Well, it lacks the expected sci-fi beam and flash effects, but if you think about it some more, this version is actually much more scary.
This beam will reach out across dozens of kilometers, to set your drone on fire. Or your plane. There's shit all you can do about it. This is not Star Trek, there are no shields or hull sensors. Your flyer likely won't realize it's being shot at until it suddenly stops flying.
You can not see the beam. If the beam sees you, even in a faraway reflection, you won't be ever seeing anything anymore.
I suppose it's the appropriate counter to the experience that military drones serve, i.e.:
There's a buzzing sound permeating the air. You may or may not hear it. Some time later, you die, and don't even have time to notice the fiery explosion that killed you.
TeMPOraL|3 years ago
This beam will reach out across dozens of kilometers, to set your drone on fire. Or your plane. There's shit all you can do about it. This is not Star Trek, there are no shields or hull sensors. Your flyer likely won't realize it's being shot at until it suddenly stops flying.
You can not see the beam. If the beam sees you, even in a faraway reflection, you won't be ever seeing anything anymore.
I suppose it's the appropriate counter to the experience that military drones serve, i.e.:
There's a buzzing sound permeating the air. You may or may not hear it. Some time later, you die, and don't even have time to notice the fiery explosion that killed you.
Modern weapons are stuff of nightmares.