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by dgfitz 821 days ago
Edit: forgot to add GPS denied areas. Dead reckoning is really fucking hard when you’re blown about like a leaf in the wind.

What about the datalink? Max distance? Is there a video feed? Does each drone have an operator? If not, how do you know who is being targeted? War is ugly and messy, everything looks like the same shit on the battlefield.

Have you considered weather? Temperature can play a nasty role in drone mobility, not to mention wind. Oh, and they’re not quiet, at all.

Drones are as much of a pain as they can be effective. Everyone just assumes they “just work” and they really don’t.