Ukrainian thermite drones have hit the frontline in force, now in operation with several units



Ukrainian thermite drones have hit the frontline in force, now in operation with several units



by Exotic-Strawberry667

31 comments
  1. I wonder what the effectiveness of them are. They’re flashy as fuck for sure, and id be painting my pants a solid fall brown color if it happened to me. But I’m really wondering how much they’re accomplishing. Guess they’re valuable at either flushing out entrenched positions, or exposing them.

  2. Problem: trench warfare.

    WWI: cover it with toxic clouds.

    WWII: flammenwerfers.

    Ukraine: drones

    All together now

  3. Incredible that the drone can survive being so close to such an intense heat source. The thermite must be in some kind of crucible slung beneath the drone, but it is 2500C, less than a meter from a drone with sensitive electronics, and possibly plastic rotor blades. The airflow from the rotors is helpful, but there must be some very effective shielding against radiant heat. I’ve been around a kiln that hot, when the door opens it feels like the sun is shining out of it. If you’re near the kiln, the heat is acutely uncomfortable, even though the air temprature is cool.

  4. I am pretty sure they could mount one of the guns that shoots Ping Pong balls filled with potassium permanganate. And injects some Vegetable Glycerin in the ball when firing.

    They could load a gun in the drone with a few thousand rounds of ping pong balls and fly for hours lighting up the treeline. Even return and reload

  5. Interestingly enough, forests cover 800 million hectares of Russia, right at 50% of its land area. Russia has historically relied on its army to fight forest fires, but they’re a little tied up with something at the moment.  

  6. Imagine being a Russian mobik hiding in a tree line with your drunk mobik buddies and all the sudden a swarm of dragons of the Khorne group descend upon your position.

  7. Wouldn’t this cause the guys to move out of the trench before the liquid death came down? Kind of like moving from a train. But it could set stiff on fire too. This might be good for long time entrenches positions

  8. The Dracarys force, hehe.

    This is good for triggering any exposed ammo cache or mines to explode.

    and also burning invaders.

    I have an idea, send them over mine fields and watch the explosions.

  9. ¡Adiós cucarachas 🪳! La cucaracha, la cucaracha, ya no puede caminar, porque le falta, porque le falta, una pata para andar🎵 !

  10. Let the Orcs burn..
    Sad for all the nature. They should lift all the limitations so Ukraine could defend itself properly

  11. Was going to ask how this is any different from using white phosphorus, but upon doing further research, it only applies to use against civilians. Let the liquid fire rain down.

  12. Do you think when the Games Workshop folks came up with Khorne the chaos god for their Space Marine, and Warhammer Fantasy lines they ever thought in a million years that the name would be adopted by an effective combat unit? Khorne’s racking up skulls for the skull throne..

    (GW should come up with a thermite/flame themed line of Terminators with Yellow & Blue unit colors)

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