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New methods of sneaky attacking
Sep. 24th, 2024 09:16 pmI am talking about things I have no business talking about because I do not make a study of military methods and tactics, so I will have that wide-eyed complete lack of understanding of the basics. But I can't stop thinking about it, so I need to write about it to work through the obsessive dwelling.
The reason I think the detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies happened so close together is because they are one trick pony methods. No one will be able to do that again. Anybody getting anything new is going to take the items apart and clean out novelty additions. Second hand items, too. People will probably be going back in shipments, too.
Drones were a game changer in Ukraine, very exciting and successful - I wish our main media had spent more time celebrating that - although, the apathy probably lead to undervaluing by opponents. Now, if I were getting any new bits, I would be checking them for additions. Certainly these aren't going to be used simultaneously, but many drones get sent simultaneously to many sets of troups, so using the drones to shock with wounds and supply chain betrayal might be desirable enough.
I have wondered whether those sending bombs into areas protected by extreme anti-bomb coverage might not start including some drones with poison payloads. Exploding them in the air just spreads the foul agent further.
I am boggled by the information that both Ukraine and Russia have been using drones with long electrical cords (a number of kilometers, apparently). The advantage is that no one can eavesdrop on the missing wireless commands. This seems super impractical - but I guess it only has to work once or twice for the surprise factor to instill fear in the enemy.
If one is going to stash explosives in random items, I suppose a logical choice would be the replacement transformers and whatnot for electrical station repairs. Even if there's nothing there, if the items have been handled in a way that it is possible something has been stashed, then it slows down repairs while people check.
Well. I still don't know what to think. It seems like we've entered a new season in sneaky fighting.
The reason I think the detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies happened so close together is because they are one trick pony methods. No one will be able to do that again. Anybody getting anything new is going to take the items apart and clean out novelty additions. Second hand items, too. People will probably be going back in shipments, too.
Drones were a game changer in Ukraine, very exciting and successful - I wish our main media had spent more time celebrating that - although, the apathy probably lead to undervaluing by opponents. Now, if I were getting any new bits, I would be checking them for additions. Certainly these aren't going to be used simultaneously, but many drones get sent simultaneously to many sets of troups, so using the drones to shock with wounds and supply chain betrayal might be desirable enough.
I have wondered whether those sending bombs into areas protected by extreme anti-bomb coverage might not start including some drones with poison payloads. Exploding them in the air just spreads the foul agent further.
I am boggled by the information that both Ukraine and Russia have been using drones with long electrical cords (a number of kilometers, apparently). The advantage is that no one can eavesdrop on the missing wireless commands. This seems super impractical - but I guess it only has to work once or twice for the surprise factor to instill fear in the enemy.
If one is going to stash explosives in random items, I suppose a logical choice would be the replacement transformers and whatnot for electrical station repairs. Even if there's nothing there, if the items have been handled in a way that it is possible something has been stashed, then it slows down repairs while people check.
Well. I still don't know what to think. It seems like we've entered a new season in sneaky fighting.
