• Bipta@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Ukraine used cruise missiles to attack a Russian submarine today. Russia has been putting tires on their aircraft to protect them from drone strikes.

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      1 year ago

      Thank you! Does it even work? Wouldn’t larger blasts if they manage to get through a silo of tires be even more contained then making the damage worse? I’m thinking packing C4 with sandbags for breaching kinda thoughts.

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        It’s a single layer of tires, so blast protection is minimal. The main theory is that it’s a form of camouflage against AI systems or IR cameras.