> i just want to see some more stuff happen with the drones and other little chinese toys you won't be disappointed. it's just that they'll all fly; mostly they'll be fancy projectiles. ground drones - that is, unmanned ground vehicles - will see plenty of use in future wars, but they'll mostly be wheeled and tracked, and they'll sort of slot into how land wars are already fought. you might use them to substitute for infantry to some extent, for example, in order to minimize the number of men exposed to danger when advancing against opposition, or for engineering tasks. to change the subject somewhat, i think you'll also see the mass production of very simple, basically disposable e.g. motorcycles, in order to provide dismounted infantry with extra mobility during assaults. they'll dismount - they won't ride into fire or try to outrun bullets - but they'll be able to cross terrain much faster. this way, you might be able to rapidly concentrate forces where needed while reducing exposure by maximizing speed. for example, using disposable motorcycles, you might be able to rapidly bring to bear lots of troops in order to achieve local numerical superiority during an assault on a defended position, or to quickly reinforce that position once you've captured it, to say nothing of the potential applications for logistics - cheap motorcycles with sidecars, or chink truck-type vehicles, offer a tremendous improvement in load-carrying capability compared to just men's backs.
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