This molten hydrothermal drone ammunition burns in Russian tanks above 3000 degrees to ensure they die

• Ukrainian forces are using drones to release molten heat in Russian armor and locations.

• This strategy helped Kiev ensure that damaged Russian tanks could not be fixed as combat again.

• BI visited a company that produced this ammunition in Kyiv.

Kiev, Ukraine – Ukraine’s war has borne unimaginable drones, including those with breathing firepower.

In Battlefield Video’s recently reviewed Battlefield Video, a small Ukrainian drone slowly approaches Russian tanks, tangling prey when it is closed.

The drone landed on Russian armor, released the smoke plume, and then suddenly displayed sparks wildly, causing a fire. Soon after, the tank was completely engulfed by the flames.

The fierce attack demonstrated a destructive tactic that Ukrainian forces are using to complete incapacitated Russian tanks: they are strapping incendiary ammunition to a drone.

Volodymyr asked BI to use his name only for security reasons, and he is a partner at the Ukrainian company that manufactured ammunition. “It is used to burn damaged vehicles so that the enemy cannot recover them,” he told BI through a Kiev’s interpreter.

The company, known as the “burning watermelon”, made an ammunition that dispersed the combustion material he determined to be melt heat. Essentially, it is a series of small metal fragments that burn at temperatures above 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

The British Ministry of Defense said late last year that Russia has lost 11,000 tanks and armored vehicles since the full invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

During the battle, many Russian tanks were destroyed, destroyed by anti-tank missiles, artillery, mines and drones and swimming ammunition. But others suffered only liquidity killings, which incapacitated them. In these cases, the troops may abandon the vehicle and attempt to back it up for repairs later.

For Ukraine, it is important to stop Russian damaged tanks and armored vehicles so that they cannot be repaired and sent back to combat. That is the function of molten heat.

Burning watermelons produce small, stylish ammunition that can be fixed to the drone like a regular explosion payload. The drone can then disperse the heater onto the vehicle below, or fly directly onto it, land and spray material, like smoke bombs, creating firepower that can make the tank permanently inoperable.

Volodymyr said thermal ammunition “evenly produces high temperatures and stable ignitions throughout the ammunition”, allowing it to destroy Dugouts and vehicles.

Burning watermelons began to produce smoke bombs for Ukrainian troops, for training purposes and safely evacuate injured people. The company later began making ammunition, burning like flares, which could have set fire to Russia’s hidden location.

Volodymyr said Russia is primarily focused on protecting its devices from shrapnel, which are made using combustible materials such as rubber. However, this makes the device more susceptible to thermal ore.

“It helps prevent shrapnel, but everything is fine,” he said of Russia’s protection.

Thermal ammunition weighs between 500 grams and 2.5 kg (1.1 to 5.5 lbs) and costs from 20 to 30 euros (21 to 33 US dollars), depending on the variant. Burning watermelons can produce 20,000 units per month at facilities across the country and then transport them to soldiers on the front line.

“At a smaller price, a soldier needs to destroy something and gets high-quality work tools,” Volodymyr explained.

Watermelon-burning breathing ammunition can also be used for other targets, not just armored vehicles. BI reviewed the footage of drones spraying fuel materials on the tree line below, presumably targeting Russian locations or equipment hidden in trees.

Volodymyr said when the drone releases hot mines, it looks like a bright, burning yellow rain, calling it a “golden rain.” Ukrainian soldiers called the ammunition “Dracaries” and refer to the command to cause dragon breathing in the popular TV series Game of Thrones.

Videos of this strategy began to surface in the fall. Ukraine’s drone lit a tree line and destroyed it with a small fire.

The drones of a small number of branched aircraft are one of many innovative weapons that the Ukrainian defense industry is defeating the Russians. Small aircraft of all shapes and sizes with a variety of mission sets have become a decisive and prolific aspect of this three-year war.

Some drones release ammunition to the Russian location below, while others fly directly to the armored vehicles before detonating. Kyiv even built drones that could launch other drones, operating as motherships of some sort.

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