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[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

Decoy strategies in general are an undervalued aspect of warfare

[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

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

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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 17 points 1 week ago

www dot google dot com

"hexbear tankie inflation realistic"

ENTER

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

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

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