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  1. The "cope cage" is not only used by tanks and armored vehicles to defend against kamikaze drone attacks but has now also been employed on Russian nuclear-powered submarines, which are similarly equipped with the “cope cage.”#CopeCage #featured #Russian #Submarines
    Russian Submarines Equipped with “Cope Cage” Amid Fears of Kamikaze and FPV Drone Attacks
  2. Another addition to the #DIYArmsRace #TankBling #CopeCage collection.

    A log cabin tank. Seems to make it a little top heavy.

  3. I probably need a more encompassing hashtag for the #DIYArmsRace taking place in Ukraine instead of just #TankBling and #CopeCage

    This is a Ukranian DIY (based on sheet metal rivets) ground based unmanned vehicle designed to distribute DIY anti-personnel mines (left) and traditional mines (right)

  4. This belongs in the #TankBling #CopeCage filings.

    AP: Ukraine pulls US Abrams tanks from battlefield amid Russian drone threat kyivindependent.com/ap-ukraine

    According to the US officials, Russian surveillance drones & hunter-killer drones have changed the situation on the ground substantially, increasing the vehicles' risk of detection.

    5 of the 31 Abrams tanks have already been lost on the battlefield, they said. The concentration of drones means "there isn't open ground that you can just drive across without fear of detection."

    "When you think about the way the fight has evolved, massed armor in an environment where unmanned aerial systems are ubiquitous can be at risk"

  5. uno mas #TankBling #CopeCage

    This Russian turtle cage looks like it's impersonating a chill hippie food truck.

  6. Here's a fascinating 4 min video of a multitude of #TankBling #CopeCage tanks and vehicles in actual combat.

    "a Russian armored assault on Krasnohorivka. The lead tank with the large shelter was left behind after its mine-roller reportedly got stuck but the other tanks and BMP/MT-LB continued the assault. It looks as though some of the other tanks/vehicles may have been lost but others continued despite strikes by mines, FPVs, or other munitions."

    Video behind 'sensitive media' block. This is real warfare. I didn't see anything graphic, but still...

  7. One more #TankBling #CopeCage

    Not exactly a tank, but look at this beast of a cope cage. lol.

    Makes me want to do that on my little Ford #Festiva. It's small enough that I could have a cope cage in the size and shape of a GMC Yukon XL or Chevy Suburban SUV, or maybe a cybertruck to protect me from all the land yacht death machines on SoCal freeways.

  8. A new #TankBling #CopeCage photo from a new perspective - via a Ukranian FPV drone that took it out. (probably via the holes on the top of the cage)

    What in the world is that in the front. looks like tires without rims. maybe to trigger mines before the tank rolls over them?

  9. Yay! New #TankBling #CopeCage photo.

    Looks like a death metal version of the hippie bead curtain from the 70s.

  10. I think these are the same tanks viewed from the opposite corner of the building. So the tank in the prior pic is rear left here.

    That looks like conveyor belt rubber in the front and then dangling chains. My guess is these are an attempt to stop remote controlled ground-based suicide drones from getting under the tank.

    #CopeCage #TankBling

  11. Moar Russian #CopeCage #TankBling

    This one looks like it's being transformed into a float for a Mardi Gras parade.

  12. I'm fascinated by the #CopeCage trend.

    It's like tank bling. I'm not sure what help this log armor is going to be, but if it makes you feel better, go right ahead.

    *The term "cope cage" was originally a joke to make fun of the Russian soldiers installing these on tanks and other vehicles since so many were being taken out by small drones with bombs taped to them. As in they're a coping mechanism to feel safer, but without real utility. But now everyone is using them.

  13. Question for the #OSINT community. I stumbled across a picture of #IDF #Merkava #tanks looking like #Merkava4 / #MerkavaIV with what appears to be #copecage on top of their turrets waiting near #Gaza .

    I have never seen the IDF use cope-cages nor heared of it. However they seem to be mesh, so they don't serve as sun protection or something like that.
    Did they start doing this recently after #Hamas used #drones to drop AT granades on to tanks? Or did they do it before? I know that in other #wars similar contraptions were fitted especially in #urbancombat situations to avoid grenades being thrown onto tanks or even inside openings like hatches which might also be a risk in #Gaza.

    I would be very interested to hear from you!

    #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #War #NATO #NAFO #Ukraine #Russia #Tank #Drone