Comments by "ZIPZ" (@zipz8423) on "UK troops demonstrate weapons being sent to Ukraine" video.

  1. Not a copy, the NLAW doesnt share the same top attack vector its a flatter trajectory.
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  2.  @handsoffmygunmf6750  No, it still doesnt mean they "copied" the missile, thats like saying a Renault, Ford and a Fiat are copies of each other just because they share the same engine. Lots of western equipment share the very same seekers and they are all different weapons. NLAW is ideal because it is 100% effective against 90% of the vehicles the Russians are using. Javelin is more effective against the very latest MBTs but there are far fewer of those vehicles compared to other hardware like BMPs so it makes perfect sense to have many more NLAW than Javelin.
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  3.  @glamdring0007  Not really, the anti ATGM systems the Russians have installed, even the next gen versions after Shtora etc cant handle top attack javelins they come in above their kill zones and their ECCM is able to overcome EO dazzlers. Take a look at some of the contraptions the Russians have put on some of their T90s to try to counter them, they resemble steel umbrellas. Different story for NLAW I will grant.
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  4.  Alex Doroshenk  Simple solution, dont steal other peoples countries.
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  5.  @0penminds  Next you are going to tell me NLAW has an overfly attack mode rendering active defence systems useless, arent you?
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  6.  @handsoffmygunmf6750  well, when you look at the top attack modes for both systems, the flight paths are very different. NLAW uses an overfly top attack mode where it flies 1 metre above line of sight (OTA) - which is very different to the Javelin top attack mode which sees the missile pitch up high into the air and make a steep dive from altitude to attack the top of a tank. This mode negates most hard kill anti ATGM systems the Russians use if not all of them since those systems can’t “look up” or fire their shots upwards either. You can see the Russians are trying to counter Javelin with some of the weird looking umbrella type devices they have on some tanks - designed to initiate the Javelin fuses before it hits their ERA. Except the fuses are in the back end. Lastly, NLAW has one single charge, Javelin has a tandem warhead.
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  7.  @Варвара-д9ч3т  The EO system has to be looking in the right place to do that.
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  8. Let me tell you about The Redcoats.......
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  9. Would be even better if NLAW had the same flight trajectory as Javelin but would be heavier.
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  10.  @0penminds  Yes but NLAW does not approach the target at the same steep angle as the Javelin round. ERA reacts when it gets hit so I dont really know what you mean regards ERA.
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  11.  @Yonisaj12  They probably have plenty already preceeding this conflict.
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  12.  @landcruiser6406  There is plenty of evidence of burned out Russian armoured vehicle husks.
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  13.  @0penminds  Oh sorry I thought you meant the explosion speeds would be different, you meant initiation. My bad.
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  14.  @jerski14344  I think both weapons are complimentary and most of those nations have a mix of them. Why waste a javelin on a BMP when am NLAW can turn one inside out for less $$$.
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  15.  @Scumsuckingpigmonkey  worryingly the Russians have now captured NLAW and Javelin firing units abandoned by retreating Ukraine forces in some areas. There was an agreement to limit use of Javelin to the Kyiv area for this reason but a desperate country doesn’t have that luxury. However, having a good look at those weapons doesn’t mean they will be able to counter them in the short term.
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  16.  @blackmantis3130  No, that was British ULTRA decrypts.
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