Thread by @GrandpaRoy2

Russian blogger “Unfair Advantage” describes the tactics of combining FPVs with an infantry assault.

“Accompanying an attack with UAV strikes.

Due to systematic and unanswered UAV strikes over a long period of time, soldiers begin to hide from the sound of UAVs alone…
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"…and do not leave cover for a long time. Drones are usually heard but not seen. They are difficult to detect without special equipment.
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“If the enemy is accustomed to being afraid of drones, then a UAV "carousel", that is, the successive replacement of one strike UAV with another, can lead to the effect of suppressing positions, despite significant time intervals between strikes.
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“An important point in accompanying an attack with UAV strikes is also the attack of infantry in bounds. During UAV strikes on the target of the attack, the attacking infantry approaches this target.
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“After the strikes are completed, the infantry takes cover and waits for the next wave of UAVs to arrive or continues to move, but out of the line of sight of the defenders. This is repeated several times until the infantry reaches the immediate vicinity of the attacked position.

“A mixed "carousel" of observation UAVs and attack UAVs, which consists of one or more observation UAVs monitoring the target of the attack (observation UAVs can be used alternately - one takes off, the other lands to ensure continuous observation).
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“Attack UAVs (drop UAVs and FPV kamikaze drones can be combined) fly in advance to an area close to the target of the attack, land on the ground or more often than buildings (gas stations, stops, etc.) and are in standby mode.
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“❗️ It is also worth noting that when landing on the ground, there is a risk that the drone may fall into the radio shadow zone.

An option with hovering in the air is possible, but when hovering, the battery charge is consumed faster than when in standby mode on the ground.
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“When a target is detected on the attacked object, the UAV takes off and strikes. After several ultra-fast strikes on the defenders (the time interval between the appearance of a defending soldier in a trench and the strike is very short), they are afraid...
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“…to show themselves from cover.

This allows the next wave of UAVs to be delivered to waiting positions for subsequent strikes and helps the attacking infantry to get closer to the target of the attack.
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“Under cover of the initial massive attack of kamikaze UAVs, several strike UAVs are based in the immediate vicinity of our positions, including in the immediate rear.
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“After the completion of the main massive attack, the operators of the based UAVs wait for the soldiers to appear from cover after the initial attack. The based drones strike such soldiers from short distances. This achieves the effect described above.
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“UAV raids (both kamikaze and with drops) are used to distract the attention of the defenders from the approaching attacking groups. When a UAV raid occurs, the defenders either get too carried away with shooting at the UAVs…
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“…or start hiding in cover, which leads to the approaches to the defended positions being stopped being observed. The enemy can use a combination of artillery preparation on some positions with a simultaneous UAV raid on others as part of a single offensive plan.”
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Source t.me/unfair_advanta…