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Skybird
10-11-10, 02:31 AM
Weapon inflation, perverse warfare:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11511886

I recall that the British Defence Ministry said within 48 hours after the hostilities had ended during the Kosovo war, that up to 90%, they said, of the the dropped anti-armour ammunition, has fallen for dummie tanks. The serbian corps back then retreated without noticable losses in armour and heavy weapons, and in a relatively intact condition - which made mockery of the intensity by which NATO air forces were attacking Serbian forces inside Kosovo.

It seems the russians are not perfecting the approach. :)
kiwi_2005
10-11-10, 03:24 AM
"I'm proud to be making entire rocket-launchers and tanks for our armed forces," says Lena, who is stitching a surface-to-air missile system.
"When you finish sewing them and you watch them being filled with air, it's so satisfying." :|\\
Flaxpants
10-11-10, 03:52 AM
Was pleasantly surprised to see this thread as I am currently knitting my own full size aircraft carrier.

The British used this tactic in WWII, blow-up tanks etc.. even going so far as to setup dummy airstrip lights across the UK to confuse the german bombers. IIRC there was also an entire dummy landing flotilla used in the D-day landings.
Castout
10-11-10, 04:09 AM
I want an inflatable T72 in my room! or driveway!:arrgh!:

Do they make inflatable Putin too?


Great idea imo just I hope they can also fool IR vision and radar!

There's a military dictum that says "All warfare is based on deception"...think the guy who coined it was Sun Mu umm maybe Sun Bu umm or something pronounced like that.
papa_smurf
10-11-10, 05:03 AM
With the upcoming spending review over here, that's what our entire armed forces will look like in 6 months time:doh:
Herr-Berbunch
10-11-10, 05:15 AM
With the upcoming spending review over here, that's what our entire armed forces will look like in 6 months time:doh:

BAe Systems have just been given the contract for our side-arms...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dacrofts/balloon%20bang%20gun.jpg
TarJak
10-11-10, 05:24 AM
Do they make inflatable Putin too?

You'll need to hurry they are selling fast.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08_03/babaR2508_468x288.jpg
Castout
10-11-10, 06:27 AM
You'll need to hurry they are selling fast.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08_03/babaR2508_468x288.jpg

Umm no Putin there . . . . .:D ack it was a bad joke :damn:
Oberon
10-11-10, 08:08 AM
With the upcoming spending review over here, that's what our entire armed forces will look like in 6 months time:doh:

Too true!

Perhaps we can have inflatable tank battles with pins as sabots!

Inflatable Sherman:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/DummyShermanTank.jpg

Inflatable Patton:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Dummy-tank.gif
TLAM Strike
10-11-10, 09:12 AM
Back in the early days of the space age the Russians built inflatable submarine decoys to fool our satellites. We figured it out when after a bad storm one was bent in half. :DL
Weiss Pinguin
10-11-10, 09:37 AM
Was pleasantly surprised to see this thread as I am currently knitting my own full size aircraft carrier.

The British used this tactic in WWII, blow-up tanks etc.. even going so far as to setup dummy airstrip lights across the UK to confuse the german bombers. IIRC there was also an entire dummy landing flotilla used in the D-day landings.
And after the landings there was the ghost army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Army)

Amazing what you can do with some balloons ;)
Oberon
10-11-10, 09:49 AM
There was also during the Luftwaffe bombing campaign of Britain, decoy towns and villages. Areas where lights were set up in the pattern of houses and lamps, obviously dimmed a bit so to not make it too obvious. The hope was that the Luftwaffe would lose their bearings during night flying and drop their bombs in the wrong places. Of course, it's a bit hard to decoy London... :hmmm:

And also, don't forget good old Rupert!

Real Rupert
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Rupert-02-800.jpg/516px-Rupert-02-800.jpg

Longest Day Rupert
http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/film/marcks2.jpg

"Gummi puppen?!"
SteamWake
10-11-10, 10:12 AM
The movie one sure looks better than the real thing. :yep:

Oh ... and they changed the thread title :har:
Herr-Berbunch
10-11-10, 10:14 AM
Why the name change? :hmmm:
XabbaRus
10-11-10, 10:34 AM
Because I thought it was inappropriate title.
I have my daughter hanging around when I'm looking at the forum and I am not prepared to to explain to her what blowjob means.
Herr-Berbunch
10-11-10, 10:49 AM
That's fair enough, but isn't the current title going to take some explaining too? :O:
STEED
10-11-10, 11:02 AM
Because I thought it was inappropriate title.
I have my daughter hanging around when I'm looking at the forum and I am not prepared to to explain to her what blowjob means.

Well I was asked this...Must stress the person was holding a hair dryer at the time. ;)

And considering I just had my hair washed it would make sense to dry it. :03:
Hartmann
10-11-10, 11:04 AM
A good way to make enemy expend Very expensive missiles and risk Airforce in usuless attacks :haha:

For example a inflatable Aircraft carrier can lure missiles in an attack and save the real one. :D

http://matthope.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-hunt-is-on.jpg
Oberon
10-11-10, 11:39 AM
http://matthope.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-hunt-is-on.jpg

Reminds me of the early days of Sub Command.... :haha:
krashkart
10-11-10, 11:52 AM
http://matthope.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-hunt-is-on.jpg

Now that's an airship! :arrgh!:
Jimbuna
10-11-10, 01:54 PM
A few more examples:

http://www.xerxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/inflatable_military_trucks.jpg
http://englishrussia.com/images/inflatable_missiles/0.jpg
http://img2.allvoices.com/thumbs/event/609/480/63875413-inflatable-russian.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2dim4k6.jpg
JU_88
10-11-10, 01:58 PM
Was pleasantly surprised to see this thread as I am currently knitting my own full size aircraft carrier.

:haha::haha: :up:
Hartmann
10-11-10, 03:13 PM
Very interesting !! if you fill the planes with helium , they can float in the air !! :har:

A few more examples:



http://img2.allvoices.com/thumbs/event/609/480/63875413-inflatable-russian.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2dim4k6.jpg
Castout
10-11-10, 08:08 PM
Because I thought it was inappropriate title.
I have my daughter hanging around when I'm looking at the forum and I am not prepared to to explain to her what blowjob means.


Wise I too thought the same :DL