etc

an EMP definitely can't go beyond visual targeting

but it can disrupt an incoming missile

or use flares for that

and the best part is if you are protecting your base form that hypothetical missile you can have all the electricity you need as weight isnt a problem

wut

its easier to have an electronic anti missile system on your base then on a tank right?

it kind of doesn't matter if you fry an incoming missile that's a mile or two away if it's some fuckhuge missile you deploy against a BASE of some kind, it'll still keep going mostly straight and then it doesn't really matter if it's a few dozen yards off target

you can mess up the targeting system

not with an EMP

maybe make the electronics overheat

you can fry vital components bricking it's electronics, but you can't magically hack it

i think we can in the coming years

everything is getting automated

you can already hack pacemakers or cars

reeee that's not how hacking works

well then how does it work

yes because those are connected to the open internet and have pisspoor security

it is literally impossible for the best hacker in the world to hack my laptop now

because I have it off to the side, not connected to the internet

there is no access point

but then what is guiding your missile

no way for a hacker to get in, short of physically entering my home and plugging something in

Onboard computing and targeting technology, I would presume.

a simple algorithm (AI) and raw sensors

valid point

With how much a missile costs, a couple thousand dollars in sensors and electronics isn't really a factor.

thats right missiles do cost an actual fuck ton

for example an IR camera, a computer, and a program that says "point missile towards brightest glowing bit"

amraams go for what 300000 dollars imagine buying it of "the black market"

idk what you would do with an amraam

shoot it with bullets?

but wouldnt that make it very susceptible to being misled

that's why planes use flares

yes so we are back at 2018

and why missiles use as many backup systems as they can squeeze in

"if IR feed isn't clear, rely on UV", "if UV feed isn't clear, try sensing plane's magnetic fields", "if NO feed is clear, estimate range to target, if range is less than 50m, detonate anyways and hope for the best otherwise deploy parachutes"

GPS, too. not for an anti-air missile obviously but for ground targets

even better idea let childeren from chinese factories fly those rockets not susceptible to flares dont cost alot and are still guided

million dollar idea here

Japanese did that