Message from @Mereck
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miniature tomahawk
if they are not armored on military gear...
Which will contain the telemetry and communication instrument
You can't really put armor on it
It's a small drone, not a fighter jet
thick enough glass if its visualy guided and done
Thick bullet proof glass isn't weightless
small camera hole does not need that much glass to be protected
Same for the body frame
i mean it aint hellfire what has eye size of a fist what gimbals
i watched a video where some guys were flying an RC plane, and they would fly it around, land it, then use a holesaw to put a hole probably the size of a coke can in it, then try to fly it again and by the time it was finally not able to fly anymore, there was more plane gone then there was left
so its gonna be pretty tough to stop something thats flying at you
and if that wingspan is 2 meters then that pod in the midle is probly closer to 20-30 cm?
RC plane don't carry a 2kg payload, nor military grade com equipment
nor have military grade motors and engineering in them
rc planes *can* and *do* carry a 2kg payload
Which is shit if you've been anywhere near military grade equipment in your life
so indeed shooting small and fast fucker like that whats coming right at you from any angle would be nightmare
shoot it with CIWS?
^the only option^
CIWS would be overkill
:DDD CIWS
(might, but not sure)
and destroy everything near behind or around it
:D
To me it's just a small gadget that looks good on specs but isn't really a viable option in a real environment
for car whats idea is to get close undetected pop drones and fuck off
the intention of CIWS is exactly not to shoot anything behind it
that thing is quite horrible infantry wise
Plus if you need any kind of precision with it (and since it only got a 2 kg payload you're not gonna use it to take down buildings I guess), you'll need some heavy coms in order to not be jammed easily
i mean with CIWS spread, and ammo size and speed you are certain to hit anything behind that thing
and since the article states "diving at speeds of 180 kilometers an hour"
it's implied they are up in the sky
diving down
not flying on the horizon
when the ammo is barely smaller than drone you are trying to shoot
phalanx uses what ? 20mm tungstens
Finally, let's not forget, it's not about the chinese but about any fucking miltary industries, specs given out are only in ideal conditions
if it fired only one and it hit directly it would still make mush out of it most likely and continue its journey to anything behind it
depending on that things armor ofc what is just ?
and its not meant to be used against sea targets one would think