💥 Air defense soldiers intercept Russian FPVs: vivid footage from GoPro

In a relatively short time, FPV drones have become the deadliest and most terrifying weapon in the war. Especially in the Toretsk direction, where at least one "bird" can be found for every hundred meters. But when the FPV meets with the soldiers of the anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade, the hunter becomes prey.

Machine guns, machine guns and even hunting rifles! Everything that can help "land" the drone is used. This is incredibly important and at the same time very dangerous work. After all, unlike strike wings, FPV has no priorities - it flies to destroy everything it sees. And it is also small and fast.

But the Knights hit quickly and accurately. Because they remember that every downed drone is a saved life.

https://t.me/ombr_28/2431

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[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is a goal for each infantry soldier to have at least one mag of anti-drone rifle ammunition.

https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/ukraine_develops_anti_drone_ammo_gamechanger_or_filler-15068.html

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That looks like an awesome initiative! It was unclear to me whether they could adjust detonation range, but it seemed like they couldn't. Perhaps that was deemed unnecessarily complex?

Regardless, with a 25 cm spread at 100 m I can imagine that an MG or a couple soldiers laying down a small barrage of these would make for an effective "flak shield", much more effective than ordinary ammo.