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Not John Wick perhaps, but a radar controlled machine gun
by KineticLensman 3y ago
Not John Wick perhaps, but a radar controlled machine gun
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoThey already have German Gepards with 35 × 228 mm radar guided auto-cannons to shoot down the Iranian Shahed drones, but those drones are much larger and easier to shoot down since they're 3.5m (11 ft) by 2.5m (8.2 ft), plus they cost almost $200k a pop. Using multi milion euro tracked vehicles firing expensive 35 × 228 mm ammo to shoot down drones the size of a Starbucks Venti costing less than and Apple Vision Pro is like using your AR-15 to shoot mosquitos. While I'm sure someone in Florida has already attempted that, it's the definition of asymmetric warfare.
- KineticLensman 3y ago> Using multi milion euro tracked vehicles firing expensive 35 × 228 mm ammo to shoot down drones the size of a Starbucks Venti costing less than and Apple Vision Pro is like using your AR-15 to shoot mosquitos. Yes. The Royal Navy has used £1.2M Sea Viper missiles to shoot down drones in the recent Red Sea conflict. They have also used their Phalanx guns to shoot down drones, which is much cheaper than the Sea Viper. > it's the definition of asymmetric warfare. Totally. My point though was that it is possible for modern counter measures to shoot down fast moving drones, even if John Wickes can't. IIRC Phalanx was used to shoot down incoming mortar rounds for base protection in Afghanistan.