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The most interesting are probably Ukrainian sea drones. Fairly long range remote controlled somewhat stealthy boats with a big explosive payload. In the newer m
by wongarsu 2y ago
The most interesting are probably Ukrainian sea drones. Fairly long range remote controlled somewhat stealthy boats with a big explosive payload. In the newer models they are a bit less stealthy in exchange for a bigger payload and a bulletproof roof.
Now one of these would probably do nothing against a carrier. It wouldn't reach it, and if it would it wouldn't get through the armor. But a bigger swarm can overwhelm your defenses and repeatedly hit the same spot to get through armor. They can be mass-produced, and no matter how much firepower and armor you bring your enemy can always spend less money than that on just making more drones.
- ianburrell 2y agoBoat swarms, like cheap cruise missiles, are more useful for shore defense. Carriers operate further out, either out of range, or plenty of time to detect them. But it may make amphibious operations impossible. They are also something new that nobody has developed defenses for. The US has working on small boat defense, so maybe improved guns will work for drones. One variant that would be interesting are semi-submersible drones.