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Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:26 pm
by scotta
Lots of detail here
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/o ... JLsQxthmdY
They weren't fucking about. There is some serious tech on that.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:34 pm
by mik
The reckon it weighed about 900kg
No wonder they wanted it away from populated areas before shooting it.
Also Potential âhar de harâ debunked.
https://www.10news.com/news/fact-or-fic ... ?_amp=true
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:41 pm
by Mito Man
Thatâs nuts. The world is also rapidly running out of helium which is a very bad thing so for the Chinese to be sending these things out en masse around the world
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:37 pm
by Ascender
That's insane.
What benefits do spy balloons have over satellites then?
I also had no idea that the US still have U2s on active service.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:49 pm
by mik
Ascender wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:37 pm
I also had no idea that the US still have U2s on active service.
They have to - they still havenât found what theyâre looking for.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:53 pm
by Ascender
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:07 pm
by scotta
mik wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:49 pm
Ascender wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:37 pm
I also had no idea that the US still have U2s on active service.
They have to - they still havenât found what theyâre looking for.
I believe this was due to the pilots suffering from vertigo...
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:57 pm
by KevH18
scotta wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:07 pm
mik wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:49 pm
Ascender wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:37 pm
I also had no idea that the US still have U2s on active service.
They have to - they still havenât found what theyâre looking for.
I believe this was due to the pilots suffering from vertigo...
Must have been because of the elevation
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:40 am
by Jobbo
If only the Chinese allowed access to Google, they'd know high quality aerial photos were already freely available.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:20 pm
by PaulJ
KevH18 wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:57 pm
scotta wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:07 pm
mik wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:49 pm
They have to - they still havenât found what theyâre looking for.
I believe this was due to the pilots suffering from vertigo...
Must have been because of the elevation
These are Bonofide jokes.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:47 pm
by Explosive Newt
PaulJ wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:20 pm
KevH18 wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:57 pm
scotta wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:07 pm
I believe this was due to the pilots suffering from vertigo...
Must have been because of the elevation
These are Bonofide jokes.
I can't help feeling these jokes are right on The Edge.
Re: Alleged Chinese spy baloon.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:15 pm
by Peterlplp
Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:40 am
If only the Chinese allowed access to Google, they'd know high quality aerial photos were already freely available.
I could imagine it being more useful for collecting localised cyber stuff. A stingray/imsi catcher passing over a military base could tell you all the cellphones to keep an eye on since they already have fingers in telecommunication networks around the world. Similar deal with wifi networks, even the suburbs around military bases would be a gold mine of insecure home wifi running off a chinese router.
Or it could just be a weather balloon.
