[OC] Cost of Taking Down Unidentified Object Over Lake HuronSubmitted by Metalytiq t3_11b03pz in dataisbeautiful
NoNameImagination t1_j9xrql2 wrote
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Two example of why it's not.
In 1998 Canada tried to shoot down a weather balloon, it took 1000 rounds of ammunition and 6 days to do it.
During WW1 zeppelins were extremely difficult to shoot down using machine guns as they only made small holes that didn't leak much gas. It wasn't until incendiary ammunition was brought in that they could be shot down by planes.
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