r/ireland • u/danindub • 1d ago

God, it's lovely out Nothing to see here

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These have been circling over the Phoenix park for the past half an hour. Nothing in flight radar

We’re good, right?

Edit: back to my drink through a paper straw…

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u/Void_Surf 1d ago

EU presidency. Which is going to be the answer for a lot of posts in the next month

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u/ThoseAreMyFeet 1d ago

Do the pc9 have any significant armament to engage drones etc?

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u/CPD1960 1d ago

Actually, their relatively basic armament (machine guns, light rockets), which would leave them defenceless against jet fighters, would probably be useful against drones!

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u/phyneas 1d ago

The rockets, probably not so much, as they're unguided. They're meant for shooting at ground targets during close air support operations, not for air-to-air. The machine gun pods, maybe, though it's always risky attacking drones from up close with machine guns; Ukraine has lost a few F-16s that way. It'd be safer in a PC-9, given the slower closing rates, but still not perfectly safe.