Yeeesh. I get the impression the drone operator really, really wants this guy to just surrender so he doesn't have to waste the drone on him, but the guy just won't...

Gave him every opportunity, while the guy is alone, and just looks lost, confused and hungry.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Pretty sure this is desensitize and exhaust, not encouraging to surrender.

Run his battery out, fly by him 100 times until he thinks "ok this bullshit is just trying to mess with me". Guard down? Boom.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Seemed to me that pilot could've nailed him any time he wanted. Dude wasn't exactly moving like Batman out there. If you're really trying to get him, it's not like you lose anything if you actually try to hit him and he ducks, you just come back around. No actual benefit to toying with him.

Getting him to surrender is a benefit though. Saves a drone, and gets you a prisoner you can milk for intelligence and maybe swap in the future. Prisoners are an asset, and it is beneficial to collect them when possible.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For sure, one factor we (well, I) don't know about this one is whether this guy was in a place where he could even surrender.

Sometimes it's too far, too dangerous to try to capture a POW.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that's a good point.

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