Are they fighting a battle here? The Ukrainian army is really going back to the old days, this is really a sign of desperation.
The Ukrainian Army Aviation has rarely publicly revealed the combat achievements of its "propeller hunter drone squad."
This unit uses the Yak-52 trainer aircraft from the 1970s of the Soviet era, with a gunner in the rear seat holding a rifle, shooting down Russian drones in the air.
The main pilot is called Maestro, and the gunner is called Ninja. In the past year, they have carried out nearly 300 combat missions, accounting for almost half of the combat achievements of their unit.
What impresses people most is that they shoot down drones not with missiles or machine guns, but with assault rifles, "brrr brrr," and even directly flip over drones with their wings.
This is fighting a 21st-century technological war using tactics from World War I.
In fact, this is not the first time Ukraine has made good use of old equipment. The Yak-52 was originally a trainer aircraft used for flight training and aerobatic performances. Its speed, ceiling, and armament capabilities are far inferior to modern fighter planes, let alone facing fast-moving cruise missiles or suicide drones.
But the Ukrainian army has taken this old plane into the battlefield, not only can it take off, but it can actually shoot down Russian drones.
It's not that the plane is from World War I, but this kind of retro tactic is very reminiscent of World War I.
From a certain perspective, this operation is indeed effective and touching, but it also shows that the Ukrainian army is cornered.
This is not a technical approach, but a desperate one. Faced with the continuous flow of Russian drones, the Ukrainian army has nothing left but to fight with all its might.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1842108031303684/
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