Synaps4 t1_j1ve3fr wrote
I think you'll see a return of anti-aircraft machine guns as drone-killing weapons, only they will be computer-tracking with a human to approve the object being shot at.
prof_the_doom t1_j1weuai wrote
Odds are it'll be something like this mounted on a Bradley base, as opposed to going back to the quad .50 half-tracks.
Synaps4 t1_j1wgt34 wrote
Possibly, but you'll probably need to replace the radar on top with an optical targeting system, and if you're really smart have cheap optical targeting pods that are separate from the gun. Drones can come in low enough to be all but invisible until it's too late. You don't want them trading 10 drones for one cwis over and over, so spreading out the sensors will make the attack on the gun less debilitating and allow the gun to see them coming before they can fire on it.
Greedyanda t1_j1xbvoc wrote
What do you mean by "return"?
They never left: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MANTIS_Air_Defence_System
It's even specifically trained on drones: https://youtu.be/6xxcW8H1mfo
WikiSummarizerBot t1_j1xbx32 wrote
>MANTIS Air Defence System (Modular, Automatic and Network Capable Targeting and Interception System), formerly titled NBS-C-RAM (Nächstbereichschutzsystem Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar), is a very short-range air defence protection system of the German Air Force, intended for base-protection. It is produced by Rheinmetall Air Defence, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany. It is a part of the air force's future SysFla air-defence project.
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