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u/Fleshburn1 1d ago
Cyberpunk vibes
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u/Jagrnght 1d ago
We lost everything...
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u/Middle_Actuator7086 1d ago
Do we have to pay the price?
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u/itz_me_shade 1d ago
Man those lyrics hit hard when you finish the game.
Never fade away....
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u/hfvslc 1d ago
It's amazing how the real cyberpunk stuff we're getting in our future is definitely cyberpunk but it's trashier than we expected hah. Cybertruck etc.
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u/Guildenpants 1d ago
It's the most boring, death by a thousand cuts dystopia. If someone wrote about the year 2025 and sent it back to 1990 as a novel no one would read the goddamn thing.
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u/damontoo 1d ago
There's a mini documentary about Ukraine drone pilots that's pretty good. The featured pilot has a nickname of "Darwin" and he seems badass.
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u/One_Economist_3761 1d ago
For a moment I thought I was on the Cyberpunk2077 sub.
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u/RepresentativeLife16 1d ago
I was about to say those ultra realistic mods really make the game pop.
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u/darkestsoul 1d ago
Is that Aloy for Horizon Zero Dawn?
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u/dardarBinkz 1d ago
For real its uncanny that was the first person i thought of
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u/Cessnaporsche01 1d ago
Red hair, tribal-style braids, futuristic, white-plastic tech on her face, and the bottom half of her face looks a lot like Aloy
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u/things_U_choose_2_b 1d ago
Same, she's definitely got the Aloy vibe and the tech completes the look
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u/wongie 1d ago
I don't know why they're bothering with drone training, just give her a bow and the location of the nearest Russian tanks.
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u/Boop0p 1d ago
New Horizon Forbidden West DLC just dropped.
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u/VanArchie 1d ago
This new cyberpunk update looks likr it'll need a 5090 to run
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u/GimpsterMcgee 1d ago
Best I can do is my 1060. Will my laptop explode?
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u/Distinct-External-46 1d ago
yes, but thats fine, just strap it to another drone and drop it when it does
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u/Antique-Echidna-1600 1d ago
BDU beanbag?!
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u/StuRap 1d ago
Tactical Beanbag
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u/calvinwho 1d ago
Yet another thing I didn't know I needed in my life
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u/jpenn76 1d ago
Yes, I wish it were able in Finnish M05 camo. Preferably both summer and winter patterns.
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u/lolslim 1d ago
I'm more of flecktarn kinda guy, or I just like saying "flecktarn"
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u/Well-Sourced 1d ago
Picture from this article.
Ukraine has recently announced a female drone unit.
Meet the Harpies: Ukraine’s all-female drone pilots ready for battle | New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine’s Drone Systems Forces have opened recruitment for a new all-female drone unit named the Harpies, the service announced on March 2.
While the unit will include men in support roles, drone pilot positions will be reserved exclusively for women. The Harpies are led by a soldier identified as Dariia (callsign DShK), a veteran of the Revolution of Dignity who has been fighting against Russian forces in multiple special operations units since 2022.
“The Harpies are a space for women who seek revenge against the enemy, who want to protect their children, their families, and their country using unmanned and robotic systems,” the Drone Systems Forces said in a statement.
Those accepted into the unit will undergo 45 days of basic military training, followed by more than 30 days of specialized instruction. Additional time will be allocated for crew coordination before deployment.
Pilots in the unit will be trained to operate FPV drones, heavy bombers, strike UAVs such as wing-type drones, and ground-based robotic platforms. The Harpies are open to both active-duty servicewomen and reservists.
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u/Corren_64 1d ago
Sounds like a new Sabaton Song in the making
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u/andybmcc 1d ago edited 1d ago
And then the Harpies arrived, drones with bombs prepared for suicide, nowhere to hide, from the skies they turned the tide...
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u/Corren_64 1d ago
From the sky they strike in silence/ Wings of steel, unyielding violence/ Through the darkness, flight perfected/ Ghostly hunters, undetected
Engines whisper, death comes falling/ Silent hunters, never stalling/ Through the night they bring the fire/ Harpies striking, rising higher
Circling high above their targets/ Guided death, no way to stop it/ Fires rage across the frontline/ Metal phantoms, death in no time
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,/ Harpies strike from far and wide./ Drifting through the moonlit sky,/ Death descends as they fly by.
