when I was in the army we were taught roughly how to shoot at a helicopter, but generally the idea was “you have a rifle (not a shotgun), you’re not gonna hit a very fast flying thing, but here’s ROUGHLY how much to anticipate with it if you have to try”.
If we’re not talking about long-range drones which fly at proper altitudes, and instead something one could even viably shoot at, then we’re talking like 1000 smaller than a helicopter, but with similar speeds. Like the size of the armament on those drones is usually bigger than the drone itself.
I’m fine with us telling Russians to shoot at them, they’re just gonna be wasting their (already waning) munition.
Real story. A friend of mine was working on new year’s, maintenance trailer inside a factory. Suddenly a puff of dust. A new hole on the ceiling and at his desk, the line going two feet from his head, and a ~.45 round at the rubberized metal floor.
You just have to control the rent by buying a gun and shooting in the air every other day.
Then someone will steer their drone next to you, yelling “We have been monitoring you. Disperse immediately!”
Just shoot the drone.
that’s such a good tip. you should tell the russians
Shh lmao shhh no don’t tell em
when I was in the army we were taught roughly how to shoot at a helicopter, but generally the idea was “you have a rifle (not a shotgun), you’re not gonna hit a very fast flying thing, but here’s ROUGHLY how much to anticipate with it if you have to try”.
If we’re not talking about long-range drones which fly at proper altitudes, and instead something one could even viably shoot at, then we’re talking like 1000 smaller than a helicopter, but with similar speeds. Like the size of the armament on those drones is usually bigger than the drone itself.
I’m fine with us telling Russians to shoot at them, they’re just gonna be wasting their (already waning) munition.
I know, I’m just funnin’.
I almost put a “:D” at the end, but then thought it a bit outdated.
My back hurts :D
Please use blanks and ear protection for safety.
Real story. A friend of mine was working on new year’s, maintenance trailer inside a factory. Suddenly a puff of dust. A new hole on the ceiling and at his desk, the line going two feet from his head, and a ~.45 round at the rubberized metal floor.
Bullets go down about as fast as they go up.