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Trophy BMP-3 firing its 100mm and 30mm guns artillery-style towards Russian positions (streamable.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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trophy BMP-3 has switched to artillery mode and simultaneously fires 100-mm and 30-mm guns at the Russian position

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is that effective?

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Depends on the ammo situation I imagine. If there's surplus lead, might as well send it. It could help suppress enemy movement.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It could even be a captured vehicle that isn't mobile. Might as well empty the magazines on enemy positions before destroying the vehicle (if its not possible to get it back to your own lines for repair).

[–] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ballistics calculations are trivial nowadays. The shot performance for the 30mm rounds is known so if a target area is within range then the firing angle can be calculated for the bullet drop to result in a shitstorm raining down on it. The target is likely 10km away and is a farmers field, not 1 foxhole.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Drone spotting and correction will make this a lot more effective. Against a group in the open or hiding out in some houses it would be horrifyingly effective.

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Direct line of fire from that 30mm is of course a whole different matter, but indirect fire from it isn't that big of a deal (compared to actual tank/artillery) at the receiving end if you have at least some cover. Out in the open that's of course effective, but I'd imagine a normal house wall would pretty much stop those rounds at 10km.

And even if it wasn't lethal I'd still keep my head very low if I happened to be on the receiving end, so it's definitely effective cover fire which allows others to advance.

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