Babe wake up, new smelkalka just dropped. R-77 haphazardly welded onto a truck.
>>65070363smelkaka?
>>65070371Think Technicals. It's a Russian thing to celebrate making ends meet with chewing gum and string.
>>65070363Oh no, who would do such a thing?I love mocking Russia as much as the next guy but mocking them for shit everyone does is just retarded.
they shoulda put some R-73's on it too
>>65070379It's mainly aimed at mocking their pre-Ukraine reputation of being a mighty and modern army. Smekalka csn be genuinely crafty at making do with what you have, but if that old reputation was true they shouldn't need to resort to it.
>>65070387They have proven themselves a joke rotten by a century of corruption.This has nothing to do with the viability of SAM trucks.
Are there any problems with converting AAMs to SAMs? Unlike in the air where altitude and speed can be obtained from the aircraft on which they are launched, ground launches would likely consume a significant amount of thrust for acceleration and climb.
>>65070390No not really. As long as it's also supported by proper sensors and not just niggerrigged to a flatbed it's a good idea. The real question is wether the puccians do have a dedicated sensor network to support that truck or if they are planning to just launch maddog R-77s at whatever they see in the sky.
>>65070390You nailed it, they generally lack delta-V as they were never intended to be fired from 0ft AGL at 0 knots.It would be nice to attach a first stage booster but many can't do that without major changes to the guidance system.
>>65070390yes, due to the lack of altitude and initial speed they have lower range, but otherwise I think they just need a software adaptation and that's it
>>65070381>>65070379>>65070389Difference is, those work.
>>65070390Their range and agility will take a massive hit, so their kill envelope will be tiny compared to real SAMs
>>65070396A very big rubber band booster like a speargun!
>>65070379Poorest country in Europe vs Second army of the world
>>65070371It's basically the Russian version of life hacks, except as usual they don't know where to fucking stop and apply it to everything, including the military.For reference, this is premium smelkalka.>protect unarmored truck with this simple trick blyatOPs pic does not qualify as smegma since that looks like it was actually build in a factory and not welded together (badly) by a drunk retard.
>>65070396>were never intended to be fired from 0ft AGL at 0 knots.So fire it from a moving truck then. Everyone except me is stupid.
>>65070530>Poorest country in EuropeMoldova is fighting Russia?
>>65071006>Transnistria soonMayhaps they will be in the not so far future.
>>65071006Ukraine went past Moldova what with the war and all.
>>65070379>>65070389OP is right but not in the way he thinks he is. R-77 with its gridfins is uniquely unsuited for the SAM role, because of the additional drag it incurs in subsonic and transonic flight, where it'll spend much of its time when ground launched.
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>>65070363Imagine how funny it would be if they welded it wrong and it can't raise the missile rack
>>65070371Coming up with hackjob solutions to get shit done with next to no cost, assumed to be an inherent trait in ethnic Russians.Example:>soviet era tractor steering wheel breaks off>cannot be reattached because attachment point is fucked>replacement would be hard to find/cost money>fuck it>tighten old wrench around steering column, use wrench to steer>steering is absolutely horrible, far more cumbersome, and requires more effort to move, but works and cost almost nothing>tractor is now functional for another 10 yearsYou can probably see some issues with the solution, and likely wouldn't want to use it for more than a few days just to get your work done until you have the time to get a new wheel, but to Ivan, the steering wheel is now a steering wrench and works perfectly fine.
>>65071060>>Transnistria soonThey seem to be sieging it successfully.
>>65070379>>65070381One is an intentionally designed SAM system firing surface to air missiles from the back of a widely available military all terrain vehicle, designed in peacetime as a way to reuse existing vehicles for a new role and increase the overall SAM capacity.The other is a logi truck that's been made to fire air to air missiles now being pressed into a SAM role in an active conflict out of desperation.It's the difference between:>hey we could make a SAM system that goes on the back of a HMMWV, would mean you don't need to bring around a massive truck with a bunch of setup time and could just roll out somewhere and pop some missiles off when something enters the airspaceand>oh fuck we need more SAMs, take a bunch of those AAMs, stick them on Oleg's MLRS truck, and get them out there
>>65070371A soviet/russian term which describes a uniquely local approach of using unorthodox innovation to creatively solve a complex issue. Usually used as juxtaposing the russian mindset vs that of a western man: hurr-durr they are dumb there, will have to make a complex and expensive thing, we'll cope with something simple and cheap instead and thus win. "Hurr-durr NASA spent millions inventing a pen capable of writing in space, russians used a pencil" (which is a typical BS factoid btw). Basically glorified nigger rigging, often with no actual productive result. Some relevant examples:- initial russian cope cages or 2022, hurr-durr will protect our tank from top-down attack ATGMs;- putting tires on wings of planes, hurr-durr will fuck up AI which analyzes satellite photos;- putting a bucket of burning oil at the end of a tank's gun, hurr-durr IR tracking will cause the missile to miss the body of the tank;
>>65072827>AMRAAMs and AIM-9s are surface to air missiles
>>65072827Nah there's actually nothing wrong with re-purposing AAMs as SAMs. Won't match the performance of a proper SAM interceptor but it's a big step up from just sticking stingers on things and allows more flexible use of available inventory. There's a reason a bunch of countries either have adopted or are in the process of adopting NASAMS.The execution may well be flawed, I'd be shocked if it wasn't when we're talking about Russia, but the basic concept is perfectly fine. Ukraine's been getting a lot of mileage out of NSAMS because it allows them to use a much wider range of donated equipment. Not everyone has a bunch of Patriot interceptors lying around but a lot more places can spare some AIM-9s, AMRAAMs or in some cases even Sparrows and Sea Sparrows.
>>65070363So how long before we get a video from Ukraine of them sending a drone into it along with some nice fireworks?
Is this the bread for posting the horrors of smegmalka?>>65076185Something tells me this niggerrig is meant to cover poccnr's lackluster anti-drone defence capabilities and won't be moved anywhere near the frontline, but who knows?
>>65072945Repurposing SAMs as AAMs is the real gopnic shit
>>65070371Zigger rigging.
>>65070371Did nobody understand the joke lmao?
>>65070457>doesn't change the missiles centre of pressure, centre of gravity or massI think you might be onto something here.
