“Drone war is not the future, it is yesterday.”
A Russian blogger gives advice on surviving under the constant gaze of Mavic drones.
“How to survive under the ‘bird’: the fight against small surveillance UAVs.
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A Russian blogger gives advice on surviving under the constant gaze of Mavic drones.
“How to survive under the ‘bird’: the fight against small surveillance UAVs.
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https://twitter.com/grandparoy2/status/1891565173892104663
“Where there is Mavic, there is death. This is not a joke, but the everyday reality of the front. Small enemy reconnaissance aircraft fly without days off or holidays. Here's how not to become a meatball in their reports.
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“1. A drone detector is a soldier's best friend
A group must have at least one, or better yet, a pair of devices like ‘Bulat’. Cheaper than a death notice. Constant air monitoring is a rule of survival.
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A group must have at least one, or better yet, a pair of devices like ‘Bulat’. Cheaper than a death notice. Constant air monitoring is a rule of survival.
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“2. ‘I don't see a drone’ ≠ ‘There is no drone.’
The operator of the Mavic E or PRO can easily see movement from 2+ km. So if you are walking along a forest belt and enjoying the silence, know that you may already be the main character on someone else's monitor.
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The operator of the Mavic E or PRO can easily see movement from 2+ km. So if you are walking along a forest belt and enjoying the silence, know that you may already be the main character on someone else's monitor.
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“A copter is like a gopher from DMB: you can't see it, but it's there.
3. The copter's path is not a straight line
An experienced drone operator knows how to approach not head-on, but around - it can fly in from the rear, from the sides, from anywhere.
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3. The copter's path is not a straight line
An experienced drone operator knows how to approach not head-on, but around - it can fly in from the rear, from the sides, from anywhere.
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Don't relax if ‘there's nothing in the sky.’
4. Night is not salvation, but a change in the rules
At night, a copter needs to fly closer to see the target. This means:
• Keep your distance from your partners - a thermal imager sees a dense group better than a lone wolf.
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4. Night is not salvation, but a change in the rules
At night, a copter needs to fly closer to see the target. This means:
• Keep your distance from your partners - a thermal imager sees a dense group better than a lone wolf.
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“• A cigarette? Yes, you can. It's visible from 100 meters. But if they shoot from the ground with NVGs, it's better not to show up at all
• Have a shelter with you - a raincoat, a thermal cape, anything that you can quickly throw on when you hear a buzz.
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• Have a shelter with you - a raincoat, a thermal cape, anything that you can quickly throw on when you hear a buzz.
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“5. The best time to move is heat and sunset.
At dusk, especially in the heat, the equipment and roads are still warm, and you are not visible against their background. An hour after sunset is a window of shadow, when daytime drones are already tired, …
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At dusk, especially in the heat, the equipment and roads are still warm, and you are not visible against their background. An hour after sunset is a window of shadow, when daytime drones are already tired, …
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“…and night drones have not yet come out.
6. Pretend to be a corpse? Forget it
A thermal imager unmistakably shows where it's warm, which means where life is. It works worse than a bad joke.
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6. Pretend to be a corpse? Forget it
A thermal imager unmistakably shows where it's warm, which means where life is. It works worse than a bad joke.
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“7. Disguise as garbage - only in movies
A person moves, and that's the main thing. Even if you covered yourself with cellophane and dug yourself into the dirt - twitched your finger and got on the record. The drone operator will figure you out. Fast,
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A person moves, and that's the main thing. Even if you covered yourself with cellophane and dug yourself into the dirt - twitched your finger and got on the record. The drone operator will figure you out. Fast,
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“8. Garbage is a shot in the back
Plastic, cans, packaging - all this is an activity map for the enemy. The more garbage - the greater the chance that your point will be added to the arrival queue.
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Plastic, cans, packaging - all this is an activity map for the enemy. The more garbage - the greater the chance that your point will be added to the arrival queue.
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“9. Dust is a companion of death for equipment
When driving a car on dry ground - you raise dust. From 8 km you can see that something big is driving. Then comes reconnaissance and only then - a flight of FPV drones with bombs on board. Do not show yourself.
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When driving a car on dry ground - you raise dust. From 8 km you can see that something big is driving. Then comes reconnaissance and only then - a flight of FPV drones with bombs on board. Do not show yourself.
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“Drone war is not the future, it is yesterday. If you have not adapted, then you have become a target. It is too late to catch birds with your eyes - you need to change your behavior. Take care of yourself and your unit - think like a drone operator, live like a saboteur.”
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