From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 1/31/2026 1:19 PM, wmartin wrote:   
   >>> 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!   
      
   Sustained bursts slow the aircraft but won't make it fall out of the sky.   
   OTOH, it would have to be a HUGE drone just to support the 4000 pound   
   cannon!  (imagine how they could be used if concern for the pilot   
   wasn't an issue)   
      
   Yet, when they fly overhead, you wonder how they could possibly get   
   enough *lift* to remain airborne!  They seem to be flying in slow-motion!   
      
   But, it is terrifying to think of what it would be like to  be flown   
   over in a deployment!  Knowing how much "mass" they can eject!   
      
   (One of the places at which I volunteer is in their flight path.  They are   
   so low to the ground that you can *feel* their passing!)   
      
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