The Most Brutal Anti-Aircraft Bullet
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- In the face of relentless low-altitude aerial threats, every second counts. MANTIS doesn't just respond - it retaliates, thundering to life in a mere 4.5 seconds. Within one heart-pounding minute, it can unleash a storm of 1,000 rounds, obliterating incoming weapons and drones from the skies.
Recognizing the urgency, the German Bundeswehr has swapped its antiquated gear for Rheinmetall Air Defense's MANTIS-Modular, Automatic, and Network-capable Targeting and Interception System. This state-of-the-art, 35-millimeter auto-defense arsenal offers an unmatched force field, guarding the Bundeswehr's assets in the thick of war.
Its modular prowess and near-instantaneous deployment fortify not just Germany's defenses, but those of its allies too. Amid escalating tensions stemming from the Ukraine conflict, could MANTIS take down the latest threats from Russia? 
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I remember when you did a video about this thing when still in development phase around 2016-18 nice to see more updated info on this piece of engineering
Mantis is still in service since 2013.
Wonder if Slovakia will be getting these still after recent news
Mantis is a derivative of Skyshield, which is a land-based derivative of the naval CIWS Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun. The basis is a design from the late 1990s that was fielded in 2003 on ships.
Too many names for th same stuff😂
Mantis
Skyshield
Skyranger
Millennium
German engineering... best engineering! 💪💪💪
Mantis alone is already interesting, but combined with stuff like the AHEAD ammo it gets truly scary.
The system's modular nature makes it easy to adapt for all kinds of uses, from stationary turrets to integration in various vehicles.
One of these vehicles should in the ukraine currently for testing under real combat conditions. It's the SkyRanger.
@@85daniel Partly, Mantis is essentially an upgraded version of the Skyshield cannons on those to make it more versatile.
Not to forget the AA Laser component.
Agreed. The system looks promising. It's certanly a cheaper way of countering drones and rockets than with missiles. I see this as an integrated system that would contain lasers. It would be a perfect system to replace the somewhat aging Phalanx CIWS on board the US Navy's vessels. The Navy went the other way with RAM missiles but I think they are still too expensive and have way too small magazine depth to tackle saturation attacks by the near peer adversary's navy.
@@markbrisec3972You'll still need a mix of both, but bullets are useful for anything below the speed of sound.
Great video, thank you. The music was a bit loud this time.
Could you do one on gyro guided munitions? Missiles will be on the back burner for cost reasons soon. And a smart exploding flak round??
For heaven's sake, crank the background audio track down!
Unfortunately the music is quite loud so it is difficult to hear the voice.
Yes, yes it could...
I think it will be a multi pourpose round on 40mm that will
will work on almost everything. Its mostly what material and programing
on the fuse developmeant.
So, my question is why is the system not employed in Ukraine. It would seem invaluable in infrastructure protection among others.
Nice!
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Turn the music down it's hard to hear what is being said!
talks about a bullet in the title but shows only the German made Mantis
You can say " peanut butter and jelly sandwich " in German and it would sound scary.
Penetrating military bases from incoming threats huh? IDK about that
Background music should be more in the background not louder than your voice
a system like that but smaller (shotgun caliber) could also be effective against kamikaze drones and drone drops implemented on tanks, armored vehicles and fortified structures
It would seem future tanks will have to have some kind of anti-drone defense weapon as you described given what we've seen from the Ukraine Russian war.
@@gryphon9507 yeah vehicles will be fine, i dont worry about those
my big fear are insect sized drones just sitting on someones forehead and all u hear is "PLOP" and someone collapses
hunting individual soldiers with fpv drones is becoming popular
a swarm of those clears trenches
Dude, this system can shoot down arty rounds. Means, it can shoot down nearly everything that is in the air.
As Dylan once sang 'The times they are a changing"
Ja, JA! Reinmetall! SEHR GUT! JAAAAAA! ICH BIN SEHR GROSSE GLAD!
04:24 Weapon: Mantis Silent Sentinel
05:27 Ammunition: Mission Specific
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@@theowlfromduolingo7982 there were no chapter marks and I like to come back and listen to those again
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Biggest problem is sustainment, it has a fairly limited ammo capacity, and as shown in 4:15, it's only loaded 7 rounds at a time. Unless the targets are in a tight grouping, this system has a low saturation limit.
I think it was just for training purposes or it’s loaded by clips. I don’t think it just holds 7 rounds
@theowlfromduolingo7982 it holds way more than 7 rounds, but you have to reload it 7 rounds at a time, super rough estimate here but a few seconds of firing, over half an hour of reloading.
According to the Ukrainians they shot down kamikaze drones by using less than 10 rounds of AHEAD ammunition per drone with the old Gepard system.
Each burst fires 24 rounds of AHEAD ammo. Not sure of overall capacity, but it's much more than 7. That was just 1 stripper clip for reloading demonstration
@@francislutz8027 You sure about that? I read about 6 rounds and that it can also do single shots.
Say that Nächstbereichsschutzsystem five times fast
Background sound & music are too loud. Can't understand what you are saying most of the time.
Music is way to loud.
Only 6 rounds make around 1k small tungsten bullets. Hard to miss with that.
