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> Honestly, for just about every modern warfare scenario the US gets engaged in I have a tough time not envisioning a multi-rotor being the soldier of choice wh
by jasonwatkinspdx 11y ago
> Honestly, for just about every modern warfare scenario the US gets engaged in I have a tough time not envisioning a multi-rotor being the soldier of choice when it comes to fighting.
I'm sorry but you're just kinda off the deep end here. Multicopters are great and all as an aid, but they are not a replacement. There is _no_ way they can do the vast majority of missions people do. You can't talk with locals build relationships to gather intelligence with copters, but you can with a couple soldiers walking on patrol. There 1000's of other examples.
- patcheudor 11y agoCarefully chosen language on my part: "soldier of choice when it comes to fighting." Once you've got your intel, know where your target generally resides and are going to strike, instead of cluster bombing, send in some multi-rotors.
- Phlarp 11y ago>There is _no_ way they can do the vast majority of missions people do. You can't talk with locals build relationships to gather intelligence with copters, but you can with a couple soldiers walking on patrol. There 1000's of other examples. You are right, predator drones are so much better at these things than hexacopters could ever be!