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[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 8 points 20 hours ago

A flying soldier on the battlefield is skeet. You'd have to be fairly desperate, but it'd be worth the risk.

In a just world, they should have Red Cross markings and it should be considered a war crime to shoot them down.

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 6 points 15 hours ago

Unfortunately, in this timeline it seems that war crimes are just crimes you commit at war, not something with consequences for the perpetrator.

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

I mean that's cool, but damn that had to be a scary ass ride. Like chopper evac, but scarier

[-] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 14 points 23 hours ago

I can't imagine there's much worse than being injured and trapped in a cold wet field in No Man's Land. Makes me think of the guys in WWI who got trapped in bomb craters between the lines, stuck there for hours if not days before finally getting killed by some shell.

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Absolutely. But to be fair, in that kind of situation the benefits outweigh the risks

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Better than death

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 14 points 23 hours ago

Now this is more impressive than the bouncing tesla.

this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2026
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