Russia's Inflatable Tanks Identified by Ukraine

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2023
  • Video surfaced of Russia's inflatable tanks being used on the front line to confuse Ukrainian targeting. A Ukrainian drone hovers over them providing a bit of insight into how Russia is using deception for force protection.
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  • @zak-a-roo264
    @zak-a-roo264 8 місяців тому +162

    Drones now also equipped with 1980's lawn darts

    • @jayp8130
      @jayp8130 8 місяців тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @darrenwakefield5171
      @darrenwakefield5171 8 місяців тому

      😂😂

    • @rubyduma6238
      @rubyduma6238 8 місяців тому

      And duct tape

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому +1

      "Russian bias flying Tank isn't real"
      Fly away now!

    • @FuuzBeeen
      @FuuzBeeen 8 місяців тому

      I can now imagine some kind of nail shotgun that drones will poop out now to counter these balloon tanks, but Ukrainians are just competent enough to decipher the fake ones anyways so no need, but I wouldn't mind popping a bunch and give the russians false hope

  • @duckman12569
    @duckman12569 8 місяців тому +109

    The most important thing is finding out how much one of these costs, and where can I buy one

    • @eXeLeNeRgY
      @eXeLeNeRgY 8 місяців тому +33

      I heard they are free to pick up in the Ukrainian countryside

    • @flavoure
      @flavoure 8 місяців тому +10

      I want one for my backyard

  • @jacksprrow
    @jacksprrow 8 місяців тому +61

    they should have covered them with netting so they were harder to see the details on but still know its a tank.

    • @OffensivePlayer316
      @OffensivePlayer316 8 місяців тому +6

      Stop giving them ideas

    • @ev0wizard
      @ev0wizard 8 місяців тому

      ​@@OffensivePlayer316ikr shut up lol

    • @Constable.Chauvin
      @Constable.Chauvin 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@OffensivePlayer316give them ideas so that the footage is more intresting

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому +1

      The nets wouldn't be too heavy?

    • @joey19931226
      @joey19931226 5 місяців тому

      What if the netting makes em look like inflated balloon tanks. The double mislead >.>

  • @philosotree5876
    @philosotree5876 8 місяців тому +25

    "All war is deception" - Sun Tsu

    • @firstconsul7286
      @firstconsul7286 7 місяців тому +1

      "Some are just better at it than others."

  • @Chuck_Hooks
    @Chuck_Hooks 8 місяців тому +93

    Easily identified since the real ones don't have turrets.

    • @AH-rl5qc
      @AH-rl5qc 8 місяців тому +5

      Yep just like Challenger 2

    • @Chuck_Hooks
      @Chuck_Hooks 8 місяців тому +17

      @@AH-rl5qc Russian tank crews get more flight time than their pilots do.

    • @BlutoandCo
      @BlutoandCo 8 місяців тому +7

      ​@@AH-rl5qcso a pi of ANY challenger without a turret...........western tanks dont turret toss.

    • @TankandDimples
      @TankandDimples 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@AH-rl5qcwe have blow out panels and everything else to prevent our turrets from being tossed. Also don't surround our crews with munitions...

    • @saint4985
      @saint4985 8 місяців тому +2

      LOL

  • @EricTViking
    @EricTViking 8 місяців тому +94

    They might have gotten away with that if the photos were taken from a Spitfire at 20,000 feet. Technology has moved on a bit.

    • @DanTube2010
      @DanTube2010 8 місяців тому +4

      Even in WWII they were wise to fake stuff. The Spitfire's had stereoscopic cameras so footage could be reviewed in 3D.
      The Ukrainians seem to be smarter and are building detailed solid fake tanks, not inflatables.

    • @LostCloudx4
      @LostCloudx4 8 місяців тому +7

      still took the resources of a drone team away from an actual target for some time so I'd say a successful mission

    • @utialtec
      @utialtec 8 місяців тому +6

      @@LostCloudx4 It's called recon "a drone team" is just 3 guys and doesn't waste anything compared to what it was back in WW2, that you need a squad of two figthers to do the recon and wasting fuel.

    • @jayp8130
      @jayp8130 8 місяців тому

      ​@@LostCloudx4you can't be serious bro!you call that successful? Successful is making them waste a missile on them inflatables.This is the whole idea behind this,but obviously the successful mission was completed by the drone team that sniffed out these fakes before thousands of dollars were wasted.

