I have to say it. Dispersion. The infantryman in me cringed as soon as this started playing. The squad is in the trench bunched into a solid mass, and eventually files out of the trench. They step off nuts to butts under a thin canopy of trees, plainly visible to the Ukrainian 30th Brigade drone observing the action. The Russian troops soon come under mortar fire with the expected outcome. A few squad members remain mobile and attempt to crawl for cover. Two other soldiers still in the trench attempt to scoot away down the trench and are hit with an amazingly accurate mortar round. I final round on a wounded Russian soldier sends the drone into a downward spiral, and a final image shows the damaged drone on the ground. An off the shelf drone and a few mortar rounds is an uneven exchange for removing an entire Russian squad from the field.

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Cam

Cam served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps, deploying to the Horn of Africa and participating in combat operations in Iraq. He currently works in the maritime industry and in the defense sector as an instructor of combined arms planning and operations. An avid sailor, Cam founded and directs Triumph Sailing, a nonprofit that supports veterans and first responders through adventure and fellowship on the water. Triumph Sailing is preparing for its big yearly event, an offshore race in the Gulf of Mexico with an all veteran crew. You can support the mission at Tri-Sail.Org.