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2007-08-02 Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces battle terrorists near Doura

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Posted by Fred 2007-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 It seems to me that SF might find use for a specialized drone aircraft in a situation like this.

One of the great concerns in lower-level situations like this is collateral damage, which can render a typical aircraft's weaponry ineffective. Too much of a good thing.

So why not have a limited number of small drones available that could do one thing very well?

Sniping.

That is, the drone has what amounts to a .308 rifle on board with a 30 or 40 rounds of ammo. It also has a good camera and target association software.

When the ground control identifies an individual involved in hostile activity through the drone's camera, it "marks" him with software that then tracks him and takes the shot, even taking into account that he is moving, with an accuracy better than what the ground controller could do.

That is, the software could take into account many of the variables so that it could even shoot a running man.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-02 10:02|| 2007-08-02 10:02|| Front Page Top

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