The Armed Forces use the weapons of ancient Rome against Russian "loaf" (video)

FPV drones are regularly attacked by Russian trucks that supply troops at the front. Now drivers are forced to monitor not only the airspace, but also the road obstacles, since the UAZ-452 vans "Bukhanka" are becoming more vulnerable due to UAV attacks. According to the edition, Calropes are rectangular metal tools designed in such a way that one of their points is always directed up, no matter how they fall.

The "Calrope" name comes from the Latin "catfish"; the Romans also called them murex ferreus or "chipped iron", but their history reaches even further. Calropes can be dated at least 313 BC when Alexander Macedon's army used them Against the Persian cavalry, the edition writes. Again, the American special services of O. S. S. began to punch rubber tires. . Also during the Second World War, the German military used Calropes known as "hedgehogs" or "crows" that could be dumped from the canister.

One canister could contain thousands of calcots used both at airfields and on roads. The hedgehogs were made of thin steel sheets and weighed approximately 60 grams or two ounces each. Various modifications, including improvised ones, were used in various armed conflicts such as Vietnam War. Although Ukrainians were actively producing Calropes in 2022, these were large versions that were manually installed.

However, there were videos recently appeared on social networks, on which the Russians complain about a large number of small calcots scattered on the roads in the frontal areas. Typically, the Russian military supplies at night to avoid FPV attacks, but even at high speed, the likelihood of collision with calcrope remains. This can lead to loss of control of the vehicle and accident. In addition, Ukrainian drones are waiting for the car, dropping bombs during their stop.

Russian guidance bloggers point out that Ukrainians also use drones to dump anti -tank mines, but these devices are less reliable and effective. Calropes, however, are a simple and cheap way to stop the truck and put it on the drone. "The tactics of dropping from drones will undoubtedly inspire the creation of many other new methods. Drones can already place mines, ground sensors and even small robots. The only limit is the imagination of users," the publication summarizes.

We will remind, on April 13 on the network published a video, as on one of the areas of the front in the Zaporozhye direction in the area of ​​the robot of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation escaped from Dron-Kamikadze of Ukrainian defenders, running circles around the lined LOOPARD tank. It was also reported on April 13 that the Russian drone tried to attack the Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter in flight.