according to this paper, there is supposed to be some kind of electric motor inside the box to rotate the radar reflectors. Of course dumb vatniks hanged them on wooden sticks and called it a day lmao.
>Radar metal corner reflector OMU is designed to simulate the area of concentration of military equipment of the ground forces from the radar reconnaissance of the enemy.
Interesting. Fake out radar and make them think you have equipment there and they shell the wrong area.
>Whats stopping me building thousands of these on a boat and release it on the ocean?
Recreational sailboats usually have one of these on the mast for safety reasons, they don't have enough metal to be easily visible on ship radar otherwise.
I think it's mandatory for night sailing.
are these caltrops for tanks?
A decoy that imitates position with heavy equipment in the radio spectrum. At least in theory
oh it like those glide drones for the c130s. it mimcks the radar cross section.
according to this paper, there is supposed to be some kind of electric motor inside the box to rotate the radar reflectors. Of course dumb vatniks hanged them on wooden sticks and called it a day lmao.
The wind will do in that scenario, just hanging free on a string is ok. It's all sailboat ones do.
>places windmill in tree cover
>windmill
Do you not know what words mean?
It's clearly a wind-chime and it will work fine, slowly spun around in the breeze, not spinning like a top.
>wind-chime
Will it work without a sprig of sage being burned?
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>Radar metal corner reflector OMU is designed to simulate the area of concentration of military equipment of the ground forces from the radar reconnaissance of the enemy.
Interesting. Fake out radar and make them think you have equipment there and they shell the wrong area.
Whats stopping me building thousands of these on a boat and release it on the ocean?
Anon they'd sink
But what if you strap a stick to them?
Then the stick also sinks
wood floats though
And, what else floats ..?
A bridge!
>Whats stopping me building thousands of these on a boat and release it on the ocean?
Recreational sailboats usually have one of these on the mast for safety reasons, they don't have enough metal to be easily visible on ship radar otherwise.
I think it's mandatory for night sailing.