Frankenweapons

[Quingle]

I'm writing an article on "Frankenweapons," such as the "FrankenSAM" being developed for Ukraine. The definition of a Frankenweapon is blurry, but a reasonable definition would be a weapons system made up of components from multiple nations, or components from weapons that normally wouldn’t be combined.

Can anyone think of some good examples?

 

[OliverSedlacek]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistel ?

 

[publiusr]

Cropdusters and CRISPR CAS-9 follow-ons....genetic engineering scares me more than the splitting of the atom ever did

 

[Sineva]

I'm writing an article on "Frankenweapons," such as the "FrankenSAM" being developed for Ukraine. The definition of a Frankenweapon is blurry, but a reasonable definition would be a weapons system made up of components from multiple nations, or components from weapons that normally wouldn’t be combined.

Can anyone think of some good examples?

The iraqi SA-6 fitted with an R-60/SS-8 IR Seeker

Another one that comes to mind would be the iranian Rim66 mounted on the Hawk sam launcher back during the iran-iraq war era

 

[Michel Van]

during 2011 "Arabic Spring" there were allot "Frankenweapons" in Libya and Syria

like this rocket launcher from Libya

 

[Sineva]

during 2011 "Arabic Spring" there were allot "Frankenweapons" in Libya and Syria

like this rocket launcher from Libya

I think we can do a little better
I`ll see your rocket pod and raise you a BMP 1 turret

......on a Humvee.

 

[Tony Williams]

British 3 inch aerial rocket launchers fitted to tanks for ground-to-ground use (from Wiki):

In 1945, some British M4 Sherman tanks were fitted with two or four rails – one or two either side of the turret – to carry 60-pound headed rockets. These were used at the Rhine Crossing by tanks of the 1st Coldstream Guards. The tanks were called "Sherman Tulips".

 

[publiusr]

during 2011 "Arabic Spring" there were a lot "Frankenweapons"

Rah! Fire good!