During the fighting in Ukraine, both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers experimented with the idea of remotely initiating disposable, tube-launched anti-tank rockets using various RC systems, employing them as an off-road ambush TTP against vehicles.
The principle behind converting the rockets for remote RC activation involves dismantling the launcher’s mechanical trigger mechanism, attaching an NM igniter to the rocket motor’s percussion cap, and initiating the igniter using a simple RC electrical system.
It appears the idea for converting the rockets to an RC-initiated configuration originates from a Russian ambush-firing system known as the TM-73, in which a disposable RPG-18 AT rocket is used for ambushes and incorporates a tripod and an initiation mechanism based on an anti-disturbance MVE-72 firing device.
Although the improvised AT rocket ambush concept itself has not been documented in actual combat off-route scenarios during the conflict, UAVs have been observed carrying modified disposable light AT rocket launchers that utilize similar RC initiation systems.
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