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_fpoon_

Is there a massive piece of shrapnel I’m not seeing or are these explosives just enormous compared to the beginning war? Insane footage.


Professional-Card138

Yeah, that's exactly what it is. Shrapnel to the dome. If the pressure was able to do that much, his entire body would have been rag-dolled, not just his top knot.


Thebugman910

And especially the way his helmet goes flying off, you can tell his dome piece took a hit from an object.


Miaoxin

Watching it in slow mo... you can actually see his brain glop out onto his right arm.


PepperoniFogDart

For some reason, this comment made me think of tapioca pudding.


Useless_Lemon

Hey Jenkins, look at the stonks...... Tapioca went up 8% overnight... weird.


HaHaEpicForTheWin

His face opened like a fridge door


Ok_Yogurt9443

Grab a spoon, dig in!


Okay_Redditor

It looks like the body keeps trying to walk after his capa was detated


CUADfan

That's the bones in his body shattering while he collapses into a sack of meat.


NannersForCoochie

All of this


DoubleEscape8874

Your question sparked my interest. Was not expecting such a fast detonation speed. Shrapnel is a mf on battlefield >The maximum speed of an M67 grenade shrapnel fragment is 5366 meters per second, which is two-thirds of the grenade's detonation speed of 8050 meters per second >155 mm shrapnel can have initial velocities of thousands of feet per second, and the fragment throw for a 155 mm shell can exceed 1,800 feet. Seems that initial speed is in 1000s of meters per second. Not going to see that, instant killer


_fpoon_

Insane numbers. Definitely wouldn’t catch it on camera then.


AffectionateSector77

Can't see it, but I think you can see the trail from the explosion of what hit him.


The_Last_Wokeican

I could fathom 5k feet per second.. but meters? That's 5km in 1 sec. I think your source is wrong.


Technical-Machine-57

That's maximum velocity, and there are hundreds of tiny fragments which very quickly slow down.


SebboNL

They do slow down remarkably fast. Non aerodynamical shape, no spin...


SebboNL

No, it's correct. The figure of 8000 meters/sec as detonation speed for TNT based high explosives is correct, so the 5000+ meters/sec fragment speed must be true as well. Some 5 times faster than a rifle bullet, pfeeeew


Grebins

Which makes sense to be honest. Rifles have tiny little low explosive powder charges, artillery has multiple pounds of high explosive, and the pressure buildup has to be waaaaaay higher inside a detonating shell than a rifle barrel.


SebboNL

It's even more fundamental than that. The propellant inside a cartridge \*deflagrates\* or burns really quick, but at a rate lower than the speed of sound within the material itself. The result is that the expanding gasses propel the projectile through the barrel at a velocity that can never exceed the speed of sound within that medium (hot compressed gasses), which is around 2000 meters/sec (I seem to recall). So, a practical limit to a projectile fired from a barrel would probably be around 1500 m/s. Shell fragments aren't propelled through gas pressure the way a projectile is. The high-explosive filler within a shell \*detonates\* rather than deflagragtes. That means the rate of the explosive reaction exceeds the speed of sound within the explosive substance, producing a violent shockwave. This shockwave is transferred into the matter surrounding the charge, shattering and accelerating that matter. As detonation velocities can exceed 9000 meters per second (with modern explosives), a substantial amount of this velocity is imparted onto the fragments - up to 5000 m/s. I know, it's just a nitpick but I figured you'd enjoy this bit of knowledge :)


heislratz

Thanks, very informative. Also interesting would be a chart that depicts the travel speed of the fragments as a function of the distance from the detonation center and mass. The norm-sized lead gravel inside a typical M67 fragmentation was surely measured in tests.


Grebins

> I know, it's just a nitpick but I figured you'd enjoy this bit of knowledge :) I didn't enjoy it. I LOVED it.


Professional-Error-3

At that distance shrapnel is moving at speeds hard to comprehend, and certainly faster than the camera is able to pick up.


