What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

[lansoar]

A good post that highlights the dangers of knee jerk reactions and/or, ideas that seem great on paper...but..... When you have a game that allows the level of detail control like SP, you have to take a critical factor into account, at least this is my opinion based on my time as a developer.

"Players find a way."

a rule or function that might be blasé on surface value can exponentially result in a "gaming the system" situation. Example? empty panzer corps in Eastern front games. War in the Pacific.....using PBY's or subs to "invade" undefended bases....take them and then withdrawal by the same means when your opponent responds. It's maddening....and it is exponentially tied to the level of detail control the player has. I love GG games but a price of them is that GOD level command allows for so much potential abuse.

[MarkSheppard]

https://x.com/Osint613/status/1927750905958371449

BREAKING: Censorship lifted — Israel releases footage of the “Keren Or” laser system intercepting a drone during the war. The system successfully downed dozens of drones throughout the conflict.

There's also footage of the lasers bringing down drones on other twitter xposts.

I've also heard rumors that the Russians have been using lasers as well to deal with Ukrainian UAS attacking Moscow area, etc.

[MarkSheppard]

More details on the Israeli Lasers:

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1927975238349836451

The Israel Defense Force and Defense Ministry have revealed that a low-powered prototype variant of the “Iron Beam” Laser-Weapon Air Defense System has been in active service with the military since at least 2024.

The system was reportedly deployed on the border between Israel and Lebanon at the height of last year’s fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, being used to successfully intercept a number of one-way attack drones launched by Hezbollah against communities in Northern Israel, with each interception only costing between $1-5, compared to the thousands for each shot of the Iron Dome.

Footage of both the system and several of its interceptions have been released by the IDF, with the full-power variant of the “Iron Beam” expected to enter service later this year with the Israeli Air Defense Command.

Apparently the schedule is for three full powered Iron Beam systems in service by 1Q 2026.

[MarkSheppard]

https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status...21043071389723

Russians release video of Chinese Low-Altitude Laser Defending System (LASS) used to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs in combat zone

(go to link for video)