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Re:Is the Attack Helicopter Dead? by swagasaurus-rex on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @12:55AM (#41773966)
I'm imagining a shoulder mounted auto-targeting pistol.

9mm rounds go 1500 ft per second, so probably within 300 meters a drone wouldn't have the reaction time to dodge a bullet with precise aim.

It could also be mounted on a dog, real or robotic.

Actually building this thing though might be a science fiction dream.

Re:Is the Attack Helicopter Dead? by Animats on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:04AM (#41774497)
> I'm imagining a shoulder mounted auto-targeting pistol.

About a decade ago, DARPA developed a .50 caliber gun round that has onboard guidance.[1] They were thinking snipers, not anti-drone, but maybe the concept can be adapted.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXACTO

Re:Is the Attack Helicopter Dead? by hx8 on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @01:11AM (#41774033)
An FPV can clear those 300 meters in 6 seconds. Maybe six seconds is enough for target identification, aiming, and firing, but it is a tight timeline for tracking an ~1kg object ~0.3km away.