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I don't understand the purpose of dumping fuel on the drone. Were the expecting to kill its motor? Go out of control and crash? Catch fire?
by litoE 4y ago
I don't understand the purpose of dumping fuel on the drone. Were the expecting to kill its motor? Go out of control and crash? Catch fire?
- nkurz 4y agoI was guessing that the goal was to smear the lenses with something greasy, thereby reducing its ability to do long range surveillance. Jet fuel is essentially kerosene, which usually leaves a waxy residue. But maybe there's a better explanation?
- IAmGraydon 4y agoI'm pretty sure they were attempting to cover it with fuel and then ignite it with their afterburners. They wanted to take the drone down but also be able to say that they never fired upon it. I think the idea was to get the US to respond militarily in some way so they can further portray the US as aggressors. Basically the Russian military acting like the scum they are.