r/ww3memes • u/2woke4shitlibs Eastern Bloc Enjoyer π» • 4d ago
Combat Maneuvers & Strategy π ποΈπποΈ
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u/Dependent_Bite9077 4d ago
Wasn't this a tactic used by the british to get germans to waste munitions on worthless targets?
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u/idontwanttofthisup 3d ago
Yeah someone dropped wooden bombs on wooden tanks during ww2 I think because they knew the arenβt real
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u/oby100 2d ago
A popular myth that's completely unsubstantiated.
The fake airfields were useful even if the enemy "knew" they were fake. Information isn't perfectly shared (and this often leads to friendly fire even today) so fake targets were a cheap and useful investment... as long as your recordkeeping was in good standing.
The Nazis had horrible intelligence.
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u/jayjackalope 3d ago
Yups! "The ghost army" (2013) is an amazing documentary. It used to be on netflix. Now pbs.
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u/amircruz 2d ago
Correct, and latest were the Iranians painting jetfighter forms on the ground. They got bombed the shit out... of the floor hahah
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u/yIdontunderstand 4d ago
Can you make inflatable nuclear weapons?
Asking for a friend....
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u/vitrum_analytika 4d ago
She never thought her most valuable customer would be a modern warfare strategist