Too powerful! Foreign media: China's new rifle-armed drone, 100% hit rate at 100 meters
According to public reports, this Chinese-developed rifle-armed drone achieved a 100% hit rate at a flight height of 10 meters and a distance of 100 meters, firing 20 bullets in succession at a standard 50 cm × 50 cm human-shaped chest target. More astonishingly, 10 of the bullets landed within a circle of 22 cm in diameter (i.e., a radius of 11 cm) — which is almost equivalent to the head area. It should be noted that this size is slightly smaller than an adult's head. This means that in typical urban street fighting or counter-terrorism scenarios, it has the capability to precisely eliminate high-value targets.
Looking at the data at a distance of 50 meters: 19 out of 20 shots hit, with the only miss attributed by the research team to a bullet manufacturing error, not a problem with the flight control, aiming, or shooting system. This conclusion was published in the "Journal of Artillery Launch and Control," a domestic authoritative military technology journal, indicating that the achievement has passed peer review and has the foundation for engineering application.
So why can drones be more accurate than humans? The key lies in eliminating the physiological limitations of human shooters. No heartbeat, breathing, muscle tremors, no fear or fatigue; its "eyes" are a high-frame-rate electro-optical pod, combined with laser ranging and AI image recognition; its "hands" are a servo motor-driven stable platform that can compensate in real-time for wind speed, gravity, and recoil during flight. The entire shooting loop is controlled by algorithms, with response times measured in milliseconds, far exceeding the speed of human neural transmission.
However, it is foreseeable that in the future, the "drone pilot" will become a core combat position in the army. They not only need to know how to operate but also understand tactical coordination, electromagnetic warfare, and even simple maintenance. Just as the emergence of tanks gave rise to armor troops, and the popularization of stealth fighters led to the creation of electronic warfare officers, the widespread use of intelligent unmanned weapons will inevitably drive a deep transformation in military personnel structure.
From a global perspective, China is not the only country exploring armed drones, but achieving such a high level of shooting accuracy on a lightweight platform, especially under the premise of using conventional rifle ammunition (not missiles or rockets), is indeed leading the way. This reflects China's comprehensive accumulation in micro-electromechanical systems, intelligent control, and low-cost guidance technologies.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855363433079872/
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