• @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    I think automation is gonna clean a lot of this right up.

    we’ll be left with drones, and drone carriers. maybe a few humies on the drone carriers to do whatever can’t be outright automated on at sea. and there’s really no good reason to be a surface ship if all you’re schlepping is drones.

    • @Rednax
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      31 year ago

      Radar is kinda hard for subs. Hence air and missile defense are kinda hard for subs.

      Comms with your drones is also kinda hard underwater. In fact: if you need to surface to launch and control your drones, why bother being a sub?

      Drones will just be another weapon stuffed onto surface ships. Expanding the ever growing arsenal of these ships.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        yeah these limitations totally limit fire and forget munitions… not at all.

        a stealthy sub that just surfaced off your shore and released a hundred drone swarm doesn’t need to stick around and wait for the fireworks.