Posted on 04/14/2014 4:25:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
Interesting
This is a great idea.Is it really possible though?
If you want to take out a drone, learn directional radio tech. Jam and burn.
Federal Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, a George W. Bush appointee to the federal bench.
This legislation will likely never pass, because if you miss... that round has got to come down somewhere.
Maybe we are nearing a time where permission is optional...on many fronts.
Unless it explodes.
I don't think it's realistic to think one can take out a UAV with a bullet.
Read post 4.
There likely won’t be a “round.”
Go back to your old physics textbook.
Or I guess fireworks can do in a pinch. Saturate the sky with exploding shells.
Lest anyone think this is unlikely.
Seems that way, doesn’t it?
“This legislation will likely never pass, because if you miss... that round has got to come down somewhere.”
This is what scares me. It’s absolutely unacceptable and downright dangerous in an urban area, and still a odds game with a bad prize for the “loser”.
But, due to the very nature of a drone, most are extremely fragile.
As a waterfowl hunter, I can tell you that I never shoot high-flying birds for a reason. I will miss! I have decoys for a reason... To lure the birds in close so I can make the shot.
Most drones fly higher than most birds. IF you even can see them, no way will you be able to shoot one that high.
The idea that anyone will be able to shoot down a military drone is preposterous! If it was that easy, the Taliban would be doing it daily.
Reminds of this radio bit called, “Hunting Feral Afghanis.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qID7qhZRki4
That’s cute. Thanks for posting it.
What would be extra useful would be a computerized gun sight that would rapidly calculate direction, speed and distance of a drone, then give the rifleman an aiming point ahead of it.
But there is all kind of potential here for anti-drone drones. For the higher altitude drones even boosting the anti-drone with a model rocket.
The anti-drones could proximity jam the drones guidance system, forcing it into a programmed flight mode. It could drop chaff to foul its propeller, or fire a small incendiary bullet into its fuel tank.
Just what would you use to shoot down a UAV?
'Worthy' MORMONs may do this; but they will NOT be allowed to actually EAT the fruits of their labor...
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