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Old April 26th, 2023, 03:42 AM
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I was wondering how such a small drone could take out tanks when it was designed as an anti-personal weapon.

That's because it can't.

The USA is no longer buying them (SB 300) and the SWITCH BLADE 600 is a private venture project NOT BOUGHT by the USA. From the ref.

"The Wrong Tool for the Job?
We have more information and more videos of the Switchblade 300 in Ukraine, where the response has been lukewarm.

This is a different type of war, and the key targets are Russian tanks, air defenses, and artillery for which the anti-personnel Switchblade 300 is unsuited.

A larger version, the Switchblade 600, was promised to Ukraine last year and small numbers have reportedly arrived in the last few weeks. This version was launched as a private venture and has not yet been acquired by the U.S. military. The upsized loitering munition boasts longer range and a more powerful warhead capable of destroying armored vehicles."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...073fc8f0&ei=31

I don't know how it's set up for the game against armor, artillery and anti-air sites but as the article suggests it's not been successful against those targets.

It's a "sniper weapon" for precision strikes against people we don't like in the terrorist business etc.

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