Post by neil on Aug 5, 2022 9:47:05 GMT
The ubiquity of small surveillance drones in modern combat requires countermeasures. The Housemartin is typical of a range of small flying drones that target and destroy the most common "dragonfly" sized surveillance drones. It's named after a small insectivorous bird that hunts on the wing.
The housemartin drone is a winged drone 15cm long with a wingspan of 30cm. The drone flies by flapping wings at up to 5Hz and can reach speeds of up to 13ms-1. It can turn tightly but not hover. A single clawed leg allows it to perch on the ground and branches. A sensor suite detects visible, UV, and IR light. Direction-finding microwave and radio receivers detect transmitting drones. Terminal attack guidance is by a combination of vision and active sonar. The drone's weapons are a extendable sharp scissor-like talons at each wing root.
Typically, several housemartins are deployed on autonomous patrol around the operating unit. Should one find a surveillance drone, it will report back to the operator and attack. They return to base for periodic recharging.
When the housemartin detects a surveillance drone, it flies to intercept. When close, the talons snap forward and cut into the target, destroying or disabling it. The claws are highly effective against small drones but are little more than a nuisance for large drones or people.
Housemartin drones are often used in a secondary role as pest control, attacking mosquitoes and other flying insects.
Dimensions: 15cm long, 30cm wingspan, 35grams
Durability: -3
Damage rating: -3
Power source: Microcell, wings
Fuel Range: 45 minutes flight time
Capacity: None
Availability: Common
Features: Autonomous, hot interface, sensors
Cost: 4500cs
Maneuver Mods: Attack +3, Defend -1, Chase/Evade +4, Performance -1
The housemartin drone is a winged drone 15cm long with a wingspan of 30cm. The drone flies by flapping wings at up to 5Hz and can reach speeds of up to 13ms-1. It can turn tightly but not hover. A single clawed leg allows it to perch on the ground and branches. A sensor suite detects visible, UV, and IR light. Direction-finding microwave and radio receivers detect transmitting drones. Terminal attack guidance is by a combination of vision and active sonar. The drone's weapons are a extendable sharp scissor-like talons at each wing root.
Typically, several housemartins are deployed on autonomous patrol around the operating unit. Should one find a surveillance drone, it will report back to the operator and attack. They return to base for periodic recharging.
When the housemartin detects a surveillance drone, it flies to intercept. When close, the talons snap forward and cut into the target, destroying or disabling it. The claws are highly effective against small drones but are little more than a nuisance for large drones or people.
Housemartin drones are often used in a secondary role as pest control, attacking mosquitoes and other flying insects.
Dimensions: 15cm long, 30cm wingspan, 35grams
Durability: -3
Damage rating: -3
Power source: Microcell, wings
Fuel Range: 45 minutes flight time
Capacity: None
Availability: Common
Features: Autonomous, hot interface, sensors
Cost: 4500cs
Maneuver Mods: Attack +3, Defend -1, Chase/Evade +4, Performance -1