Russian military personnel have begun installing so-called "mangal" on motorcycles and ATVs to protect against enemy FPV drone attacks. The modernized, makeshift equipment is used as part of assault groups. However, journalists from Forbes questioned its effectiveness.
In the publication, journalists compared the Russian "moto-mangal" to motorcycles from the post-apocalyptic "Mad Max" film series.
The problem is that a 70-horsepower ATV or a 50-horsepower motorcycle won't be able to handle a lot of armor without losing mobility. This is a lesson that many armies learned after World War I. This is a lesson that the Russian army is sure to learn today.
Images of assault motorcycles with welded metal cages, as well as camouflage netting, have appeared online. Similar structures are being placed on tanks and other heavy equipment. But for armored vehicles weighing tens of tons, such "mangal" are not an obstacle, but a protective measure that increases survivability.
It's another matter to put armor on a one-and-a-half-ton ATV or a 200-pound off-road motorcycle, each of which produces less than a hundred horsepower.
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