• Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I have a serious doubt that whatever Russia could cobble together would be an effective laser weapon for more than just demo.

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        18 hours ago

        Because even with all the stupid amount of money the usa spend on r and d we have few few operational and tested platforms… If a drone hit one it goes boom just like anything else. If we can’t field 30of the things in our wildest imagination I can’t imagine they can achieve. More than 2 or 3 operational units and they will get whacked eventually

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          18 hours ago

          The Russian economy is far more industrialized, while the US is far more financialized. Spending goes farther in Russia than it does in the US. I don’t think it’s far-fetched to think Russia could implement some degree of laser-based drone defenses.

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            17 hours ago

            I’ll give you that. One thing though. On a rainy or foggy night those defenses are worthless. Range goes in the crapper.

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                  17 hours ago

                  I wouldn’t say I “like” Russia just because I don’t see them as some barbarian society like I see them portrayed as commonly. I am immensely critical of their nationalist, capitalist system, as any communist should be. I just understand that they are presently subject to imperialist encirclement, and this encirclement drives their hostile reaction.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah the will of Ukraine will triumph against the slavic horde that hadn’t even seen asphaltroads, plumbing or anything but human wave assaults.

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        1 day ago

        No it’s more like Russias piss poor attempt at making their very own gps system while having none of the benefits of the USSR … 32 satellites launched so far. One lost … 4 or 5 in orbits so low as to be detrimental, not one so far has reached the target 800km goal . Second launches are dispersed in various geostationary orbits and completely varied. They needed a net to get geo location and they cats pebbles in the pond. There are ramifications to dumbing down the country.