FPV Drone Hits Moving Russian Fuel Train Near Tokmak

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[@antefizulic6851]

Comming up... Turtle trains!

[@henrykfu]

Blyattrains

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

Armoring a loco isn't as easy as it seems. The wheel load of heavy fright locos usually is matched to the max wheel load the main line tracks are designed for. You can't add much to it without getting to heavy for the tracks. Especially under wartime conditions, when trains have to pass a lot of tracks that experienced damage and emergency repairs, overweight will quickly cause accidents and major damage to the tracks.

[@seneca983]

I wonder if the loading gauge allows it.

[@notsonominal]

@@Itsjustme-Justme so the choice is major damage or major damage with false sense of security? I wonder what the russkis will choose...

[@kikidevine694]

Why move from station to station, when you can take it with you

[@divgradcurl9439]

Hitting a train on single line track where access is poor to remove it, will cause the biggest problems for a repair team. Thanks Suchomimus, take care too!

[@Mortthemoose]

The Russian partisans have done quite a lot of damage to train lines

[@ejhunt55]

I'm retired from the railroad and depending on what kind of charge that fpv was using, will tell you that the "diesel engine," radiators and all kind of wiring is going to be toast, and that this train was not going anywhere after the hit . It's going to be down for repairs for a long time.

[@andersjjensen]

Unfortunately these aren't high pressure steam boilers. It would look absolutely spectacular to see a drone with a shaped charge pierce the boiler of a steam locomotive running at max pressure.

[@Internetspaceships]

I would guess most of these drones are using shape charges/RPG rounds and that would easily slice through the engine block. However this train is 2 locomotives attached to eachother so it has 2 diesel engines it can use. Also it did not seem like the drone hit the middle of the locomotive which is where the diesel engine is located. They may have destroyed alot in the first locomotive, but the second one was untouched unless the whole thing caught fire. It is a good idea to send a drone swarm after these trains.

[@taras3702]

A large shaped charge warhead would destroy a locomotive and eliminate the crew.

[@Roon3808]

Im curious what was on that flatcar being shoved in front of the loco.

[@wacojones8062]

@@Roon3808 Looked like steel pipes.

[@lawrenceperson3043]

Russia's entire military logistics system is based on train networks. I'm surprised Ukraine hasn't been hitting more trains throughout the conflict. Maybe it has and we just haven't seen video of it until now.

[@JeffBilkins]

Time for Covert Cabal to get counting on satellite images of train yards.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

5hank you!

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Perhaps they are considered something of a civilian target? Note to train drivers, you're in the army now.

[@sergeybebenin]

Because it's not easy without aviation. Even russia isn't able to hit a single Ukrainian train. I'm actually surprised an FPV drone has been able to go this far..... It's not like russia is running trains all the way to the front line

[@jajabez8379]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican The rules on what's legitimate/lawful to attack work in the opposite direction... anything that's 'something of a military target' is fair game, and not automatically protected by also having a civilian purpose/use and/or civilians in harm's way close by/on-site/operating it. Think Kerch Bridge, dockyards, oil refineries, etc. Obviously, there's still a matter of choice in setting tighter 'rules of engagement' to reduce/minimise risks for civilians and Ukraine has a track-record of doing so... even in that video the FPV strike is not made head-on on the cab area.

[@h.a.9880]

Note that this is a railway with only one set of rails. Stopping a train here will stop all traffic there until the damaged train is pulled away... which doesn't take long, but is still a huge hassle. If Ukraine manages to set such a train on fire, the damage to the rails will easily stop all traffic for weeks, given how hard it is to remove the burned out train cars and replace the completely warped rails... ...especially while within HIMARS range.

[@Broadsword999]

The Russians are heavily reliant on rail lines for military logistics, if the Ukraine can start killing trains they can put a real crimp in Russian logistics.

[@Bob_Adkins]

Ukraine has always known this, and tried to take out trains all along. The more powerful and available FPV drones have surely made it easier to damage or destroy the trains. The more the merrier!

[@dennisyoung4631]

Ruzzia depends a lot on rail, period.

[@vegas1a]

@@Bob_Adkins The target and weakest link is in the drivers cabin. Trains are big and heavy and likely laugh off a FPV drone. But not when bombed through the wind shield and taking out the driver.

[@shawnr771]

Not IF, When.

[@Bob_Adkins]

​@@vegas1a The tank car and the engine are both very vulnerable, especially the tank car.

