Ukrainian Magura drone-boat developers reveal tactics for destroying Russian ships

The developers of the Magura drone-boats have explained the tactics of striking Russian boats and ships.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda's article Target and eliminate: How Ukraine's Magura drones devastate Russian ships

Details: The developers report that on the night of 9-10 November 2023, for the first time, the drones of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) fully completed the task for which they were created. Right in the sea near the village of Chornomorske off the Crimean coast, the Magura drones tracked down and jointly hit two Russian fast landing boats: Serna and Akula.

This operation first demonstrated the hunting nature of the Magura drones. Two subsequent missions of these drones only further revealed their potential. On 1 February 2024, they sank the missile-armed corvette Ivanovets, and on 14 February, the landing ship Tsezar Kunikov.

Quote from one of the Magura's developers: "Earlier, the number of drones used was smaller and their main task was to simply hit a warship; now they operate in groups of more than five, allowing them to take on different roles and have a specific place in the order of attack, etcetera."

"The main goal of the first phase of the attack is to immobilise the target, so the first strike is usually to the engines. In the second phase, the most vulnerable part of the ship, as determined by our intelligence, is hit. If a hole is blown in the hull, additional drones are driven into it and detonated." 

Details: Then the third and final phase is to watch the ship sink.

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