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2024-06-08 17:08:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 49A551CC174A0DBBCDE19711F923C19E72ACD1DFA7417A9D6D857AD626096E74
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For context slower propeller driven planes are used to intercept slow & inexpensive drones. Modern missiles are expensive, whereas a propeller plane is cheaper, more efficient & requires less specialised training. Theorised in a 2018 article: https://warisboring.com/shooting-down-drone-swarms-with-prop-planes/ In use by Ukraine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/04/28/world-war-i-tactics-make-a-comeback-as-a-ukrainian-gunner-in-the-back-of-a-propeller-plane-shoots-down-a-russian-drone/
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