UAV Issues

[Rampager83]

ShadowCouger hits it on the head! At 5,000 feet, I doubt the visual and sound signatures would even be noticed by your average INF or ARM unit.

FLAX/AAA MIGHT be a threat, but you still have the detection issue to begin with. On a busy battlefield, who has time to stare at the sky (other than the SAM/AAA units).

Also, and I'm not sure the engine will support this, the UAV is under INTELLIGENT control back in REMF-land. If a target moves it should be able to track it.

Plus, it seems the UAV hit rate (on enemy units) is a bit low: Steady platform, moving slow, can SEE the target, etc..

Buddy

[Shadowcougar]

There is the HUNTER RQ-5A (used by US Army, USMC, France, and Belguim)and will fly as high as 20000 ft. they use the Global Hawk. they use the predator. they also have some smaller ones either in use or under devlopment.

the new ones are very small and quiet and very difficult to kill. mt no 1 argument is uav's are to easy to kill.


http://www.army-technology.com/projects/hunter/
http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=175
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator/
http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav08.html