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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (16 children)

As neat as it is to see all these drone strikes on Russian resources. I am very concerned of eventual migration to drone swarms on either side. You aren't taking out a swarm easily, it will reach whatever goal it intends. Whatever it may be.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

Things like that are true with any new weapon. The C-Ram or the new laser weapon navy has should work well against.

Rheinmetall had video showing their done defense, it was made in 2021 https://youtu.be/pb5_F4_Eod8?t=3s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

Conventional ammo is their answer to a modern drone swarm? I thought Rhein was better than that. Like, cool, you took out eight stationary drones. Now do a half mile wide swarm of eighty thousand coming around the ridge at speed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They move much slower than missiles, there videos where people were able to shut them down with regular weapons (you don't see that with missiles) so why automated system using conventional weapons wouldn't be effective?

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