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The goal of stealth is to avoid detection. The goal of active jamming is to obscure the specific location of something and prevent targeting, either by blankin
by vonmoltke 10y ago
The goal of stealth is to avoid detection. The goal of active jamming is to obscure the specific location of something and prevent targeting, either by blanking enemy sensors or presenting false targets. That is contrary to the goal of not being detected.
> It's akin to a soldier wearing civilian cloths while travelling behind the lines ... but such principals seems to be falling by the wayside these days.
That has always been an acceptable ruse de guerre, so long as the soldiers change back into their proper uniforms before engaging in any combat actions.
- sandworm101 10y agoIt's not illegal. The issue is that any vehicle transporting troops, armed troops, is a valid military target. They aren't meant to hide amongst civilians. A military aircraft pretending to be a civilian is daring the enemy to start shooting at civilian aircraft. Not illegal, just wrong. You would never see a US naval vessel identify itself on radio as a cruise ship, but that is essentially what the B2 does on every combat mission. (At least those flown from north america, I don't know what they do when flying from the other bases.)