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Why don't we just strap soldiers to missiles?
- Thread starter AzureJet
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Reminds me of absolutely dreadful sci-fi movie called Starcrash that featured boarding parties launched onto ships via missiles.
Why not just have drone-level control systems to allow a remote pilot to fly the missile where they want instead of physically putting a human inside?
we're in an era where we don't need humans in our planes.
we're in an era where we don't need humans in our planes.
You have a GW avatar and your first thought was not "boarding torpedos"?!
I think the last time paratroopers were deployed was in the 60s. If you wanted to do it now you could consider using a super-sonic aircraft with maybe a detachable section that uses a modern ejection and para-shoot system?
The biggest problem is getting the troopers clear of the aircraft. You probably need to give them oxygen if as you would probably need to do it at high altitude.
you could eject a pressurised cabin (filled with soldiers) with large para-shoots to get around these problems.
The biggest problem is getting the troopers clear of the aircraft. You probably need to give them oxygen if as you would probably need to do it at high altitude.
you could eject a pressurised cabin (filled with soldiers) with large para-shoots to get around these problems.
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The missile itself is not designed to explode, unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean.
I'm not talking about evasive missiles that impact and destroy a target. I'm talking about a missile that zips through enemy territory and then safely jettison the soldier inside.
I'm envisioning it being used by special forces for times when time is critical.
You basically want one fusellage, one cockpit, one night-vision/navigation equipement, one fuel tank and one engine per soldier and per operation. All of it non reusable.
That's just not cost-effective.
The SEALs have their own mini-sub. It's pretty cool. We used to transport it to various locales back in the day.
From what I remember, they had some James Bond-looking shit that helped them move in the water, but one dude said they didn't use it too much. That was back in the '90s though.
No you're correct mostly having a harmless jab apologies, the missile itself is not designed to explode (that would be the explosive material it carries and it tends to be pretty small, hence name like warheads). Although it can be but it would be pretty redundant to design it to shrapnel given even the shrapnel should be destroyed by the blast. I guess you could kamikaze a manned missile without any issues. The biggest issue I see other than remoting or AI'ing a drone/remote missile which would be "simpler/cheaper/more ethical" is making a cockpit resistant to a ground zero blast. The material would have to protect the pilot 100% but also not make the needed propulsion ridiculous. Not to mention you probably couldn't use this on enemy ground since they would be able to recover the cockpit and PoW your solider, not a good idea. Also the amount G's missiles experience.
When I was a kid, I thought you could survive a plane crash by just jumping off at the last second lol.Don't think so hard
So like ODSTs from the Halo universe? Where they drop down in pods to get to the LZ incredibly fast and, theoretically, accurately?
Those pods don't drop quite as fast as a missle would fly, though. Missiles would probably be too dangerous. Drop pods being launched from aircraft flying high above the dropzone, though? I mean it's not that crazy to think about. But then there's a reason ODSTs are called "Helljumpers".
Those pods don't drop quite as fast as a missle would fly, though. Missiles would probably be too dangerous. Drop pods being launched from aircraft flying high above the dropzone, though? I mean it's not that crazy to think about. But then there's a reason ODSTs are called "Helljumpers".
Extending my post further about the Zip Missile Idea. I think such a design would be a cross between a missile and fighter jet. You'd most likely want some (ultra-)dense superalloy maybe, due to impact which becomes a problem with flight (heavy things don't like to fly). So to me this sounds like a kinetic cutting weapon moving at ridiculous speeds to cut things on impact with very literal (LOL) edgy design, I guess you could cut things via heat ala lightsabers. Just for humor, some kind of Tungsten Superalloy may be a possible solution for this. It could and maybe even need to be manned at the start but would most likely move to be a remote/autonomous machine for obvious reasons. Honestly while such a thing may be theoretically possible in the future, it exists purely in the realm of Science Fiction today.
What's more awesome than a Gundam? A Gundam riding a missile!
This shit was so funny me and my friends still use "possible nuke area" as a joke
Certain threads should result in mandatory account deletion and a call to the authorities
This is probably one of them.
This is probably one of them.
Any large-scale airborne deployment these days is going to be done by helicopters coming in fast and low. Modern AA is too effective for a Market-Garden style mass drop.
If you want to avoid enemy air defenses, you could instead fly really low under the enemy radar, which would let you go slower and not have to worry about turning your passengers into goo accelerating\decelerating. Then the basic aerodynamics of a human-size shell are a way easier, and you don't have to deal with pressurizing the thing or otherwise keeping your passengers warm and conscious.
Change the propulsion to something like a turbine engine, and you could even make it reusable, and therefore a lot more cost-efficient. At that point you could probably ditch the mother craft, and make it's own thing by letting it land by directing the engine power down. From there you could size it up a bit to carry a few more passengers and stick some guns on it to let it provide fire support. Sounds awesome, actually.
Change the propulsion to something like a turbine engine, and you could even make it reusable, and therefore a lot more cost-efficient. At that point you could probably ditch the mother craft, and make it's own thing by letting it land by directing the engine power down. From there you could size it up a bit to carry a few more passengers and stick some guns on it to let it provide fire support. Sounds awesome, actually.
I like the way you think. It's long past time for an upgrade on our current set-up
How does stuff like this keep happening. Same minute even!
