Paramotor armed with HE shells used by the Myanmar Junta army seized and later burned by rebels. The paramotor was malfunctioning. (April 23rd)

Posted by CaliRecluse@reddit | shittytechnicals | View on Reddit | 14 comments

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lycantrophee@reddit

This embodies the name of this sub, can't think of anything more shitty I've seen here recently

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CaliRecluse@reddit (OP)

Here's an interview that briefly touches about how the paramotors are used.

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ninguem1122@reddit

That’s shitty alright.

Those things are usually slow and can’t go very high , also no armor.

Perfect recipe to get shredded by small arms or AA guns.

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RoachdoggJR_LegalAcc@reddit

People are making this out way worse than it actually is.

This would probably be used at night like the WW2 PO-2 bombers (except there is more gunners in the back with way better firing angles and possibly night vision). Maybe also for patrol or cargo uses but obviously that’s not how it’s configured right now.

My bet is they fly this thing over small junta outposts, drop the bombs, then harass/suppress with small arms. This would be done in coordination with ground troops and possibly drone(s).

They could also have someone in the rear to use night vision to drop flares or incendiaries in the outpost to light it up for assaulting forces.

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CaliRecluse@reddit (OP)

The junta are using these paramotors, not the rebels. Some rebels are in the conceptual stages of building paratrikes to transport supplies and injured fighters.

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RoachdoggJR_LegalAcc@reddit

My bad I misread the title. In that case, there is little usage in a combat role as rebels would likely prefer insurgency style tactics that are less vulnerable to this thing.

That being said, the Junta likes to bomb civilians, so I guess this would be good for war crimes.

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Schrodinger_cube@reddit

3 seats and 8 HE, dam that's some real made at home airpower just needs some spikes for full mad max look.

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Nemoralis99@reddit

The only viable application I can imagine is a patrol aircrtaft or a night bomber, probably both, like Po-2. In this role speed and armor are not that important. During Korean war Po-2s caused quite a stir during nighttime attacks on UN camps, and even F7F night fighter pilots had to make a lot of efforts to hunt them.

The navigator/bombardier might need a thermal optics headset though.

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smellybathroom3070@reddit

I imagine it’s loud as all hell. And without any night vision i can’t imagine it’s particularly effective at night

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smellybathroom3070@reddit

I think i’m in love.