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Russian Truck Chased off the Road by Drone
Published 1 month ago
A compilation video of Ukrainian FPV drone strikes, which opens with footage of an FPV drone chasing a Russian truck. The truck bounces off the road and flips just as the drone strike. We then see one of the Russian soldiers being chased around the overturned truck. A beat up van comes to the rescue, as though someone ordered the Scooby Doo van from Wish, and it also attracts the attention of FPV drones. The rest of the video shows drone strikes against military trucks or civilian vehicles pressed into military service. The fact that the targets are mostly trucks and vans, and that there are not any combat vehicles in frame, suggests that this occurred behind the front lines. Rear area security is a distinct mission often assigned to infantry or cavalry units, though during GWOT the threat was two dimensional, and the concern was light or irregular troops conducting acts of sabotage, raids, or limited attacks. The idea that rear area security might require a three-dimensional focus has not been part of the mindset since before the Vietnam conflict. During World War II, particularly in the early years of the war, British and American troops and in rear areas faced threats from above, both at and behind the front. Supply depots, support units, and convoys, were required to maintain air sentries, man anti-aircraft batteries, and engage in protective measures to counter air attacks, such as digging slit trenches during halts. The presence of drones on the battlefield will require leaders to reconsider the definition of rear area security, and to develop new tactics and technologies while possibly revisiting a few old ones.