▲ 265 ▼ Which ones of you had the "air-to-air kill of a crewed aircraft by an FPV drone" on your 2024 bingo card? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments r*ddit
[–] match@pawb.social 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) save a lot of money if you just have a grenade and propel it yourself permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mars296@fedia.io 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Good luck hitting your target. With the drone even if you miss you can fly it back to safety until there is a new target too. Neither is meant for this type of combat and this case was probably just luck and an opertune target. The drone probably wasn't launched specifically to take out the aircraft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone when? ... oh god, that's just the toon gun from Roger Rabbit. It's a bullet that can stop and ask for directions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone That's called a missile permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Missiles are very good at the go go go but not so good at the stop. They've got one way and it's not the sort of trick you can repeat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarilog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago The invention of the suicide bomber (circa 2024, colourised) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Doesn't rpg literally stand for rocket propelled grenade permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, it stands for Role Playing Game. The drone was role-playing as a suicide bomber, keep up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago LARP "fireballs" might work if delivered directly to the intake. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago A true example of the action economy in combat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Sadly no, it stands for "Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet," or "Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher" in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mars296@fedia.io 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Good luck hitting your target. With the drone even if you miss you can fly it back to safety until there is a new target too. Neither is meant for this type of combat and this case was probably just luck and an opertune target. The drone probably wasn't launched specifically to take out the aircraft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone when? ... oh god, that's just the toon gun from Roger Rabbit. It's a bullet that can stop and ask for directions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone That's called a missile permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Missiles are very good at the go go go but not so good at the stop. They've got one way and it's not the sort of trick you can repeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone when? ... oh god, that's just the toon gun from Roger Rabbit. It's a bullet that can stop and ask for directions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone That's called a missile permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Missiles are very good at the go go go but not so good at the stop. They've got one way and it's not the sort of trick you can repeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rocket-propelled drone That's called a missile permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Missiles are very good at the go go go but not so good at the stop. They've got one way and it's not the sort of trick you can repeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Missiles are very good at the go go go but not so good at the stop. They've got one way and it's not the sort of trick you can repeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago The invention of the suicide bomber (circa 2024, colourised) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Doesn't rpg literally stand for rocket propelled grenade permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, it stands for Role Playing Game. The drone was role-playing as a suicide bomber, keep up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago LARP "fireballs" might work if delivered directly to the intake. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago A true example of the action economy in combat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Sadly no, it stands for "Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet," or "Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher" in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, it stands for Role Playing Game. The drone was role-playing as a suicide bomber, keep up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago LARP "fireballs" might work if delivered directly to the intake. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago A true example of the action economy in combat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago LARP "fireballs" might work if delivered directly to the intake. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago A true example of the action economy in combat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Sadly no, it stands for "Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet," or "Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher" in English. permalink fedilink source parent
