Soume area, a car carrying Russian soldiers was attacked by a Ukrainian suicide drone. The Russian soldiers used a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun to successfully shoot down the incoming Ukrainian FPV suicide drone at the last moment. However, the explosion of the drone's warhead scattered fragments that hit one of the Russian soldiers. It can be seen that these fragments cracked the car's windshield.
The shotgun is a relatively effective weapon for individual soldiers to deal with FPV suicide drones. The pellets it fires form a dispersed curtain of fire in the air, covering a large airspace without requiring precise aiming. FPV drones are usually small (wingspan <30cm) and highly maneuverable. Traditional rifles have low single-shot hit rates, while the spread of the shotgun significantly increases the interception probability. A typical 12-gauge shell can spread up to 1-2 meters in diameter within 30-50 meters, perfectly matching the common penetration height of FPV drones (20-100 meters).
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