• Generic_Handel@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Countries of the world are going to have to start rethinking their military budgets, large ships, tanks, and equipment are now just expensive targets for relatively low cost drones.

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      tanks weren’t made obsolete by introduction of antitank weapons

      large warships still are useful because they can do things only large warships can. this means new sensors and close range weapons against such threats are needed

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      Modern navies are already accounting for this in the form of lots of support ships. Russia’s navy just isn’t modern.