Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ...
by ethbr0 on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:58PM
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The battleship vs carrier debate, as we understand it today, is incomplete.
Carriers won over battleships in the 1930s, because of strike distance.
Carriers won in the 1950s+ because they were the more upgradeable platform.
If you built a battleship in 1945, and then developed a better cannon or missile in 1955, what were your options?
If you built a carrier in 1945, and then developed better aircraft and armaments for them in 1955, you retooled your carrier air groups. The 4 Ohio class SSBN -> SSGN conversions are the same lesson.
It's expensive to build a new boat. It's cheaper to put new things on a boat (of the right size / shape).
Following that logic, the conclusion is to invest in robust, large drone delivery vehicles (aircraft or missiles), that allow for simpler, iterable micro-drone development.
Carriers won over battleships in the 1930s, because of strike distance.
Carriers won in the 1950s+ because they were the more upgradeable platform.
If you built a battleship in 1945, and then developed a better cannon or missile in 1955, what were your options?
If you built a carrier in 1945, and then developed better aircraft and armaments for them in 1955, you retooled your carrier air groups. The 4 Ohio class SSBN -> SSGN conversions are the same lesson.
It's expensive to build a new boat. It's cheaper to put new things on a boat (of the right size / shape).
Following that logic, the conclusion is to invest in robust, large drone delivery vehicles (aircraft or missiles), that allow for simpler, iterable micro-drone development.