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RubberDuckreply
lemmy.world

Or.. now we know, that they know.... Ad infinitum.

So now they have to wonder each time .. dis real or blow up..

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Cethinreply
lemmy.zip

It's already an issue. People have to guess based on the color of smoke after the boom to guess if it was real or not. White smoke only was probably a decoy. Black smoke was probably real. Both sides have been using these for at least months now.

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I'd probably send a team around to places to setup decoys for a picture and then remove it. So if you later use the spot and get hit you maybe have some mind games to play.

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I mean its nothing new. You could make the case of Russia passing up real f16 they think could be decoys.

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lemmy.world

Reminds me of what the allies did in WW2. From halftracks with loudspeakers and firecrackers to rubber tanks and empty tents. Decoys can be very effective, hope they are working well.

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ladiciusreply
lemmy.world

There's a story of the royal air force dropping a single wooden "bomb" on German decoy planes just to make fun of them.

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Reminds me of what the allies did in WW2. From halftracks with loudspeakers and firecrackers to rubber tanks and empty tents. Decoys can be very effective, hope they are working well.

Ghost Army!
I'm still waiting for a movie on this.
Maybe by Guy Ritchie, or someone like this.

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It could be fun at birthday parties too. You could even make a business out of renting it.

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Cethinreply
lemmy.zip

After the war and they aren't needed, probably but they'll be expensive. They aren't just blow up things. They have heaters that properly heat and keep warm sections of the vehicle to look realistic, and things like that. There's radar truck decoys that have a rotating scanner, for example. These have been around from both sides for a bit now.

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Valmondreply
lemmy.world

Found the guy getting bombed by the ruskies this winter 😬😁

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GBU_28reply
lemm.ee

Do not make the f16 decoy into an inflatable waifu

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lemmy.nz

Yes, search inflatable tank decoy. There's several makers in the US that will sell you one

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