2023-09-21 03:05:00
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Ukraine wants to deceive Russian soldiers with a remote-controlled dummy tank. A simple Ford pickup truck becomes bait on the battlefield.
Kiev – In its defensive battle against Russia, Ukraine has repeatedly proven that it is well versed in asymmetrical warfare. Due to the smaller or inferior weapons equipment and the numerical inferiority to Vladimir Putin’s army, the attacked country has to compensate for this disadvantage.
A Ukrainian company wants to make a mock-up modeled on the Leopard 2 tank. © IMAGO / Political-Moments/Temerland LLC/Defense Express/Montage
Ukrainian armed forces have already built spare parts for drones in 3D printers, and private individuals have manufactured the flying objects at home. Homemade cardboard drones have even destroyed Russian fighter jets. Now a Ukrainian company appears to have designed a new dummy to confuse Russian soldiers.
Remote-controlled, simple, light: Ukrainian company builds mock-up of Leopard 2 tank
Temerland LLC from Ukraine is said to be currently working on a replica of the Leopard 2 tank. The “first autonomous active mannequin” of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank will be manufactured in metal this week, CEO Eduard Trotsenko told the Ukrainian media specializing in military news Defense Express.
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The According to its own information, Medium received model drawings of the dummy. The basis is therefore an ordinary Ford pickup. Numerous elements on the vehicle roof are arranged in such a way that it is visually reminiscent of a Leopard tank. In contrast to previously used dummy tanks, the new model can be controlled remotely from a safe distance. It is also easy to assemble and dismantle. This means the vehicle can be transported by truck to where it is needed as an object of deception.
Ukraine wants to deceive Russia in the war with tank dummies
The goal is to deceive enemy troops into believing they have larger numbers in the Ukraine war or to trick them into firing expensive artillery shells and anti-tank weapons at relatively cheap dummies. Hundreds of such replicas are said to have been destroyed so far. On the battlefield, Russia is trying out camouflage for its tanks.
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