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submitted 23 hours ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Decoy strategies in general are an undervalued aspect of warfare

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 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 12 points 20 hours ago

www dot google dot com

"hexbear tankie inflation realistic"

ENTER

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 3 points 20 hours ago

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