Drones

[kato13]

My own choice for drones, at least for recon teams, are parachuted 40mm ones fired from a M203.

For gaming purposes, I like it for several reasons.

• I think it is possible in any timeline (with Morrow wonder tech).
• It gives the team a fixed number uses
• It does not provide over the horizon information I might not be ready to give.
• Uses existing launcher
• Does not take up much space

You can limit the reception to the AutoNav or add some type of portable receiver.

[rcaf_777]

I have three choices

1. AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer, this a small UAV used by the USMC for for battlefield surveillance, it made from high-impact Kevlar and is small enough to fit in a kit bag that could carried in a team vehicle. Upgraded ones used during the Iraq war had a GPS Nav system upgrade.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVi...QM-151_Pointer

2. Insectothopter, This was a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency's research and development office in the 1970s. The Insectothopter was the size of a dragonfly, and was hand-painted to look like one. It was powered by a miniature fluidic oscillator to propel the wings up and down at the proper rate to provide both lift and thrust. I was thinking the Project could over come the CIA issues of controlling it is high winds and maybe change the power plant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectothopter

3. An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers seek to imitate the flapping-wing flight of birds, bats, and insects. Though machines may differ in form, they are usually built on the same scale as these flying creatures. The project could have one that look like bats for night recon and another one looking like a hawk for daytime ops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter

The project might also have a unmanned underwater vehicles like the CIA Charlie the Robot Fish

https://www.cia.gov/library/video-ce...otic-fish.html

[mmartin798]

It really depends on what part of the Project you working with. The FQM-151 is what I would expect frozen teams to have. Decent range and altitude giving the Recon team a good view of the area to know where they should investigate further and to fill out their reports to Prime Base.

The others mentioned I can only see in active use from the 1960s until the start of the war by Morrow Counter-Intelligence. This kind of unit had to exist to maintain the cover stories, and covert drones would be one way for them to gather intel. It is possible that these drones could be discovered by a team or even issued to them if the need for intelligence work was anticipated.

[ArmySGT.]

What about one that walks or rolls on wheels / treads instead of flies?

The Recon team gets some cool toys and the PD still gets to surprise them with stuff.

[dragoon500ly]

IMHO, I feel that an aerial drone would be of greater utility than a track/wheeled version for a Recon Team at least.