BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 14 days agoEric Schmidt: US Army should swap tanks for AI droneswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1-2arrow-down1external-linkEric Schmidt: US Army should swap tanks for AI droneswww.theregister.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoYou can’t electronically jam a tank. It also forces your opponents to pay a lot of attention to it, taking resources away from focusing on your squishy light infantry.
minus-squareChicagoTransplant@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoDon’t have to pay attention to tanks if they’re all detracked tens of kilometers from the fight by drones.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 days agoThat is attention you paid to those tanks, resources consumed to deal with them. (resources that could’ve otherwise hit an IFV full of guys)
You can’t electronically jam a tank. It also forces your opponents to pay a lot of attention to it, taking resources away from focusing on your squishy light infantry.
Don’t have to pay attention to tanks if they’re all detracked tens of kilometers from the fight by drones.
That is attention you paid to those tanks, resources consumed to deal with them.
(resources that could’ve otherwise hit an IFV full of guys)