Russia's Inflatable Tanks Identified by Ukraine

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-roo2648 ай бұрын

    Drones now also equipped with 1980's lawn darts

  • @jayp8130

    @jayp8130

    8 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @darrenwakefield5171

    @darrenwakefield5171

    8 ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @rubyduma6238

    @rubyduma6238

    8 ай бұрын

    And duct tape

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @FuuzBeeen

    @FuuzBeeen

    8 ай бұрын

    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
    @duckman125698 ай бұрын

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

  • @eXeLeNeRgY

    @eXeLeNeRgY

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @flavoure

    @flavoure

    7 ай бұрын

    I want one for my backyard

  • @jacksprrow
    @jacksprrow8 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    Stop giving them ideas

  • @ev0wizard

    @ev0wizard

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@OffensivePlayer316ikr shut up lol

  • @Constable.Chauvin

    @Constable.Chauvin

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    The nets wouldn't be too heavy?

  • @joey19931226

    @joey19931226

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @philosotree5876
    @philosotree58768 ай бұрын

    "All war is deception" - Sun Tsu

  • @firstconsul7286

    @firstconsul7286

    7 ай бұрын

    "Some are just better at it than others."

  • @Chuck_Hooks
    @Chuck_Hooks8 ай бұрын

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

  • @AH-rl5qc

    @AH-rl5qc

    8 ай бұрын

    Yep just like Challenger 2

  • @Chuck_Hooks

    @Chuck_Hooks

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @BlutoandCo

    @BlutoandCo

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @TankandDimples

    @TankandDimples

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@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 ай бұрын

    LOL

  • @EricTViking
    @EricTViking8 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    @@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 ай бұрын

    ​@@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 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @ericturner2477
    @ericturner24778 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Philth_E
    @Philth_E8 ай бұрын

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

  • @BattleChemist
    @BattleChemist8 ай бұрын

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

  • @vnkeymaster

    @vnkeymaster

    8 ай бұрын

    Brilliant :D

  • @odrs

    @odrs

    7 ай бұрын

    Thermal imaging

  • @satu-gt

    @satu-gt

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@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 😅

  • @chonkydoggo2247
    @chonkydoggo22473 ай бұрын

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

  • @mikeoxsbigg1
    @mikeoxsbigg18 ай бұрын

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

  • @jimbritt2874
    @jimbritt28748 ай бұрын

    I want one for my front yard 😄😁🇺🇲

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm putting that in my car! 🦅

  • @azndood
    @azndood8 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    Haha 🤣 Most likely China tho 💯

  • @MedusasFeelinSalty

    @MedusasFeelinSalty

    8 ай бұрын

    Temu

  • @curtismsh9211
    @curtismsh92117 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @TundeEszlari
    @TundeEszlari8 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video.

  • @earlthepearl3922
    @earlthepearl39228 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    The off center barrel made it for me.

  • @bean2622
    @bean26228 ай бұрын

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

  • @terintiaflavius3349

    @terintiaflavius3349

    6 ай бұрын

    Not funny at all.

  • @tormentorxl2732
    @tormentorxl27328 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    They built them in the field duhhh 😂

  • @berjo77

    @berjo77

    8 ай бұрын

    I was looking for the tell. Thanks.

  • @RemiBusseuil
    @RemiBusseuil8 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    The Andy challenge to a whole new level! 🤣👍

  • @crazypolite

    @crazypolite

    8 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    Thermal imaging

  • @keithguidry2841
    @keithguidry28418 ай бұрын

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

  • @crazycressy7986
    @crazycressy79868 ай бұрын

    No track marks will give it away 😂

  • @SArmagh681
    @SArmagh6815 ай бұрын

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

  • @ThatGuy64804

    @ThatGuy64804

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @fabgg_
    @fabgg_7 ай бұрын

    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..

  • @TheCapitalVice
    @TheCapitalVice8 ай бұрын

    They should drop flechette munitions on those to pop them.

  • @HoneyLover64NthngHppnd89
    @HoneyLover64NthngHppnd898 ай бұрын

    the lack of cope cage was a giveaway

  • @ev0wizard
    @ev0wizard8 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    @@Eduardo_Espinoza yup thats why i said burn them 🤣

  • @risbolensky6478
    @risbolensky64783 ай бұрын

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

  • @M4A1BestGirl
    @M4A1BestGirl8 ай бұрын

    Ah, yes. The infamous "Ghost Division"

  • @leighmonty13
    @leighmonty138 ай бұрын

    Should drop drawing pins 😂

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza8 ай бұрын

    It is like watching poorly made Chinese model toys.

