See the linked post for more photos
The Drive/The War Zone discusses reports of a possible suicide drone surface vessel. This looks more sophisticated than the unmanned explosive motor boats that were used by Yemen’ Houthi faction, possibly using satelite communications to allow it to be operated over much greater distance from the control station.
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“The Drive” also identifies the GPS Antenna, as being a SpaceX “Starlink” satellite internet antenna, which could make it “Ukrainian”…
“The Drive” absolutely did not identify the “antenna” as being a Starlink antenna.
“… A square-ish shaped flat object, which some have noted looks similar in some broad strokes to a SpaceX Starlink satellite internet antenna … “
What’s the scale, here? It’s hard to tell from the photo. Those could be large boulders or small on that beach.
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Don’t know! The Russian’s aren’t saying…
( https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/mystry-drone-boat-washes-up-near-home-of-russias-black-sea-fleet )
Ben, to me it looks to be about 25-30 feet long. I’m basing that on that it looks longer than the 25′ Boston Whaler I used to drive but shorts than the current 33″ Safe Boat. I could be wrong though as you are correct about those rocks.
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There is an indication this is canoe sized, so I think perhaps about 12 foot, maybe 16 at most. Look at the size of the electro-optic device. They would want to make it as small as possible and still carry the payload. The water jet is probably similar to the ones on personal watercraft. For comparison a full size 21″ Mk48 torpedo is about 19 feet long.
Lots of torpedoes have been smaller than the Mk48.
Good point Chuck. I hadn’t taken that into consideration.
Starlink antennae are 20.25 inches long by 12.0 inches wide. I’d say we are looking at about 15′
Looking at the other pictures out there I am going to up the estimate tp 18 feet.
Another report on this USV by independent naval analyst H. I. Sutton. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/ukraines-new-weapon-to-strike-russian-navy-in-sevastopol/
More analysis from H. I. Sutton at Covert Shores, including comparison with other previous explosive motor boat designs:
http://www.hisutton.com/Ukraines-New-Explosive-USV.html
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