[@christopherg2347]

The reason Ukraine has not done it before was likely range. Ruzzia likely stops most trains outside of FPV range. And they are too high value to risk in artillery range. But that line running to Tokmak seems to be just about in range.

[@JohnWerner-te5zy]

And well within Russian territory.

[@christopherg2347]

@@JohnWerner-te5zy You mean occupied Ukranian territory.

[@AngrynHateful]

​@@christopherg2347👍

[@benfowler1134]

It's not inconceivable that the Ukrainians have sent in special forces units with drone operators to get closer to the target.

[@AngrynHateful]

@@benfowler1134 They're everywhere. Deep inside russia, as well. Sabotage.

[@bobs1345]

If it's a diesel: A vulnerable part of the train's locomotive is the huge fuel tank in the center of the locomotive about half way back just above the railroad rails.

[@andersjjensen]

Depends. If it causes the whole thing to go up in flames yes. If it just causes it to spill the diesel and grind to a halt, not really, as tanks are easy to repair. Making the engine block crack is a complete write-off, and causing electrical fire is grounds for a serious repair job.

[@jonathanwebb8307]

Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні!

[@beachbum77979]

Glory to the heroes !! Героям Слава!!

[@igotfriendsinlowplaces2971]

No 😂

[@terryfaugno9242]

Pushing the empty flatbed is exactly what you said, to detonate any mines. Wonder how hard it would be to add a ~2-5 second delay to a pressure mine to let the empty flatbed clear the mine and have it take out the engine.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Or just have a det cord daisy chain of mines where only the last one has a magnetic or snap rod trigger to detonate only when all the others are strung out in 15m intervals underneath the train...

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

While that setup probably would lower the risk of a mine blowing up the locomotive, you'd think it would derail about 1 sec later due to bits of track in front of it just having joined the Russian space program. I somewhat doubt they have many cranes that can lift a 272 ton locomotive back in position at the front.

[@PaxHeadroom]

​@@SonsOfLorgarGood luck setting that up tens of kilometers behind enemy lines

[@PaxHeadroom]

This would probably be fairly effective. I imagine a magnetic fuse mine with such a delay would do wonders, and might even be able to be laid via drone.

[@leedaero]

The Allies in WW2 dominated the skies and KZbin is full videos of Allied fighters attacking train engines and rail cars. I’ve always wondered why Ukraine hasn’t been doing this with FPV’s.

[@thingamabob3902]

Range. While the long range drones are preprogrammed and pretty useless against moving targets, the FPV rely on the short range guidance ... there was this clever idea to use one of the large Baba Yaga drones as a mothership and signal repeater, maybe they boosted the range with such a method and started targeting trains.

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@thingamabob3902 , now they have to learn about the weak places to hit locomotives. hitting the roof probably wont stop the train.

[@ivancho5854]

@@thingamabob3902 Perhaps AI could help with target identification soon? War - the eternal game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@thingamabob3902]

@@ivancho5854 yeah, the "good old game" sigh. We will see, this is not the end ...

[@andersjjensen]

@@vsvnrg3263 The roof (well, the ceiling from the inside view) is full of wires. It would obviously be optimal to crack the engine block, but if that's not practically possible then frying the wiring harness is a good second option, as it usually cause cascading damage to sensors, relay boxes and gauges.

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Any army dependent on railways for long haul supplies is in trouble from the start. The Confederacy got fouled up in that way, as did the Germans in 1914 and 1918; T E Lawrence wrote havoc with the Turks in the same way, as did the RAF and USAAF in the Second world war. Always bust the locomotive - wrecks the train and blocks the line.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Suchomimus, for your trainspotting. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

[@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT]

Baba Yaga drone placing an anti tank mine with magnetic fuse should do the trick

[@sjsomething4936]

Ooh this would make for quite a huge fireball!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Need to be three mines wired together with det cord. One with the magnetic or snap rod trigger on the track, the other two on 50m det cord lines but no sensor triggers of their own just inside the rails closer to the oncoming train so that the magnetic/snap rod mine triggers on the flat bed car, and the other two thst the flat bed car has already passed over is initiated under the locomotive by the det cord from the first mine...

[@ndenise3460]

Good idea...except those pesky steel rails to attract the magnetic triggers.

[@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT]

@ndenise3460 nah, you can have it calibrated. However maybe it's better to have a trigger for shaking movements...

