Pengpai News reporter Nanboyi
The combat screen of the Ukrainian "Switchblade" missile cruise missile, the screen shows that the bullet hit a main battle tank.
According to CNN (CNN) on May 24, the Ukrainian military released the combat screen of the US aid to Ukraine's "Switchblade" missile cruise missile, which showed that the bullet hit an tank .
On March 16, White House announced that it would provide 100 cruise missiles to Ukraine from its inventory. At that time, the "switchblade" 300 were provided. After that, multiple batches were provided, with a total of 400. In the future, 600 cruise missiles were provided, including the more powerful "switchblade" 600 cruise missiles.
"Switchblade" is a land-launched cruise missile developed by AeroVironment since 2006. It is mainly used to accurately strike fixed or mobile targets within a certain range. The models include "Switchblade" 300 and "Switchblade" 600. The first one to successfully develop was the "Switchblade" 300 cruise missile. The bullet is 0.5 meters long and weighs only 2.5 kilograms. It can be placed in the soldier's tactical backpack . It has a range of 10 kilometers and a battery life of 15 minutes. The warhead weighs 0.32 kilograms. Its power is equivalent to a 40mm automatic grenade. It is mainly used to deal with infantry or light-wheeled vehicles. The bomb was widely used on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
"Switchblade" 600 cruise missile is the latest member of the "Switchblade" family. It was officially launched in October 2020. It has a significant increase in size and weight, weighing 23 kilograms, a range of about 80 kilometers, and a battery life of 40 minutes. It also uses an armor-piercing warhead, which can deal with tank armor targets, and its power is equivalent to "Jaberfin" anti-tank missile .
In addition to the "Switchblade" cruise missile, the US military also provides Ukraine cruise missiles called "Phoenix Ghost". The U.S. military released information last month that it would provide Ukraine with 121 sets of "Phoenix Ghost" cruise missiles. It is said that this type of cruise missile is similar to the "switchblade" cruise missile provided before, but has different performance and is specially developed in response to Ukrainian needs. US Department of Defense spokesman Kirby previously said that the combination of "switchblade" and "Phoenix Ghost" is very effective in attacking different types of targets.
Editor in charge: Xie Ruiqiang Picture editor: Li Jingyun
Proofreading: Shi Yan
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