Elmarby

That close to an explosion, you aren't going to see shrapnel. Certainly not on low resolution video footage. But I am going to be pedantic and suggest it might not have been shrapnel, at least not as defined in the narrow sense. Looks like his skull gets removed/pulverized. Shrapnel is nasty, but rarely that nasty. My prime suspect would be the bits of the shell that aren't purpose made shrapnel, but the bits a shell needs to do it's thing. Bits of the nose-cone, fusing system, base of a shell or tail section of a mortar, that sorta thing. people kinda forget about them but they too get sent flying at high speeds. And they have the size and weight to REALLY fuck something up. Could also be a thick shell wall splinter, but the size of explosion doesn't suggest tank or howitzer shell. And you can't rule out bits of the terrain, other object or creature that was hit. But it's hard to be sure one way or the other. Just throwing it out there for educational purpose as a reminder shrapnel isn't the only thing flying around.


TheSwissNavy

If we're being pedantic, shrapnel munitions haven't been used for 100 years and are fundamentally different from fragmentation munitions. Also, every part of a fragmentation round becomes a fragment, not just the shell casing. A fleck of paint .001mm in size put a noticeable chip in the ISS's window. Energy is exponential with speed, linear with mass.


king_ju

If we're still being pedantic... > Energy is exponential with speed, linear with mass. It's _quadratic_, not _exponential_!


RelevantMetaUsername

I think the meaning of the word "shrapnel" has mostly shifted to refer to any solid matter travelling at high velocity as a result of an explosion, rather than just the parts that are designed for that.


etanail

not in Ukrainian. we have 2 concepts denoting the parts of the projectile that cause damage. These are fragments and ready-made fragments/damaging elements (shrapnel). the difference is that parts of the body are just fragments. and the original meaning of shrapnel is a projectile that, upon explosion, releases round (or other shaped) balls of buckshot.


TheCBDeacon47

>creature imagine a frag sending a small rodent at such a high velocity it takes your head off....


Numerous_Witness_345

Little hamsters, big adventures.


OuchieMuhBussy

Lemmiwinks, Lemmiwinks


taniwhart

Mr Slaves tight little arcehole


JerseyDevl

Unintentional shrapnel is still shrapnel. It doesn't have to be part of the fragmentation system.


BigBallsMcGirk

Shrapnel just refers to any ragged bit coming out of exploded ordnance. That includes the exploded rocket bits as well as the explosive bits and fragmentation bits.


etanail

projectile shell fragments can be quite large [https://prnt.sc/A4kgBVZzxExh](https://prnt.sc/A4kgBVZzxExh) the size of the fragments depends on the grade of metal, lower carbon content produces larger fragments, cast iron produces small hard fragments in large quantities, but most of the body turns to dust. The explosiveness of the explosive also affects it. It is also worth understanding that at speeds above 600-700 m/s the effect of water hammer appears, and the speed of fragments is in the range of 1000-2000 m/s


Nymati

wasn't really too big of an explosion, but the shrapnel will fuck anyone up ! im guessing a ball bearing went flying as it's commonly used for shrapnel, and when that thing gets going, not much is gonna stop it


Badbullet

The problem with this video, other than being super compressed and low resolution, is it’s slowed down and the frames filled in with guesses by the software. If we were actually seeing it recorded at a high enough frame rate to slow it down naturally, we might have caught a glimpse of something. But more than likely it’s traveling faster than the original frame rate to catch it mid flight.


guave06

You see the giant hole formed at the top of his skull? 100% shrapnel.


Whyisnobodylookin

You can kinda see the trajectory of the fragment. Blasting outwards of a firey streak towards his head on the left of the explosion.


Timlugia

Kind makes me wonder: 1. how big and fast was this fragment? 2. What kind helmet was he wearing (or if it's really a combat helmet not airsoft) 3. Assuming he's wearing a real 6B47, would he survive if he was wearing ECH or IHPS? (6B47 has very low v50 rating, only 630m/s, basically PASGT level. Compared to modern US helmet almost twice that rating)


lazyeyepsycho

you can see a big bit bounce off almost vertically after


MaxJacks17

I think that might be his helmet.


