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It’s exaggeration… The people flying the drones are generally very physically fit and flying by fiber optics out in the field so the drones can’t be disrupted. They’re also carrying weapons and other heavy gear, and escorted by friendlies, in case someone tries to get the jump on them

But it’s funnier to play into the fact that drones are genuinely dominating the battlefield

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esc@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Fiber optics is pretty rare compared to regular analog, and there is obvious price, range and battery considerations.

But yeah they need to be fit.

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- theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  It’s somewhat rare for now, because Russia can only field so many drone jammers. Still common enough that fields of discarded fiber optic lines are a problem that Ukraine is going to have to solve
  
  For cheap war drones, fiber lines are probably only going to get more common as drone warfare tactics develop
  
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