Russian military personnel have begun equipping ground-based robotic systems with "Shmel" flamethrowers. However, the rather modest range often does not allow the flamethrower crew to safely use the system.
Soldiers noted that the real effective range of the "Shmel" is about 600 m. Given the abundance of small-sized drones, the risks for military personnel are too high.
Therefore, volunteers are creating a prototype robotic complex equipped with six "Shmel" RPO launchers with a much greater operating range. It is assumed that the operator will be able to control the complex from a safe place via cable, fiber optic, or secure wireless communication channels.
Robotic platforms with the "Shmel" RPO are already being used on the line of combat contact, one of which is the small unmanned vehicle "Tarik".
In the second half of February, several videos appeared online showing the successful use of flamethrower weapons, with which the complex mainly hit strongholds. However, there is no information about the design features of "Tarik" in the public domain.
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