Ukraine’s Brave1 defense-technology initiative has expanded its “Army of Drones. Bonus” (ePoints) program, a digital incentive system that allows frontline units to exchange verified drone strikes for drones, electronics, and other urgently needed equipment. Brave1, the government-run tech accelerator responsible for fast-tracking new defense capabilities, says the program is reshaping how Ukraine’s armed forces engage
The “ten times more epoints” for capturing them alive made me laugh.
It sounds like a hot fix.
It sounds fucked up when I think about it, but we’re at the point where we need fucked up to hold on
Modifying people’s psychology has always been a part of war IMO. Whether it’s speeches, giving your soldiers meth, or gamification, it’s generally all seen as fair game.
It does make a bit of macabre logic. Capturing them takes a hell of a lot longer than just blowing them up. It also can take several drones.
Say a drone team on their most effective day is eliminating 3-5 Russians. Spending a few hours to escort one across the front line for capture needs to be incentivized heavily.