@CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year agoWhy doesn't any country do this?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't any country do this?sh.itjust.works@CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@HikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoSo, you still need the special connectors, still a cable. I mean, if you wanted a smart kite sure, that is an overpriced solution.
minus-squareMxM111linkfedilink7•1 year agoConnectors are not special, they are standard and cheap due to fiber optics used in telecoms in massive amounts.
minus-squareborarilinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoNow I’m imagining a guy on top of a tank in battlefield conditions trying to do an emergency fuse repair on a fucked up pigtail while cleaning the glass with those fancy fiber wet wipes and ranting about how there’s too much dust.
minus-squareferretlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoA soldier would just pull a new one out of a disposable sealed bag
So, you still need the special connectors, still a cable. I mean, if you wanted a smart kite sure, that is an overpriced solution.
Connectors are not special, they are standard and cheap due to fiber optics used in telecoms in massive amounts.
Now I’m imagining a guy on top of a tank in battlefield conditions trying to do an emergency fuse repair on a fucked up pigtail while cleaning the glass with those fancy fiber wet wipes and ranting about how there’s too much dust.
A soldier would just pull a new one out of a disposable sealed bag