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We have this. They’re called drones. One of the reasons tanks exist is to protect the operators. If you’re not going to have boots on the ground in the first p
by qeternity 5y ago
We have this. They’re called drones.
One of the reasons tanks exist is to protect the operators. If you’re not going to have boots on the ground in the first place (autonomous tank), you can rethink the vehicle completely.
- trhway 5y agothere are still no autonomous drones either. I posted long time ago that before autonomous ground vehicles we should see autonomous airborne vehicles because of that task being much simpler. And of course the military would be the starting point here too. >tanks exist is to protect the operators operators of a large gun quite close to the target. If one can do without such a gun in such a role on the battlefield, then the need for tanks become less. We do see that in the recent wars - like Azerbajan/Armenia - the high-precision stand-off weapons fired from drones did that job perfectly. There were no countermeasures though, like say electronic communication and positioning blocking which would have necessitated autonomous capabilities for the drones.
- qeternity 5y ago> there are still no autonomous drones either Of course there are. Drones can fly given waypoints and return to base. Hell, even consumer quadcopters can do this.