The aerial platform on a GAZ-3308 with a Kornet.
Posted by defender838383@reddit | shittytechnicals | View on Reddit | 22 comments
Posted by defender838383@reddit | shittytechnicals | View on Reddit | 22 comments
randomdud500@reddit
I wonder how it took the recoil from that thing. Like a champ I can only imagine.
Scottish_Whiskey@reddit
RedSerious@reddit
Ah, I see Genie is expanding their businesses
Controller_Maniac@reddit
He is getting catapulted to a different continent with that recoil
Local_Satisfaction12@reddit
What recoil?
RogerianBrowsing@reddit
I assume that most people have never fired a gun from a cherry-picker, but IME even something like a 5.56 will make it noticeably sway around. An ATGM is likely even worse in that regard, at least shortly after launch.
I wonder if they realized this so they’re launching it with elevation towards the sky to prevent the sway from causing the missile to smash into the ground
AyeBraine@reddit
Recoil doesn't affect the missile that is fired, and there needn't be any follow-ups, you need to change the entire container to fire again. I'm not sure if it's elevated, it seems level, looking to the right and towards the camera.
RogerianBrowsing@reddit
The Kornet is guided by the operator after launch, and is guided by a laser beam projected from under the launch tube. Any sway of the platform will affect the trajectory of the missile.
Kornets might be considered low recoil but they sure ain’t no recoil. They’re also well known for burning the head/neck of the operator due to for whatever reason often having a flame that kinda aims downwards for a couple seconds after firing.
The launcher doesn’t look aimed at the sky but it sure looks to me like they’re probably anticipating the sway.
AyeBraine@reddit
Fair enough. Definitely a pain in the ass for the operator to account for the sway of the guiding camera.
STATSISBAE@reddit
This thing has a rear open for back-blast. The recoil is nothing like a gun.
RogerianBrowsing@reddit
It doesn’t need to be a ton of sway to impact the missile’s trajectory due to being laser guided.
Yes the neck burns are known to be a bigger concern with kornets than the recoil, but that’s in part because the tripod absorbs a lot of the recoil which normally goes into something unmovable like the ground. In an elevated platform like this the energy generated from the missile launch transfers into the platform instead.
Foxhound631@reddit
it's Murphy's second law of combat. Recoilless rifles aren't.
TheCynicalBlue@reddit
That generally has to do with the guy in the back-blast.
ppmi2@reddit
Find it wierd they got te guy up there, they got systems to fire the Khornet remotelly
MatiasPalacios@reddit
Maybe he's just setting it up.
Seygem@reddit
He culd do that from the ground
MatiasPalacios@reddit
Maybe, or maybe he is checking the LoS. We don't know for sure what he is doing, but I'm pretty sure that at the end of the day, no one will be manning that ATGM from up there, it's just impractical and unnecessary.
BreadKnife34@reddit
Yeah, but those systems are heavy and expensive, so up there Ivan goes
WhiskerTriscuit@reddit
Man I thought that guy had a cool hat!
adhominablesnowman@reddit
Love tbe tripod leg just dangling over the basket. Excellent work komrade.
Kvenner001@reddit
Looks like they strapped a cherry picker arm and basket to a heavy truck.
Illustrious-Sky-4631@reddit
I've seen this before , kind of odd they request someone on it