비싼 무기가 진다고요? 수십만 원짜리 드론이 전차 잡는 시대, 우리 세금으로 산 K2는 살아남을까, 4천만 원 드론이 바꿔버린 전쟁의 과학

A tank worth hundreds of millions of won was destroyed by a single drone with a bomb strapped to it with a cable tie. In this absurd era where a 100 million won missile cannot intercept a 40 million won drone, the century-old conventional wisdom that expensive weapons are powerful has been completely overturned by a single calculation of costs. Then, can the K2 tanks, Chunmoo, and Redbacks—funded by our tax money—survive under these changed rules? From the asymmetrical science where FPV drones take down tanks to ballistic ceramics that withstand hits, hydropneumatic suspension systems that hide from damage, and active protection systems that shoot down incoming targets, we dissected the K2's survival technologies one by one. We also examined the Chunmoo, which counters the asymmetrical defenses it suffered; the science of cooperative warfare where weapons do not fight alone; and the reason why a country right next to Germany, the birthplace of tanks, chose the K2 over the German Leopard. It was not that expensive weapons were strong, but rather that weapons that quickly adapted to the changed rules were strong. We explored, through the lens of science, how Korean weapons are finding that answer. Chapter 00:00 A 100 Million Won Missile Failed to Shoot Down 40 Million Won Drones 03:20 Why the Common Sense That Expensive Weapons Are Strong Was Overturned 07:10 The K2 Tank Survives in Three Ways 12:30 Not Fighting Alone — The Science of Co-op and the Counterattack of Cheonmu 17:40 The Report Card That Defeated Germany, and the Picture of the Next War