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Decoys are harder to fake, for instance an inflatable tank doesn't emit much infrared compared to a real tank. This was not an issue for camera that only captur
by Sayrus 2y ago
Decoys are harder to fake, for instance an inflatable tank doesn't emit much infrared compared to a real tank. This was not an issue for camera that only capture visible light such as what was available in WWII or the naked eye.
- cm2187 2y agoPlus the ship can't appear suddenly in the middle of the ocean. And where do you hide the original ship?
- m4rtink 2y agoWell... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_(1936)#/media/File%3AHRMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_disguised_as_a_tropical_island.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_(193...
- cm2187 2y agoBut my point is that when you have a satellite tracking a slow moving ship every 3-4 hours, it's impossible to hide it.
- cma 2y agoIt's easier in space because of no air resistance, but stuff like mylar balloon/sheath decoys I think beats out basically all missile defense. Aside from the infrared stuff, inflatable ships not in port wouldn't leave an actual wake of the right size etc. and might not be viable.
- spyder 2y agofrom: https://www.inflatechdecoy.com/features/ https://www.inflatechdecoy.com/features/ " 01_OPTICAL SIGNATURE - LIFE SIZE, PERFECT SHAPE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 02_RADAR SIGNATURE - ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS UNPACK THE DECOY AND TURN ON THE ENGINE. 90 SECONDS LATER THE DECOY GENERATES YOUR DESIRED RCS. 03_INFRARED SIGNATURE - INFLATECH DECOYS CONTAIN INTEGRATED THERMAL SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE GUARANTEE 100% MULTISPECTRAL COPY OF THE DESIRED SIGNATURE."
- lm28469 2y ago> This was not an issue for camera that only capture visible light such as what was available in WWII It wasn't as common as today but we already had IR aerial photography in the 40s