• Five@slrpnk.net
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    10 days ago

    The mesh increases the ‘hit box’ of the interceptor. It’s conductive, so it is more likely to trigger the kamikaze than a normal in-air collision.

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      8 days ago

      @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
      According to the original telegram source, it is for defense:

      Захист мавіку від ворожих сіткометів та ударів зверху

      deepl.com:

      Protecting the mavic from enemy net-squads and overhead attacks

      Makes no sense against shrapnel, but they are using a lot of different interception techniques. I’ve seen physical impact, nets and dangling wires so far. And against these type of attacks such a cope cage style defense might actually work.