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Explosives need to be encased in something for best effect. You could use drones for a delivery device, but you would be limited in location selection due to wh
by vacri 10y ago
Explosives need to be encased in something for best effect. You could use drones for a delivery device, but you would be limited in location selection due to what was both accessible and vulnerable.
- flukus 10y agoDoes it need peak effectiveness to take down a substation? I don't know how sturdy the components are. Alternatively, could an explosion of metallic powder be enough to short out equipment?
- vacri 10y agoI'm not an expert, I've just heard enough times that an explosion that's not enclosed isn't very effective. My plucked-from-the-air guess is that with today's consumer drones, you couldn't fly enough explosive-by-weight anywhere that's vulnerable enough to do anything but superficial damage. With the metallic powder, while that stuff can fry a circuit-board, power substations have a ton more energy in them, and have much more durable hardware. They already have to be weatherproof in externally accessible areas - I can't see an explosion of metal powder doing any more damage than rain already does. IANAPSEOAE (I am not a power station employee or an electrician), though.