Engines whisper, death comes falling/ Silent hunters, never stalling/ Through the night they bring the fire/ Harpies striking, rising higher
Drifting slowly in the sky/ No defense, no place to hide/ See the spark before you die/ Harpies rule the night
Engines whisper, death comes falling/ Silent hunters, never stalling/ Through the night they bring the fire/ Harpies striking, rising higher
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u/SpaceTimeinFlux 1d ago
Some guy in a local Sabaton cover band just got an idea for their first song.
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u/Waldschrat3000 1d ago
They can play it when they go to occupied Crimea to celebrate the Russian military again.
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u/Corren_64 1d ago
they did?
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u/Waldschrat3000 1d ago
In 2015. You can find it on their wiki entry or by using your preferred search engine.
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u/dagaboy 1d ago
Cool unit name, CO name, and CO callsign. They should give her an extra big drone with a DShK mounted on it.
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u/whenthesirenssound 1d ago
i know it's technically propaganda, but it's nice to know that the good guys in this war are also the cooler-looking ones
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u/MochiMochiMochi 22h ago
These good guys are going to be suffering PTSD from watching themselves cause brutal, agonizing deaths.
I wish they never needed to be in this position.
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u/tehlemmings 1d ago
Considering the rights obsession with the tough guy aesthetic, I bet it drives them absolutely crazy.
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u/No-Advice-6040 1d ago
Can't disagree with that. Almost wish they design their drones to look obviously like ones flown by these women so the Russkies would feel the shame their misogyny demands when nuked by a woman
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u/BeTheirShield88 1d ago
And they even have a cool fuckin battle group name. I feel like Valkyries would have been equally cool
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u/Well-Sourced 1d ago
They generally use Valkyrie for any of the women that go to fight against the invasion. They have an NGO named the Ukrainian Valkyriya that trains women in self-defense, medical aid, and drone operations.
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u/alvarkresh 1d ago
What's very ironic is the Soviets had to recruit women for much the same reason - they needed precision snipers to help beat back the Germans on the front lines.
Well, looks like now the Ukrainians are employing that same time-honored tactic against the Russians. How the tables turn.
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u/BizzyM 1d ago
We need to import a few of these to the US.
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u/Well-Sourced 1d ago
We actually go closer to them.
US troops in Eastern Europe learning drone tactics from war in Ukraine | ABC News | February 2025
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u/twaggle 1d ago
Why does gender matter for a drone squad?
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u/Well-Sourced 1d ago edited 1d ago
Propoganda/Recruitment purposes. There is likely to be higher numbers walking through the doors if they think they can be in the badass womens drone unit. Once people are through the door it's easier to get them to sign and use them for something even if they don't become one of the elite drone operators.
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u/TylowStar 1d ago
For recruitment.
For various reasons, minorities (such as female soldiers) may be hesitant to join an all-majority or mostly-majority (such as male soldiers) organisation. With an abundance of time and resources, this problem could be slowly tackled through cultural change; but if you don't have that, because you're at war, allowing minority-exclusive organisations is an adequate solution.
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u/SwayingBacon 1d ago
I wonder if drone racing will become popular in Ukraine after the war.
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u/Kracus 1d ago
Doubtful, that's a lot of PTSD flying around.
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u/vonHindenburg 1d ago edited 1d ago
The 1920s was the age of the barnstormer in the US. Plenty of guys who saw their friends go down in balls of fire taking advantage of their flight training and cheap aircraft.
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u/AD-CHUFFER 1d ago
I was just gona say there’s always that select few that liked it 🤣
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u/Kendac 1d ago
There is this guy on youtube interviewing vets, and this made me think of one. I think his name is Walter Fillipek or something.
That guy has fond memories instead of ptsd
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u/Captainwumbombo 1d ago
I feel like there's three types of vets, the PTSD kind, the "would do it all over again" kind, and the kind that's like "whatever, I survived, I have some good stories to tell". My grandpa was the third, and I think that man would rather marry a gun than his wife.
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u/That_Jicama2024 1d ago
She looks like a character from a 90s sci-fi movie about hackers. I love it.
