• marcos@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Full of people that will never see $30,000 in their lives. Fighting for people that live luxurious lives in Europe.

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        4 days ago

        That awkward/ironical moment when a literal flying brick of explosives can do the same damage as an advanced rocket system without costing a fortune.

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          Tanks have shown that they can tank hits from a drone and it usually takes between like 5 to 20 depending on where they hit. Javelins can defeat an APS and have a guaranteed kill on the first hit. If the tank is coming you benefit from taking it out before it can fire.

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            It heavily depends on the amount, type and shape of explosives caried by a drone and also where you hit the tank. Because of obviously 2-3 pounds of brick shaped explosives will not do much damage to even an inch thick steel wall. While a cumulative charge with the same weight can penetrate easily such target. Thus, you simply need a bigger drone to deal with a tank. Javelin wins here only because of it can automatically correct its path and doesn’t need control from operator after being launched. Thus, any weapon is good if used correctly. The main difference is price here. Because of even if you need a dozen 1000$ drones to take down 1 tank this will be still cheaper than 1 Javeline round. This is why drones are preferable when you have tight budget.

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      4 days ago

      We send billions and billions to Ukraine.

      And you conveniently forgot to remember that russia can stop it all by just stopping and going home.

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      4 days ago

      Politicians hide themselves away
      They only started the war
      Why should they go out to fight?
      They leave that all to the poor, yeah