The Gulf War surrender to an RQ-2 Pioneer drone

Did Iraqi troops surrender to a piston-powered drone during the Gulf War rather than face more 16-inch shellfire?

An RQ-2 Pioneer was involved and did use a piston engine, although the exchange does not settle exactly which threatened bombardment prompted the surrender.

The speakers recall the Gulf War incident in which Iraqi troops signalled surrender to an unmanned aircraft. They identify the platform as the U.S.-Israeli RQ-2 Pioneer and confirm that it used a reciprocating internal-combustion engine rather than a turbine. The discussion is cautious about whether the troops were responding specifically to further 16-inch naval shelling or to the wider threat of continued artillery bombardment. The episode remains an early illustration of an unarmed reconnaissance drone shaping behaviour through the firepower it could direct.