According to The Drive Russia deployed smoke screen tactics on a large scale in the area of the village of Belogorovka, in Lugansk province to cover advances and protect Russian forces from attacks from Ukrainian artillery and drones. .
Smoke screen tactics were deployed by the Russian army in Belogorovka, Lugansk province.
Russia’s tactics were captured by a drone. According to the published video, about 10 Russian vehicles spewed white smoke, then merged to form a cloud covering the ground.
According to analysts of The Drive , the vehicle that produces the smoke screen is called TDA-3. This type of weapon was put into use by Russia in 2016, with the purpose of creating a dense smoke screen to hide military units or weapons from the enemy’s reconnaissance system.
Smoke screen creation vehicle TDA-3.
TDA-3 is mounted on the KamAZ-5350 truck chassis. This facility includes the electrical equipment, the mixture tank that produces the smoke, and the mixture mixing tank.
Operation of TDA-3 only requires 2 soldiers. In addition, this weapon is also equipped with a remote control. According to Russian reports, the vehicle can be ready for operation in just five minutes and produces a smoke screen of 29 pounds per minute. Once filled, the tanks provide continuous smoke coverage for up to 6 hours.
It is known that this is not the first time Russia has applied this tactic. Previously, in January this year, the Russian military also used TDA-3 to protect the Crimean peninsula against Ukrainian attacks from the air.
According to The Drive, Topwar
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