I'm surprised they didn't use a multi-barrel design. Like the GAU-8 avenger. Obviously a ground version instead of putting wings and jet engines on it like the warthog. But I bet you could almost double the rounds per minute with 7-8 barrel Gatlin style design
And yes I know its a 35mm, and not a 30mm
Rotary systems are Spray and Pray, single barrel are more accurate
problem, a big old heavy gun is going to be harder to move quickly
They have a double barreled version, but only a stationary design, not on a vehicle.
How much power does this consume?
Bullets from Dog Fights, has anyone on the ground been killed on accident by these? Or are there "Rules of Engagement" Same question with the Mantis system.
Camouflage and decoys needed.
@5:40, “3.3 GRAMS?!?” 🤔
So? 152 of them
@@theowlfromduolingo7982 🤔
@@dodoubleg2356 One projectile holds 152 fragments that each weigh 3.3 grams. What’s so difficult about that
@@theowlfromduolingo7982 nothing, but the way it was framed made it sound like each PROJECTILE weighed 3.3 grams…but you’re right, how dare I ask for clarification?!? What was I thinking?!? So sorry sir.
@@theowlfromduolingo7982 say, if your kid spills his milk 🥛 what do you do, slap him in the head?? Wait, you don’t have kids…you have to be human to do that & you don’t qualify since humans make mistakes & you clearly have never & will never make one. ✌️
Turn down the music, can't understand narrator....!!!
I don’t think it will be long before all these extremely lethal weapons and ammo will be used.
Unfortunately.
Germans love those guns very much since 1938😂😂😂
Yet somehow Germany's economy is suffering.
In general, small arms shoot bullets... anything over 20mm calibre is classed as a projectile. The word bullet is derive from French - baillette - little ball. This is hardly little, not is it a ball. Get it right.
One round is over 350€- so it is more a question of feeding the revolver gun
mantis will not be used to protect a skatepark.
And ideally it will never have to shoot in anger - but it is good to know that your even more expensive assets such as planes, command and control units and tanks
cannot simply be mortared to dust when mantis is watching.
In that sense, fuck the money.. it would be more expensive not to shoot the 350€ bullets
Why Slovakia not Ukraine?
Looks to me like high altitude missle with straight down drop could hit these weapons if their position were known.
These are for taking out drones or cruise missiles, not ballistic missiles. Use something like the Patriot for that.
@johnsmithe4656 having a military combat war veteran do understand their purpose, thanks. I was just stating the elevation factor..
Possibly, but I suspect that they would be best deployed in mutual supporting groups. But then, knowing Germany's defense spending (inadequate) who knows.
@@highlanderknightThis system comes with at least two cannons. All its individual components are spaced out, much more than you see in these demo videos. Similar to how a Patriot missile system is setup.
why? a mantis system is never one gun alone and it can shoot quite steep up as well - you will have several guns dispersed, and one of them will always have the fitting angle.
Also, it is an integrated system - chances is high that the germans have an iris-t system integrated as well.
This 8 minute video has about 30 seconds of information repeated over and over. It is an unabashed advertisement for the system.
Opinions are like ass holes 🕳️ everything has one.😉.
Really badly mixed, the music nearly drowns out the verbal track
this system is not 100% it is vulnerable to certain missiles that can be fired form 150 miles out. don't get me wrong it is a very good setup but no where near the best yet.
This thing is designed to detect and take down MUCH smaller targets than missiles. Missiles are this defensive system's main targets.
@@RustyDust101 and a drone is bigger than a missile.
What is the purpose of a 35mm round? Is it a standard? Sure it unleashes a massive stream of lead, but the system is unless if the ammunition stock runs dry quickly.
The Oerlikon 35mm guns are around since the late 70s, and yes, this is kind of a standard, pretty much replacing the old 40mm Bofors system. The rounds shown here are specific to the MANTIS, but there are plenty of other 35mm guns in use by at least 30 countries all over the world. The German Gepard for example is using the same basic gun and ammo, that's why it has been so important for Ukraine to get a few dozen of those systems. Just check for "Oerlikon GDF" on Wikipedia....
A bigger platform for more fragments. Better than 20mm or the Vulcan for example - or rather a different approach
It's standard, as is 40mm, 37mm and so on...
Did Germany sell this system to Ukraine?
Yes
Eh. I like the US Striker MShorAD better. It's a single vehicle mobile system, with radar and EO fire control built in. It also has both gun and missile armament. It's gun is slower and less powerful than the MANTIS gun, but, importantly, it can fire proximity fused rounds. This means the round doesn't have to actually hit the target to destroy it.
did you not watch the video?
@@mynameisschezuan yes, and I stand behind what I said. The AHEAD round used in this system is time fused, not proximity, which for AA use is inferior. And the various parts of this system are on different mounts which have to be towed and emplaced, which is slower to set up, as opposed to being on a single self propelled vehicle.
@@bbmw9029it’s a different type of system the mantis is more to protect forward operating bases and airfields, ie it not self mobile for that reason, the likes of Gerard ect are and are more designed to keep up and protect advancing tanks and combined arms, and by the way most air to air missiles don’t actually hit a target they don’t need to the area detonation doses enough damage
you mean you favor stuff like the german gebhard :)
of course you do.
