supersquirrelrussia is literally putting cope cages on their navy ships, are we living in a satire?
I mean, if it works, it works. Hopefully Ukraine keep finding problems for them.
If you can’t physically keep a small (flying OR submersed) drone from hitting your naval ship you shouldn’t be in the business of having a navy lol.
We aren’t talking about a tank that may move through thick brush and complex terrain that could mask threats anywhere, we are talking about a large boat in the water which by definition is a large expanse.
I mean yes whatever works works, but it is undeniably pathetic and a direct admission that the russian navy barely exists as a serious concept the way we typically think about navies.
Wasn’t Ukraine blocking drones with nets?
Warfare is evolving. If you have anti-defense for 20, they’ll send 30. If 30, they’ll send 40. Sometimes you need something as a “safety net” just in case. It is better to have it than not. Russia militarily is a joke in many ways. Disliking them doesn’t mean everything they do is stupid.
Most of the threats now need to be adapted for by even leading military powers. What defends now won’t in 2 years. Adaptability is the main advantage now.
Yeah protect your roads with drone nets, sure.
Protect your howitzers with drone nets too sure.
Heck, place cages on your armored vehicles, just make sure to do it in a way that isn’t overly bulky and defeats the purpose (i.e. why Turtle “Tanks” are a failure).
Placing a cage on a naval ship around the wheelhouse though? That is an admission you don’t have a warship but a target.
This has nothing to do with tactics and how drones change them and everything to do with in military terms what it means to actually build a Navy.