To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand their key strengths

Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by hnuser123456 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:59PM (#27440713)

Here's a line of cops shooting at race drones. They would've had plenty of time to escape if they weren't sticking around to find out how long it takes to get shot down. These were race drones from 5 years ago and modern ones can be around twice as fast. Not to mention you don't want to dump a magazine upwards in your own territory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq0oCM37oZA

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by wearywanderer on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:19PM (#27440988)

> Not to mention you don't want to dump a magazine upwards in your own territory.

That is what birdshot is for. Birdshot, e.g. "No. 9 or 10" shot, are tiny lead BBs about 2mm diameter. Because they are small, they have a large surface area to mass ratio, and consequently, they fall back down to earth at a low, safe speed. When they land on dry leaves, they bounce off and sound a bit like rain. When it is shot into the air and falls back down onto you, it won't even bruise you, let alone injure you. (However it can kill if fired directly at somebody.)

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by qPM9l3XJrF on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @07:49PM (#27442560)

How about a super soaker instead of a pistol? Especially one of the CPS soakers that got banned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=resgaF7MeR4

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by jtbayly on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @07:42PM (#27442500)

Fun video. Definitely showed how easy it is to shoot down drones of the consumer variety.

If you can hit it with a pistol it’s easy to hit.

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