Re: Interesting - Ukraine Missiles Use Open Source, Russians Use Pi-4s

On 7/21/26 03:39, Andy Burns wrote:
> Rich wrote:
> 
>> at a 100:1 cost ratio, someone can lob 100 Qassam rockets
>> towards a single target for the price of one Tamir missle.  Even if the
>> Tamir could somehow take out 99 of the Qassam's (it can't) that still
>> leaves one that will explode somewhere the defender really does not
>> want explosions happening.
>>
>> If two Tamir's are used against the swarm, then the swarm could be 200
>> large before it again cost the same as the two missles.  And two
>> missles won't take out all 200 incoming, so still, one or more
>> explosions somewhere you'd rather not have any explosions.
> 
> Isn't this where AI steps in and says
> "A strange game, the only winning move is not to play"?
> 
> FX: hollow-laughter

   The trouble is that "They" never stop playing,
   so WE can't either. The conqueror mindset seems
   to be built into the species.

   Movies aren't Real Life, Real People. Movies
   can be 'idealistic', All You Need Is Love, but ...

   SO ... the USA/west needs something at least as
   good, and CHEAP, as "Irondome". This IS the
   paradigm for 21st century conflicts - send a
   swarm of hornets instead of a battleship or
   masses of soldiers.

   Those who can pack the most bang into a Pi-5
   level processor WINS.