Ukrainian frontline units trade drone kills for more drones (defence-blog.com)

submitted 10 months ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The "ten times more epoints" for capturing them alive made me laugh.

It sounds like a hot fix.

[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 7 points 10 months ago

It sounds fucked up when I think about it, but we're at the point where we need fucked up to hold on

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Modifying people's psychology has always been a part of war IMO. Whether it's speeches, giving your soldiers meth, or gamification, it's generally all seen as fair game.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It does make a bit of macabre logic. Capturing them takes a hell of a lot longer than just blowing them up. It also can take several drones.

Say a drone team on their most effective day is eliminating 3-5 Russians. Spending a few hours to escort one across the front line for capture needs to be incentivized heavily.