The 7.62 mm machine gun mounted on the Lynx wheeled unmanned platform can fight both enemy infantry and armored vehicles, as well as small drones.
Ukrainian battalion “Da Vinci Wolves” is armed with unmanned ShaBlya turrets. According to Hromadske’s story, such robotic systems together with drones will help defeat invaders more effectively and save the lives of infantrymen.
The drone, currently nicknamed “Iron Infantry” by the soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was shown to journalists by one of the soldiers. A special unmanned platform “Lynx” carrying a machine gun turret “ShaBlya”.
“This (ground drone – ed.) has the callsign “Doctor Death” but now we have complicated it a bit and it has become “Doctor Innovative Death”. There is a 7.62 mm machine gun that the operator can control remotely. check and act. The advantage of such weapons is even at the psychological level. It is one thing for a living person like himself to fight against the enemy, drones are another thing because even if they are destroyed, the enemy still does not take them. get out of danger,” said the soldier.
A fighter from the Da Vinci Wolves battalion explained that the machine gun turret also has an economic advantage compared to other types of weapons: such a drone costs only 22 thousand dollars.
What is the Lynx platform?
The Lynx robot platform is designed to help the military transport weapons and equipment to hot spots. It delivers turrets and other equipment safely to their destination. The military operates installations remotely and delivers them to combat missions remotely. This eliminates the need for Ukrainian soldiers to personally move facilities, putting their lives at risk.
Combat module “ShaBlya”: what is known about it
“ShaBlya” are remote-controlled combat modules produced in Ukraine. The turret is operated remotely using a control panel. This allows you to fight from a distance and save the lives of defenders.
The turret is designed for the 7.62 mm Kalashnikov machine gun (PKT). The firing complex was placed in place with three boxes of cartridges: 250, 450 and 600 rounds. “ShaBlya” works via remote control. It can be connected via network cable or Wi-Fi. However, TRO states that the second connection method is used as a last resort as it can help enemy forces determine the location.
The developers explained that most often the enemy launches a UAV so that the defenders will try to shoot it down. This helps Russian invaders detect the positions of the Defense Forces and protect them with MLRS. The turret allows you to shoot down drones from afar, leaving no chance for the enemy to scout. The equipment may be stationary at checkpoints, at the border or in other areas.
Let us recall that at the end of September it became known that the Ministry of Defense had authorized the use of the Ukrainian ShaBlya tower. The combat module can be permanently installed at control points or placed on robotic wheeled platforms.
And on September 12, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was photographed with the ShaBlya remote combat module during his visit to Ukraine. The politician visited the location of entrepreneurs in Lviv who develop military products for defenders.
Source: Focus
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