What is Dummy tank?
[[File:Inflatable_dummy_weapons_-_NARA_-_292565.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inflatable_dummy_weapons_-_NARA_-_292565.jpg|thumb|Inflatable M47 Patton mock-up]] Dummy [[tank]]s are real-size models that are made to look like real tanks. They are deceptive. Early models were simple: they were made of wood, or they were inflatable. It was easy to see that the tank wasn't real, when getting close. From a distance, it looked real, though. Modern designs are more advanced, and more difficult to detect. They have several purposes: * They can make enemy forces believe that they are real. These forces then get a wrong number of tanks that are in use, or they are made to believe a certain model of tank is used, when it isn't. * They can be used for training: One example is using them as a target for shooting practice, another one (which requires a partly-functional model) is for example to teach people how to drive tanks. * As of 2020, there are models that can trick [[radar]] systems. [[Unmanned aerial vehicle]]s are usually better at detecting dummy tanks than real [[fighter aircraft]]. == World War I == During World War I, Allied forces used dummy versions of the British heavy tanks. These were constructed from a wooden framework and covered with painted [[Burlap|Hessian cloth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=E04935|url=http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E04935|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922142636/http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E04935|archive-date=22 September 2012|access-date=26 November 2010|publisher=Australian War Memorial}}</ref> The tracks were non-functional so some were fitted with concealed wheels underneath and were towed from place to place by a pair of horses.<ref> {{Cite news|date=1918-03-02|title=Britannia: The Tank that Ruled the Trenches|page=34|work=The War Illustrated}} </ref> The Germans also constructed dummy tanks, that looked like Allied models.<ref>{{Cite web|title=H04659|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/H04659/|access-date=26 November 2010|publisher=Australia