Sure, in theory this kind of dronetrap will work on helicopters, but it ignores many aspects including the basic question of how is the helicopter detected before the helicopter detects the drone?
I mean more cheap and dirty. Like a rearward facing camera so the drone pilot can spot the helicopter and fire off some sort of auto tracking ordinance. I only used MANPADS as an example because it has the best name, it would be overkill.
That’s the neat part. You don’t. You cruise along in your decoy drone until you spot a heli drop behind, lining up a shot like they are in the video, then let rip with whatever ya got.
I’m not saying it’s a long term option. But it’s likely to get a couple nice expensive kills before the pilots start changing tactics (and likely expending more ammo in the process).
Right but it isn’t a requirement for a helicopter with a functional, maintained gun turret to engage in such a highly limited way like an airplane with forward mounted weapons is forced to.
The thing is, I doubt the hardware, maintenance and training of russian attack helicopters is up to providing that capability realistically. Most russian attack helis likely use their turret locked in a forward position because russians bullshit everything.
I mean more cheap and dirty. Like a rearward facing camera so the drone pilot can spot the helicopter and fire off some sort of auto tracking ordinance. I only used MANPADS as an example because it has the best name, it would be overkill.
So how do you spot the helicopter before its far superior sensors spot you?
Sure you can try to spot it with another platform out ahead, but helicopters can just as easily play the same game…
Relying on visually seeing a target with a traditional video camera ain’t gonna cut it except in the luckiest of circumstances.
That’s the neat part. You don’t. You cruise along in your decoy drone until you spot a heli drop behind, lining up a shot like they are in the video, then let rip with whatever ya got.
I’m not saying it’s a long term option. But it’s likely to get a couple nice expensive kills before the pilots start changing tactics (and likely expending more ammo in the process).
Right but it isn’t a requirement for a helicopter with a functional, maintained gun turret to engage in such a highly limited way like an airplane with forward mounted weapons is forced to.
The thing is, I doubt the hardware, maintenance and training of russian attack helicopters is up to providing that capability realistically. Most russian attack helis likely use their turret locked in a forward position because russians bullshit everything.