Inflatable tanks are being used on battlefields in Ukraine. How hard is it to tell the difference? - 1 minute read
Dummy tanks have been used since WWI and were used to great effect during WWII.
One of their primary purposes is to get the opposing army to waste money and ammunition on a decoy.
High-tech equipment makes it hard for even the best inflatable tanks to work.
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Recent videos appear to show inflatable tank decoys being used on the battlefield in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
A drone spotted a cluster of tanks in a forest, but a tank spotted away from the trees shattered the facade. The cluster of tanks turned out to be a group of inflatable decoys, a military tactic used in an attempt to get the enemy to waste ammunition.
The use of decoys is not new. As far back as World War I, armies would use dummy tanks — the materials were just different, and the fidelity wasn't always as high. In a more technologically-advanced era with heat sensors, drones, and radar, decoys need to be better at deceiving the enemy.
Source: Business Insider
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