I’m honestly a little surprised that they are using cluster munitions against these targets. I thought they’d be much more effective against entrenched infantry.
Each DPICM element contains shaped charge that can penetrate some 70-100mm of steel. It’s effective against most of vehicles, up to and including tanks (ERA or some other specialized armour will be effective against these)
It is a common misconception, but modern cluster bombs can be good against everything, even(or especially) against tanks. It really depends on the munition. Cluster just means that a big thing releases multiple smaller things that explode.
In any case, grad isnt armored. It is just a truck with rockets attached on it.
In any case, grad isnt armored. It is just a truck with rockets attached on it.
totaling almost one and half ton of explosives when fully loaded (about 2/3 of which is propellant)
Anything that makes Ruzzian invaders go boom is good in my book!
Also, aside from cluster munitions clearly having some success against these vehicles, wouldn’t cluster munitions compromise the operators of these vehicles as well?
it’s in the name: DP in DPICM stands for dual purpose - frag + shaped charge. shaped charge big enough to penetrate top armour of about everything armoured, and fragmentation for everything else. effective against materiel, civilian vehicles, armor, entrenched soldiers, even more so in the open, as a counterbattery fire, in SEAD, probably more. btw, the cope cages would actually protect tank against DPICM, because small jet like this will disperse over large distance. won’t help if that DPICM element falls somewhere outside the cope cage and disables engine or driver
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