In regard to those rather sloppy looking ‘cables’ connected to the back end of the missile canisters....
I would imagine that electronics and other parts of Patriot missiles while inside their canisters must be fully energized and ready to be launched at all times.
This must generate some heat within the canisters that might make them ‘glow’ with a unique heat signature that an AI drone could pick up on, especially at night.
Any Patriot battery seen by an AI drone that did not have launchers & generators, etc. that ‘glowed’ in an expected manner would pretty much have to be decoys, right?
So might the odd looking cables on the back of the ‘Chinese Patriot Training Aid’ actually provide power to some sort of a heater placed inside the dummy canisters in order to simulate the warmth produced by an active, ready to launch missile?
You are undoubtedly correct when you posit that the Patriot launcher on the truck trailer is, in fact, an AI trainer built by China for testing attack drone systems.
Makes a lot of sense!
I’m sure that Ukraine is making sure Patriot systems are well camouflaged soon after they are emplaced.
I’m wondering if a Patriot battery can also be recognized by an approaching drone simply by how the various components are arranged in relation to one another.
Do the data and communication cables that connect these components with one another have sufficient length to allow for a more random looking ground configuration?
I can see a few details that are inconsistent with an actual Raytheon product, even if this unit is just meant for training.
The ‘cable’ that attaches to the upper left missile container appears to have been too short to reach where it was supposed to go so the fella installing it simply drilled a hole so it would fit.
The hinges that allow the launcher to be elevated are as simple as can be…
… just a couple of welded pad eyes with a metal rod stuck through them. No bearings that I can see nor any apparent lubrication points.
I suspect that Taiwan built a bunch of these in house for both training purposes and to be used as part of a number of decoy systems that might be randomly rotated among actual patriot launch sites.
Units like this one might also look really impressive if they were also made available to take part in military parades that might occur around Taiwan.
Now ya got me thinking....
In regard to those rather sloppy looking ‘cables’ connected to the back end of the missile canisters....
I would imagine that electronics and other parts of Patriot missiles while inside their canisters must be fully energized and ready to be launched at all times.
This must generate some heat within the canisters that might make them ‘glow’ with a unique heat signature that an AI drone could pick up on, especially at night.
Any Patriot battery seen by an AI drone that did not have launchers & generators, etc. that ‘glowed’ in an expected manner would pretty much have to be decoys, right?
So might the odd looking cables on the back of the ‘Chinese Patriot Training Aid’ actually provide power to some sort of a heater placed inside the dummy canisters in order to simulate the warmth produced by an active, ready to launch missile?
Ah Ha.....!
Ryan....
You are undoubtedly correct when you posit that the Patriot launcher on the truck trailer is, in fact, an AI trainer built by China for testing attack drone systems.
Makes a lot of sense!
I’m sure that Ukraine is making sure Patriot systems are well camouflaged soon after they are emplaced.
I’m wondering if a Patriot battery can also be recognized by an approaching drone simply by how the various components are arranged in relation to one another.
Do the data and communication cables that connect these components with one another have sufficient length to allow for a more random looking ground configuration?
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I can see a few details that are inconsistent with an actual Raytheon product, even if this unit is just meant for training.
The ‘cable’ that attaches to the upper left missile container appears to have been too short to reach where it was supposed to go so the fella installing it simply drilled a hole so it would fit.
The hinges that allow the launcher to be elevated are as simple as can be…
… just a couple of welded pad eyes with a metal rod stuck through them. No bearings that I can see nor any apparent lubrication points.
I suspect that Taiwan built a bunch of these in house for both training purposes and to be used as part of a number of decoy systems that might be randomly rotated among actual patriot launch sites.
Units like this one might also look really impressive if they were also made available to take part in military parades that might occur around Taiwan.
Gary…