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by Gallia- » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:21 pm
by Allanea » Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:13 pm
by Gallia- » Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:15 pm
by Western Pacific Territories » Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:19 pm
Purpelia wrote:Allanea wrote:Relevant to this thread, a guide onhow to write about injuries. Also we can now badger Puzikas less I guess!
It's like 10 USD though. Do these people think we are made of money?
by Chezzetcook » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:22 pm
by Allanea » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:11 pm
by The Corparation » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:15 pm
Gallia- wrote:Zephyr has a payload capacity of less than 3 kilograms.
It can barely carry itself, much less anything useful.
e: And Zephyr T has a payload of 20 kilograms.
e2: A better solution looks like a nuclear powered Global Hawk. I don't know how much AN/ZPY-3 weighs, but his little brother named AN/ZPY-1 weighs about 30 kilograms, which is 10 kilograms more than Zephyr T can lift.
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by Chezzetcook » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:32 pm
Allanea wrote:WRT Panama Mounts there's not really much of a point.
Something like a D-30 already has ha device in its mount that lets its crew to spin it about rapidly and aim it at things without the need for complex concrete bottoms.
The problem with any kind of prepared bastion gun emplacement is that the protection for the gun against the most common threats is limited, while it's highly possible an opponent might scouted out the locations before war even begins.
by Crookfur » Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:42 am
Chezzetcook wrote:Allanea wrote:WRT Panama Mounts there's not really much of a point.
Something like a D-30 already has ha device in its mount that lets its crew to spin it about rapidly and aim it at things without the need for complex concrete bottoms.
The problem with any kind of prepared bastion gun emplacement is that the protection for the gun against the most common threats is limited, while it's highly possible an opponent might scouted out the locations before war even begins.
Yes, the actual defensive utility would be limited. For a former colonial territory I am more thinking as a ceremonial role that continues to be carried on. A prepared bastion is probably better than a Panama mount because it can be a simple firing pad that something like TrF1 could just be rolled into.
Utility would be limited to a ceremonial gun role, and reserve training use.
On a more militarily useful point, on a system based around regiments like the Commonwealth, how should battalion battleground be commanded? Should the commanders just be the battalion commander? Should I have signals regiment sub units which can also be attached to boater the battalion HQ?
Edit: To be clear, these bastion emplacements may even be open to the public when not in use, so I'm not proposing their use as actual defensive positions. Nor am I considering many.
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:02 am
The Corparation wrote:Gallia- wrote:Zephyr has a payload capacity of less than 3 kilograms.
It can barely carry itself, much less anything useful.
e: And Zephyr T has a payload of 20 kilograms.
e2: A better solution looks like a nuclear powered Global Hawk. I don't know how much AN/ZPY-3 weighs, but his little brother named AN/ZPY-1 weighs about 30 kilograms, which is 10 kilograms more than Zephyr T can lift.
Stop you're giving me ideas. Terrible ideas. I don't have time for ideas.
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:08 am
by Mazujotai » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:08 am
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:13 am
Allanea wrote:Bear in mind it already includes a camera, which kind of renders it possible for it to fly about and take pictures of stuff, which is 50% or more of what drones of this size do.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/09/15/ ... itary.html
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:16 am
Mazujotai wrote:How are Mechanized Regiments usually constructed? what would the ratio of APCs, IFVs, Tanks, SPAAGs, and SPAs be?
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:16 am
Gallia- wrote:Allanea wrote:Bear in mind it already includes a camera, which kind of renders it possible for it to fly about and take pictures of stuff, which is 50% or more of what drones of this size do.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/09/15/ ... itary.html
Maritime reconnaissance is done with side looking radars, not cameras.
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:24 am
by The Isle of Newfoundland » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:25 am
Crookfur wrote:Chezzetcook wrote:
Yes, the actual defensive utility would be limited. For a former colonial territory I am more thinking as a ceremonial role that continues to be carried on. A prepared bastion is probably better than a Panama mount because it can be a simple firing pad that something like TrF1 could just be rolled into.
Utility would be limited to a ceremonial gun role, and reserve training use.
On a more militarily useful point, on a system based around regiments like the Commonwealth, how should battalion battleground be commanded? Should the commanders just be the battalion commander? Should I have signals regiment sub units which can also be attached to boater the battalion HQ?
Edit: To be clear, these bastion emplacements may even be open to the public when not in use, so I'm not proposing their use as actual defensive positions. Nor am I considering many.
Yes battle groups are still a very useful thing but you form them out of your brigades as required and they are lead by the battalion HQ of whatever battalion provides the main companies:
http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0014.html
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:39 am
Gallia- wrote:
No. It can loft experimental atmospheric measuring devices, though. It would be useful for a university to expand its ability to teach students about high altitude atmosphere. Triton has a camera too, and a far better one than what is on Zephyr (for one thing it is multispectral), and it has to go to a (relatively) low altitude to use it. The primary sensor is AN/ZPY-3. Triton flies in the same altitude regime, although it's faster I think, and performs the same mission; but Triton's payload is measured in metric tons, not kilograms.
Zephyr is a combination of marketing stunt and a subsidy for university/MIC research & development.
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:44 am
by Austrasien » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:10 am
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:13 am
Austrasien wrote:It has enough payload capacity for a FLIR and ELINT receiver - which is enough for very basic maritime reconnaissance. But most importantly it can provide eyes on the target. For a fleet operating with realistic ROE this is extremely valuable.
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:17 am
Austrasien wrote:It has enough payload capacity for a FLIR and ELINT receiver - which is enough for very basic maritime reconnaissance. But most importantly it can provide eyes on the target. For a fleet operating with realistic ROE this is extremely valuable.
Allanea wrote:Austrasien wrote:It has enough payload capacity for a FLIR and ELINT receiver - which is enough for very basic maritime reconnaissance. But most importantly it can provide eyes on the target. For a fleet operating with realistic ROE this is extremely valuable.
Yeah at no point did I expect to spot stealth seacraft with it or submarines or whatever.
by Theodosiya » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:18 am
by Allanea » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:42 am
As usual, you gave zero indication of what you actually expect, and proceed to act surprised when people don't know what you're asking. The Airbus image you linked mentions a SAR on the UAS. The lightest SAR I can think of is STARLite's most ultra-modern version, which is around 20 kg, but that leaves little/no room for anything else useful.
by Gallia- » Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:50 am
Allanea wrote:As usual, you gave zero indication of what you actually expect, and proceed to act surprised when people don't know what you're asking. The Airbus image you linked mentions a SAR on the UAS. The lightest SAR I can think of is STARLite's most ultra-modern version, which is around 20 kg, but that leaves little/no room for anything else useful.
I'm not surprised that it's not usable for advanced scenarios. Unless I misread you, you implied it was not just useless for spotting ships with RADAR, but that all versions of it are useless for all military use.
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