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  1. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    It doesn't need to be on for long. Detection levels find the swarm. Then you amp it up to drop them from the sky. I'm pretty sure the Aegis Systems are perfectly capable of this already.
  2. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    Depends entirely on the EW environment. Because cheap drone swarms are worthless when subjected to enough EM energy.
  3. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    Welp...that's definitely one way to win the drone war.
  4. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    Except they can't do that. Down time happens for 'bots too. Gotta recharge, gotta do maintenance, gotta replace parts, etc... Now you have to have all the support personnel for that...and all the support people for the support people...
  5. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    Lasers are already being added to some US Strikers as a DEAA platform. Alternate platform uses kinetic weaponry as a supplemental. Haven't seen any doctrine on them, but I imagine they'll be deployed in pairs to deal with varying threats. Lighter stuff to be handled by the laser and heavier...
  6. The Whispering Monk

    Will the Advent of Drone Warfare bring back the Gun Air Defense

    Directed energy weapons are already in play, and they will become much more prevalent. Guns will still be used as a backup for SHORAD I'm sure.
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