    • @LostCloudx4
      @LostCloudx4 8 місяців тому +2

      @@utialtec Exactly, 3 guys sent to an area of activity which turned out to be nothing but balloons...whilst the actual threats are still undiscovered or allowed more time to move into position etc etc. So ... like i said.. it still worked.

  • @Philth_E
    @Philth_E 8 місяців тому +11

    This just in, Ukraine have deployed drones equipped with sewing needles to take out opposition tanks. More at five.

  • @ericturner2477
    @ericturner2477 8 місяців тому +68

    I read a good historical fiction novel called "The War Magician" about deception being used in WWII. Definitely worth a read (if you like to read).

    • @Joe45-91
      @Joe45-91 8 місяців тому +3

      Yes the most well known example of this being "The Ghost Army" in the lead up to Op Overlord. Although recon by the Luftwaffe didn't have HD zoom cameras 😂. Good try though ruskies

    • @thomascooley2749
      @thomascooley2749 8 місяців тому

      Many of the stories are true they even made fake citys from steel and burned them with gasoline to throw off the german bombers

    • @tomlobos2871
      @tomlobos2871 7 місяців тому +2

      actually one of the most intresting topics in warfare. and that ranges way beyond such pool noodels like seen above. this touches psychological warfare already. another topic i recommend reading about these days.

  • @SArmagh681
    @SArmagh681 5 місяців тому +3

    Whats funny is that Ukraine is using a lot of drones that are probably cheaper than those inflatables

  • @chonkydoggo2247
    @chonkydoggo2247 4 місяці тому +1

    lmaooo imagine if u randomly see an inflatable tank fly in the air in the middle of a fight

  • @BattleChemist
    @BattleChemist 8 місяців тому +27

    New camo idea:
    Add inflatable skin to actual tanks to throw off people trying to target them. 🤪

    • @vnkeymaster
      @vnkeymaster 8 місяців тому +2

      Brilliant :D

    • @odrs
      @odrs 7 місяців тому +1

      Thermal imaging

    • @satu-gt
      @satu-gt 4 місяці тому

      ​@@odrs a really thin aluminum fold can hide a thermal image, even a plastic trash bag could do it so i dont think that this camo idea is a bad one. i don know what would they do with the exhaust gases and the fact that a stationary tank isnt woth too much and if they see it moving they will automatically know its not fake 😅

  • @mikeoxsbigg1
    @mikeoxsbigg1 8 місяців тому +6

    and I'm all like where did the tank treads go? Tanks make tracks right?

  • @bean2622
    @bean2622 8 місяців тому +5

    Funny thing is that's probably what they sent the new soldiers out to with to actually use 😂

  • @TundeEszlari
    @TundeEszlari 8 місяців тому

    Fantastic video.

  • @tormentorxl2732
    @tormentorxl2732 8 місяців тому +4

    Windy Day gives it away, as well as.. Where are the damn tank track trails. It didn’t float into position. Well..

    • @granite6196
      @granite6196 8 місяців тому +1

      They built them in the field duhhh 😂

    • @berjo77
      @berjo77 8 місяців тому

      I was looking for the tell. Thanks.

  • @earlthepearl3922
    @earlthepearl3922 8 місяців тому +3

    What have it away first….no tread marks in the ground behind the thanks, or the front armor rippling in the breeze?

    • @vilandar
      @vilandar 8 місяців тому +2

      The off center barrel made it for me.

  • @crazycressy7986
    @crazycressy7986 8 місяців тому +2

    No track marks will give it away 😂

  • @azndood
    @azndood 8 місяців тому +5

    Where'd did they get these inflatables? Spirit Halloween?

  • @RemiBusseuil
    @RemiBusseuil 8 місяців тому +31

    It would be fun to make a real one underneath a fake one

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому +2

      The Andy challenge to a whole new level! 🤣👍

    • @crazypolite
      @crazypolite 8 місяців тому

      Not really because they decoy is meant to be a target.. so you'd never want to improve the chances of you being seen as a target

    • @odrs
      @odrs 7 місяців тому

      Thermal imaging

  • @HoneyLover64NthngHppnd89
    @HoneyLover64NthngHppnd89 8 місяців тому +1

    the lack of cope cage was a giveaway

  • @jimbritt2874
    @jimbritt2874 8 місяців тому +11

    I want one for my front yard 😄😁🇺🇲

  • @curtismsh9211
    @curtismsh9211 8 місяців тому +1

    How does one join the discord server? I'm a YT member, but aren't seeing how the server works. Hope ya'll are well.

