Posted on 10/18/2020 12:19:48 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
“The US built a nuclear powered tank decades ago.”
What could possibly go wrong?
If it can be seen, it can be destroyed
These modern loitering drones are scary as hell. Diving, swerving, hanging back, and waiting for an opportunity to strike, just like a predator bird. They don't just fly in straight from a launch site, tough to knock out. Scary stuff.
Per descriptions of loitering drones:
"An autonomous loitering munition may be launched at an area where enemy activity is only probable, and loiter searching autonomously for targets for potentially hours following the initial launch decision, though it may be able to request final authorization for an attack from a human."
Man out of the loop machines, scary. Some can return to base if they haven't attacked the target, as long as they have fuel.
this would allow them to remain airborne while recharging, instead of having to land.
https://newatlas.com/wireless-power-drones/46030/
The drone has to be within four inches of the power source.
They developed a nuclear powered tank in the 1950s.
What else has been developed since then?
Drones have to use their energy to keep from crashing.
They won’t be able to carry enough energy to use it for a weapon.
No loiter time. They are destroyed without power. They won’t be able to carry enough firepower to do much good unless they are huge and then become easy targets.
Tank/Antitank technology is a game of leapfrog.
They may be able to take out older tanks but it’s going to be hard to stop an armored, mobile vehicle with modern sensors, weapons and computing power.
A little paINT ON THE Lens of a targeting scope and...
Military leadership is almost always fighting with the mindset of the last war. Iraq taught us the heavy armor was good sometimes and Afcrapistan taught us that force protection and air power were key there. We need to stay flexible - armed drones and smart systems are the next challenge.
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