To me it seems like WW2 style close support anti-air is idealy suited for slow flying smaller drones. Given the low altitude, size and no armor I would think the way to go was to use even smaller calibres to increase the "bullet density". Chain fed linked 5.56 machine guns in an array perhaps?

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I was reading some article that stated the effectiveness of Ukrainian anti-drone defenses had decreased because Russian drones, most notably their Shahed variants, are flying at higher altitudes.

The machine-gun type defenses don't have the altitude range to hit higher flying drones, so the interception rate went down to 80%.

A quick google returned this article from today: https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/29/why-cant-ukraine-stop-russias-shahed-drones-anymore/

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I was refering to the "quad rotor type" I dont follow the war so close that I watch much of the combat footage, but I get the impression that they are extensively used for taking out single targets like the Russian vehicle in OPs post.

I agree that againsr a high flying missile drone what I suggested would be useless.

[–] Trebuchet@europe.pub 7 points 5 days ago

Gotta collect them all!

[–] halfpipe@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 days ago

Ah, memories of Operation Flashpoint.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

Lmao, they made it sound like a treasure hunt!

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 4 days ago

On the plus side, the collectors value of the remaining Shylkas went up.

They should be shipped to PSA for grading.