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Judging by /r/CombatFootage/ you can't really do anything against them unless you wear a full EOD suit. Once you hear it you are already dead.

echoangle 1y ago
I don’t know how you would actually defend but there is probably some selection bias too. The videos are published by the drone operators, they probably have an interest in publishing videos of successful strikes.
- noeltock 1y ago
  We produce drones in Ukraine, yes, hit-rate is lower, but still worth it given cost.
  - worldsayshi 1y ago
    I heard of Ukrainian drone operators that had +500 kills and that was a couple of years ago...
- Brybry 1y ago
  Small arms fire can take out small drones. I believe both Russia and Ukraine train some soldiers via shooting target/dummy drones and skeet.[1] And there are videos out there of Ukrainians and Russians successfully shooting down fpv drones. [2][3][4] (Content warning: war videos but there shouldn't be any gore in them) [1] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1948675201983553864 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1948675201983553864 [2] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1920365175766483080 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1920365175766483080 [3] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1936508342622437560 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1936508342622437560 [4] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1923488508015956341 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1923488508015956341
Cthulhu_ 1y ago
r/ukrainewarvideoreport has been full of it for three years, but mind the survivorship (well, opposite of that) bias - the Ukranian war propaganda / media machine only publishes successes, the Russian one is suppressed or simply not posted on Reddit. Just because you don't see failed strikes doesn't mean they don't happen. The vehicles have drone shields, the roads have nets, and there's heaps of electronic countermeasures in place. That said, if you're out in the field and there's one above you, you're boned. Can't imagine the horrors of vibing, then having a grenade plop down next to you.
- wiseowise 1y ago
  > the Ukranian war propaganda / media machine only publishes successes, the Russian one is suppressed or simply not posted on Reddit They are literally posted there, stop spreading fud.
datpiff 1y ago
We're not likely to see the footage where someone destroys the drone
- distances 1y ago
  There's a lot of footage where incoming FPV drones are destroyed by different means.
Kuinox 1y ago
Wouldn't a flame thrower be crazy effective against a drone ?
- red-iron-pine 1y ago
  at a distance close enough to hit the drone it's shrapnel and explosives could probably hit you. and you're sitting on a big tank of flammable material. it's like the dudes that throw their rifle at the drone 6 feet away, hit it, cause it explode... but they still take shrapnel to the head and neck anyway because it's only 6 feet away. plus what happens if you miss? and the ammo is big, heavy, and requires special tanks. non-starter of an idea.
  - Kuinox 1y ago
    You dont need to burn the drone but the fiber cable.
Havoc 1y ago
The sub is biased towards the successful attempts though

echoangle 1y ago

I don’t know how you would actually defend but there is probably some selection bias too. The videos are published by the drone operators, they probably have an interest in publishing videos of successful strikes.

noeltock 1y ago
We produce drones in Ukraine, yes, hit-rate is lower, but still worth it given cost.
- worldsayshi 1y ago
  I heard of Ukrainian drone operators that had +500 kills and that was a couple of years ago...
Brybry 1y ago
Small arms fire can take out small drones. I believe both Russia and Ukraine train some soldiers via shooting target/dummy drones and skeet.[1] And there are videos out there of Ukrainians and Russians successfully shooting down fpv drones. [2][3][4] (Content warning: war videos but there shouldn't be any gore in them) [1] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1948675201983553864 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1948675201983553864 [2] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1920365175766483080 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1920365175766483080 [3] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1936508342622437560 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1936508342622437560 [4] https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1923488508015956341 https://xcancel.com/RALee85/status/1923488508015956341

Cthulhu_ 1y ago

r/ukrainewarvideoreport has been full of it for three years, but mind the survivorship (well, opposite of that) bias - the Ukranian war propaganda / media machine only publishes successes, the Russian one is suppressed or simply not posted on Reddit. Just because you don't see failed strikes doesn't mean they don't happen. The vehicles have drone shields, the roads have nets, and there's heaps of electronic countermeasures in place. That said, if you're out in the field and there's one above you, you're boned. Can't imagine the horrors of vibing, then having a grenade plop down next to you.

wiseowise 1y ago
> the Ukranian war propaganda / media machine only publishes successes, the Russian one is suppressed or simply not posted on Reddit They are literally posted there, stop spreading fud.

datpiff 1y ago

We're not likely to see the footage where someone destroys the drone

distances 1y ago
There's a lot of footage where incoming FPV drones are destroyed by different means.

Kuinox 1y ago

Wouldn't a flame thrower be crazy effective against a drone ?

red-iron-pine 1y ago
at a distance close enough to hit the drone it's shrapnel and explosives could probably hit you. and you're sitting on a big tank of flammable material. it's like the dudes that throw their rifle at the drone 6 feet away, hit it, cause it explode... but they still take shrapnel to the head and neck anyway because it's only 6 feet away. plus what happens if you miss? and the ammo is big, heavy, and requires special tanks. non-starter of an idea.
- Kuinox 1y ago
  You dont need to burn the drone but the fiber cable.

Havoc 1y ago

The sub is biased towards the successful attempts though