CDRMITTENS to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish · 19 days agoLaser weapon will always be the superior SHORAD solution over kinetic gun.imagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1196arrow-down1imageLaser weapon will always be the superior SHORAD solution over kinetic gun.CDRMITTENS to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 days agoI suspect that a mass-produced shell with a time fuze can be made more-cheaply than a drone. I also kinda suspect that using a pulse laser on a drone runs the risk of eye damage to anyone nearby and looking at the thing, from reflected light.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThey’d probably need some form of protective eye wear, definitely.
I suspect that a mass-produced shell with a time fuze can be made more-cheaply than a drone.
I also kinda suspect that using a pulse laser on a drone runs the risk of eye damage to anyone nearby and looking at the thing, from reflected light.
They’d probably need some form of protective eye wear, definitely.