LOCKMART@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agoF/A-XX? More like F-14Xsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down17
arrow-up1184arrow-down1imageF/A-XX? More like F-14Xsh.itjust.worksLOCKMART@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoOkay but hear me out: Drones fly slow. A modern interceptor needs to intercept everything, so it will need low stall speed and high dash speed. Unless we want our Air Force running after a plane like when Mr. Burns stole the Wright Flyer on The Simpsons.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoJust bring out the prop planes and a shotgun, Ukrainian style
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoAuto shotgun cannons on an F-14?
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoFine, but it has to be able to mag dump like an a10
Okay but hear me out: Drones fly slow.
A modern interceptor needs to intercept everything, so it will need low stall speed and high dash speed.
Unless we want our Air Force running after a plane like when Mr. Burns stole the Wright Flyer on The Simpsons.
Just bring out the prop planes and a shotgun, Ukrainian style
Auto shotgun cannons on an F-14?
Fine, but it has to be able to mag dump like an a10