What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Concerning the Ukrainian "FURY" haven't found anything about speed yet.

However, I've found a battlefield limitation maybe you're not aware of or I noticed was posted. Generally, the following are all saying the same thing...
"This has reduced the UGV’s operational costs, while still achieving a direct line-of-sight communication range of up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles).

Trials revealed that the mini-tank can maintain effective communication at approximately 700 meters (2,296 feet) in environments with natural and man-made obstructions.

Additionally, the machine gun fitted into the unmanned platform is equipped with targeting cameras and can hit enemies up to 800 meters (2,624 feet) away."

A couple of the others here also say it can carry 550 rounds of 7.62mm.

Also, it's venerable to AP rounds and depending on its thickness a standard NATO (Not FMJ or AP round.) 7.62mm can penetrate 7mm RHA at 300 meters. Not what we carried.

.50 BMG AP can penetrate 1 inch RHA at 200 meters.

Those values are from the ammo used ~10 years ago. They are better now, and a Barret .50 (Or similar.) current AP round or two should be enough to take it out.

It seems though the Ukrainians are using them to distract a position while the actual attack is coming from another direction/sector.
https://interestingengineering.com/m...ne-machine-gun
https://armyrecognition.com/news/arm...oogle_vignette
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-lyut-...gacX6NPutdQIXz

I read the claim from ref. 1 of the attack those drones take out tanks but not this?

The last ref. seems to dispute the claim of the first...
"The platform is designed with 4th-class protection armour, offering a degree of resilience against standard bullets. "

Seems they also have a Drone by the same name as well. Speed is 120Km/H.

Regards,
Pat

[MarkSheppard]

Not a technology/tactics/etc related post -- but Syria has a new flag apparently:

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1866035693383770408

The Russian agency RIA reports that a new flag of Syria has already been raised on the building of the Syrian Embassy in Moscow.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by MarkSheppard

Not a technology/tactics/etc related post -- but Syria has a new flag apparently:

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1866035693383770408

Yep, we already have the change made but exactly which flag will be chosen is not clear. Right now they are back to the one from the first ten years of the game which is the one shown in that photo and others BUT that might change..... maybe

So that "new flag of Syria" is not new at all It's the one used before the Baathists took over

Set up a battle with Syria between 1948 and March 1958 and you will see the "new" flag

[MarkSheppard]

https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/18...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

"Roadrunner has been operationally deployed for Combat Evaluation since January 2024 and Pulsar has been operationally deployed in multiple regions since August 2023" ~ Anduril

https://www.anduril.com/roadrunner/

Roadrunner is a reusable, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), operator-supervised Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV) with twin turbojet engines and modular payload configurations that can support a variety of missions.

Roadrunner-M is a high-explosive interceptor variant of Roadrunner built for ground-based air defense that can rapidly launch, identify, intercept, and destroy a wide variety of aerial threats — or be safely recovered and relaunched at near-zero cost.

Roadrunner-M is essentially a reusable MANPAD. You can launch it at an unknown threat, and if it misses or if the threat is identified as a friendly, it can be recovered for a second mission.

Pulsar is a modular software defined EW system that can be quickly attached to vehicles as needed.