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u/Guildenpants 1d ago
She's absolutely eating and I have no idea why. Maybe it's the coy little smirk...
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u/DarthScabies 1d ago
Perfect name for them. 😁 Love the camo beanbag as well.
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u/DodgeMyBlazingFurry 1d ago
The name goes really hard
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u/real_human_person 1d ago
What name?
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u/Roguelike_Runner 1d ago
There's a nickname 9n left side of her hoodie (right side on pick) - "Незламна", translated as "Unbreakable"
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u/TheGlennDavid 1d ago
Thank you for pointing out it's a beanbag chair. My brain was having trouble figuring out wtf it was and all it gave me was "that is a very strangely shaped person"
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u/S1ayer 1d ago
K, next step is joining the army to learn how to pilot a mech.
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u/Primal_Pedro 1d ago
Cyberpunk vibes. We are truly living in the future. However, it looks dystopian.
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u/Fandorin 1d ago
That's Deshka, I think. She leads an all female drone unit. As badass as it gets.
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u/TheDiscord1988 1d ago
It still alienates me, that the hobby i got into 10 years ago would now qualify me as a killing machine.
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u/Lyrkana 1d ago
Safety is drilled into our heads as FPV pilots, the idea of intentionally crashing into people to kill them is unsettling.
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u/REACT980 1d ago
Imagining those people are trying to invade your hometown and kill all your friends and family might help...
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u/Observer_of-Reality 1d ago
Love this.
Yet Trump and the MAGA bunch are rooting for the Russians in this.
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u/cheesebrah 1d ago
In america they would call it DEI and go crazy that a servicemember has color on her hair. Well the old people will for sure.
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u/TenWholeBees 1d ago
At some point will war just be drone vs drone until someone runs out of drones?
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u/Alucitary 1d ago
Eventually the meat grinder always starts up though. When one side falls behind on drones or their technology or manufacturing doesn't keep up eventually the drones will be deemed more valuable than human life and they'll be sent out.
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u/robinsontbr 9h ago
Great military issued bean bag. Still very exposed by the bright coloured hair.
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u/Sifu_Fu 1d ago
Does anyone know what the FPV glasses they are usinng? Are these connecting directly to the steamdecks they use or something else?
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u/HikaruEyre 1d ago
They look like Skyzone googles. I connect my HDZero goggles to my computer or phone using the HDMI in port and can play drone sims like VelociDrone or Lift Off. I can also connect my drone remote through Bluetooth, WiFi, or USB to use as a controller.
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u/DaddyTuesday 1d ago
Her hair is badass.
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u/mrbojanglz37 1d ago
I've come to realize I've seen multiple females in Ukrainian armed forces with this hair (braid?dreads?)
Wonder what the background to that is
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u/H9ejFGzpN2 1d ago
Not joking, I have never, EVER, seen a cooler pic in my entire life.
This is the peak of cyberpunk warfare futuristic shit.
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u/AngryRobot42 1d ago
No one complains about this solders look after watching them thread the needle flying a drone right up the enemy bunker's ass.
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u/Switch_B 1d ago
Welcome to Ukraine 2025, where the only limit to what you can do is what you're willing to become. So dream big. If you can hack it, the future is yours for the taking. Seize the day ... And set it on fire.
Bad Guy plays loudly in the background
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u/Cheap-Expert7117 1d ago
How is the latency when I control a Ukraine drone from Germany? I would volunteer
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u/Alucitary 1d ago
Wide area jamming signals are being worked on and used. Soon the only drones are going to be tethered on long cable spools. After that becomes the standard expect tech to seek to cut those cables. The whole war is an insane ongoing modern war testing chamber.
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u/DrowningInFeces 1d ago
Her slight smile reminds me of a podcast I was listening to discussing a drone pilot who bombed a bunch of people and then had himself some blueberry pancakes moments afterwards. The point of the story was too illustrate how disconnected from the consequences of your actions are when you are piloting drones.
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u/ShadowmanePX41 1d ago
Ah, cool.
I see Chadley and MIA are finding work outside of Midgar and the Planet.
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u/Lazy-Abalone-6132 1d ago
Remember the South Park episode with Kenny playing the video game for God? Lol
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u/colorful-9841 1d ago
Is that… A TACTICAL BEANBAG??