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> stupid toy that is never going to be a practical weapon. Have you not heard of the recent Azeri invasion of Artsakh? It was a major war between modern armie
by enriquto 6y ago
> stupid toy that is never going to be a practical weapon.
Have you not heard of the recent Azeri invasion of Artsakh? It was a major war between modern armies that was won by small drone warfare, just a few weeks ago.
- vmh1928 6y agoYes, watch any of the Azerbaijan drone videos on Youtube. They decimated the conventional (tanks, vehicles, bunkers, artillery,) Armenian forces with "relatively" inexpensive Turkish and Israeli drones. A real object lesson about the future of warfare and the need for airborne countermeasures. A swarm of inexpensive drones like in this video, each one carrying an explosive charge, could easily overwhelm a traditional military position; in a forest, in a bunker or cave, behind fences, inside buildings. Hardly a toy.
- hunter-gatherer 6y agoAs a combat Infamtryman (2007) the drone footage gave me chills watching. Im glad I don't have to fight in a war where drones are the norm. When I was in our drones were still very much in the early stages and practical use seemed very far off. There is definitely some serious amount of money for anyone who can field technology to defend tanks, infantry, and artillery from this sort of onslaught.
- enriquto 6y agoNo need to have been in the military, these images are downright terrifying for anybody who understands what's going on... to think that thousands of young boys were killed there in a few days!
- mr_toad 6y ago‘Small’ as in wingspans of up to 3 meters. You’d have trouble flying something that big through a forest no matter how manoeuvrable it was.