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lm28469yesterday at 2:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

> deploy and do what exactly?

To get sunk by a $20k drone, the most likely outcome at that point


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jandrewrogersyesterday at 5:20 PM

Cheap drones are only effective against relatively soft targets. Weak penetration and small warheads limit their utility.

Many countries already have long-range drones designed to attack ships i.e. anti-ship missiles. They cost $1-2M a piece. It would still require a minimum of many direct hits to sink a modern aircraft carrier, as commonly demonstrated for SINKEX.

Jenssonyesterday at 3:09 PM

How would a drone sink a carrier? If Iran could do that they would already have sunk the American carriers.

The risk at the straights aren't drones but torpedoes and mines and attack boats.

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