[@neilwilson5785]

Nice

[@alanadair4893]

Very

[@icexvi2573]

The timer for the first shed on tracks has just been started.

[@yes_head]

That's pretty far behind the front lines. Nice.

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

The roof is only thin sheet metal, easy to penetrate. Under it is the engine room with lots of things that certainly don't like witnessing an explosion right next to them. The chance of causing a major fire is bigger when penetrating the engine room than when blowing up the radiators.

[@justsomeguyinnc473]

I'm thinking you'd want to hit a mostly empty tank rather than a full one with a small shaped charge. Also, chasing the train rather than head on would allow easier aim, and hatches & fittings would be the best thing to hit if you're going for a random tanker. (FPV flyer here.) /armchair Thanks for the video!

[@Bob_Adkins]

Yes! Also, hitting the front-most tanker car would light up everything behind it.

[@andersjjensen]

If they're carrying disel it doesn't really matter how much is in the tanks as the fumes aren't explosive like gasoline.

[@Mark1024MAK]

@@andersjjensen- they are under certain conditions when there is a suitable ignition source.

[@jamestaylor3805]

Note all of the interference... these drones do not have much time before the electronic countermeasures drop them, chasing and elongating the time from contact to impact may not work.

[@cobeeble]

The more important point is that Ukraine was able to get attack drones that far behind the Russian lines. That's the road to the Azov they should have taken for the big counter offensive that failed.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@cobeeble • I thought this seemed far behind the lines for an FPV drone, so I'm glad you made that comment. I'm not military, so I defer to others.

[@youarewrong5523]

The massive salient in Robotyne is evidence that the counteroffensive did not fail contrary to what western media reported. The Ukrainian suffered losses but did not fully expend their assault brigades, and created a salient near the defensive lines protecting Tomak and Melitopol. We knew how NATO training would fare without air superiority, now it is a different stage in the war yet Ukraine still possesses that salient. The excursion in Kherson by marines was more of a failure than the 23’ CO

[@harryflower1810]

The more the merrier, logistics logistics win wars

[@bobgarner9228]

The train is unarmored. If the drone was carrying a HEAT round maybe it did enough damage to disable it. Lots of fuel lines and cooling plumbing on a diesel electric locomotive

[@lawrencemahalak6824]

The location you highlighted on that locomotive probably are where the radiators are. Hit them, diesel overheats… end of locomotive. It’s actually probably the best point of attack. Fuel tanks are kind of thick and mounted low, so unless you come from the side, a difficult target. The prime movers are fairly stout chunks of metal, so an FPV drone would probably just nick the paint on the engine block.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Thanks, mister. Keep up the good work.

[@DominikGentener]

Thank you for sharing this amazing fundraiser with us.

[@Dark_Luminary]

Gonna need a new category in oryx

[@anadin0612]

Thank you good sir

[@danthevanman294]

A lot of the trains systems are right under that roof where the drone hit, various hydraulics, electricity, all the important stuff etc. The small explosion might not have done a lot of structural damage, but the shrapnel and spalling could surely cut all sorts of critical lines and caused damage to easy to replace parts, at least requiring some time to repair.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Trains have a harder time zigging and zagging.

[@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886]

They certainly do… no steering wheel.!

[@davefave4351]

YOU CAN'T CHOO CHOO THERE, TOVARICH! Slava Ukraini 💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇬🇧💙 Heroyam Slava

[@tombouie]

Interesting, a swarm of drones can easily destroy a train enroute especially the fuel tanks, ammo, etc. Perhaps that should be a top Ukrainian priority.

[@elultimobuho]

Buen objetivo, pero no entiendo porque una vez inmovilizado, y estado localizado porque no mandaron más Drones para atacar algunos de los vagones cargados con Combustible…. No solo hubieran destruido el convoy, sino que la línea férrea hubiera quedado dañada y Paralizada. 🇪🇸 Un Saludo 👍🇺🇦 ✌️🎗️

[@noname-ll2vk]

I just got a vision of a US commander getting orders to carry out some operation and having to reject it because there was no rail transport in the region. It's odd that Muscovites don't understand that at core their army and its logistics are primarily defensive. I'm wondering why the Russian bordering nations don't change all their rail gauges from Russian to standard European. Defensively that would really help throttle Muscovy aggression while fully integrating the Eastern nations rail with rest of Europe. I know there's a project to do some standard gauge mainline in Baltic nations but I don't believe it's the full rail network. This would also slow or eliminate the rail link to Koenigsberg (incorrectly named something like kaliningrad on Muscovy maps but since history determines current land rights it's obviously a German enclave). Kant was from there.😢

