Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G)

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AndrewS

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AssassinsMace said:
Maybe they’re for launching heavier longer range suicide drones with larger warheads.
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If we go with the assumption that these are one-way munitions and the wheels are there only for takeoff, then there is the issue of low launch rate from an EM catapult.

The alternative is rocket-assisted launch from containers. It'll cost more in the long-run, but you can launch a lot more in a single wave.
 
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AndrewS said:
If we go with the assumption that these are one-way munitions and the wheels are there only for takeoff, then there is the issue of low launch rate from an EM catapult.

The alternative is rocket-assisted launch from containers. It'll cost more in the long-run, but you can launch a lot more in a single wave.
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Using an EM catapult also allows you to reuse it for other platforms in the same deployment and not just suicide/disposable drones. Plus the whole thing of having to transport the rockets, them being more limited in the amout of weight they can push in a given distance unless you start putting bigger boosters, how to deal with the exhaust, etc.

They could serve a similar role to that of the expected MQ-58, doing SEAD and EW tasks in support of amphibious operations.
 
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bsdnf said:
Complete set of equipment. Actually, I'm more interested in using electromagnetic catapults to launch Shahed.
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So basically this is taking advantage of your high end electrical tech to be able to disperse your operation. Shows again just how important it is to develop EMCat. I would imagine you can also drive together with fuel truck if needed. Or some mobile SHORAD.
 
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ACuriousPLAFan said:
-> Get a 200 TEU container ship
-> Put radar and sensor systems onto it
-> Put 60 VLS containers armed with SAMs and AShMs onto it
-> Put CIWS onto it
-> Put containers with catapult-launched UCAVs onto it (we don't talk about the landing part)

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00CuriousObserver

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According to Hole Hole the Chengdu Gay Guy:

There are plenty of land-based catapult options. The “vehicle centipede” in Fig. 1 at the shipyard—looks like it’s biting its butt—is only conceptually similar to Fig. 2 (the document). It’s not the same project, and it isn’t even in the same tonnage class (order of magnitude).
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So the figures in the document are likely not applicable.
 
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Well, we only have the one document to evaluate.

if each launch uses up 2kWh of power and each launch takes 10s to go off, then

2kWh / 10s * 3600s/h = 720kW

Actual number could be even higher than this if my 10s estimate is off.

That's a whole lot of electric power going on here.
 
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SlothmanAllen

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00CuriousObserver said:
According to 约克, whose company did the paint for the CH-7 presented at Zhuhai, that airframe was a real aircraft, not a model.

Photos by him

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Why does it look like it was painted in a abandoned warehouse? Must have been the lowest bidder for the job!:)
 
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