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[Atar god of the fire]

Looks like Iran managed to reverse engineer Switchblade drone given to Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582801128021819392

According to this tweet and thoes photo this account shared we had this suicide drone in hands of development years ago

 

[BigMelatonin]

Are you sure it wasn’t just a homegrown product the Iranian built themselves, seems quick for mass production like of a reverse engineered weapon like that has only been on the books in Ukraine for several month.

Likely have been around for years and is just being announced now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1404915862411399172

 

[Sineva]

Looks like Iran managed to reverse engineer Switchblade drone given to Ukraine.

The transport/launch canisters for these were quietly shown off a couple of years back.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Likely have been around for years and is just being announced now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1404915862411399172

the switchblade - 300 was produced in 2011 and used by USA in Afghanistan so my guess is that's where the origin of this drone come not Ukraine

The transport/launch canisters for these were quietly shown off a couple of years back.

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my guess is war in Afghanistan , we probably get our hand on it then

 

[shadihassan28]

the switchblade - 300 was produced in 2011 and used by USA in Afghanistan so my guess is that's where the origin of this drone come not Ukraine


my guess is war in Afghanistan , we probably get our hand on it then

Well at least that’s sounds at least highly plausible doesn’t also mean they couldn’t have built it themselves, but I like @Hack-Hook assumption the best

 

[TheImmortal]

I didn’t say they got it from Ukraine.

I said the Switchblade drone given to Ukraine.

Iran has a history of copying US drones

Including Predator (Gaza and Kaman-22), Scan Eagle (Yasir), and RQ-170 (S-171 and various derivatives) there’s probably a couple more of less common ones that are mostly used for short range surveillance that I’m forgetting.

Switchblade has been around for over a decade and used in various conflicts that Iran or it’s surrogates have access too.

 

[GrandBotBoi]

Tanks normally get hit from the front. Hence why DU is stacked in the front turret area.

If a tank gets hit from the side or rear it failed tactic wise and operational awareness wise.

Furthermore, US tanks with DU armour shells and more powerful turret can engage Soviet tanks at a longer distance. This is a known short coming of Soviet doctrine that prioritized quantity over quality.

Yes, front turret is most important, but UFP (front hull) is also important, especially considering on Abrams there's been nothing but a 38mm steel plate added as armour over it's history

Soviet doctrine had nothing to do with low quality & high quantity. Infact the Object 187 destined to enter service if the USSR didn't collapse was an amazing tank.

 

[Sineva]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582376315080310785

 

[GrandBotBoi]

New next gen Abrams X tank looks promising. It has a fully automated turret, just like the Armata.

Won't enter service. Only tech demonstrator

FYI, this is just a promotional video from before. Actual videos have no come out yet.

The areas of excerse are much more green and less desert like

This is from Artesh exercises like a month ago

Core

To be honest at 0:24 i thought they were Type 69 tanks or T-55/T-62s from the Iraq war

Correct they're T-55s. However they belong to the Basij not the IRGC-GF & are likely used in indirect fire roles

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582801128021819392

According to this tweet and thoes photo this account shared we had this suicide drone in hands of development years ago

He's right, here's another pic

 

[GrandBotBoi]

the switchblade - 300 was produced in 2011 and used by USA in Afghanistan so my guess is that's where the origin of this drone come not Ukraine


my guess is war in Afghanistan , we probably get our hand on it then

Looks more like Coyote than switchblade. Tons of both were captured in Syria due to not detonating

I didn’t say they got it from Ukraine.

I said the Switchblade drone given to Ukraine.

Iran has a history of copying US drones

Including Predator (Gaza and Kaman-22), Scan Eagle (Yasir), and RQ-170 (S-171 and various derivatives) there’s probably a couple more of less common ones that are mostly used for short range surveillance that I’m forgetting.

Switchblade has been around for over a decade and used in various conflicts that Iran or it’s surrogates have access too.

while your point is right, Gaza & Kaman-22 don't appear to be copies

 

[lydian fall]

Shaffaf TV is one the best political/military analysts



I highly recommend to watch his videos on telegram or youtube:

 

[TheImmortal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583132867357724674

 

[TheImmortal]

Yes, front turret is most important, but UFP (front hull) is also important, especially considering on Abrams there's been nothing but a 38mm steel plate added as armour over it's history

Soviet doctrine had nothing to do with low quality & high quantity. Infact the Object 187 destined to enter service if the USSR didn't collapse was an amazing tank.

Considering that Russian tank shell tech is outdated the front turret is still adequately protected after all these years.

Russian tanks have to be closer to get good penetration while western tank like Abrams can penetrate from further away thus less risk of front hull compromising from direct hit.

 

[Sapei]

I must admit, I was abit stunned lol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582068262879170561

Showing rusty equipment as a threat. Azerbaijan is obviously not scared of your useless 1940 army.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Showing rusty equipment as a threat. Azerbaijan is obviously not scared of your useless 1940 army.

that rusty equipment is a pontoon bridge very effective at the iran-iraq war one put in place over karoon river to be used for transferring army equipment over the river , the city official decided to use it also for civillian use and despite repeated bombing by Iraq airforce , they could not close it in the 4-5 year that it was used during the war . the funny part is after the war the bridge was used for civilian use for several year and despite several other bridge was made over karoon, the bridge was so reliable that the city official didn't let army collect that two lane bridge .
by the way over aras probably we can erect that type of bridges in less than 1 hours