• NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Why do the drone boats weave and loop around so much? Seems like they’re lingering in the “shoot me” zone.

    Edit: could it be that they want to draw fire to themselves so other boats can move in instead?

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      2 years ago

      I base this on absolutely 0 military experience BUT

      Could be a distraction vessel to draw fire

      Could be to give Russia a chance to use countermeasures and evaluate their effectiveness + come up with next Gen drone to mitigate current countermeasures

      Could be that it is impossible to get a good video from a drone bouncing around in the water and they wanted to make contact with areas that ensure sinking

      Could be a test to see how much punishment the drones can take while maintaining combat effectiveness

      Could be that it’s pure chaos and neither side has a great strategy aside from do/do no explode if possible

      Either way, this footage is wild! Give em hell Ukraine!!