MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA – JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS
The Russian military has destroyed over 50 Polish-made Krab 155 mm self-propelled howitzers using Lancet loitering munitions since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ZALA Aero Group, which produces the Lancet, announced on March 21.
The Krab is a NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer designed in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola, by combining a modified South Korean K9 Thunder chassis with a British BAE Systems AS-90M Braveheart turret with a 155 mm gun produced by HSW and the Polish WB Electronics’ Topaz artillery fire control system.
Ukraine became the first country to import Krab howitzers, purchasing 54 units in the fall of 2022 for $700 million. Before this contract was concluded, Poland donated 18 howitzers of this type to Kiev forces.
The ZALA Aero Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s defense giant Kalashnikov Concern, said in a post to Telegram, that the Russian military has been actively using Lancets to destroy the Krabs detected by reconnaissance aircraft from a distance of 30-40 kilometers.
Video footage shared by the company along with the post showed multiple Krab Howitzers being completely destroyed by Lancets.
The Lance is produced in two versions, the Izdeliye-52 with an endurance of 30 minutes and a one-kilogram warhead and the larger Izdeliye-51 that has an endurance of 40 minutes and is armed with a warhead weighing three kilograms.
The loitering munition flies towards the designated area with a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. After arriving in the area, the operator utilizes an onboard electro-optical system via a two-way data-link to detect, track and lock on the target. A laser-ranging system then controls the detonation of the warhead.
The small radar cross-section and minimal infrared signature of the electric-powered loitering munition makes it very difficult to detect and intercept.
So far, Ukrainian attempts to stop Lancet loitering munitions with air defense fire, electronic warfare or countermeasures have been mostly unsuccessful.
According to Lostarmour.info, a website that documents military losses, Lancet strikes have destroyed or damaged 430 self-propelled howitzers, 608 towed howitzers and 61 multiple rocket launch systems of Kiev forces since the start of the special military operation.
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when will ukraine run out of christian sons and fathers to send to death ? how will the international pirate war cartel restock this war banker profit center ? political puppets still chanting for more .
europe is beeing prepared for a perpatual debt spiral to fund everything while the media is preparing the minds of the people for a war.
this is how the us prevents economic and security cohesion on the eurasian landmass. it’s pretty much consistent with anglo policy since the war of the spanish succession.
pfft. they could care less. the fake “you know who’s” from israel who trace their ancestry back to russia and ukraine plan on moving back if things go bad for them in israel. that’s why the way is being plowed for them.
and on the 8th day, god created the zala lancet-3 attack drone, so that man could fight the dinosaurs, and the homosexuals.
leave the dinosaurs alone (rip).destroy all diaper wearing shlomos.
and on da 9th came da oreshnik to nullify all da myths about da nuclear power.
there is a bigger/newer version a isdeliye -53 containing 4 lancets which is an upgrade on the lancet-3 ,tried out in syria first they worked fine ,costing $35,000 they are relatively cheap and have destroyed ukrainians s-300,s /buk-m1/t64/us/uk-m777+fh-70 howitzers/m-109/ahs=krab/ceasar self propelled howitzers -the m-777 costing nearly $3 million .
dai attacca con l’aviazione e sfonda, fai come a dresda.
shitfront reporting “ukraine about to totally collapse” every day for 3 years…heheheh…
then u woke up in yur moms basement with her stinky arse glued to yur fugly mug…
i hope you aren’t paid for posting here as your supervisor is drastically overpaying you.
i think he has a point. ukraine is definitely destined to survive at least as long as the thousand year third reich.
in what form though ? that’s the main question and actual result of actions determine history not what comes out of peoples mouth –unless of course you are a “historical revisionist ” but that’s outright lying for political purposes .
what form? in its 4 year version, of course.
poor supervisor. reduced to recruiting the dregs of hasbarats on top of the dregs into the afu.
ukrainain puppet state smaller ever day. funny, no?
from a lap puppet to a hand puppet and finally, a finger puppet with severe arthritis. woe is the ua project.
loser amerikunt humiliated must pay for taliban sodomy
senility makes inferior amerikunt bitter
go russia go!!!
true borlov…
not only out of respect for the russians but mainly because the world needs a change in this global order and that these oatn worms are defeated, i always want a total russian victory ok… but truth be told, what a disgrace these videos with dirty music, what a disgrace the russian bureaucracy is in dealing with this war… for the love of god have some patience
on ukraine, god’s taken a major shit. it what they sought and so be it.
only 5 polaks needed to change lightbulb
only three needed to fix a london substation though, instead of a hundred brits.
i’m beginning to wonder if it wasn’t a brit electrician who wired up those electric chair shower stalls in afghanistan.
amerikunt cockroaches destroy themselves
peace would benefit ukraine the most, as it would rearm and prepare for a new attempt.
are you a monkey or a moron amerikunt?
he’s trying to reconcile with a devastating defeat by turning it into delayed victory. the technique is explained at length in mein kampf.
those krabs explode so beautifully.