Thread:Evil Tim/@comment-221045-20191122015933/@comment-221045-20191122202956

I'm not sure it's only the M825 - I've seen similar dispersion effects with other WP munitions like the M47, but I'm not familiar enough to generalize beyond that.

That said, I actually just found an interview with the SFX team: https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/aiding-the-invasion-in-battle-los-angeles/. Regarding the drones, the design lead does say: “The slices are called drones and hover around the city and they drop white phosphorus weapons and have rockets to take out various pieces of artillery.”

The context of the scene would also point to WP over rockets - the drones seem to be mopping up entrenched units rather than armor, and the rockets we've seen don't seem to be all that effective against infantry.

I think the lack of visible dispersed smoke post-impact is due to the dark lighting of the scene and the brightness of the rounds, which makes it difficult to discern the clouds from the tree line.