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2011-04-28 Home Front: WoT

Cool new military toy: Switchblade (mini kamikazi drone)

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Posted by gorb 2011-04-28 01:59|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 05:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 10:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 13:36|| Front Page Top

#4 "When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way..."

Posted by mojo 2011-04-28 15:37|| 2011-04-28 15:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Darn. I was hoping for a Culture knife-missile.

Posted by Free Radical 2011-04-28 19:36|| 2011-04-28 19:36|| Front Page Top

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