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Bilge_Rat · 02-22-13, 09:39 AM

ah yes Drones, the wonder weapon...

Drones are fine if you want to kill terrorists in the desert, more problematic when you want to go up against a superpower.

First of all, right now drones are propeller driven, with the current performance of WW1 airplanes. Second, the biggest weakness of drones is the link back to the operator, you jam that and they become expensive lawn darts.

yes, if you spend trilions of dollars, you may get unpiloted planes that can do everything manned planes can do now. Will you save any money? doubtful and you still have the pesky problem of how to secure the radio link back to ground control.

02-22-13, 09:39 AM	#8
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	ah yes Drones, the wonder weapon... Drones are fine if you want to kill terrorists in the desert, more problematic when you want to go up against a superpower. First of all, right now drones are propeller driven, with the current performance of WW1 airplanes. Second, the biggest weakness of drones is the link back to the operator, you jam that and they become expensive lawn darts. yes, if you spend trilions of dollars, you may get unpiloted planes that can do everything manned planes can do now. Will you save any money? doubtful and you still have the pesky problem of how to secure the radio link back to ground control. __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 02-22-13 at 09:50 AM.