โฒ 157 โผ Zelenskyy Urges UK, France, and Germany to Build European Alternative to US Patriot System (united24media.com) submitted 2 months ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Olap@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (3 children) Long overdue. I'd make it a railgun permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Is this sarcasm? What gives you the hope that it could work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Rednax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* Japan has been succesfully testing railguns for naval use. Not as big or fancy as the projects the US focused on. But limited in scope, and aimed at practical use. They seem to have solved the barrel degrading issues well enough to make the guns viable. That said. I think it is still too far out to focus on right now. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) A lot of the missile defense systems are interceptors, which is basically destruction by impact. Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] remon@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. Nice as a close-in weapon, but entirely useless for high-altitude interceptions. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] IanM42@piefed.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Good for big stuff but we also need something for the swarm. Something fast firing or our own swarms. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ceiphas@feddit.org 1 point 2 months ago Flak-cannons exist permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Insekticus@aussie.zone 1 point 2 months ago I hear Japan's are top of the line these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Is this sarcasm? What gives you the hope that it could work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Rednax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* Japan has been succesfully testing railguns for naval use. Not as big or fancy as the projects the US focused on. But limited in scope, and aimed at practical use. They seem to have solved the barrel degrading issues well enough to make the guns viable. That said. I think it is still too far out to focus on right now. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) A lot of the missile defense systems are interceptors, which is basically destruction by impact. Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] remon@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. Nice as a close-in weapon, but entirely useless for high-altitude interceptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Rednax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* Japan has been succesfully testing railguns for naval use. Not as big or fancy as the projects the US focused on. But limited in scope, and aimed at practical use. They seem to have solved the barrel degrading issues well enough to make the guns viable. That said. I think it is still too far out to focus on right now. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) A lot of the missile defense systems are interceptors, which is basically destruction by impact. Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] remon@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. Nice as a close-in weapon, but entirely useless for high-altitude interceptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] remon@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, direct energy weapons would also be better. Nice as a close-in weapon, but entirely useless for high-altitude interceptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] IanM42@piefed.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Good for big stuff but we also need something for the swarm. Something fast firing or our own swarms. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ceiphas@feddit.org 1 point 2 months ago Flak-cannons exist permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Insekticus@aussie.zone 1 point 2 months ago I hear Japan's are top of the line these days. permalink fedilink source parent