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RockBottom@feddit.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

The US Air Force wants to test blowing up Cybertrucks because 'it is likely the type of vehicles used by the enemy may transition to Tesla Cyber trucks'

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The US Air Force wants to test blowing up Cybertrucks because 'it is likely the type of vehicles used by the enemy may transition to Tesla Cyber trucks'

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RockBottom@feddit.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Hola!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/post/137948

  • potatopotato@sh.itjust.works
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    I…can’t think of a single munition in inventory that wouldn’t obliterate a cybertruck. Like best case it reduces the effective frag radius from a Hydra 70 M151 10lb warhead slightly.

    The air force doesn’t really believe in overkill, they’ll be popping these things with 500lb GBU-38 JDAMs even if all it takes is an air dropped water balloon.

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      I…can’t think of a single munition in inventory that wouldn’t obliterate a cybertruck.

      https://www.armtecdefense.com/Portals/5/Documents/RR170-188_1023.pdf?ver=2024-09-11-165306-580

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        While it’s not an offensive weapon, it could still light the truck on fire if the pilot trys hard enough.

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          These are just chaff. No incendiary component.

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            Yes. I have enough faith in fighter pilots ability to figure it out. The chaff rockets do burn pretty hot.

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        I had no idea that chaff cartridges were so small, thanks I learned something today. You’d probably want the impulse cartridge to take out a cybertruck, but a bunch of chaff might shortcircut something.

      • potatopotato@sh.itjust.works
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        Well, you’re not wrong, but fuck you

    • decipher_jeanne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Idk. Maybe It’s more about its unusual shape messing with a target identification software?

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