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2022: The use of indestructible shells in Ukraine, which are guided by drones

On July 8, 2022, it became known that Russia, as part of a military special operation in Ukraine, uses indestructible shells that are aimed at drones. We are talking about guided mines "Gran" and artillery shells "Kitolov," reports TASS, citing a source in the power structures.

According to him, aiming at the target of guided shells is carried out using a laser target indicator-rangefinder. The guidance head with an optical laser target designator is mounted on the drone. In particular, drones such as "" are used. Sea eagle The drone highlights the target, and a shell arrives there, the agency's interlocutor said.

Russia uses indestructible shells in Ukraine, which are guided by drones

He also clarified that most often Russian troops use the Gran and Kitolov guided shells for point targets: individual dots/bunkers, firing points, equipment or fire weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), at weak points in fortifications.

According to TASS, the set of controlled weapons of domestic production of the Gran KM-8 was created by the Tula Instrument Design Bureau named after Academician A. G. Shipunov. The guided mines are designed to fire almost all 120 mm smoothbore and rifled mortars. They hit single and group, armored and unarmored targets and engineering structures. In combat use, the Gran complex strikes day and night with the first shot without firing both stationary and moving targets.

The basis of the complex is a high-explosive mortar shot with a laser-type 9E430 homing head. The complex also includes a laser target designator-rangefinder. The minimum firing range is 1,500 m, the maximum is 9,000 m.

The Kitolov guided artillery complex is designed to destroy armored targets and engineering structures from the first shot.^[1]

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