Russo-Ukrainian War be like...
Commander: How do we stop the enemy from jamming our drones?
Scientist: It's what Ultra-Wideband Spread-Spectrum radios are for! Huge bandwidth, super difficult to jam.
Commander: When will they be ready?
Scientist: ...not before the end of the war, and each radio costs thousands of dollars.
Commander: So they're useless. What else can we do?
Engineer: Stop using wireless. Attach drones to long cables like Cold War torpedoes.
Commander: Start production right now!
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@lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me wireless control is obviously a non-starter for stealth.
@niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be @lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me i mean radio in salt water doesn't go far either
@ignaloidas @niconiconi Yeah and neither does things like light (used by some rockets).
@niconiconi Yeah, hence why the "fire and forget" ones instead home on the opponent signal/noise.
But it's kind of fun that torpedoes can still have a wire linking them after all this time.
But it's kind of fun that torpedoes can still have a wire linking them after all this time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo#:~:text=Modern%20torpedoes%20use%20an%20umbilical%20wire
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