In the , anything goes. Therefore, Russian soldiers are resorting to very cheap solutions to try to avoid thermal drones . And russian fighter has made use of a $75 thermal poncho that made him look like he was dressed as a penguin.
The aforementioned article of clothing is made with a fabric that manages to retain almost all of the body heat of the wearer. These are thermal ponchos, usually embedded with metal filaments.
Beyond being useful for soldiers to stay warm during the harsh Ukrainian winter, these thermal ponchos similar to a penguin costume serve to reduce the probability of being hit by a thermal dronewhich detects targets using the body heat they give off.
The key is that this type of thermal camouflage effectively masks infrared radiation seen from outside. Therefore, for a drone equipped with a thermal camera, a soldier wearing such clothing is virtually undetectable.
The soldier died as a victim of another type of drone
In the case this article talks about, The Russian soldier wearing the thermal poncho died because a Ukrainian drone with first-person view swooped down on him.
However, it should be noted that the fact that the Russian fighter died does not mean that the tactic of using a thermal poncho did not work. The soldier It was not hit by a thermal drone but by another kind of unmanned vehicle.
In that sense, since have stressed that the death of the Russian soldier “doesn’t mean the poncho didn’t work. “The same video showing the fatal drone attack also included a brief shot from the attacking drone’s point of view.”
“In the thermal camera of the drone, the Russian soldier is barely visible. It is possible that the Ukrainians detected it with an optical camera optimized for daylight before attacking. In other words, “If the Russian had marched at night or taken shelter under trees, he could have avoided the drones and survived.”they have assured from the aforementioned media.