[@asmo1313]

that is really really expensive, because all rolling stock has to be replaced or converted plus 1000`s of kilometers of rail

[@noname-ll2vk]

@@asmo1313 it can be done in blocks. Not all at once. It's a lot cheaper than wasting billions fighting imperialist Russian aggressors then having them use your rail lines to move their military cargos. Only the bogies need to be changed. Cars basically just sit on top of them unless it's old fashioned euro style but I doubt those fixed 2 axle cars are used anymore. I think it's an 8 or 9 cm difference. Wood sleepers can probably just be respiked and points pulled, rebuilt, and replaced. Railroad track laying equipment is really efficient. Concrete sleepers probably have to be replaced.

[@andoreanesnomeo1706]

Kant!? Nice bit of trivia! Thanks.

[@vsvnrg3263]

as the front moved in ww2, the germans and russians altered the gauges back and forth. the baltic states should have commenced changing the gauges the day after independence. the railways between lithuania and koningsburg needed changing first.

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@noname-ll2vk , i'm sure concrete sleepers can be engineered for the small difference in gauges.

[@tonyyarbray]

Ukraine has been hitting trains frequently in an around Tokmak lately...glad it didn't have one of those zsu AA gun in that front car like some other trains but it probably wouldn't have made any difference...it almost got in between the first and second engine which might be a good spot maybe damage both engines but if they go for the cabin the second engine could still move it. no matter they can just switch the engines out... I think the best hit is one of the fuel cars that stops the cars they have to fight the fire remove the damaged cars then get the engine hooked up to any surviving fuel cars

[@eyespy1415]

The rail infrastructure should have been taken out in the first days of the war, to prevent resupply of russian troops and equipment.

[@stormkhan4250]

Why not have the drones simply place a magnetic mine on the tracks? When a train is spotted then fly to a point 1 or 2 km in front and place the mines. When the train moves over the mines, the sensors detect the mass of metal above it and detonates the mine. 😁 The mines could have a short delay too so they detonate under the 2nd, 3rd, 4th carriage. 😁😁

[@soyyo85]

Слава Україні та її воінам...

[@rickitynick4463]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦♥️

[@simonjones3863]

Absolutely. They have fewer train engines than they do tanks. They ought to be a priority.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the update.

[@zipfelchefchen6816]

Interesting

[@somaday2595]

7,000 to 10,000 freight locomotives for all of Russia. $2 to $3+ million each, long lead item, hard to defend, hard to hide and easy to locate. Don't know the schedule? Drop a sound or vibration sonde along the track right of way that can transmit the time, intensity, speed and duration. Big drones could drop baby drones along the right of way and hard to see, ready to spring into action when the locomotive passes and unprepared for an attack. Far away from cities and industry, the locomotives will be a standout because of the noise, exhaust temp and movement.

[@freshwaterspaceman7194]

"This is a customer announcement, the 10:30am express to Tokmak has been delayed due to leav... err, FPV drone on the tracks!"

[@davidnormandin5428]

The SIX WHEEL TRUCKS ARE POWERED BY CABLES and any FPV exploding between the top of the truck and the chassis will destroy those cables. This shows two motors connected rear to rear there is a electrical cable connecting the motors are also a venerable opening as you mentioned but at the chassis/coupler point. These covered wagons have room for a man to pass through so a hit on the sides or the top will not break an engine maybe a luck hit on a fuel line.

[@vsvnrg3263]

1:30, an acceptable target but wont destroy the loco. they'll just replace the radiator. not as good as the fuel tanks that straddle between the 2 wheelsets. the cab windows are a good target too as long as a fire starts inside the cab. some locos have very thick glass windows for safety reasons. this loco doesnt seem to have thick glass. this is not the first time i have seen recently where drones have aimed at hard parts of a loco. they need to research this subject. this hit probably didnt stop the train.

[@stonefish1318]

💛🔱💙 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! ❤️☠️🖤

[@davidr3382]

I wonder if we will now see 'Trains' added to the Kyiv Independents Twitter Feed of equipments lost.

[@virtual2152]

Maybe add a line to the Donbas Bingo card.

