You're right, but I can hear the guy say "противопехотная мина" at the same time there's a closeup of the mine and the TM-62M label is visible. I'm not sure what the significance of that is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

As they jerry-rigged it with a grenade fuse, I'm pretty sure it'll work against infantry just fine. Drop it from above with a delayed fuse and it'll clear a sizable area from anyone unlukcy enough to have their head above the ground.

With that kind of payload I suspect that it can't get too far away before batteries are empty, but I suppose it's built for a reason. Getting that much explosives reasonably accurately over the field you're pushing could be pretty useful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing it was a joke

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Suicide drones make much more sense than this stuff for large munitions. All those engines and batteries for a platform that's very likely going to be destroyed anyway. Those cardboard, rubber band catapult launched planes are much cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is the purpose of this device to remotely mine areas where enemies currently aren't, or to attempt to drop mines directly on enemies? The former task seems suited to a reusable drone.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Considering the ending shows them putting a grenade fuse in the side of it. I'm gonna say this is for a direct attack role and not remote mining.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like 6 rotors to me