It seems the main weaknesses of the Flamingo are it's not very nimble and not particularly stealth so I could easily be shot down. Main advantages, cheap, practically built out of scraps and very big explosion!

[–] decolo@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Plus it seems the air defense they might encounter is fairly minimal.

[–] WanderingThoughts 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cheap drones are used to confuse and exhaust air defense to increase chances flamingo can get through.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Screening vessels by another name

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know of official sources of data but I've seen that 4 out of 5 are shot down by Russia.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

20% on target, through enemy air defenses, could still be devastating.

Armour that blocks 80% of bullets would be great against a sniper, far less against a machine gun at close range.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

We can see that in the headlines. Massive targets are being hit everyday. It would be nice if the numbers were better but they are enough to matter