  • @FarmerDrew
    @FarmerDrew8 ай бұрын

    So we doin flechettes again, right??

  • @drunkenfarmer
    @drunkenfarmer8 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    Ya, they used wood tho

  • @bigman6424

    @bigman6424

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, a Russian Kamikaze flew into one

  • @Qrcrap
    @Qrcrap21 күн бұрын

    Notice the missing track marks

  • @catcrablobster3792
    @catcrablobster37928 ай бұрын

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

  • @vnkeymaster
    @vnkeymaster8 ай бұрын

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

  • @My_Name_Suc
    @My_Name_Suc8 ай бұрын

    Woah it's just like in ww2 normandy

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua8 ай бұрын

    No tank tracks

  • @ElProblemo1
    @ElProblemo13 ай бұрын

    So I see they learned something from Germany.

  • @BC-kx5zb
    @BC-kx5zb4 ай бұрын

    Dropping arrows from drones now?

  • @lighthubph.philiphines
    @lighthubph.philiphines8 ай бұрын

    Come on Putin it's 20th century

  • @deadeyewrex9907
    @deadeyewrex99076 ай бұрын

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

  • @OoltewahOwls12uTri-StateLeague
    @OoltewahOwls12uTri-StateLeague8 ай бұрын

    They think they are patton

  • @Prod.brownking956
    @Prod.brownking9568 ай бұрын

    "this is gonna win the war trust me"

  • @73combatmedic
    @73combatmedic8 ай бұрын

    Particulièrement resemblant

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza8 ай бұрын

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

  • @SuperNaughtyKat
    @SuperNaughtyKat4 ай бұрын

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

  • @ianmurray4081
    @ianmurray40818 ай бұрын

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

  • @Crypt0rkid
    @Crypt0rkid7 ай бұрын

    How do we Know they are fake?

  • @onceuponatimeonearth

    @onceuponatimeonearth

    7 ай бұрын

    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
    @pbubalo7 ай бұрын

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

  • @David-eh9le

    @David-eh9le

    6 ай бұрын

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

  • @pbubalo

    @pbubalo

    6 ай бұрын

    @@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

  • @Sm00th-0perator
    @Sm00th-0perator8 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @danktank-420
    @danktank-4208 ай бұрын

    These guys copying the U.S war strategies is crazy

  • @Aglahad

    @Aglahad

    8 ай бұрын

    War strategies from WW2

  • @orionide4032

    @orionide4032

    8 ай бұрын

    Meaning always a step behind.

  • @Un-Injected
    @Un-Injected3 ай бұрын

    And how are those Ukie tanks doing about now?

  • @ryanhamilton6445
    @ryanhamilton64458 ай бұрын

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

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @212th
    @212th8 ай бұрын

    Russians are getting smarter

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza8 ай бұрын

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

  • @gerrychartrand360
    @gerrychartrand3608 ай бұрын

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

  • @garye3502
    @garye35028 ай бұрын

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

  • @vincentxavier1317
    @vincentxavier13178 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @JohnAIDoe
    @JohnAIDoe8 ай бұрын

    WW2 again.

  • @MuhammadUsman-zz9of
    @MuhammadUsman-zz9of8 ай бұрын

    ،🌹🇵🇰🌹

  • @El75390
    @El753908 ай бұрын

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

  • @AlexKall

    @AlexKall

    3 ай бұрын

    You need to read up on what free speech entails.

  • @StandardLz
    @StandardLz8 ай бұрын

    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🤣🤣

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza

    @Eduardo_Espinoza

    8 ай бұрын

    Also zero tracks, dead give away

  • @c3t1f13dgoon
    @c3t1f13dgoon8 ай бұрын

    guess this channel is now dead

  • @charliehotelromeo284
    @charliehotelromeo2848 ай бұрын

    The propaganda of this channel is cringe

  • @FUNKER530

    @FUNKER530

    8 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

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

  • @jokerhahahahahaha6103
    @jokerhahahahahaha61038 ай бұрын

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

  • @coreygriffin9576
    @coreygriffin95768 ай бұрын

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

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