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| 2007-11-18 |
| Posted by:Ebbolunter Thinerong5340 |
| #7 They look like bouncy castles for the Top Brass. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-18 15:44 |
| #6 So are we. Or at least we were. It's just too cost effective a way to get the enemy to expose themselves and waste expensive ammunition. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-18 10:57 |
| #5 What I tried to express in my broken english was that the soviet-trained armies were good at that. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-11-18 10:51 |
| #4 Aren't the russians very good at decoys like that? I seem to half-recall that the 1999 serbia bombing campaign produced less than stellar results in retrospective (IIRC, the number of killed tanks was much lower than what was believed, and this was apparent when the serbs exited kosovo), as the serbs were trained and skillful in displaying convincing false targets, while concealing their assets. Anyway, this is a good reminder that airpower has its definite limits as a standalone tool. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-11-18 10:50 |
| #3 What an ingenious idea. Are they from Hollywood or Bollywood? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-18 10:47 |
| #2 Apparently these things include heaters and aluminized layers to provide infrared and radar signatures, and radio emitters to give the appearance of activity. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-11-18 10:04 |
| #1 Cool pix. Can I rent them like a Space Walk for birthday parties? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-11-18 09:30 |