⚫️ While conducting reconnaissance in the Southern direction, the BpAK crew of the 73rd Maritime Center of the SOF discovered the artillery reconnaissance complex 1K148 "Yastreb-AV"

⚫️ SOF operators together with a friendly unit of the Defense Forces of the 140th ORB adjusted HIMARS fire on the enemy target

⚫ As a result of fire damage, the enemy's "Yastreb-AV" complex was destroyed

For reference: "Yastreb-AV" is considered the most modern Russian radar complex, which is used for reconnaissance of artillery firing positions. With the help of radar, he is able to track the trajectory of the enemy's missiles and calculate the exact coordinates of the positions of his artillery. This data is transmitted to the artillery for defeating the positions.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ukrainian long range missile systems are sure getting a lot of bang for their buck.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Literally

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I had to look this equipment up because I was unfamiliar with it and from the Russian sources I've seen it was just deployed yesterday or at least publicized that it was deployed.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn't even have time to get properly set up from the looks of it.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago

"Once we get this thing up and running, we'll finally be able to-"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

We're all set up sir.

Great get me the latest data on the Ukrainian artillery. I want to know where they're firing from and what they're aiming for.

Picking something up now. Working out source and target coordinates. Ah shit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Missles are able to redirect their trajectory, so unless this sees it immediately can't the missle just fuck around before going on target?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not all missiles are guided ones. Most are just fire-and-forget and usually just do a parabola before hitting their target.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Oh, I thought the whole thing about a missle being a missle is they can adjust trajectory.

Edit: Everything else being a rocket or a bomb or named something else.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It is a common misconception. The difference between rockets and missiles isn't guidance but propulsion.
Missiles are powered all the way to their target, and rockets are only part of the way.
That's why you never see a rocket trail before it hits, like in this video.
Both can be unguided or guided, either by using fins or gimballed nozzles.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I thought the main difference is that the rocket doesn’t know where it is or where it isn’t.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It is valid for most rockets as they are meant to be used as a powered artillery round.

A good example of a guided rocket is no other than space launch vehicles.

But I'm no rocket scientist (pun intended), I only wrote from my own memories of Googling on those subjects.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think that was just a reference to this meme.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good find, I wasn't aware of that meme.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

On that linked page is probably the best version of the meme: The Missile Knows Where it is (Remix)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Ah, thanks for clearing that up!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In regards to your edit, it's not just rockets and dumb bombs. For example, ballistic missiles, which is why they're more vulnerable to interception as they follow a predictable ballistic trajectory.

Hypersonic missiles have technically existed since the middle 20th century. But in the modern context it refers to a technology that would allow for maneuver during hypersonic flight i.e. adjusting trajectory while at speeds exceeding Mach 5.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Might be unrelated to the overall thread but "dumb bomb" has to be my hate word of the century when it comes to military tech. Even bombs with no guidance system whatsoever can be deployed relatively precisely depending on the system used for launching them. Not to speak of glide kits etc. /end of mini rant

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

So this thing knows who killed it. I wonder if wrapons systems have ghosts and can come back to haunt us.