[@bobfry5267]

There is a rail junction just East of Tokmak which could lock up the whole area. Find it on a map. Four or five routes in one spot. If that can be disabled, Ukraine doesn't need to take Tokmak.

[@raimobrunning3657]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪

[@blitzroehre1807]

Bad news: Pete the medic, a South African helper in Ukraine just passed. Fatal shrapnel wound.😕 Totsiens boetie, en baie dankie vir alles...

[@HunterShows]

I'm pleased to hear you've crawled out the S-500 tube for this video!

[@lumax3009]

Suchomimus is Top 🤘👍🙏💪

[@wacojones8062]

Critical point to hit is the relay package. Each brand and model have different setups they direct the power to motors mounted on the axles which are mounted in truck assembly with springs and shock absorbers.

[@blackriveroutfitters7185]

🇺🇸🇺🇦 WOLVERINES 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@DARANGULAFILM]

A diesel locomotive would be a pretty tough nut to crack with a FPV drone at long distance when the signal degrades and precision becomes impossible. Precise targets would be the control cabin (pity the civilian driver), engine cooling system, turbocharger to provoke a runaway engine (ineffective in the case of dual units), air couplings to set off uncontrollable braking (drone drop might be more effective), fuel tanks with an incendiary warhead with a second drone strike on one of the tanker cars to lay a trail of fuel to ignite and torch off the entire train. Easy to imagine but very much harder in reality.

[@buddyrojek9417]

Why is the bridge in Russia that this train runs on not taken out? All supplies on the Volga river that travel over railway bridges to the east of Ukraine have never been targeted. This war is a game .

[@moblet]

Through rail traffic on this route has likely only begun quite recently. Russia had to build a section of new track north of Mariupol, including a bridge at Staromar'ivka which Ukraine struck while it was under construction early this year.

[@utrian4148]

Again - pretty far from the frontline. That looks very promising.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Depending on the type of fuel, it might be better to *not* stop the train. If they get a car near the front to start draining out burning fuel, that might be able to damage the rest of the train without further munitions and also damage an extended stretch of the tracks. Also, if the cargo is valuable enough, you might be ahead to avoid hurting the crew in hopes that will avoid further motivation for the crew to put effort into defense.

[@benfowler1134]

Judging by the video, those trains are rocking some heavy EW gear. That might explain why more aren't getting killed.

[@paulyoung4422]

Ivan the Engine, will not be returning to the station.

[@nickholden3976]

No follow up footage - suggests no significant damage done otherwise the spotter drone would have recorded the stationary disabled train for sure.

[@thePronto]

I would say that the driver was an easier target than a critical engine component, but I'm sure that the Ukrainians are familiar with these locos.

[@isitramt]

Watch the protection car running in front of the locomotive and loaded with rails to bring more weight to the tracks.

[@JZsBFF]

I shouldn't be too hard to establish if it has been hurt badly. Stopping would be a significant "roger"-indicator, wouldn't it?

[@jameswilson8430]

NOTE the loaded flat car ahead of the Engine!

[@fireinthestone]

Tomasz the Tank Engine on the vodkas!

[@zzrider805]

Nice!

[@philyew3617]

If the Ukrainians mined the tracks, all they need is a short timer fuse to allow the leading flatbed car to pass by before detonation. Those trains are not high speed so a hit any place would be good.

[@raydunn2582]

Diesel engines are not that plentiful and repairs take time. Replacements have a very long lead time for delivery. Taking out some trestles over large rivers or valleys would also take time to repair and slow deliveries to the front.

[@djc1234]

Yep, I've often wondered why, given Russia's reliance on trains for their logistics, Ukraine doesn't after these trains in transit. There must be a reason, although the only reason I can think of is Russia adds their logistics to a train carrying civilians?. ......

[@warrenpeas]

they need to design a drone that can carry 30 pounds far enough to safely put an anti tank mine on the tracks if the metal of the tracks wont disrupt the mine detecting the train. that would destroy the train engine

[@sthomas6369]

The first thought I have is that hitting it on the roof where they did might not do much. But hit it in the radiator/cooling fans and you could potentially take out the entire engine.

[@whitebelliedsea]

Have they still got some diesel ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@felixmuller1526]

Question to someone smarter than me: Wouldn't it have made more sense to target the tank wagon right behind the locomotive? Potential for a bigger explosion and even if the locomotive can escape, the whole rest of the train would have been detatched and becomes a free target.

