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TheLit420 t1_je21x4b wrote

Reply to comment by From_Ancient_Stars in Ukraine Defense intelligence shows insides of Shahed drones, which Russia uses to attack by DoremusJessup

Would be better if they tried for velocity? Right? I mean, for ke, (1/2)mv^2. With velocity being much more of a factor...

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Ag0r t1_je2bvly wrote

I doubt the kinetic energy of the mass of the drone really has much impact (heh) on the destructive potential, that is probably almost entirely down to the explosives it's packing.

More mass in the drone would be useful for making it less prone to bring buffeted around by wind, so it would be easier to stay on target with less sophisticated equipment perhaps.

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tufftyAus t1_je23txd wrote

Depends how much velocity you'd gain. If they're going basically as fast as they're going to go aerodynamically by the time they arrive because they've got as long a run-up as you want, then more mass makes sense.

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Duckfammit t1_je2iemz wrote

Unless you're talking about accelerating these tiny shitty drones to some percentage of the speed of light, any weight budget is much better spent on extra explosives.

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p4di t1_je48yf4 wrote

just add the same weight in explosives instead. that's more effective and even cheaper.

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