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A Russian soldier demonstrates a simple drone shotgun firing tube Russian MoD via Twitter Drone technology has advanced rapidly during the conflict in Ukraine. Just a couple of months ago we reported on a Ukrainian project mounting a shotgun on a drone with an ingenious method to cancel recoil. Now the Russians are fielding an alternative drone shotgun mount which looks even simpler and more efficient. More significantly, the ease of construction means the new design is likely to spread fast. Arming Drones Shotguns are handy for shooting down other drones, but the recoil is a problem. The weapons are notorious for their heavy kick, unavoidable when throwing out a large mass of lead at high speed. Such recoil is difficult to manage on a fragile. lightweight drone. The Ukrainian approach negated recoil by putting two shotgun cartridges back-to-back and firing them together, for a zero net recoil. The Russian version is even simpler: the shotgun cartridge is fired from a tube which breaks away from the drone on firing. OSINT analyst Roy posted about the new development on Twitter/X, noting that that the 12-guage cartridges are fired from fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene tubes attached to the drone with plastic clips. As Roy notes, the clips are not in fact 3D printed as first thought: they are household hardware supplies, normally used for securing water pipes. This is real low-tech stuff. The ammunition is a standard shotgun cartridge, modified by drilling a small hole in it, removing some of the powder and fitting an electric match so the round can be fired by an electrical impulse rather than a mechanical one. As with many drone drop mechanisms, the device is triggered simply by turning on the drone’s LED signal light. This means the shotgun can be easily attached to any existing drone,…

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