@@zoolkhanThe Gepard is old skool, but it's working in Ukraine. The radar on the MShoRaD is more advanced (AESA.) and it also had significant missile capability (some later Gepards may have some missile capability.)
how is a 35mm the most hardcore AA round? Don't you know what missiles are? LOL
dont you know how to PAY FOR THEM
The weapons transferred to Slovskia aren't as gift, but n ofsset for all the material given by Slovakia tu Uktaine, specially now that Russia is attacking their border.
It's IS A GIFT! Slovakia cannot afford to procure the system for itself. Therefore it's a gift because it's being given to them for absolutely FREE... NOT many countries just give weapon systems away for free to other countries.. Doesn't happen much... it's a gift....k.
@@johndyson4109 Slovakia sent air defense systems it had to Ukraine, the Mantis system is supposed to replace them. The method was used in the early stages of the war to quickly provide the Ukrainians with sowjet era weapons they were familiar with without leaving the eastern NATO countries who mostly posessed sowjet weapons unprotected. It was invented in Germany and is called "Ring-tausch".
Dude are you drunk spelling and trying to use things called words???😂😂😂
@@Porter92 I'm trying to type in a cell phone that'snot in English
Speak up. Can't hear you.
Hopefully the US has something better than this from 2012, yes if it’s outdated n updated and is made in 30 MM with a large belt fed ammunition it would make it a stronger system. I am not a huge supporter of the 8:59 20MM phalanx (? Spelling) the USN has been using since the late 70’s especially with a very small number on its capital ships
I didn’t realize the navigation display of what looks like a Boeing 767 was actually an anti air “Electrooptical sensors” did you even do any research on this? You just lost all credibility in my eyes. Who knows how much of what you say is just nonsense
did nazis make something bigger than your phalanx?
Great, how many billions are we paying for this?
Zero, assuming you dont live in Germany.
You may not realize, American tax dollars go around the world. Nothing for Hawaii, or the derailment in California, or the disaster in Ohio. So yeah, us Americans are paying for them.
@@barto4678 The US economy and tax system can be hard to understand, but you are not paying everything for everyone. That thought is wrong and only poisons your mind, I suggest you get it out of your head.
@abraham2172 I understand we're not paying Everything for everyone, but we ARE paying the vast majority of everything for everyone. Perhaps you should educate yourself about that. Look into who funds the vast majority of the United Nations. Who funds the vast majority of NATO. Who sent billions and billions to Ukraine. Yet nothing for the people in Hawaii, California, Ohio, or any American citizen. That is what angers many Americans.
@@barto4678 You know there are certain american politicians who are exaggerating or even straight up inventing such numbers for their own personal gain? Perhaps you should educate yourself about that. And while your on it, you could also look into what would happen if nations suddenly abandon their allies. Appart from that, America is the worlds mightiest nation, but this dominant position has certain costs as well.
A few cheap drones use up all the ammo. Then the attack starts. Barely useful.
German version of the Pansir hahahaha. Wake me up when lasers weapons come out. Otherwise, all those weapons are falling in the Soviet-era category!!
The cold war era predecessor Gepard proved to be highly effective in Ukraine. Lasers are already in development at Rheinmetall.
yes and additionally it has modern technology able to hit stuff instead of crude soviet "programming" and failing standards of military production with loose parts and imprecise engineering.@@abraham2172
More cool stuff to justify spending. They do expect some type of enemies to eventually show up, right. 😮
were you on the toilet when the narrator told us how these were in active use in afghanistan?
Also, wasnt it the americans who whined how germany has a too small military spending, now they spend something and you whine again?
@@zoolkhan Afghanistan, your kidding me right. You must be German American on the Biden Clinton team. Surrender to the nothing forces of Afghanistan with outdated WW2 crap under the control of the Forth Reich Democratic party is very telling. Hope Israel has better equipment.
Yes it's impressive. BUT the small load out of each turret is a deep flaw
Allways have to watch your videos in 0.75x because you're speaking so damn fast it makes me uncomfortable
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Slovakia is starting to Align with Russia. You might want to move them to the German/Slovak border. otherwise they will get used against NATO...
It's so clear these videos are made & scripted by AI. They repeat the same info over and over & contradicts itself often.
The channel is years old, before AI got that good
@DJ1573 it's just a formula for compiling a video. AI has gotten more advanced yes. But dude has several channels, where he does videos on the same exact topic, but shuffles around the segments. I'd also say the quality has gone down.
Nothing is free in the world of go government's😂 I'm sure there's some form of payment or a debt paid back. It's not like a tax write off to charity😉😅
very short range - goes to garbage
All this and the Russians are still winning
If you consider a costly war of attricion with massive casualties "winning"...
most american anti air missile systems are as hardcore as they get. targeting the pilot and cockpit directly. its not the box. that gender neutral shit from maverick was woke and lame
Then why did it make zero difference and NATO lost the war in Ukraine?
These stupid videos are too little too late to cover up for the tremendous loss in Ukraine
Thank you Russian bot.