The GUR released video footage of the Magura V5 naval drone hitting a Russian high-speed boat.
@noelreports I was expecting that these (relatively expensive) naval drones would be targeting bigger targets. Someone messed up the intel? Navigation error? Or was this really a high prio target?
@Walter8100000 @noelreports An armed boat and its crew should still be significantly more expensive than a drone.
Additionally, it's possible that the boat engaged the drone while it was en route to a higher priority target, so it was better to hit something rather than get destroyed.
Color photo of boat in question: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/112393962905380412
@Walter8100000 @noelreports Hmm, it seems you are right. The shape on video doesn't quite match images of a Project 12150 boat found online.
@elgregor @noelreports hate to disappoint you but the boat destroyed by this drone is not that big patrol vessel. Check the size of the rescuebuoy compared to the rest of the boat. This is just a small patrol vessel.
However, this seems to be an attack with multiple drones. Check the debris flying around at 0:42. First drone probably did hit a target and maybe the decision was made to sent this second drone somewhere else.