https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-built-glide-bomb-vyrivniuvach-cheaper-homemade-option-2026-5https://youtube.com/shorts/yh6n639vcZo?feature=share
>>65165306war really does put pep in the MIC's step, good on them for coming up with domestic products.
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>>65165326cute bomb
>>65165306Accuracy is probably going to be inferior to western counterparts in EW heavy areas, simply because the hardware for very low drift INS are sensitive components and not typically exported, and they require sophisticated microfab capabilities that Ukraine doesn't have.I'm sure they're probably cheaper than western options in the long run. Trenches are still gonna be difficult targets given that you basically have to hit right on top of the trench, but being able to independently produce them is a big step forwards in terms of capabilities. I wonder what the base bomb is.
>>65165316Should really be a wakeup call to all countries around the world that only domestic capabilities can be truly relied upon. There's gotta be more spending and a rebuilding of MIC capabilities around the world, which have become reliant on foreign imports due to economies of scale.
>>65165326i dont speak russian
>>65165347Yeah, but you're probably well versed in the language of street shitting
>>65165316>>65165346War allows you to survival spend. Ukraine had zero ability to do this pre war and it's only the existential threat to their existence and healthy outside funds that make this possible. It's an interesting conundrum as you really can't catch up as much depending. The Ukies continue to impress me with their ability to cobble shit together tho
>>65165306Not Op, but article states:>Development took 17 months>Can strke "dozens of kilometers" behind enemy lines>250kg warhead>Name translates to "Equalizer">Capable of being launched from all current airframes in use by Ukraine>uses modern guiding algorithims>Pilots are being trained on how to use it right now so expect it to start hitting Russian positions "soon">"Significantly cheaper" than western equivalents (JDAM-ER was specifically called out as the equivalent)>"Scratch-built" meaning that this isn't a direct copy of western or soviet designs >>65165347Article has the english translated video
>>65165347It's Ukrainian actually.Bulgarian here, barely understand it, but what I read is>and this is it - the first Ukrainian winged glide bomb>was successfully tested and is ready for combat action>defense ministry has already bought the first experimental batch for (3 detachments? Not sure.) ... 250kg glide bomb can destroy entrenchments, command centers
>>65165343>I wonder what the base bomb is. FAB-250, most likely.
>>65165355Ukraine yes, but many countries have the GDP to spend on defense, sure it means diverting budget away from some things, but I think sovereign MIC capabilities that can cover at least your basic necessities is a must-have. For the yuros at least, you don't want to be in an existential war when suddenly the Swiss throw a shitfit and decide that no they won't sell you ammo because muh neutrality or something.
>>65165343>Trenches are still gonna be difficult targets given that you basically have to hit right on top of the trench,They've got enough UAVs to hit trenches. THese are specifically being called out as being used for rear line C&C bunkers and supply lines/depots
>>65165343Thats an interesting point
>>65165370Do they have a lot of FABs in storage? I imagine they inherited a decent amount but I would've figured they expended a decent amount.>>65165374Eh IDK, I GTL'd the video and it said "fortifications", and sometimes you do need a 250 kg bomb dropped on a trench somewhere.>>65165378It'll probably be used in EW permissive areas allowing them to save JDAM-ERs for the spicier sectors. At (reportedly) 1/3 the cost, they can also be used to support JDAM-ERs as well. Drop them at the same time, and the enemy has no option but to also intercept them. Even on systems with visual ID capability, it's gonna be difficult to tell them apart, and even if you can tell them apart, all it takes is for the ukrainians to get lucky with the INS drift. They're gonna need a good algorithm to recognize GPS spoofing though, which will probably be the major weak point of the system.
>>65165354ok>>65165356>>65165360thanks :)
>>65165343>Trenches are still gonna be difficult targetsHow difficult is it to add airburst capability?
>>65165306That Ukrainian camo looks so good.
>>65165355Nothing's stopping you from doing peacetime military industrial spending. European nations in the 20th century did it to a great degree while having nearly zero income tax.
>>65166359Interwar and Cold War isn't exactly peacetime.
>>65166359>Nothing's stopping you from doing peacetime military industrial spendingThe problem in the calculus run by most pencil pushers is that money spent on defense COULD be spent on infrastructure. Infrastructure provides increased returns, defense doesn't - until it's sorely needed and absolutely invaluable. Shits like insirance, you could pay your premiums into an investment instead, but that only pays off better until your house burns down.
>>65165360>It's Ukrainian actually.This is like insisting that mexican spanish is far enough removed from iberian spanish to warrant its own distinct classification
Looks good for me.
Any more updates from the Moscow bombardment? Last I checked Vatnigs were pumping out crocodile tears by the gallon for the 5 collateral civilian deaths.I feel like the sirs will be very angry and start redeeming soon.
>>65166372I’ve got a funny video to show you.It’s one where a russian woman says that the bombing of moscow is illegal: https://x.com/fortifiedtaras/status/2056345215598813616
>>65166411To paraphrase Barbara Tuchman, the Russian's are sticklers when it comes to violations of international law. They succeeded in overlooking the one which found themselves in Zaphorizhzhia.
>>65166411It's ok because russians are winning either way
>>65166411>bombing of moscow is illegalNot only it is legal, it is also fun!
>>65166476Latest cope?
>>65166364Go star a drone video, zeeger. There are tons of languages in Europe which are similar but distinct.
>>65166415The Russians invented weaponized legalism.
>>65166359Except the opposition saying that the ruling party is wasting money that could be used on healthcare and social gibs.
>>65166372>>65166411The butthurt is immense. Their AD actually shot down a llarge number of drones, but still did not get anywhere near all of them.And it looks like the number of oil export terminals that are not on fire is also trending downwards, last week had Taman and Ust-Luga. (I think, the pic I saw of Ust-Luga was not clearly dated).
>>65166364It's not. Latin American Spanish is Spanish, fully intelligible.The Ukrainian and Russian situation is a bit like Dutch and German, I guess.
>>65166729Someone from Madrid and an immigrant from El Paso are not going to be 100% intelligible to each other. But they will be able to communicate.
>>65166411bombing will continue until morale improves
>>65165347And thanks to Ukraine, you will never need to. Thanks, Vladimir!
>>65166364>This is like insisting that mexican spanish is far enough removed from iberian spanish to warrant its own distinct classificationMy brown friend, for all the talk of "Ukrainian is just a russian dialect" we routinely see that russians can't understand Ukrainian language at all. To the point that in the early days of 2022 when russians would find disposed gear, a la used up ATGMs, with polish markings on it, they'd go "wtf, khokhols are switching to latin alphabet?!" kek.Hence all the fucked up levels of butthurt which russians had (to the point they were calling out for blood) when Stalker 2 announced that they were having ukie voice acting instead of russian.
