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Cool new military toy: Switchblade (mini kamikazi drone)
2011-04-28
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Posted by:gorb

#5  Darn. I was hoping for a Culture knife-missile.
Posted by: Free Radical   2011-04-28 19:36  

#4  "When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way..."
Posted by: mojo   2011-04-28 15:37  

#3  I would like a switch between airburst and penetration fuzes. Take out infantry in the open and a light vehicle with the same armament. You could even get a top down penetrator option for taking out APCs and maybe tanks (if you get lucky).
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-04-28 13:36  

#2  Their website.

My own preference would be to rework their munition to airburst, like a flying claymore, but using a more potent explosive than C-4. A claymore weighs 3.5lbs, but with a more advanced explosive, and the shell of the aircraft instead of the plastic case, a load of about 3lbs would not be impossible.

And a single aircraft could take out a squad or more of enemy.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-04-28 10:35  

#1  Instant aircover w/video and uplink is cool, but the operator's gotta be cool under fire too.
Posted by: Skidmark   2011-04-28 05:40  

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