World At War-Battlefront Ukraine: Russia Releases The Wolves

[Killjoy]

Geez, Louise, sports fans !
Looks like Crazy Ivan's getting crazier by the day - unless in this case they're crazy like a fox.

Who knows whether this cockamamie scheme will work worth a damn... ...still, it's gotta be a better plan than the Rooskie's last use of canine combat troops - the dreaded anti-tank dogs of World War II


Russia deploys WOLVES to frontline to detect incoming Ukrainian drones

Russia has started deploying wolves on the frontline of the war - because the animals react early to the sound of approaching kamikaze drones.

Two tamed beasts have been sent to serve with Vladimir Putin's troops and more will follow if the experiment is a success.

The females were taken from the Siberian region of Khakassia, and raised by wolf-tamer Aleksandr Konchakov.

He is also cross-breeding wolves with Russian Laika hunting dogs for use in the war.


Russian fighters claim that the beasts have a good sense of smell, are sociable and active, and can warn of danger in advance.

'The predators can hear the approach of drones,' reported SHOT media.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Wolves are a bit of a wild card, they can go tharn to batshit without warning. I was a docent at the Endangered Wolf Center in St. Louis for about a decade. Loved the painted dogs. https://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/

 

[exchemist]

Geez, Louise, sports fans !
Looks like Crazy Ivan's getting crazier by the day - unless in this case they're crazy like a fox.

Who knows whether this cockamamie scheme will work worth a damn... ...still, it's gotta be a better plan than the Rooskie's last use of canine combat troops - the dreaded anti-tank dogs of World War II


Russia deploys WOLVES to frontline to detect incoming Ukrainian drones

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[sculptor]

Question:
Why wolves instead of dogs?
Is this a Russian thing like referring to mother Russia as a bear?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Question:
Why wolves instead of dogs?
Is this a Russian thing like referring to mother Russia as a bear?

I'd think they would import some wolves from Chernobyl? (Sub rosa, of course.) https://www.ans.org/news/article-5761/cancerresistant-genes-in-wolf-population-at-chernobyl/

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Question:
Why wolves instead of dogs?
Is this a Russian thing like referring to mother Russia as a bear?

Dogs don't have the mojo of wolves. And Chernobyl wolves? "Let's say they're radioactive!"

 

[Sarkus]

If wolves can detect the approaching kamikaze drones, why don't they just work out what it is they're reacting to - e.g. high-pitched "droning" at certain frequencies - and build an electronic detector? Shouldn't be all that difficult, surely? Or do the wolves offer something else as well?

 

[sculptor]

Or do the wolves offer something else as well?

It seems most likely that many animals do.
However: Absent the instrumentation for measuring "something else" we are left with speculation.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Military drones can vary in speed depending on their intended mission, with some drones capable of speeds of over 1,000 miles per hour:

Must be some Hedgehog-grade wolves.

 

[Killjoy]

If wolves can detect the approaching kamikaze drones, why don't they just work out what it is they're reacting to - e.g. high-pitched "droning" at certain frequencies - and build an electronic detector? Shouldn't be all that difficult, surely? Or do the wolves offer something else as well?

Last I read, the Russians are having a bit of difficulty acquiring components for high-tech gear. Presumably, a priority is being given to building weapons systems with whatever they are able to get, or make themselves.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yeah, they're back to the Molotov Cocktail protocol.

Pro tip: Don't use old school Coke bottles for the Cocktails. They were made to be collected, cleaned and refilled any number of times, so they were way over-engineered for the job. And that made it hard to break them. Now a quart vinegar bottle, that shatters nicely if delivered with style and panache. (Don't ask.)