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Re:How the U.S. Army’s ‘Phaser’ can wipe out an entire fleet... by coldcode on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @01:59PM (#12970177)
Like a mine with a brain.
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Re:How the U.S. Army’s ‘Phaser’ can wipe out an entire fleet... by takingflac on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:48PM (#12970761)
As scary as that sounds, I feel it is better than the mindless landmines laying around from past wars. In theory, when the war is done you could hit the disarm or recall button unlike conventional mines.
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Re:How the U.S. Army’s ‘Phaser’ can wipe out an entire fleet... by rm_-rf_slash on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @03:22PM (#12971093)
Unless the drone mine gets hacked. It might even have a protocol to shield itself from a fuel-air bomb, which is a common form of mass-mine detonation.
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Re:How the U.S. Army’s ‘Phaser’ can wipe out an entire fleet... by woodman on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @10:47PM (#12974058)
I've never heard of a fuel-air bomb used for demining... APOBS is used a lot, and no matter how clever the mine is - it can't ignore a chain of explosives going off on top of it.
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