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[-] DadWagonDriver@lemm.ee 58 points 1 year ago

The use of drones in this war is fascinating from afar.

From an American perspective, I keep seeing calls from extremists for a new civil war, and it terrifies me because weaponry like this means shit will go poorly for civilians VERY quickly, even without going nuclear. I imagine that all these kids and young adults who think that playing CoD prepared them for actual war will be in for a big, brief surprise when a drone just deletes them while being operated by some guy in, like, Nevada.

[-] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Eh drone is just cost effective version of CAS. I think most modern jets bomber/fighter could carry out precision strikes without you ever seeing or hearing them.

Or going in loud and proud A10 style also works, that shit is scarier lol

[-] netburnr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] thedrivingcrooner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

At least I'd see the A10 before it mows me down.

[-] red@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Tbh something you can only hear the last second is way scarier 99.9% of the time, because you can't expect to hear it's coming. Could happen anywhere any time.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Or going in loud and proud A10 style also works, that shit is scarier lol

It saves infantry, but not the british infantry. It saves infantry, but not the british infantry.

[-] _Z1useri@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or get chased around by explosive FPV drones and Ali-express quadcopters dropping grenades.

And that's before someone with more resources than Ukraine inevitably makes an airplane load of these things that just automatically go for anything vaguely human shaped.

[-] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe AliExpress drones is scarier, the fact that it’s so harmless and so lethal is equally scary 😂😂😂

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

I take want to see a bunch of Trumpers on mobility scooters waving AR-15s take on the US army. It'll be hilarious.

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