It Turns Out Potting Clay Makes Poor Armor
Old shell casing full of clay are the latest Russian anti-drone innovation
The Russians work around the clock to develop new ways to protect their vehicles from drones
Constant improvisation has produced effective turtle, porcupine, hedgehog and dandelion tanks
But one new improvisation is pointless: tubes full of hydroponic clay
Some Russian crews seem to believe that hydroponic clay, the kind you might put in a pot for decorative plants, can protect their up-armored turtle tanks from Ukrainian drones.
It can’t. The clay “is certainly useless,” Canadian drone expert Grandpa Roy explained.
The add-on clay armor is a healthy reminder that, in the Russians’ ceaseless efforts to protect their combat vehicles from ever-improving Ukrainian drones, sometimes they succeed—and sometimes they fail.