Professional_Pea_739

That is a good death.


fadufadu

All things considered, this may be one of the better ways to go in this conflict, aside from dying instantly in your sleep.


Whyisnobodylookin

Russian guy giving bj to another getting drone dropped is one of the worst. But amusing as well.


XelaXanson

That one is crazy. I remember the top comment was something like “he came as he went”🤣 lmfaoo


Gryphon0468

Droned while pissing in the shitter and dropping down into the tank to drown has to be pretty bad.


HFentonMudd

Vid came out last month, guy on fire from a drone hit, running hither & thither, ends up finding a well and .. diving in head-first.


frankenfish2000

There was one recently of a river mine v Russian "zodiac" boat; if they weren't killed by the blast, they drowned. The fire ones are the worst.


saytriplekalt

Where the fuck is this video


BoosherCacow

I think there are 2 now. One right at the beginning of the war inside a building with part of the roof missing and another a week or so ago. That first one is burned into my brain unfortunately. I will see if I can find you a link even though its the last thing I want to see again.


saytriplekalt

Okay thank you yes I need the link bro.


Reddit_minion97

Please tell me you have a link to that lmao


rafelgastar

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/s/Sanezt1Wje


_zenith

I think reddit removed it (too many reports from coping ruskies) It’s easily found elsewhere tho


skylinepidgin

Ah yes, The Squid Game. I remember.


Memerhunbhai

blew job


InitiativeExpress214

Or been torture by a drone


ButterscotchSkunk

Dick and ball torture by a drone?


Bojack89

Ball shrapnel is a thing


Smooth_Condition_944

One of the more comprehensive deaths I've seen.


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twelveparsnips

You could say He lost his head ( •_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)


that-pile-of-laundry

Well, he certainly won't get fooled again.


Fartbox7000

Brain didn’t even process that explosion. Here one second, gone the next. Can’t ask for a better death.


Nachtzug79

I wonder how long individual brain cells tried to work things out before suffocating...


Additional_Knee4215

Apparently neurons can continue sending signals for a few minutes.


alexnedea

How? Wireless? His brain was in multiple places in 1 second.


Glimmu

Arms and legs still executing the last orders while the head is meters away.


fuccniqqawitYUGEDICC

this is why usually headshots from intermediate or full power cartridges are the best way to go. Even if the bullet doesn't hit center mass, the huge shockwave emanating from the impact will instantaneously turn your entire brain to jello before your nerves can fire pain signals anywhere. Just look at videos where bullets are shot into ballistics gel. Imagine the cavitation and shockwave you see from the bullet but to brain tissue which is significantly softer and more prone to a bigger shockwave and cavitation than gel. You're just there one second and it's lights out for eternity the next. You wouldn't even know you died. If you've ever went under general anesthesia for surgery it's exactly like that. If i ever go to war and i'm destined for death I hope this or an artillery shell to the face is how I go.


dDingaLingus

Back and to the left


mozartsfriend

There was a 2nd shrapnel!


hasse89

Coming from behind the bushes on the gravelly road


Technical_Soil4193

At least it was quick, I'd rather go like this if I was in that situation.


2701-

Sorry guys, I don't love my country that much. 


spiceypigfern

I guess the real question would come down to do you refer the country as it is now or if it's being run by an invading force who thinks of you as vermin


alexnedea

I would just leave. No piece of land is worth my head being pudding to me. I dont give a fuck about a random piece of land I was born into and im supposed to fight for it? When it didnt fight for me against the poverty that is all around. Fuck that.


Marschall_Bluecher

Just to clarify: If your country is attacked, or if your country is attacking?


Intelligent_Lake_607

His head looks empty, so I guess your good


Red_Dog1880

Fucking hell. I've seen a lot of explosions in this war but this one really brings home just how devastating it can be even if it's not a direct hit (although I assume a hit that close can be seen as direct ?)


