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> Their impact is probably way outsized. This is pretty dismissive in my book, as in not acknowledging that for the last 6 to 12 months (at least) most of the
by paganel 1y ago
> Their impact is probably way outsized.
This is pretty dismissive in my book, as in not acknowledging that for the last 6 to 12 months (at least) most of the casualties in Eastern Ukraine have been caused by cheap drones. The same cheap drones that have also been a game-changer when it comes to using armoured vehicles, as they're not being used all that much anymore because they're death-traps, the two armies have switched to using cheap motorbikes (the Russians) and ATVs (the Ukrainians).
- riehwvfbk 1y ago"Outsized" doesn't mean "small", it means "much more than you would expect out of something so small and cheap".
- electroly 1y agoMaybe there is a language barrier involved here, but "outsized" in this context means drones have more of an effect per dollar than conventional techniques. It's talking about how big their impact is--that they can do a huge amount of damage with very little cost. This is congratulatory language, not dismissive. It's acknowledging the serious defense problem that drones pose. You can't rely on an expensive defense against an inexpensive offense.