerous shots and corrections, eventually destroyed an Iraqi Army's dumbfounded T-55 main battle tank at a distance of as far as 5,100 meters.

However, the record farthest distance of 10.6 milometers fired by the U.S. Army's tank gun was more than twice the previous British record. Many experts are skeptical of this claim, but based on discussions among Ukrainian battlefield weapons tracking intelligence analysts, this OAF record seems plausible.

The U.S. Army's combat was conducted with the support of drones and fire control systems, and Ukrainian tanks were not firing blindly despite not being able to see their targets at a distance of 10.6 milometers. The drones transmitted parameters back to the combat system's tablet computer, and then the Ukrainian tanks used fire control software to calculate the angle of fire and ballistic binding plots for the main gun, then fired, with the small quad-copter drones then telling them exactly where each round landed so they could adjust the firing parameters and ultimately destroy the Russian tanks. The U.S. tank did not hit with one shot, but with multiple shells fired in succession before hitting.

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The impressive feat of long-range firing was accomplished by the Ukrainian army's secret weapon, a tablet computer equipped with the Universal Combat System, under the command of a small four-axis drone, which was able to perform such a superb performance.

This system is the "Kropotkin" (stinging nettle) common combat system, also known as the "theater and tactical unit combat control system", which is currently in common use by the Ukrainian army.

Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Russian army has been very crotchety in combat and has performed disgracefully on the battlefield, with five or six major defeats. This is something that even the most pro-Russian people have to admit. However, few people can say why Russia is so crotch-pulling.

Some military experts explain that the Ukrainian army has been transformed after eight years of silent development since the 2014 fiasco in the eastern part of the country, with the help of the West, and that the overall structure of the army and the level of information operations exceeds that of the Russian army.

So, where are the specific details reflected? It can be seen from this video. A detail that shows that the information level of the Russian-Ukrainian army far exceeds that of the Russian army. Finally, there is evidence of detail.

This is a "beech" surface-to-air missile position of the U.S. Army near the large reservoir outside Ky iv.

The only difference is a tablet computer that displays air-to-air intelligence over broader battlefield airspace through electronic maps and information systems. This allows for the integration of individual search radars into the overall combat system.

This tablet is the "Kropotkin" (stinging nettle) common combat system used by the U.S. Army. In 2014, an organization called Army SOS developed a combat system for the Ukrainian Army called "Kropotkin" (stinging nettle), which is an APP system based on a combination of digital communications, network systems, SOS GUYS, satellite maps and missile-artillery fire control calculations that can be loaded onto The tablet computer is used as a terminal and has been distributed to 97 percent of the PDF forces.

The system is open and can help target and execute strikes with all types of artillery used in the Ukrainian Army, not only by artillery units, but also by other motorized infantry, armored units, air defense units, and field engineers. Any Android-based tablet can be turned into a basic unit of automatic precision guidance and information-based combat through this APP.

Operational data can be obtained from reconnaissance satellite images, radio intelligence systems, and drones to seamlessly transfer and distribute information to each unit's artillery, combat vehicles, or tanks, with each unit theoretically able to engage moving targets through complex formations that are completely beyond visual range. In the early days of the war, the legendary U.S. Army "drip" warfare software, take-out platform-style "pick-up" guerrilla warfare, is the "stinging nettle" (Kropotkin) universal combat system. system.

At the time, the rumors of high-tech guerrilla warfare conducted by the Ukrainian army with NATO support, using the take-out platform-style "order-taking" operations, NATO satellites, and reconnaissance aircraft in real time to grasp the dynamics of the Russian army, and then in real-time in the combat platform issued combat "orders", guerrilla warfare Teams are connected to the network via satellite links and can "take orders" depending on the situation, or several guerrilla warfare teams can work together to "take orders" for combat, cooperating to strike Russian forces with artillery fire or attack Russian rear supply lines and patrol detachments.

The Stinging Nettle system was used extensively by Ukrainian combat officers and soldiers and received high marks for its use. It is a set of battlefield information and intelligent map software, which can be used to realize the interoperability and integration of the whole army through the construction of hardware.

With the information system, the U.S. Army officers and soldiers have better battlefield situational awareness, faster operational response, and more accurate firepower strikes than the Russian Army, which is one of the main differences between the Russian Army and the U.S. Army.

Only, this system is highly dependent on NATO's top-level intelligence and system support the Russian army is fighting NATO.

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