Iran's Geranium-2 suicide drone has gained fame due to the massive use of Russian troops on the battlefield in Ukraine. With a range of 1800-2500 kilometers and carrying 50 kg of ammunition, this drone is an excellent one. It uses a motorcycle engine, so it is nicknamed "small motorcycle" among the people. However, due to the lack of engine power, its speed was only 150-180 km/h, so it began to show its disadvantages. (New "small motorcycle"). According to Ukraine**, starting on October 10, 2022, by the beginning of 2023, "small motorcycles" destroyed 40% of Ukraine's electric energy facilities.
In order to counter this threat, the Ukrainian army, with the support of Europe and the United States, has established a number of blockade lines using early warning radars, anti-aircraft missiles, "Gepard" anti-aircraft tanks, searchlights, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. For small motorcycles with a slower cruising speed and a low flight altitude, anti-aircraft missiles are difficult to take effect and are not cost-effective. And those old-fashioned searchlights, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, although they have a shorter range, but with the limited "Cheetah", they can form a dense firing firepower and are very effective. Many "small motorcycles" were spotted and shot down on open fields on the outskirts of Ukrainian cities. Over the past few months, Ukraine has gradually breathed a sigh of relief, and many factories have begun to gradually resume production, especially military factories. This is closely related to the interception of the "small motorcycle" (the Ukrainian army found that most of the parts of the "small motorcycle" came from Europe and the United States).
Therefore, the manufacturer installed a small jet engine on the "small motorcycle", which increased its penetration speed to about 600 kilometers per hour, and began to use black paint, which increased the difficulty of being detected by searchlights at night. What is the difference between 150 kmh and 600 kmh?The difference is very obvious when compared to the maximum speed of a new national standard electric vehicle (25 km/h) and a car at high speed (120 km/h). It is often seen that the Ukrainian army illuminates a "small motorcycle" with a searchlight at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, but the interception is unsuccessful, after all, it is not easy to adjust the angle of machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, and the target flies far away in a matter of seconds.
However, in the case of a "small motorcycle" with a speed of 600 km/h, interception becomes inevitable, and there will be more penetration (the new version has one less camera in front than the old version). This will make the defense of Ukrainian forces more challenging in the winter months, when personnel move slowly and it is more difficult to intercept.