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Quad mounted 10ga shotgun firing 3mm Tungsten pellets will retain enough energy in one pellet to destroy a drone at 100m

A quad mount could fire 100 shotgun rounds between 100m and 0m at the speed of today's drones. That's like 20,000 pellets when it would only take one pellet to disable the drone.

50 cal isn't the right system here in my opinion. Either a rotary cannon firing 3000 rounds per minute of small diameter (5.56) bullets. Or a 30-40mm proximity fuse HE round. Or a directed energy weapon. Or a shotgun.

this double barrel 12 guage counter FPV is in use, with a four barrel variant on the way. range is 5 - 20 meters.




Ukrainian Drone Interception System VARTA DroneHunter Presented in Latvia

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An automatic 12 gauge with a magazine would do the trick too.

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With low power dove shot too.

From the ground method other than small FPV drones

This keeps the Romanians sweet and the Russian consulate in Constanta closed.

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I would like to see one of these in action because with the speed drones can move and the angle some of them move at full velocity I have a hard time visualizing how it's effective.

How is recoil managed? Do you get one chance then effectively 0 chance at a follow up shot if needed?

Just seems like a system where you would need a lot of things to go right for it to be effective.

I feel like this is the future of the second amendment. Just walking the dog, doing grocery shopping with my little friend hovering a few feet above me.

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Haha this year keeps getting worse for Sir Winston’s boyfriend Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Explosions rock Kyiv in Russian strikes amid intelligence warnings of mass attack

June 2, 2026 1:59 am
(Updated: June 2, 2026 2:26 am)

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine overnight on June 2, targeting Kyiv and cities across the country with missile and drone fire.

An Explosion was first heard in Ukraine's capital at around 1:30 a.m. local time, just before an air raid alert was declared, a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground reported.

Another series of loud explosions was heard at 2:15 a.m. local time, followed by brief disruptions to the power supply, reporters on the ground said.

Residents of Kyiv have been bracing for another attack for days. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on May 29 that Russia is preparing a new mass attack on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian intelligence reports.

"Please heed air raid alerts and stay safe," he urged Ukrainians in his evening address.

The president reiterated the warning in his address the following night, saying that while Kyiv's partners were communicating with Russia in hopes of preventing a large-scale assault, Ukrainians should stay vigilant.

"There is no belief that anyone in Moscow will come to their senses," Zelensky said. "Make sure you stay safe — act on any threats."

On the eve of June 2, Zelensky again warned of a mass attack. "The intelligence warnings regarding Russian strikes remain in effect. A massive strike may happen – they have prepared it. Our defenders of the sky are ready 24/7, to the extent possible with the supplies currently available."

The Kyiv Independent

20 meters max distance. A good wide pattern is better like shooting doves.