German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
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#2This was staged by the german pirate party.
They wanted to "take pictures" / draw attention to the surveillance issue.
The incident wasn't discussed in terms of being a threat in german media. Merkel was photographed smiling as the drone crashed down in front of her.
See also: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/merkel-campaign-...
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#3If Battlefield 3 has taught me anything, someone is going to strap a brick of C4 to one soon enough.
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#4Oh great, a lot of fear-mongering about to happen.
We honestly can't defend against all of these things--might as well simply try to structure society to be resilient in the face of inevitable attacks, and try not to make such things desirable to anybody even remotely sane.
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#5Oh great, a lot of fear-mongering about to happen. We honestly can't defend against all of these things--might as well simply try to structure society to be resilient in the face of inevitable attacks, and try not to make such things desirable to anybody even remotely sane.
No fear mongering going on here.
As i wrote earlier, the incident wasn't discussed in terms of being a threat in the german media.
Also, the pilot of the drone was only briefly arrested for disturbing the rally and released hours later by the police. After conducting an examination of the drone, the police concluded that it posed no threat. case closed.
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#6If Battlefield 3 has taught me anything, someone is going to strap a brick of C4 to one soon enough.
I know quadcopters are very sensitive to weight, and a 10oz (285g) quadcopter could probably not carry more than a 1oz (28g) payload. How destructive is 1oz (28g) of C4?
I want to see the destructive potential of a quantity of C4 graphed against its weight.
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#7lol @ the countermeasures being high tech lasers.
Spray them with water or vegetable oil. Water is easiest - just use a high pressure hose to knock them out of the sky / potentially break flight-critical components. Oil requires some special equipment but would presumably ruin the propellers/rotors.
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#8If Battlefield 3 has taught me anything, someone is going to strap a brick of C4 to one soon enough.
I know quadcopters are very sensitive to weight, and a 10oz (285g) quadcopter could probably not carry more than a 1oz (28g) payload. How destructive is 1oz (28g) of C4? I want to see the destructive potential of a quantity of C4 graphed against its weight.
Someone (T.E. Lawrence?) said that beginners overestimate the amount of explosives needed to accomplish any given task.
That said, a standard-issue hand grenade weighs something like 450 g, of which 150 g is explosives. The shrapnel travels out to 15 m. I think the verdict is that with 30 g of payload an assassin needs to aim really well.
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know quadcopters are very sensitive to weight, and a 10oz (285g) quadcopter could probably not carry more than a 1oz (28g) payload. How destructive is 1oz (28g) of C4? I want to see the destructive potential of a quantity of C4 graphed against its weight.
Someone (T.E. Lawrence?) said that beginners overestimate the amount of explosives needed to accomplish any given task. That said, a standard-issue hand grenade weighs something like 450 g, of which 150 g is explosives. The shrapnel travels out to 15 m. I think the verdict is that with 30 g of payload an assassin needs to aim really well.
So most of the destructive power of grenades comes from the shrapnel? (I'm remembering a photo of a grenade cut in half.) What would that 150g of explosives do without the shrapnel shell?
How much shrapnel would a 285g quadcopter generate? What would be the effect of an external explosion on the lithium battery?
Re: German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
#10This was staged by the german pirate party. They wanted to "take pictures" / draw attention to the surveillance issue. The incident wasn't discussed in terms of being a threat in german media. Merkel was photographed smiling as the drone crashed down in front of her. See also: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/merkel-campaign-...
They would have been more effective if they had 50-100 individually-controlled quadcopters, and had them hover near specific individuals, looking at facial expressions, phone screens, gestures, etc. Crashing the drone at the guy's feet makes them seem harmless, or even hapless.