During the Persian Gulf War, captured Iraqi soldiers would recount to their interrogators their fear of the "noise". As it turns out, this "noise" was the lawnmower-like whirring of the engine of a RQ-2 Pioneer drone. After the drone passed over, the Iraqi soldiers knew the massive guns of the Iowa-class battleships would send shells hurtling their way soon after, raining death and destruction from afar.
In one case, the Iraqis actually surrendered (no kidding!) to an RQ-2 drone. That drone is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Check it out, sometime!
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A20000794000
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