Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

You adapt. Ukraine is emptying the US armories to kill Russians at scale.

You get smarter/more accurate with the constrained supply of shells, adopt drones etc.

In the 80s, expensive Maverick missiles were the primary airborne tank killer. Now the Ukrainians are dropping mortars into tank hatches from cheap drones.




> Ukraine is emptying the US armories to kill Russians at scale.

Not really. Most of what Ukraine is getting is things that were on the list to destroy because they are end of life anyway.

Of course the important lesson to take here is that the US doesn't have enough missile defense systems in storage.


That just moves the issue onto the production of drones.




Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: