Discussion: is it going to happen the snipers trap in more danger on battlefield?

[li zhuo peng]

Sniper is a profession has received professional training in special forces and is responsible for special missions. It hides in concealed and open areas,they uses precise light weapons to carry out long-range destruction and assassination of special targets or important individuals. Snipers can kill enemy soldiers, field commanders, and RPG rocket propelled grenade shooters from a long distance. In fact, shooting enemy personnel only accounts for a part of a sniper's mission, enemy vehicles, helicopters, communication facilities, oil tanks, water towers, etc. are more important targets for sniping.
picture: sniper in the mission






The L96A1 sniper rifle from UK was designed in 1982 and put into use in 1990. This sniper rifle weighs 6.19 kilograms and 1184 millimeters long. The muzzle velocity is 850 meters per second. The effective range is 1100 meters. Its magazine can hold 5 rounds of 7.62 NATO caliber bullets.


SVD Sniper Rifle ， It is a sniper rifle developed by the Soviet Union in 1963. The SVD sniper rifle has a caliber of 7.62mm and a total weight of 4.3 kilograms, The total length of gun is 1220 millimeters, with a maximum range of 1300 meters and a magazine capacity of 10 rounds.


picture: L96A1 and SVD sniper rifle







But today snipers be confronted with more threat on the battle field , especially in the Russian-Ukraine war, Because both sides have a large of heavy weapons, especially Russian have more,
This poses a serious threat to the survival of snipers. Let's take a look at which types of weapons can easily find and kill snipers.

The weapon threatening the survival of snipers on the battlefield Number 1: armed helicopter or call gunship.

For example: AH-64 Apache helicopter of the United States and Russian Mi-24 female deer helicopter

Of course, bombing planes and fighters can also kill snipers, such as B52 bombers and F16 fighters. But no military is going to use these planes specifically to take out snipers.

picture : AH64 gunship and mi24 female deer helicopter







The weapon threatening the survival of snipers on battlefield Number 2 ： Long-range howitzers and rocket launchers


Picture:American M777 155mm caliber howitzers and Soviet BM21 122mm caliber hail rockets




The weapon threatening the survival of snipers on the battlefield Number 3： mortar
From 81mm caliber to 120 mm caliber mortars bomb the sniper conceal.

picture : 81MM mortar




No 4 : suicide drones.



In eastern of Ukraine, Ukraine army often use FPV suicide drones attack the Russian soldiers.


picture: suicide drones fly to attack the Russian snipers.





NO5: portable anti-tank missiles



Picture: FPV suicide drone and FGM148 antitank missile of United states.





Picture: Ukraine military man shoot a FGM148 javelin anti-tank missile to a Russian sniper conceal in a building.






NO 6: battle tanks

If the Russian troops discover a sniper of enemy hide on the top of a building, they will call a T72 battle tank wipe he out.






Picture: T72 battle tank and M2 infantry fighting vehicle



NO 7 : infantry fighting vehicle or armor vehicle

picture: An armor vehicle release a scout drone find the sniper hide behind a big rocket, and use a machine gun shoot him.






The weapon threatening the survival of snipers Number 8 : armed UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) or armed drones

For example, this woodpecker armed UAV, the UAV has a range of more than 70 kilometers and a patrol time of 50 minutes.
Woodpecker UAV parameters ,Voyage 70 km, stay in the air for 1 hour, total weight 170 kg, carry two 7.62 mm machine guns, 500 rounds of ammunition. IT MOUNT ONE 82MM MORTAR SHELL OR TWO 60MM MORTAR SHELLS. The fuselage is equipped with infrared thermal imager and cameras, communication and flight control components.
picture: woodpecker UAV




PICTRUE : woodpecker UAV attack the snipers.





Another type of armed drone－－－ the Dragonfly drone

Parameters: Empty weight 320 kg, mounted 7 tube 70 mm rocket shell launch nest. Equipped with infrared thermal imager, laser rangefinder, chemical smoke generator, flight speed is 150 kilometers per hour, the maximum flight height of 5,000 meters. Maximum stay in the air 1.5 hours.

Picture: dragonfly drone





Picture: a sniper is aim and shooting a soldier who launch RPG . The dragonfly armed drone detect the sniper, and launch 70mm rocket shell attack him.





