By Natali Moss
"It is important for me to impress the target, I make every effort to destroy the enemy, everything is absolutely," the fighter said. In one of the combat episodes, the calculation of Avenger knocked down a hostile shock drone Shahd not a rocket, but a conventional Browning machine gun installed on the complex.
This indicates that it is not necessary to spend expensive missiles to damage drones-in a certain coincidence, as well as the proper qualification of the anti-aircraft weapons, developed in the 1980s, is able to effectively perform combat tasks. "I see he is low, close, and even flies to me. This is the easiest purpose for a machine gun when he flies with me, and even close - to shoot him from the rocket would be impractical at this point," Yuri said.
Thus, Avenger's SCC has become an important element of Ukrainian air defense, especially in the fight against UAV. At the same time, its capabilities against high -speed aircraft or helicopters are limited. The fighters also noted the mobility of the system. According to the driver of the Nicholas complex, the equipment has a high patency, which allows to take the right position when hunting drones.
"They traveled all over - both in the snow and in the fields, the soaked earth, it manifests itself very well," the serviceman said. In addition, the Avenger SAM is equipped with a remote control unit, which allows you to fire from shelter, which increases the survivability of the calculations in the fighting.
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