From: wwm@wwmartin.net   
      
   On 1/31/26 00:17, Don Y wrote:   
   > On 1/30/2026 12:23 PM, wmartin wrote:   
   >> On 1/30/26 05:25, Liz Tuddenham wrote:   
   >>> Don Y  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 1/27/2026 5:13 PM, bitrex wrote:   
   >>>>> On 1/27/2026 5:55 PM, Don Y wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Suddenly, "players" without deep pockets can become significant   
   >>>>>>> adversaries!   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Players without deep pockets have proved significant adversaries (of   
   >>>>>>> the US at least) for 70 damn years!   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> But the military doesn't learn!  (It seems to be part of their   
   >>>>>> mindset.)   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Note the Brits "learned" during the Revolutionary War 250 years   
   >>>>>> ago...   
   >>>>>> We have this belief that MORE technology is ALWAYS the solution   
   >>>>>> ("We need drone jammers!!  That evolve to adapt to a rapidly   
   >>>>>> evolving drone ecosystem...")   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Sounds like they've invented a very slow cruise missile which would   
   >>>>> have   
   >>>>> difficulty penetrating mosquito netting   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Enough" of anything (sticks and stones) can overwhelm any offense/   
   >>>> defense.   
   >>>   
   >>> If you could attack tha biggest tank in the Russian arsenal with tiny   
   >>> drones that hit it and exploded every few minutes, how long would it be   
   >>> before the crew either surrendered, tried to escape and were hit or   
   >>> simply went mad through lack of sleep?   
   >>   
   >> one Javelin is enough to do the job. Several dead tanks can attest to   
   >> that.   
   >   
   > Imagine a GAU8 in an unmanned drone...     
      
   Could be fun...unless the drone starts backing up from recoil!   
      
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