  • @TheCapitalVice
    @TheCapitalVice 8 місяців тому +1

    They should drop flechette munitions on those to pop them.

  • @keithguidry2841
    @keithguidry2841 8 місяців тому +3

    Those tanks are about as real as the 2024 election! 😂

  • @M4A1BestGirl
    @M4A1BestGirl 8 місяців тому +1

    Ah, yes. The infamous "Ghost Division"

  • @leighmonty13
    @leighmonty13 8 місяців тому +1

    Should drop drawing pins 😂

  • @catcrablobster3792
    @catcrablobster3792 8 місяців тому

    Yk this might have worked in the era before being able to take a picture of a car from space. Now though, idk.

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому +1

    It is like watching poorly made Chinese model toys.

  • @ev0wizard
    @ev0wizard 8 місяців тому +2

    Send someone to burn them, let them run out of fake tanks too 😂

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому +1

      Burning it is actually a smarter idea than just poking a hole in it for them to later patch it up with tape.

    • @ev0wizard
      @ev0wizard 8 місяців тому

      @@Eduardo_Espinoza yup thats why i said burn them 🤣

  • @drunkenfarmer
    @drunkenfarmer 8 місяців тому +1

    Pretty sure the Ukrainians announced they were doing that as well.

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому

      Ya, they used wood tho

    • @bigman6424
      @bigman6424 8 місяців тому

      Yeah, a Russian Kamikaze flew into one

  • @risbolensky6478
    @risbolensky6478 4 місяці тому +1

    Yo Funky, show some destroyed Leopards, Bradley's, MaxxPro's, Oshkosh M-ATV's, Humvee's, Challenger 😆

  • @vnkeymaster
    @vnkeymaster 8 місяців тому

    Today camera is good, Russia should make more HD inflatable stuff

  • @FarmerDrew
    @FarmerDrew 8 місяців тому +1

    So we doin flechettes again, right??

  • @fabgg_
    @fabgg_ 8 місяців тому

    Hey guys, i went to your site and i can't watch any of the videos, is it because i'm from france ? When i click on a video, there is just a blank space where the video should be..

  • @Qrcrap
    @Qrcrap Місяць тому

    Notice the missing track marks

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua 8 місяців тому +1

    No tank tracks

  • @My_Name_Suc
    @My_Name_Suc 8 місяців тому

    Woah it's just like in ww2 normandy

  • @BC-kx5zb
    @BC-kx5zb 4 місяці тому

    Dropping arrows from drones now?

  • @ElProblemo1
    @ElProblemo1 4 місяці тому

    So I see they learned something from Germany.

  • @lighthubph.philiphines
    @lighthubph.philiphines 8 місяців тому +1

    Come on Putin it's 20th century

  • @Prod.brownking956
    @Prod.brownking956 8 місяців тому

    "this is gonna win the war trust me"

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому

    They should put sharp rotors on the drone, or a knife in front of itself.

  • @73combatmedic
    @73combatmedic 8 місяців тому

    Particulièrement resemblant

  • @deadeyewrex9907
    @deadeyewrex9907 7 місяців тому

    almost 2.4 million subs but only 20k views on videos? sus

  • @OoltewahOwls12uTri-StateLeague
    @OoltewahOwls12uTri-StateLeague 8 місяців тому

    They think they are patton

  • @SuperNaughtyKat
    @SuperNaughtyKat 4 місяці тому

    I mean if it works it works I guess why not lol

  • @ianmurray4081
    @ianmurray4081 8 місяців тому

    They should go over, just like a Led Zeppelin 🥸🍺🫵🤟🇨🇦🫡🇺🇸🤟🫵🍺🥸

  • @212th
    @212th 8 місяців тому

    Russians are getting smarter

  • @Crypt0rkid
    @Crypt0rkid 8 місяців тому

    How do we
    Know they are fake?

