'DRONE' - Light Drone

Summary
Described aptly in-game as "just a nuisance," DRONEs are a minor threat to your aero––though they often spawn in swarms and, on the early islands, are continually pumped out from nearby spawners such as CARRIERs and AERODROMEs.

The term "Drone" may also refer to allied Drone wingmen such as the Drone L.

The DRONE carries a modified GUN weapon. While it mostly mirrors the behaviour of the GUN that is offered for the player to use, it only boasts about half the firerate. At full health, any player aero should be able to tank a full burst, though of course when on low health and surrounded by other aeros try not to act careless.

Flight pattern
DRONEs will often fly in straight lines, only really climbing or diving when provoked. Even then, they will make shallow, banking turns and loops in a dogfight. They do not have a tendency to follow you through tight turns or loops, rather making lazy jousts. However, as they fly in swarms they will often surround you with cannon fire, so do take care to dodge liberally.

Combat tactics
DRONEs will go down in one hit from any pair of micromissiles (two shots, in the case of the MICRO-S). Combined with their slow and lazy flight pattern, this means they're not much more than target practice. If using slow munitions (anything with >9000 speed––usually MICRO-H missiles), do take note of the launch angle you're at. Save your other AA weapons for targets that need them.