@CDRMITTENS to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish • 26 days agoWhy doesn't any country do this?imagemessage-square54arrow-up1143arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't any country do this?@CDRMITTENS to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish • 26 days agomessage-square54file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•26 days agoSo, you still need the special connectors, still a cable. I mean, if you wanted a smart kite sure, that is an overpriced solution.
minus-squareMxM111linkfedilink7•26 days agoConnectors are not special, they are standard and cheap due to fiber optics used in telecoms in massive amounts.
minus-squareborarilinkfedilinkEnglish8•26 days agoNow I’m imagining a guy on top of a tank in battlefield conditions trying to do an emergency fuse repair on a fucked up pigtail while cleaning the glass with those fancy fiber wet wipes and ranting about how there’s too much dust.
minus-squareferretlinkEnglish2•26 days agoA soldier would just pull a new one out of a disposable sealed bag
So, you still need the special connectors, still a cable. I mean, if you wanted a smart kite sure, that is an overpriced solution.
Connectors are not special, they are standard and cheap due to fiber optics used in telecoms in massive amounts.
Now I’m imagining a guy on top of a tank in battlefield conditions trying to do an emergency fuse repair on a fucked up pigtail while cleaning the glass with those fancy fiber wet wipes and ranting about how there’s too much dust.
A soldier would just pull a new one out of a disposable sealed bag