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I fought in Ukraine and here's why FPV drones kind of suck

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183 points _tk_ | 1 comments | 26 Jun 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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ggm ◴[26 Jun 25 11:02 UTC] No.44386154[source]▶
You need to compare this to hit rate with mortars and attrition by counter battery fire on mortar teams. Not to detract from a sober assessment but it's hard to judge without the other parts of the story.

Thr tldr would be "temper expectations"

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gpderetta ◴[26 Jun 25 11:05 UTC] No.44386170[source]▶
Yes, even a 20% success rate seems quite high.
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1. palata ◴[26 Jun 25 11:54 UTC] No.44386511[source]▶
> The vast majority of first-person view drone missions can be completed more cheaply, effectively, or reliably by other assets.

At this point, the question becomes the price.