I was thinking recently (I know its a dangerous habit) and I thought about recon drones. The military uses them from the Predators and Sentinels, down to the Ravens at the unit size. The small ones like the Ravens are really no more than a RC plane with some fancy sensors, and I have seen people kitbash equivilants togeather with stuff from a hobby shop, and radioshack (as in I have seen such things in use by units that didnt have as many Ravens as they would have liked). My question is....do you think such drones would be of use, and what would you equip them with?
Some Ideas include
-a drone that drops a flare or other decoy
-a drone with a camera to allow you to look for actitivity/zombies
Remember not all drones need to be planes, remote controlled cars, boats, and suction cup tanks on ceilings count.
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Drones would be very useful for militaries that can support them.
Plus, THIS sprang to mind. (warning, the Russian does swear a couple of times)
Plus, THIS sprang to mind. (warning, the Russian does swear a couple of times)
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I am thinking the homebrew kitbash types for survivalists. Heck the local model/hobby shop to me has 5 planes in stock that have video cameras that broadcast back to a handset, and 2 that can drop a small cargo pod. I can imaggine all sort of custom versions springing up when you add electronics/mechanics skills to the mix
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I would have one outfitted for surveillance only. As for the cargo drop option, it could be used to drop a beacon at a scouted location. This beacon could be set to different tones depending on whether it is marking an area as dangerous, full of supplies, safe have or whatever. The simple camera could be replaced with one that has passive nightvision, infrared and thermographic settings. You could add a sonigraphic mapping system to one (maybe a helicopter) and send it in a building to map it out. There are many other sensors you could add to the thing that would make it highly useful in various situations.
If you wanted weapons, I would stick with something like a small mini-gun chambered in .22. It would not be the most useful of weapons but would add a bit of defense to the drone.
If you wanted weapons, I would stick with something like a small mini-gun chambered in .22. It would not be the most useful of weapons but would add a bit of defense to the drone.
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there are some stats for drones in the HU pages that i myself will be using in my game
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dargo83 wrote:there are some stats for drones in the HU pages that i myself will be using in my game
I don't buy HU books because I do not play it. I definitely wouldn't buy them just for some extra gear or rules.
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there on the forum pages