The Ants' New Weapon, Robert Gore
“Ants at the Picnic, Part Two” (SLL, Robert Gore, 6/18/ 23) speculated on the ants’ potential guerrilla warfare against the government. That article, only two-years old, focused on firearms and didn’t even mention drones, which demonstrates how quickly things are changing. When insurgent war comes to the U.S., drones will be the ants’ key weapon. For that, they can thank clever Ukrainians and Russians for their development of drone production, tactics, strategy, and warfare. That assumes, of course, that they are smart enough to learn from them.
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We are now in the evolving game of drone/anti-drone.
That Fiber Optic Cable, I did not realize was connected. This means flying between trees is a limited endeavor. It also means "Net Attacks" have something else to latch onto.
As someone who loves the challenge, these drones have 2-3 weaknesses. First is the fiber connection. While tracing it back 20-30kms is not going to be easy, I would be developing a "tracer drone" that you attach to that cable, and it reels it in, creating a beacon to generate a target. While we cannot use EM (Electro Magnetic) which would be faster/easier (induce a signal on it, like a wire tracer in a house)...
For me, this is a pretty big target. A swarm of drones with these cables attached, get behind them, target the cables with a "net launcher, boa style wrap.
Next up, the devices use optics. Take one apart. Develop a new smoke that has "stickier" particles. The goal is to cloud up/block the optics.
Next up, the detonation process. Analyze the drone. Figure out how you can force the detonation to happen sooner. Anything from a laser hitting the right spot, to a jolt to flying a capacitor drone to touch it.
Finally, the shotgun with bird shot...
This is how the game is played. Everyone takes their losses, analyzes what's going sideways, and works on the weaknesses they can find.
If it weren't for the human loss... It would be an exciting field of endeavor.
I bet a Sonic Screwdriver would be effective! (Dr. Who fans, only, LOL)
1 Million ideas will be hatched for how to deal with this. The bad part, to me, is that a cable is directional, in that ONE end is clearly the Pilot (and one of the 2 targets).
Clicked a link to see that small rowboat-sized drone boat. My reaction was, well, of course. Why not? Why didn't I think of that?
Oops. Now I just did think of something. Pricier submarine suicide drones that hunt and lock in on humongous manned nuclear powered navy submarines.
Once yet again, me old dino wonders if I've lived too long.
ROTFLMAO
But I'm sure they don't have 10 million sets of controls or fiber optic lines either.
Imagine, an entire section of the border overwhelmed by 10 million fiber optic wires tangling up everything in sight. ;^)