Mobile air defense groups engaged in countering drones intensified in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have activated mobile air defense groups, whose activities are aimed mainly at countering unmanned aerial vehicles. On the footage published by the Ukrainian media, one can see the equipment and the basic principle of operation of such groups.

The group consists of several military personnel stationed in vehicles: a small truck and a pickup truck. The task of one of them is to work with a searchlight, with the light of which they try to identify a flying drone if one approaches. Another soldier at this moment is behind the machine gun, ready to fire at the target. Most often these are heavy machine guns, for example, KPVT or DShK.

Reportedly, the shooting of this particular air defense group was carried out in the south of the Odessa region, in the coastal zone. Such groups have recently become more active in the border regions of Ukraine.

The use of a searchlight consumes a large energy resource, so the operating time of such a mobile group at night is hardly long if it is far from the location of the unit or stationary power sources.

How many aircraft were shot down in this way is not reported to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Although even if they had reported, it would hardly be possible to believe the data presented by the enemy, especially considering that they are still discussing how many “dozens of Russian planes were shot down by the ghost of Kyiv”.

Comments

[Maverick1812]

Will we see balloons soon?! Fit for that as well.

[Dreamboat]

I can imagine what a "gift for a mortar man" is such an outfit, waving a searchlight in the night.
They can and will detect a drone, it’s wonderful to shoot at them and without a drone.

[dmi.pris1]

These groups are located in the rear, closer to the protected objects. And the mortar is irrelevant here. Unless the partisans, who are not

[4ekist]

The group consists of several servicemen stationed in vehicles

There is something in common with the VNOS posts during the Second World War, only hearers are missing. Although at night it is possible and necessary to hit the location of these very searchlights.

[Sith]

Combat airships!

It will be possible to place mini missiles on them ... to fight drones

[Arzoo]

Good old practices of the Great Patriotic War. They are overcome exactly the same as during the Patriotic War.

[alexmach]

This is how they overcome the times of the Great Patriotic War? Is it really a departure to a height inaccessible to a machine gun? So there may be surprises there, for example, air defense systems.

[Smoked]

It is better to engage in such a dry thing than to perish in another meat grinder.

[ivan1979nkl]

quadruple maxims will go into action again

[silverwolf88]

These need to be tracked especially and destroyed ... otherwise this is something new ... probably from the "west it skidded" to test approaches in the mode of hostilities

[alexmach]

A couple of months ago, the Internet was full of Gazelles and UAZs with installed turrets, columns moving somewhere.

[your vsr 66-67]

The use of a searchlight takes a lot of energy, so the operating time of such a mobile group at night is hardly long,

And with a gas generator ho. chly not come up with? Don't be so naive sir...

[Vladimir 290]

What kind of generators, there were no generators (everything in the house, everything in the family), and they often break

[fax66]

Waiting for the next wave...
As well as we...

[YOUR]

Shoot at an air target without a special sight transfer of ammunition. Even a tracer will not help here, at night everything hides both speed and distance. You can hit if the target goes head-on, if at least a small parameter. Shoot and have fun. And so, just in case, the anti-aircraft machine gun has a crew of 2 people, a shooter and a crew number working with a sight.

[solar]

Take a closer look at the photo in the splash screen, there is such a sight and it is worth it. The speed of shahid-mopeds is like that of aircraft of the First World War, the flight height is about 200 meters, they fly straight at the same speed, they make noise so that they can be heard from afar, the goal is not the most difficult. Judging by what was written on one Israeli forum, special applications were introduced for the population in Ukraine, in which, after registration and identity verification, mopeds seen by martyrs can be added, and such mobile groups, as on the screen saver, travel to their routes. During the last attack, information about their flight appeared on the site almost in real time - where and how long they fly to Kyiv.

[28st region]

I looked at the photo at maximum magnification; there is no such sight there. Two members of the crew work with an anti-aircraft sight. A machine gunner and a gunner. The gunner, turning the handwheel, he is under a large sight through which the machine gunner aims, sets the direction of the target's flight, a small circle. Depending on the direction of flight and the range to the target, the machine gunner aims through the holes on the large circle. He spoke clumsily, but as best he could. One won't do it.

[solar]

Two members of the crew work with the anti-aircraft sight.

With the sight of the 1943 model, which you have shown in the photo, yes, two people are working. But this is far from the only type of anti-aircraft sight. Enough and those that can be used by one person.
I don’t know what specific type is there, but it’s obvious that it is, it can be seen in the photo (which, by the way, is clearly staged)

[your vsr 66-67]

Quote: YOUR

Shoot at an air target without a special sight transfer of ammunition. Even a tracer will not help here, at night everything hides both speed and distance. You can hit if the target goes head-on, if at least a small parameter. Shoot and have fun. And so, just in case, the anti-aircraft machine gun has a crew of 2 people, a shooter and a crew number working with a sight.

Agree completely. He served as an air gunner, and the gunner is helped to aim by the ABC, (air gun), which introduces all the corrections. And there are many. We fired at ground targets without ABC (they turned it off), but then the navigator decided everything, and a lot depended on him! The shooter is behind and does not see the target! And how the navigator will start the plane on the target, and how the arrow will notify about it, such is the result! But they fired at an air target only with the ABC turned on, without it it is impossible to hit the target!

[Alex242]

Quote: Arzoo

Good old practices of the Great Patriotic War. They are overcome exactly the same as during the Patriotic War.

nothing new. all forgotten old...

[Alex242]

Quote: silberwolf88

These need to be tracked especially and destroyed ... otherwise this is something new ... probably from the "west it skidded" to test approaches in the mode of hostilities

yeah, new, old forgotten from the Second World War,

[Andron78]

The ceiling of the same geranium is 7500 m, i.e. you can get it closer to the target. I think residents of houses close to critical infrastructure facilities should think about it. Well, the designers should think about how the Geraniums enter the object at an angle close to 90 degrees.

[solar]

In reality, they fly at low altitude, especially when approaching the target of impact. From a great height, they simply will not get anywhere.

[Andy_nsk]

The use of a searchlight consumes a large energy resource, so the operating time of such a mobile group at night is hardly long if it is far from the location of the unit or stationary power sources.

And why should they work for a long time, they probably turn on the searchlight only when they hear the sound of a "moped".

[solar]

Using a spotlight takes a lot of energy

Nonsense "takes away" the LED spotlight, the car is enough. Moreover, it turns on either when a shahid moped is detected or it is heard.

How many aircraft were shot down in this way is not reported to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

More like they say. During the last blow, according to their statements, it was the shahid-mopeds that were almost completely shot down. Their flight altitude is low, their speed too. Quite realistic to knock down.

[Roman Efremov]

As it was in the ad:
And what? But what if?