[@vitahah91]

russia gonna start putting train guards soon )

[@Joel-bi9np]

A turtle train coming up.

[@davefave4351]

🎵 People get ready There's a train a comin' Oh no there isn't.

[@barbaramassey3787]

Glory to Ukraine!

[@OlivierGabin]

Russia : miss a stopped tank transporting train with an Iskander. Ukraine : hits a moving fuel train with a drone. No comment.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Wonder if you could adapt an antitank mine to be dropped by a drone on the tracks? Magnetic influence? Time delay?

[@nikosatsaves3141]

Why not use the drone itself as a mine?

[@Belenor]

Man...imagine drones flying around with claymore mines..

[@Spectrecontrol]

Or thermite

[@downtoearth1950]

Needs an anti armour charge

[@Secularworld60]

I wonder if it wouldnt have been more effective targeting the track thereby derailing it

[@d.l.d.l.8140]

🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦. ✌🏼

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

You'll notice how the video of the drone gets all full of static -- that's the Russians attempting to jam it. It's likely they have their best electronic jammers protecting the RR tracks all along its route. Ukraine obviously found a weak spot.

[@armchairwanderer1287]

👍🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@MarkH10]

Tracks don't move more than a few inches, and they are destroyed. Forget the trains. Take the WWII partisan approach.

[@petesjk]

That picture doesn’t look like a diesel train.

[@mychannelnotyours123]

Most railroads over Russian topography require a bridge every few kilometers. How in the heck are those bridges still functional after over two years of war???

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

most trains stop before they are in artillery range. Drones did not have as much range then as they have now. So any bridge in use by trains would be far beyond that range. Also note that bridges are mostly build from massive amounts of steel and/or stone. Hard to destroy that, as the American Airforce found out in Vietnam: There was one bridge they attacked with over a hundred planes, all with tons of guided munitions. Most hit the target. The bridge stood for 20 more years...

[@DARANGULAFILM]

Bridges are also useful for the counterattack though likely Russia would destroy them during a retreat but perhaps not all of them.

[@christopherrobinson7541]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Eventually the bridge was taken out with a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB).

[@captianmorgan7627]

0:58 Drone self portrait.

[@s9juvolzrebuilt984]

30 km from the front line... very long range FPV-strike. Seems the spotter drone was relaying the attacking drone´s signal. Also, one can see the attacker drone´s shadow shortly before impact. Looks odd to me.

[@lilibethdoherty295]

I just Figured the Military Industrial Complex put the Russian Trains off the list off Targets to keep the War Business going Indefinitely.

[@carracampbell7789]

No wonder the trains are late in Russia

[@carracampbell7789]

🏆🇺🇦

[@kulman4295]

Why dont they mine the train connections? Allows to reuse the drones. They can add a delay fuse so it will launch on a wagon after the first one (which might be empty)

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

The train jammed the signals of the stupid drone and the drone missed the target !

[@RyanEglitis]

Seems like it'd be easier to blow a rail and cause a derailment

[@malhavok2995]

Could they not just hit the rail ahead of the train to derail and crash the whole thing?

[@littlewingpsc27]

Not sure the warhead used on the drones is strong enough to cause enough damage to sever the rails. Taking out a locomotive is a more time consuming and costly repair as well. Though I see your point that a complete train derail would potentially destroy more equipment and tie up the line for a while. My guess is they can't fly a powerful enough charge to do it.

[@JeffBilkins]

Rail is pretty though, I don't know if a typical FPV drone could do it.

[@kilianortmann9979]

The US Army tested this in 1944, kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5jdn414nrCSeNU It is really really hard to derail a train, even a meter wide gap in a single rail won't do it.

[@dalehill6127]

​@@kilianortmann9979I was just going to link that too, it's very eye-opening. 😊

[@Rennrogue]

@@kilianortmann9979 Just went and watched that. Very impressive and surprising. Thanks!

[@kindnuguz]

oof; if Russia can run trains that close to the front, that shows they are not afraid of getting them destroyed. Ukraine has capabilities to strike all the way to the sea of Azov so trains shouldn't be running without huge risk. wonder if it was testing the tracks or something

[@thebrowns5337]

Trains with cope cages coming up

[@thomassecurename3152]

Is a train on a bingo card?

[@jamesboddington9565]

A flat carriage on the front I assume as a defense against mines