Why Dragonfly drone installed smoke generation device, because chemical smoke can block and affect the detection ，observation effect of all photoelectric detection equipment, include infrared thermal imager, infrared night vision and optical scope.

Picture : dragonfly UAV release chemical smoke block the sight of the sniper, protect our soldiers.



picture: Infrared thermal imager, infrared night vision, laser rangefinder and optical scope






Picture: the vehicle release chemical smoke on battlefiled


I am not encourage killing on this forums, It just a discussion about military topics.

Do you think the snipers will face with more and more dangers on the battlefield?

 

[li zhuo peng]

Dragonfly UAV has the others models, Dragonfly C and dragonfly T ,

Dragonfly C UAV abroad two hell fire AGM114 anti tank missiles for destroy the battle tanks.



The AGM-114 anti tank missile (nickname: hell fire) is developed by Rockwell International for the United States Army.

The AGM-114 anti tank missile is a type of missile that can be launched from the sea, land, or air to attack armored mobile targets . There are multiple improved models in service, which have the advantages of long launch distance, high accuracy, and great power. It uses laser guidance, strong anti-interference ability, and hell fire missile does not require target irradiation support.


Picture: dragonfly C UAV abroad two AGM114 anti tanks missiles, and attack the battle tank.








picture: hell fire missile





Dragon fly T(transportation) UAV for transport supplies for frontier soldiers, like bullets ,shells,water, medical supplies, foods and other things. UAV swing a rectangle big box under fuselage, this box can load up with 180kg supplies.


Picture: UAV dragonfly model T



Picture: Dragonfly T transport and drop the supplies for frontier soldiers

 

[li zhuo peng]

Laser radar is a radar system which transmits laser beam to detect the target's position, speed and other characteristic . Its working principle is to emit a detection signal (laser beam) to the target, then the received signal reflected back from the target (target echo) is compared with the transmitted signal, after processing, the relevant information of the target can be obtained, such as the target distance, orientation, height, speed, attitude, and even shape parameters.
Thus, aircraft, missiles and other targets can be detected, tracked and identified. It is composed of a laser transmitter, an optical receiver, a turntable and an information processing system, etc.
The laser transmits the electrical pulse into an optical pulse, and the optical receiver restores the optical pulse reflected back from the target into an electrical pulse and sends it to the display.

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Usually, the volume of microwave radar is huge, the mass of the whole system is several tons, and the aperture of the optical antenna is several meters or tens of meters. The laser radar is lights, the aperture of the launching telescope is only centimeters, the mass of the whole system is only tens of kilograms,.

The laser scanning method to obtain 3D geographic information, and the data obtained through this way is also widely used in resource exploration, urban planning, agricultural development, water conservancy engineering, land use.

picture: laser radar , and three dimensional maps draw by laser radar.




Beside the defense lines of UKRAINE battle field, both the Russian frontier troops and Ukraine troops dig a lot of trench ,shelters and underground tunnels. If you want win this war, your soldiers have to capture these trench and underground tunnels.


Picture: trench and tunnels




This vehicle call “Mars Rover”
“Mars Rover” detection system Parameter: equip with laser radar , tear shells, camera, antenna. The whole detect system
Weigh 120kg(about 264 pounds).
“Mars Rover” detection system has three function: 1 entry the underground tunnel carry out reconnaissance mission. 2`map the underground tunnel , draw three dimensional map of tunnel. 3 send these intelligence information to Dragonfly UAV via radio antenna.





Picture: The Dragonfly UAV hand up a Mars rover vehicle to the Russian troops position.

And drop it to the inlet of underground tunnels.










Picture: the Mars rover entry the underground tunnels for scout mission.



If the “Mars Rover” meet a Russian soldier, I am sure “Mars rover” is a pacifist, it has no arms. The only weapon it own there are four tear shells, the vehicle drop a tear shell,turn back and flee away.


Picture: “ Mars Rover” meeting a soldier in tunnel, it drop a tear shell and flee away

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[Antonio]

What do you mean with that expression "AH64 gunship and mi24 female deer helicopter"?

 

[TomS]

What do you mean with that expression "AH64 gunship and mi24 female deer helicopter"?

A female red deer is a "hind".

 

[sferrin]

I would not want to be a dude in a field (or anywhere really) with modern thermal sensors and persistent surveillance. Scary.