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An Electronic Warfare Cope Cage. LOL

Forlorn hope spotted in the wild

Aug 07, 2022
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When Russian columns got stuck on their way to Kyiv, many tanks and armored vehicles had ‘cope cages’ mounted on them. These were lattice metalwork improvisations welded from scrap steel and such. They were intended to make modern antitank missiles detonate prematurely. They didn’t work. At all. But they were a great way to keep a lot of Russians busy p…

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