Deception

Military deception is the antithesis of camouflage. Camouflage is designed to hide you, make the enemy think that you aren't where you are. Deception is the opposite, making the enemy think you are (or something) is somewhere that you are not.

Deception falls into the realm of "Information Warfare" and the common tools of deception are: decoys, false positions, false intelligence/signals, sensor spoofing, pattern conditioning, feints.

Think of every platform your enemy will be drawing intelligence from, and those are your opportunities to deceive.

Decoys: These are the basics of deception. A false minefield will have the same effect slowing the enemy as a real minefield for a while, an unmanned aerial drone may cause the ground forces to switch on the SAM Radar to target it (and therefor make it a target for a HARM strike). Remember, if a camouflaged position says "Nothing to see here!" a decoy needs to say "I'm a legitimate threat!"

False Positions: In the days of old, armies would increase or decrease the number of cookfires in the camp knowing that enemy scouts would report the number to the enemy general. In modern warfare this can be fighting positions with broomsticks sticking out, as long as it looks "real enough" to cause the enemy to fight you where you aren't, or underestimate (or overestimate) your strength.

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