Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Switchblade: A look at the drone the US is sending to Ukraine" video.

@EpicThe112 That would be incorrect The T-14 like all tanks is still very much vulnerable to top attack weapons The Switchblade 600 travels too high for APS to detect till its too late The Javelin maxes out at 500 ft which the T-14 while Switchblade 600 can maxes out 15,000 ft The operator can literally drop it down on vertically on the target
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@pizann350 Ukraine forces should hold off till they have Harpoons Once they have Harpoons Use the smaller Switchblade units to attack the ships radar and defensive equipment once thats neutralized, follow up with a Harpoon to the water line Switchblade 600s can used against smaller ships or FACs but for larger ships, they need the Harpoon or a few Israeli IAI Harpy. The Harpy 70bs warhead is far more damaged and keyholing 3 to the stern would knock out a ships engines
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10 Switchblade 600s They need at least 100
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@EpicThe112 Thats incorrect The T-90s top armor lays flat not angled like the side armor so the distance that Javelin has to travel is still relatively short Also remember that unlike the Javelin, the Switchblade 600 can target specific locations, the operator can literally target the commander hatch The explosive force would like kill both gunner and commander, as well cause severe damage As for capturing the T-14, there would be no need Remember , the logic at first was trying to punch through the armor with force till they realized that top attack weapons can destroy armor with considerably less effort The only capabilities that FGM-148G that its in RD would need is similar to France Missile Moyenne Portée and Israeli Spike Both the MMP and Spike have Man In The Loop guidance which allows the operator to target specific locations, Lock after Launch allowing the missile to be fired in the blind longer range as well seekers with Electro-optical and imaging infrared homing Also the remember that Javelin is just for infantry for the US The US main anti tank weapon for ground forces is the TOW. While its has shorter range, its still very effective but still dated Even if newer Russia tanks use Relkit ERA 4s24 Remember the US military coined tank plinking by smoking iraqi tanks with 500lbs laser guided bombs that worked in 91 and sure as hell works in 2022 as GBU-12s cost 22K and can be dropped from 9 miles away
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@EpicThe112 And all we have seen so far is destroyed tanks
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@spec Russia is bark and no bite at this point
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