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[–] oliveoil@hexbear.net 14 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Video: Israel brags about blowing up a painting of a helicopter.

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Waow that really is a neat trick though.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Decoy strategies in general are an undervalued aspect of warfare

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

pretty sure I remember seeing some footage of the US army using inflatable balloon tanks in WW2

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Yea- today I learned ~~they~~ armies still do it. I think hexbear should buy me an inflatable tank tbh.

photo of an inflatable soviet battle tank from a modern online catalog

screenshot from modern online catalog of inflatable decoy hardware

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 10 points 10 hours ago

www dot google dot com

"hexbear tankie inflation realistic"

ENTER

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

And they worked, fooled German intelligence into thinking the Normandy landings would be near Calais

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 4 points 10 hours ago

maduro-salute thank you for posting the video