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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21952875

Ukrainian pilots in light aircraft shoot down Russian UAV

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[–] gravitas_deficiency 26 points 4 months ago (3 children)

First trench warfare makes a comeback, and now this?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I won't be surprised if they actually manage to find a use for them again. If only as some form of decoy to make an enemy reveal their position

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With all the drones in use I'm amazed we haven't seen air raid balloons make a comeback.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 3 months ago

Unlikely, simply because precision aim is much more common. Anything that's not comically high-altitude is going to get spotted and eventually sniped.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 4 points 4 months ago

But like, unironically. I’m surprised that high-endurance airships and zeppelins are not being used as AEW platforms or something like that.

And what with project dragon and those new cargo plane rotary launchers they just came up with, you could just make a few aerial missile zeppelins.

I will neither confirm nor deny whether I enjoy Ace Combat to a medically-concerning degree.

[–] EmoDuck 3 points 4 months ago

If we're bringing back old army stuff then I vote for the Drummer Boys to be next. They really help morale.

Oh, and gay sex. If it worked for the greeks it will work of us

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Pickelhaube when