• EROLoLICON@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Wow that’s so cool. We are really in the future. We can even watch a POV of a exploding drone sitting confortably on the toilet.

  • Tug@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Small targets are incredibly hard to see, it’s usually easier to see the wake rather than the unit itself. Even more so at night.

    • Ondergetekende@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      If the target doesn’t displace much volume (i.e. Is light or going slow) there is no wake. Also, when most of the volume is deeper under water, there will be no wake (but the increased drag will result in a more audible drone, especially under water).

    • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The scary thing about naval drones is sleeper drones can be much more effective because you can use the current to your advantage. And that’s before you even start toying with ballast.

      On land, you would have to have a way to leave a sleeping drone in place behind lines, at sea you can just seed the waters if you’ve the supply.

  • lolrightythen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Any word on the effect it had on that ship? To put a warship like that out of commission in any capacity would be a colossal win in terms of resources alone.

    Ukraine is awe-inspiring. I wish them nothing but peace and regeneration.

    And Puck Futin. And anyone else that causes harm to common folk either foreign or abroad.

    Not a rare sentiment - but it’s worth sharing.

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      1 year ago

      There’s an aftermath link in the op. Ship being towed by a tug while listing heavily to its port. The ship is definitely out of service if it can’t move under its own power.

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    1 year ago

    Countries of the world are going to have to start rethinking their military budgets, large ships, tanks, and equipment are now just expensive targets for relatively low cost drones.

    • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I didn’t see any type of firing at the drone. Was that light even pointed at it? I hope they skimped on pumps as well

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        When russians are presented a choice they always make the worst choice possible. It’s in their DNA.

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          The Russian government is doing some fucked up stuff, and their armed forces are being told to fight while crippled by rife petty corruption, but saying that Russians are genetically stupid/incompetent demonstrates a dangerous dehumanising attitude and a profound ignorance of Russia’s historical contributions to art, science and culture since these things began to exist.

  • Dreyns@lemmy.ml
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    Do they have a port they can rely on nearby or do they need to bring it far ?

    • Skua@kbin.social
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      Seems like it was practically in Novorossiysk when it was hit anyway, which was going to be Russia’s new Black Sea base until they invaded Crimea. I assume the lights visible behind the ship in the video are the city

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          It probably didn’t, but taking it out of action means it’s not a threat for the time being and Russia still has to pay to repair it. That’s a good result for Ukraine when it cost them zero Ukrainian lives and just one tiny skiff with a remote control system and some explosives

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            1 year ago

            Ohh yes absolutly !!! But i’t be nice if it would’ve been a fatal blow to this ship !

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    1 year ago

    Laser weapons are usually the answer to swarm drone attacks, the ammunition is free and the rate of fire is huge. But as far as I know, a good naval version hasn’t been fielded yet. And even then, drones would be able to attack during storms, since the rain scatters the beam.

    responding to @Generic_Handel@kbin.social

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      Because you need a submarine. This is ‘easier’, certainly if you don’t have a sub. Also a MK48 costs $894,000, and has a payload of 293kg. This drone packed 450kg for I imagine a fraction of the cost.