4 ms·
I am thinking what if enemies just shoot fake projectiles and wait for the defense system runs out of missiles.
by gandutraveler 7y ago
I am thinking what if enemies just shoot fake projectiles and wait for the defense system runs out of missiles.
- dukoid 7y agoHow much cheaper / lighter are they -- compared to a real projectile? If they are too "dumb", won't they get recognized as not threatening?
- Rebelgecko 7y agoThere may be other issues with running a laser continuously, but a plane should be able to generate enough power to keep it firing.
- whynotminot 7y ago.... this is precisely one of the reasons the laser system mentioned in the article is being developed.
- Symmetry 7y agoI'm not really sure what the point would be? Getting a hunk of metal moving quickly towards the target is most of what a missile does. In a conflict where airframes are a limited resource I don't see why it would make sense to waste payload on decoys when you could just load up more missiles.
- hedora 7y agoYou only need to get one nuke through. Also, compared to building additional missiles, having your missile split into a bunch of decoys and a few warheads is fairly inexpensive.
- Symmetry 7y agoWait, where are nukes entering into this? The article was about tactical defenses for warplanes, I don't think anybody still has nukes in their air-to-air arsenals after the 70s. When you're talking about ICBMs with MIRVed warheads decoys can make a lot of sense because in space a 10 kg balloon looks a lot like a 500 kg warhead. But in the atmosphere they're very easy to tell apart and nobody talks about decoy missiles.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]