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		Cthulhu_ 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marines now have an official drone-fighting handbo... Those got lucky, lucky in that they detected them in the first place and that they were able to land a shot.

red-iron-pine 5 months ago [–]

yeah the window for a lot of those FPV drones is small. I'd still rather have the shotgun, but luck is a factor.

also doesn't help for the ones that are 300m straight up dropping bombs -- no buckshot will work that high up. maybe 50m at best, if you're very, very lucky with dispersion.

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