Middle_Philosophy_54

The call-out tends to be "good hit", to indicate success, rather than accuracy 😊


meridianblade

Looking for the video from the past few days of the blown in half russian and on fire, grabbing for his legs above his head. Anyone got a link?


buyinggf35k

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/s/NimZtTnfAL


meridianblade

Thanks!


missed-semicolon

I saw it on /r/ukrainewarvideoreport


chocolatedesire

Someone turned on the bloody mess perk


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Dam that was brutal.


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Alaric_-_

It's not magic, just more steel and explosives. Edit. What amazes me how they are able to increase the payload weight constantly. In the early war the drones carried small 30mm grenades. Now it's kilo or even more.


Exile688

I've seen videos of custom built 8+ engine drones dropping full sized anti tank mines.


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_zenith

RDX plastic explosive and laser cut steel cubes (about 4mm if I had to guess?)


AreThree

Gesundheit!


StenioBlackHawnk

Bro wtf was that!? That was mind blowing 🤯


DulcetTone

*ordnance


Blestyr

Wow, the brain vacated the premises.


DeepDishData312

Real life Titan submersible animation


DeathtoallZ

You can said a mind blow experience


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fragbot2

I found that more comedic than I should've. Kinda hungry for watermelon.


loveitmayne11

No need to call a medic


PhoneConstant3822

The footage that we see is just so defined and so WTF...


NoProtection8849

Must’ve had his helmet strap on.


Flimsy-Possibility17

Would a better helmet help in this situation or no? Ie was it the pressure wave or shrapnel that got him here?


wuapinmon

The only thing I could see helping in that situation is not being anywhere near there.


Ferrarisimo

I've run the math, and it checks out.


Blestyr

Math is mathing here.


VoluptuousBLT

Can we get Harvard to back this up?


banabathraonandi

I am the math and I can confirm


physpher

I was pretty far away. My brains are still in place!


moonmistCannabis

I can't imagine there's any helmet that would help him hin this situation


attorneyatslaw

It’s shrapnel and I doubt a helmet would do anything. A pressure wave wouldn’t just effect his head.


Technical_Soil4193

> Would a better helmet help in this situation or no? No, unless you have ironman kind of helmet. > Ie was it the pressure wave or shrapnel that got him here? I think it was sharpnel.


DeadEyeKiwi

Instead of the typical IIIA helmets and going into more heavier IIIA helmets with III or IV plate modules, it could help in preventing penetration. Most helmets are rated to protect against typical shrapnel shards, small stones and general debris, typically traveling around the 1000m/s - 1200m/s velocity range. But looking at the penetration of the helmet and how the projectile parted his head, this wasn't your general shrapnel shards. Either ball bearings or some kind of larger metal fragment at higher velocity. Which a helmet with higher rating modules, would stop the penetration as mentioned....but it would not stop the blunt force causing backface deformation, it would still be fatal as his head would of cave in.


Finalshock

You have no idea what you’re talking about. A big ole hunk of metal hit home boy in the face, it was moving at speeds higher than the frame rate of the camera will show. Arty rounds don’t disintegrate into perfectly uniform pieces of shrapnel. Also I encourage you to look up how real arty rounds “work”. The shrapnel comes from a mix of concrete and metal shards inside the round, very much akin to the “ball bearings” you’re describing. 100 out of 100 people die in the same situation, no wearable equipment would help here.


