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I could be completely wrong, but they look like prime targets for shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles. Easy to see, slow and low. Gunfire, mmm, don't kno

I could be completely wrong, but they look like prime targets for shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles. Easy to see, slow and low. Gunfire, mmm, don't know. Hand-held, I think you'd have a hell of a time trying to score a hit without tracer bullets, and the bullets which miss will be coming down at speed into central Kyiv. They can perfectly well kill. If you did score a hit, well, I really don't know. Could be it's packed with sensitive internal components - maybe you would at least damage it enough that it would no longer be able to guide correctly to its target. Or maybe it's mainly fuel tank and wing and punching holes in both just before impact makes little difference. I'd say radar-guided AA gunfire would take such drones out easily, at least when I saw it; but it surely flew to Kyvi at very low altitude, and gained height only at the end. I wonder if they were piloted in real-time, or if they had on-board guidance? Damage, I'll see later, when I attend the local impact sites. The bang and smoke were quite a lot less than the missiles from a few days ago.

nocubicles 4y ago
Some tutorial for bringing these drones down stated that you should load your magazine with 2-1-2-1-2-1 etc where 2 are normal bullets and 1 is tracer. Not sure how effective it is but using normals with tracers is good idea I guess.
Someone 4y ago
> Gunfire, mmm, don't know. Hand-held Guns are getting smart. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a30720528/us-army-rifle-smash-scope/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a30720528/...: The U.S. Army is evaluating a scope that won’t let the user fire his or her rifle unless the shot is guaranteed. The SMASH scope is the product of Smart Shooter Ltd., an Israeli company, and could go on the Army’s upcoming replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon. The scope, or one like it, will eventually go on the Army's next generation squad automatic weapons. (Company at https://www.smart-shooter.com/ https://www.smart-shooter.com/)

nocubicles 4y ago

Some tutorial for bringing these drones down stated that you should load your magazine with 2-1-2-1-2-1 etc where 2 are normal bullets and 1 is tracer. Not sure how effective it is but using normals with tracers is good idea I guess.

Someone 4y ago

> Gunfire, mmm, don't know. Hand-held Guns are getting smart. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a30720528/us-army-rifle-smash-scope/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a30720528/...: The U.S. Army is evaluating a scope that won’t let the user fire his or her rifle unless the shot is guaranteed. The SMASH scope is the product of Smart Shooter Ltd., an Israeli company, and could go on the Army’s upcoming replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon. The scope, or one like it, will eventually go on the Army's next generation squad automatic weapons. (Company at https://www.smart-shooter.com/ https://www.smart-shooter.com/)