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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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  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    Nothing new, in WWII the allied used inflatable Tanks and other vehicles and weapons to fool the Nazies

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      no, those were chemically enhanced super soldiers.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      the thermal paint idea is cute though

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    Not sure what’s “allegedly” about this. The munition explodes and the rotor blades stay exceptionally still

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    • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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      Someone shared a video of a helicopter with tied down blades being hit with similar munitions, and the rotor blades do indeed stay fixed in place.

      I also wonder how the smoke is supposed to appear underneath the rotors if they’re painted on the ground. And there also appears to be a parallax effect with the ground, also impossible for a painting.

      It could still be a decoy (eg out of wood or other materials) but it really doesn’t look painted to me at least.

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        Very impressive that these ‘wood or other material’ rotors not only stay stationary during the explosion, but remain at the exact same angle throughout. Must be tied down at both ends, with something that can withstand high explosives.

        Absolutely impossible that Iran could have the technology to make… Paint.

        • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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          That’s why it likely was a real helicopter. This is a pretty low-powered explosion, designed to just disable the helicopter. Here’s a video of it on a real helicopter: https://xcancel.com/LucasGimne79974/status/2029851274955431963#m

          Same lack of rotor movement.

          And here’s a screenshot of the video of the explosion, clearly showing smoke going underneath the rotors:

          I don’t think Iran has the tech to make paint float in the air ánd survive an explosion.

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            “same lack of rotor movement”

            Shares video of rotors moving

            “Clearly showing smoke under the rotors”

            144p video

            Come on man it’s like you’re not even trying to earn your payment

            • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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              Don’t believe your lying eyes I guess. A shaky 144p video is definitely proof the rotors stayed perfectly still though.

              I was hoping the video would show a clearly painted image but the visual evidence just doesn’t support it.

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    Everyone does this. Ukraine does this. The allies did it during WW2.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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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.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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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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    In other news. Military people do military things.

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