I agree that drone fighters don’t exist now. I predict that they will in the future, because it seems to me to be a better way to defend than e.g. autoturrets (only defend a small area, hard to concentrate forces, vulnerable to defeat in detail) missiles (too expensive against small drones) and emp weapons (future drones will be hardened)}
I disagree that gathering up in a big column multiplies the value of a drone bomber’s explosives. Drone bombers usually dive right onto the target and kamikaze/suicide; unless your column is extremely densely packed, a drone that misses won’t accidentally hit something else. By stark contrast with artillery, which is so inaccurate that you probably need to barely be within LOS of another vehicle in your column, else you risk multiplying the expected effectiveness of each artillery shot.
I agree that drone fighters don’t exist now. I predict that they will in the future, because it seems to me to be a better way to defend than e.g. autoturrets (only defend a small area, hard to concentrate forces, vulnerable to defeat in detail) missiles (too expensive against small drones) and emp weapons (future drones will be hardened)}
I disagree that gathering up in a big column multiplies the value of a drone bomber’s explosives. Drone bombers usually dive right onto the target and kamikaze/suicide; unless your column is extremely densely packed, a drone that misses won’t accidentally hit something else. By stark contrast with artillery, which is so inaccurate that you probably need to barely be within LOS of another vehicle in your column, else you risk multiplying the expected effectiveness of each artillery shot.