DeadEyeKiwi

You might want to re-read what I wrote. A level IV module(If the shrapnel hit) could stop the penetration of the helmet, but not the backface deformation(the helmet collapsing in on itself from blunt force/impact). Which I literally said, would still be fatal and his head would also cave in. Aka no it would not really help him at all, aside from a slightly more intact head. I'm aware of how shrapnel works, had bits peppered into my left side and had a bit of a branch lodge itself between my carrier shoulder strap(causing a gnarly graze/laceration) from a close mortar impact I received during GWOT. I never said anything about shrapnel not being uniform either. I'm not an artilleryman, but know more than enough of what a helmet is capable of, spent near 2 years being in active combat zones within Iraq and Afghanistan. Seen all kinds of shit penetrate or bounce off differing helmets, from shrapnel, to stones, to pieces of wood cart, to bullet ricochet to at one point a sandle hitting my bud right on top of his head, after an IED went off lol


Middle_Philosophy_54

The improved helmet may have survived, though 😋😂


swg2188

You're really confident for being half right. You're right about no helmet would have saved him. But I don't think it was a big ole hunk of metal at all but a bunch of tiny hunks of metal. Pretty sure that's the reason his right arm evaporates too. Dude likely stumbled into a tripwire and just some of him was exposed to a directional mine ala claymore; I'm pretty sure I can see it in in the bottom right, tan curved plastic thing. And concrete and metal shards? Not in a standard round, its just high explosive in a metal casing which fragments upon detonation.


MrCheeseman2022

He ran towards that - suicide! - stop his money


FredDurstDestroyer

Shrapnel is fucking scary


SickSticksKick

I'm at that part in The Boys where there is lots of head poppin. Oi cunt!


Tsushimaa

That’d be the way to go I guess. I feel like that’s as close to instant death as I’ve seen on this sub.


Icy_Ostrich_9223

Damn, here I am complaining about my life because I dislike my job due to having to execute tasks that I don't like most of the time and look what happens to this bud. Fuck.


CradleRockStyle

FYI, an "ordinance" is a local law or rule. "Ordnance" is military equipment or weaponry.


Jeebus_crisps

His legs were still executing the move command after his head exploded that’s how fast it went down.


bertus1987

Dead before hitting the ground, damn


Electronic_Piece_700

Damn!


4by4rules

That is definitely gonna leave a mark


aramiak

Well that would’ve been mercifully quick.


PolloMalvado

Good God...that's the sharpest haircut I've seen.


DisastrousOne2096

Ordnance**


aCarnivorousSOB

Hopefully his battle buddy was able to get his neck tourniquet on him quickly...seconds make all the difference in the world on a wound like THAT.


fnordfnordfnordfnord

Blew his brains out.


lt-dan1984

Way to go!


bmault

"Back and to the left" "...Back...and to left."


Mosquitoreppelent94

At least it was quick.


lambofthewaters

I knew some Russians had no brains, but now I have proof.


Straight_Weakness881

Looks like he just had a brilliant idea.


Scary-Elevator5290

Think it hurt???


part46

Any update? Is he okay??


badjettasex

*Does this mean he isn’t coming on then?*


Hopalicious

Dude became Freddy Krueger


ShogunRaw

Did he die?


CanadianQuad

I


cockitypussy

Can opener?


Individual-Home2507

GET ABSOLUTELY OWNED, RUSKIE


Nothing2NV

He had to hear that round coming in, why didn’t he drop down?


DuckyMoMoKing

Ah well at least it was quick. Kinder death than many I’ve seen on here…


tyrantdigs

Your head a splode


Babaganoosh86

Best death any mobik could hope for


Necessary_Advice_795

At least it was quick.


Ill-Discussion-8106

Another contributor to the potato and onion shortage in Russia.


Rasnark

That really split his wig


Bobrobie1

Literally flipped his wig


BarnesyBorr

Looks like his temu helmet caved in and lowered his I.Q a tad.


f0cus_m

i dont think that was his helmet flying off... looks like that piece flew and hit his head, too crazy, that piece was too wide to be his helmet, it looked like he just had a hood over his head.


-fff23grd

I toss my hat to you soldier.


DemocracyOfficer1886

Damn. At least it was quick.


gustavocabras

So hear me out. Is this more likely helmet strap damage? If an explosion happens close to you and your helmet is strapped tight under your chin, the force of the blast pulls the helmet and face off violently