The tactics of ‘rain drone’ help Russian soldiers to destroy Ukraine’s base

The Russian media said that the country’s soldiers recently brought a large number of drones (drones) to the gathering points near the defensive position of the Ukrainian force. The number of aircraft will activate immediately before shooting, supporting the attacks of Russian shock groups.

“That helps Drone take off close to the opponent’s position, reduce flight time to the target and allow more aircraft deployment,” the Unfair Advantage account supported the Russian military on the Telegram.

The first -person drone (FPV) can usually hit the target at a distance of 20 km, but it takes a few minutes to fly from the rear to the target, even when reaching a speed of up to 160 km/h. In addition, each operator can only control a drone at a time, so the shocking group must wait a few more minutes before the next one appears.

With the new plan, this time can be withdrawn to a few seconds.

“This tactic is like a rain of drone constantly hitting down the defensive area and preventing enemy soldiers from leaving the fortifications, similarly prepared by artillery. Each Russian shock group can carry more than 20 drones to serve the attack.

The drones are often set in advance to be able to switch to the as fast as possible, because not all shockers master the start -up operation as a professional crew.

The Russian forces sometimes also allowed the explosive to land on the roof of the fortifications or the work that Ukrainian soldiers hide. The reconnaissance drone will monitor and notify when discovering the person leaving the fortune, the ambushes will rush to the target a few seconds later.

The tactics of using a large amount of drama supported infantry attack Ukraine have been applied by Russia since the end of 2023, but the lower firepower density because the aircraft had to come from the rear, instead of being brought to the gathering point near the target.

David Hambling pen Forbes This tactical statement is “a rare example shows how Drone supports attack, instead of just to defend”.

The British Royal National Defense and Security Research Institute (RUSU) said that Russia has recently applied the tactics using armored armor or terrain vehicles to move to the position of Ukraine as possible. The Russian soldiers then found a hiding place, waiting for the gathering of forces and then simultaneously attacked the opponent.

The attacks are often small with the participation of 10-30 people, supported by UMPK, artillery and suicide drone bombs.

However, the glide bomb must be loaded with the target coordinates before the aircraft is ambushed, only suitable to attack the fixed point and cannot change the attack plan. Meanwhile, the Russian artillery has not enough ammunition to maintain the firepower density and may be delayed.

“Drone suicide will compensate for the fire space to support when the Russian soldier broke the opponent’s base. This is the time when the rain tactic drone works,” Hambling said.

According to Hambling, this tactic was announced by the US VRR company with the Hellhives Drone container. Soldiers or ground vehicles can transfer the Hellhives box to the gathering position before the attack, the drone operator will then let them take off and ambush the target.

“This option provides an overwhelming fire by drone at an important time, targeting all threats to slow down the attack,” Hambling said.

Western experts say the drone mainly gives an advantage to the defensive side, because they can detect the opponent’s attack from a distance and indicate the artillery to stop. This caused the frontline in the Russian – Ukraine war to almost unchanged for months.

“The attacking side can use a large amount of drone in front of the shock groups to achieve breakthroughs, gain advantages. Tactics for infantry soldiers carrying drones close to the opponent’s base is a temporary solution and more sophisticated options that may appear soon,” Hambling said.