Footage of the elimination of an American M142 HIMARS MLRS launcher by a Russian Lancet loitering munition strike has gone viral online. The footage from a reconnaissance drone shows the Lancet passing over a column and then striking the transport and launch container for rockets on the M142.
The combat vehicle caught fire and stopped, with a thick cloud of smoke rising into the sky. As a result, the launcher burned out completely.
The video can be seen at the link.
Characteristics of the Lancet kamikaze drone:
- Maximum takeoff weight — 12 kg
- Body — polymer composite materials
- Munition — high-explosive fragmentation, shaped-charge fragmentation, thermobaric
- Maximum munition weight — up to 5 kg
- Maximum flight range — up to 70 km
- Engine — electric
Earlier, www1.ru reported how Russia can defend itself against strikes by Western ATACMS missiles deep into the country.
