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Old December 13th 03, 05:31 PM
Paul F Austin
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"Chad Irby" wrote
"Paul J. Adam" wrote:

UAVs are going to be really tough gun targets: just look at the size of
them. Aircraft guns aren't a good option, if only because you're going
to need so many rounds per target.


There are a lot of "plane sized" UAVs, and if you think anaircraft the
size of a Predator is a hard gun target, well, you need to compare it to
how hard it is to hit with a cheap missile (low IR signature, low radar
signature).

The "little bitty" UAVs out there are in the "fly past really quick and
turbulence does the job" category...


There really aren't "a lot" of large UAVs. They (and their payloads) are
quite expensive and the number look limited for the foreseeable future. The
Little Bitty UAVs on the other hand look to be ubiquitous. Turbulence might
do the job or maybe not. These aren't ultralights with nil control
authority. If they're flying low enough to prevent recovery, then the
fighter doing the buzz pass is in fair danger of CFIT, especially in combat.


 




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