Probly can be done question is if you survive it or not for causing it to explode earlier or distance never said how far or how large a rock if its thrown or sent mechanicly with catapults or not

Sure.

If you can hit it.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KWaYcWe709Q

Destroy? Possibly.

But if you’re actually planning to throw a rock at a drone that someone else owns (in civilian life) then don’t do that.

yes. aeroframes of that size cant concussively insulate small parts. so like putting your laptop down too hard a rock with some concussive penetration might break an important wire or unseat important components somehow. or stall the engine.

its discouraged, bullets are more reliable and you are never really sure if a drone is networked to an external weapon somewhere or not, so you want your first shot to take it out.

Originally posted by Lobster Moth:

Sure.

If you can hit it.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KWaYcWe709Q

how expensive is that?

So David prevailed over the MQ-1B Predator with a sling and with a stone, and smote the MQ-1B Predator, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

people who can do concussive penetration using an intermediate object (ie break the middle brick by throwing a rock at the top one) are more-reliable for taking out a drone. bullets tend to overpenetrate and don't convey much mass impact, particularly with modern munitions; this is not conducive to messing up a drone's internals. the drone's mic also picks up the gunshot and your path can be traced simply seeing where the gunshots are coming from.

the issue is talented rock throwers are maybe 1 in 1000, and most simply never develop the talent.

using an ancient 4 milion old weapon (rock) against a lightning powered, flying automaton (drone) is based

Originally posted by CanisterGaming2137:

using an ancient 4 milion old weapon (rock) against a lightning powered, flying automaton (drone) is based

the rock doesn't work as well against a person because their fluids abate the impact, rather than carrying and vibrating it around the way a metal chassis would. (ever used a <banned item> on a hdd in vibrate? along with a magnet swipe and shock paddles it's usually a standard component of a crash kit routine.)

bullets work because they vibrate and create liquid countercurrents, which the heart has to put pressure against in order to remain stable. this causes bleeding and overpressure in near-fluid areas, potentially causing the circulation itself to induce more damage.

earth beat lightning, metal beat water.

without specifics : yes.

ofcourse it depends on the size and type of drone and rock, and how high the drone currently is flying / how well the person is in trowing.

but there certainly are situations imagianable were you could knock it out the sky.

I'm reminded of that Iron Man 3 quote

"You will never see me coming"

Yes, you can do so to any living being.

Slings were superior to bows for quite a while and were valued in war.

Bows were used for hunting has feathers to mark the prey.

Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:

without specifics : yes.

ofcourse it depends on the size and type of drone and rock, and how high the drone currently is flying / how well the person is in trowing.

but there certainly are situations imagianable were you could knock it out the sky.

wonder when will a story coming out of ukraine war about someone knocking and destroying drone right as it was gonna hit him with a fortunate rock throw.

Originally posted by Courier 6:

Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:

without specifics : yes.

ofcourse it depends on the size and type of drone and rock, and how high the drone currently is flying / how well the person is in trowing.

but there certainly are situations imagianable were you could knock it out the sky.

wonder when will a story coming out of ukraine war about someone knocking and destroying drone right as it was gonna hit him with a fortunate rock throw.

drones throwing rocks at rock throwers?

or russia's secret operation to use drones to remove all the rocks from an area, so that they won't be used against drones. because the war is going on so long that that 1 in 1000 competency is getting a lot of play, and rocks are nearly a viable alternative to bullets for ammo conservation at this point.

even if the drone is $100 and most of the throwers aren't talented, it isn't going to take $100 of food and infantry lifetime cost factor to throw rocks until it breaks.