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Prop planes engaging in gun combat hasn't been much of a thing since WW2, aside from some sporadic incidents using World War-era hardware:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-last-dogfight-between-propeller-airplanes-happened-in-central-america/
But it may make a lot of sense in the context of countering UAVs.
Drones in a lot of ways resemble post WWI or early WWII aircraft - slow speed (not jet powered) and so what worked back then still works. Will drones move to high speed jet powered aircraft or remain slow speed - that is an open question (and a mix might be correct), only time will tell.