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[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 64 points 1 year ago

And? It’s a war, just leave.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Have they tried ceasing fire and withdrawing?

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 30 points 1 year ago

Why are you dying on Ukrainian soil? I don't understand how Russians are dying on Ukrainian soil?

[–] maculata@aussie.zone 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why are the Russians complaining about this? They should not be there in the first place.

If Ukraine develops quadcopters waving glowing spring-loaded uranium dildos, then that’s their business. If the Russians don’t want to get it up their ass then… maybe they shouldn’t be there?!?!

[–] Xin_shill@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

Are they crying about it? Next they’re going to have friggin laser beams.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So? I mean, they have drones flying explosives directly into combatants, how is this new development noteworthy? At least it’s part of fighting the war…unlike Russians y’know, raping and killing civilians and stuff.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bet they can take out more russians per hour with a machine gun instead of getting back to fill up with grenades?

Probably a psychological effect too, baam badabambam ratatatata it's the flying machinegun coming to get you!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe, yeah. War is horrifying. But I’ve seen videos of soldiers desperately trying to dodge drones with charges, or groups of them seeing one dive bombing the truck they’re in at the last second, or people asleep in foxholes getting a grenade dropped down the chimney or next to them. If they manage to kill the drone, however unlikely, they win nothing. They didn’t kill an opponent in a fight. The terror of there’s another drone idling up high that’s gonna zoom in a soon as they’re not looking has got to be awful.

[–] KidnappedByKitties@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I was wondering about this. Because besides just figuring out how to fire it, dealing with the recoil and the weight of gun and ammunition. What can you reasonably kill without losing the drone?

You need a couple small rounds to down an unarmed target, in the videos, even drone operators a bit behind the front line wear armor, and I don't believe they'll have the range to find their way into some kind of base/encampment.

So do they aim them at exposed bits? It should be possible, especially with AI aim assist, and with the reusability might warrant upgrading cameras on the drone to something with enough resolution. But the time to track and aim, even machine assisted, would seem to put the drone at much increased risk.

I also don't believe they'll have the equipment for sniping or suppressive fire with the light drones currently in use.

What could they feasibly be used for?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago

That sounds extremely cool.

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now they should get drones with air to air capibilities

[–] Minarble@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Begun, the drone wars have.

And we hope the Ukrainians use them on you <3

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Now fly one or two up putler's gaping, saggy asshole.

[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How do they fly without the recoil flipping them over?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Lots of things spinning really, really fast.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Align the bore with the center of mass

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I bet they develop something close to a .22 recoilless rifle for drone use. I.e. a rifle that shoots both ways at once so it doesn't have any recoil. And I bet it's effective beyond anyone's wildest nightmares.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I would argue slightly higher than centre of mass, as they tilt forward to fly.

Either way, pretty close points and let's be honest - centre of mass probably is the gun itself.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

It's probably small caliber like 5.56 or 7.62.