Eternity RPC Board
02-12-2017, 12:25 AM
Mm...the deployment of defenses via parachute. What kinda structures are we talking about here?
Deploying mines via cluster munitions is fine--that's already a thing in RL. And there are ways to quickly deploy barbed wire, likely with a vehicle, though if you really wanna attach a rocket to that, that's technically possible. But beyond that...while it's technically possible to develop software and guidance equipment to set down barriers (sandbags, concrete) or other equipment (tents, portapotties), it sounds like it'd be more expensive and time-consuming than really worth.
You'd first need to deploy radar equipment to get a digital topography map, then coordinate with troops on site and the guy working the software (who could also be on site, I suppose), and then actually deploy the deployment system. Which'd also take some time. And while guidance/course correction of the equipment as it descends can be handled by computers, there'd still be a lot of interference from the air currents and such, which'd make dropping things more than a little unpredictable.
Deploying mines via cluster munitions is fine--that's already a thing in RL. And there are ways to quickly deploy barbed wire, likely with a vehicle, though if you really wanna attach a rocket to that, that's technically possible. But beyond that...while it's technically possible to develop software and guidance equipment to set down barriers (sandbags, concrete) or other equipment (tents, portapotties), it sounds like it'd be more expensive and time-consuming than really worth.
You'd first need to deploy radar equipment to get a digital topography map, then coordinate with troops on site and the guy working the software (who could also be on site, I suppose), and then actually deploy the deployment system. Which'd also take some time. And while guidance/course correction of the equipment as it descends can be handled by computers, there'd still be a lot of interference from the air currents and such, which'd make dropping things more than a little unpredictable.
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