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Explosives are heavy. Are drones a realistic delivery vehicle?
by CraigJPerry 8y ago
Explosives are heavy. Are drones a realistic delivery vehicle?
- coolspot 8y agoNot for anti-tank, but they have enough power to lift a hand grenade and throw it onto personnel or if very lucky into open hatch of a tank [1]. [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/search?q=drone%20grenade&restrict_sr=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/search?q=drone%20gren...
- ThrustVectoring 8y agoThe US military's current hand grenade - the M67 - weighs 400 grams, has a kill radius of 5 meters, and a casualty radius of 15 meters. The DJI Inspire 2, chosen at random, can carry 790 grams. Yes. It doesn't take that much explosive to kill someone.
- dogma1138 8y agoIt can likely carry nearly 3-4 times that but you’ll burn out your engines, but on a short one way trip that is not a concern. A claymore mine can be fitted to the bottom of most drones it’s much more effective and it’s electrically triggered.