Mastodawn

so the potential outcomes are: weapons manufacturers stop paying out to shareholders (unlikely) OR they start shipping worse product at higher volume (likely) OR they fail to meet production targets and lose their contracts to new, unproven companies who will ship faulty product at high volume (likely) OR usa runs out of munitions (hopefully soon)

regardless, more and more iranian ordinance will sail through usamerican defenses as our shit gets worse and their shit gets better

and all the while the usa is pissing billions into the ocean while its infrastructure crumbles

something something common man experiences the end of empire when a bridge collapses and no one comes to fix it

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVeYsr-EUdk/?igsh=dWVkMTQ0bHc4MHB5

USA/Israel fall for optical illusion, waste millions. joint forces brag about bombing Iranian military aircraft when in fact they had bombed silhouettes painted on the ground. they got looney toon'd

Ash Bae on Instagram: "Listen, middle eastern armies are the FUNNIEST in the world wallah no one does it better #arab #arabtiktok #iran #iranian #iran🇮🇷"

2,441 likes, 94 comments - _ashbae4 on March 4, 2026: "Listen, middle eastern armies are the FUNNIEST in the world wallah no one does it better #arab #arabtiktok #iran #iranian #iran🇮🇷".

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https://ilkha.com/english/latest/iran-employs-painted-decoys-to-mislead-us-israeli-forces-515924

another source i found claims russian forces used a similar trick successfully in recent years, fascinating stuff

unsurprisingly, western sources aren't reporting on the matter much, i expect due to embarrassment

Iran employs painted decoys to mislead US, Israeli forces

Iran has reportedly adopted an unconventional deception tactic in response to attacks by the United States and the Israeli occupation regime, using painted images of military aircraft and helicopters on the ground to mislead hostile forces.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DVXVS2HjMTo/?img_index=16&igsh=MTZ2ZmhmdjRteHI0Zw==

ELEVEN (11) patriot missiles spent on ONE (1) iranian missile LOLOLOLOLOLOL

most i had seen before this was four 🤣

anarcho stalinist on Instagram

1,257 likes, 14 comments - _turnleftist on March 1, 2026

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the record is now at 20

that's right, 1 iranian glide vehicle deploying a swarm of "penetration aids" (chaff, decoys) zooming right past TWENTY (20) interceptors and making the target

actual wile e. coyote shit

Citizen Benzocaine

like, at least the fighter jet paintings had perspective and shading to look convincing from the air....

have i reminded y'all recently that my dissertation was on computer vision, my degree was funded by a DoD fellowship, and when i went to work for the navy i could never prove it but i think one of the reasons i was shunned, aside from the ableism and transphobia, was me being vocally against Command and Control automation?

so when i tell you that this shit is vindicating beyond belief... i am like beyond amused i am glowing and levitating

every time a patriot missile misses, i get closer to being the monk pictured on [[Serra Ascendant]]