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Mobile fire groups
Mobile fire teams, MFG, MFT, Mobile air defence fire groups
Small crews in pickups or off-road cars with a heavy machine gun, thermal sight and spotlight, cued by acoustic sensor networks to shoot down Shahed-type drones at low altitude.
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| Origin | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Built | Ukraine (improvised on civilian and military light vehicles) |
| First combat | 2022, Ukraine |
| Weight | 38 kg |
| Calibre | 12.7 mm |
| Rate of fire | 550 rds/min |
| Max range | 1.8 km |
| Guidance | Acoustic sensor networks (Sky Fortress, Zvook) relay tracks to crews via tablets; crews use thermal cameras, spotlights, laser pointers and their own hearing |
This is a class, not one system; weapon figures are for the M2 Browning, the gun shown on a truck-mounted team in US Army lessons-learned material, and weight_kg is the bare gun. Crews also field DShK, Maxim and ZU-23-2 guns, so calibre and range vary by unit, and the M2 cyclic rate is quoted from 450 to 600 rpm depending on source. A 2024 crew account describes a four-person team with gunner, team leader on thermal camera and laser pointer, driver on spotlight, and assistant gunner.
Sources (9)
- FAS DoD 101: M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun (calibre_mm)
- FAS DoD 101: M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun (rate_of_fire_rpm)
- FAS DoD 101: M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun (range_km)
- FAS DoD 101: M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun (weight_kg)
- GlobalSecurity: M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun Specifications (450 to 600 rpm range) (notes)
- US Army CALL: Listening to the Sky, Acoustic Drone Detection in Ukraine (No. 26-1115) (guidance_or_cueing)
- US Army CALL No. 26-1115, Figure 3 (truck-mounted M2 team, sourced to a 29 Dec 2022 to 1 Jan 2023 newsletter) (first_combat)
- Ukrainska Pravda: Ground Forces show Shahed and missile hunters (9 Feb 2023) (role)
- Counteroffensive: Nighttime with Ukraine's drone hunting teams (28 Apr 2024) (notes)
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