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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago

Iran allegedly painted helicopter decoy to waste costly IDF missiles

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Iran allegedly painted helicopter decoy to waste costly IDF missiles

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago
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A video of an IDF strike on an Iranian Mi-17 helicopter has gone viral, with some claiming it is a painted decoy.
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    Everyone does this. Ukraine does this. The allies did it during WW2.

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      Wile E Coyote did this. War is hell.

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      Not so often that the military dropping the bombs post the footage as if celebrating a win

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      Thermal paint is very much a new development.

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        it’s over 30 years old.

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        so the tech changes but the concept has been done forever. sheesh.

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