A cheap FPV quadcopter destroyed the latest Russian tank T-72B3 mod. 2022 cost several million dollars

Consumer drones have a good chance of becoming the most effective weapons in terms of damage.

damage per $1. The Ukrainian Security Service recently used such a drone to destroy the TOS-1A Solntsepek. This time the Russian tank was unlucky.

What is known

With a strong desire, a homemade FPV quadcoptercost less than $500. But the key problem is the long wait for components from China. If you do not save on components, you can assemble a drone for about $ 1000 with your own hands, although for that kind of money it is possible to buy a ready-made drone. If we are talking purely about FPV, then DJI has such a model for $999 in the Fly More Combo package.

But a quadcopter even for $2000 fully justifiesfunds spent on it. This was demonstrated by the Security Service of Ukraine. On the official page of the department on Twitter, a video of the defeat of the Russian T-72B3 tank mod. 2022.

As usual, video shooting was interrupted when the droneflew into the tank. But the Security Service indicates that the fighters of the Special Operations Center "A" were able to destroy the combat vehicle. The cost of T-72B3 arr. 2022 is not specified, but it is known that the upgrade cost about $1 million for each tank.