    • @onceuponatimeonearth
      @onceuponatimeonearth 7 місяців тому

      look at the footage for more than 2 seconds
      no detail on the body, obvious balloon inflation marks on the turret, the body is just a rectangle, the barrel of the cannon is just stuffed in a circular shape representing the turret.
      There is no tank on Earth that looks this much like a toy.

  • @pbubalo
    @pbubalo 7 місяців тому

    Same tactic was used by the Serbs in 1999 to fool NATO bombers and it worked like a charm.

    • @David-eh9le
      @David-eh9le 6 місяців тому

      I mean, NATO didnt really care if it dropped a bomb or two more. Didnt help serbia, did it?

    • @pbubalo
      @pbubalo 6 місяців тому

      @@David-eh9le It did.
      The Serbian army remained intact, despite NATO claims that it destroyed its entire military infrastructure in the fist week..
      The only thing NATO was good at was bombing civilian targets, like bridges, schools, hospitals and embassies.
      NATO is purely a terroriist organisation

  • @danktank-420
    @danktank-420 8 місяців тому +6

    These guys copying the U.S war strategies is crazy

    • @Aglahad
      @Aglahad 8 місяців тому +5

      War strategies from WW2

    • @orionide4032
      @orionide4032 8 місяців тому

      Meaning always a step behind.

  • @Un-Injected
    @Un-Injected 3 місяці тому

    And how are those Ukie tanks doing about now?

  • @ryanhamilton6445
    @ryanhamilton6445 8 місяців тому

    What tf is going on why isn’t he live lately

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому

      He said, in one of the previous videos he's having a new birthday coming up soon

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza 8 місяців тому

    Why did they leave out the "Z" this time?

  • @Sm00th-0perator
    @Sm00th-0perator 8 місяців тому +2

    Ukrainian troops could pick those up. Paint a few Ukrainian logos on them and use Russia against itself again. That's the funny thing, the Russians would probably think they were the real thing and fire off some 10Me missile per rubber tank.

  • @JohnAIDoe
    @JohnAIDoe 8 місяців тому

    WW2 again.

  • @gerrychartrand360
    @gerrychartrand360 8 місяців тому

    Moved on lately. Knew it was coming. Let Puppetsinsky deal with usa bullshit period. Go Putin go.❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vincentxavier1317
    @vincentxavier1317 8 місяців тому

    👍

  • @garye3502
    @garye3502 8 місяців тому +1

    It’s actually a piñata and its full of candy.

  • @StandardLz
    @StandardLz 8 місяців тому +1

    Anyone with a set of eyeballs can see the ripples on the material, what make Grandad Putin think sending these into Ukraine was a good idea😂. He will send in hundreds of them and get hundreds if them back because they are that bad, none will even be targeted🤣🤣

  • @El75390
    @El75390 8 місяців тому

    lol I was banned from your discord because I stated my opinion lmao that’s how freedom of speech work?

    • @AlexKall
      @AlexKall 4 місяці тому

      You need to read up on what free speech entails.

  • @MuhammadUsman-zz9of
    @MuhammadUsman-zz9of 8 місяців тому +1

    ،🌹🇵🇰🌹

  • @c3t1f13dgoon
    @c3t1f13dgoon 8 місяців тому

    guess this channel is now dead

  • @charliehotelromeo284
    @charliehotelromeo284 8 місяців тому +4

    The propaganda of this channel is cringe

    • @FUNKER530
      @FUNKER530  8 місяців тому +11

      How is this propaganda? It's just raw footage. We also just uploaded a video yesterday discussing the various deception techniques being used by both Russia and Ukraine. But you didn't watch that one, did you?
      This was meant for additional context to that video.

    • @awf6554
      @awf6554 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@FUNKER530 The Russians are doing so badly their shills and bots automatically call all news from Ukraine "propaganda."

  • @jokerhahahahahaha6103
    @jokerhahahahahaha6103 8 місяців тому +1

    You know Russias doing bad when they have to send out inflatables instead of real tanks…think someone’s running out of tansk😂😂😂

  • @coreygriffin9576
    @coreygriffin9576 8 місяців тому

    Why isn’t this combat show on the air right now? We have a war going on this channel used to be good