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Do the Naval and Marine air units do stupid poo poo like this?
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Feb 8, 2019 04:04
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Platystemon posted:I love this sword if it belongs to an electronic warfare squadron. If I'm interpreting the Internet correctly, it's the Global Strike Command Master Sword.
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Feb 8, 2019 05:16
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Zorak of Michigan posted:If I'm interpreting the Internet correctly, it's the Global Strike Command Master Sword. Are the Master Swords like authentication tokens that have to insert into the console to login as command?
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Feb 8, 2019 05:18
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fold this poo poo back into the army until we figure out what's going on
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Feb 8, 2019 05:24
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Still going just from what I found in Google, the honking big Master Swords are the symbols of the Order for their respective commands. The ones actually presented are closer to sane. Hey Guns, my thought is the the whole thing would go back to being interesting if it was awarded by a committee of randomly selected E7s instead of a cabal of the most senior NCOs. Edit for example image: https://goo.gl/images/dndZER Zorak of Michigan fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 05:32
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The Lone Badger posted:Are the Master Swords like authentication tokens that have to insert into the console to login as command? god now I'm just imagining air force bases filled with Resident Evil style puzzles where you have to lug around giant swords and stick them into slots just to use the bathroom.
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Feb 8, 2019 05:40
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Acebuckeye13 posted:god now I'm just imagining air force bases filled with Resident Evil style puzzles where you have to lug around giant swords and stick them into slots just to use the bathroom. oh so that's what was up with pyramid head
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Feb 8, 2019 05:43
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Acebuckeye13 posted:god now I'm just imagining air force bases filled with Resident Evil style puzzles where you have to lug around giant swords and stick them into slots just to use the bathroom. they spend so much time doing that nobody taught them how to set up a tent edit: no--it's Myst
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Feb 8, 2019 05:48
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Airman forgets Common Access Card, returns to find it mounted on the crossguard of a giant anime sword.
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Feb 8, 2019 06:05
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someone posted this in one of the bird threads pikes
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Feb 8, 2019 08:33
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LatwPIAT posted:Sorry, I was being kind of a jerk. Late to the party, but I just wanted to say I absolutely loved this entire interaction. It would have been so easy to dig your heels in and get angry and shouty, but ya'll just calmly hashed it out like grown-rear end adults and moved on.
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Feb 8, 2019 08:42
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Geisladisk posted:Late to the party, but I just wanted to say I absolutely loved this entire interaction. It would have been so easy to dig your heels in and get angry and shouty, but ya'll just calmly hashed it out like grown-rear end adults and moved on. Don't give me too much credit here: I'm not being an adult, I'm just frequently overcome with anxiety.
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Feb 8, 2019 09:07
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HEY GUNS posted:someone posted this in one of the bird threads That or a radio owl going to his officer so he can call in an airstrike....
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Feb 8, 2019 09:10
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Love the other owls being all "you seeing this poo poo??" complete with little incredulous headshakes
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Feb 8, 2019 10:04
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Based on my experience of two militaries, the basic training on both sides, and the written fanfic, was always very much emphasizing accurate shots. Blank rounds in MILES gear and less-official live fire shoot usually turned into bullet fests where triggers were pulled like they owed money. It's even what is ordered during them. Nobody wants to write down ''shoot like gently caress''.
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Feb 8, 2019 12:22
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So apparently this is a thing now : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-XrDUBR6bE Melodramatic presentation aside, what do you think about the historical parts of it ?
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Feb 8, 2019 13:22
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What you skip Iron Maiden entirely?
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Feb 8, 2019 15:04
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Don Gato posted:https://m.imgur.com/gallery/mITKTFA What plane's that supposed to be, a Catalina?
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Feb 8, 2019 15:09
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The Starfighter had very sharp wings but that was because of gotta go fast not for slice n dice
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Feb 8, 2019 15:13
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The Starfighter was designed to execute ramming attacks on mother earth
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Feb 8, 2019 15:21
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SeanBeansShako posted:What you skip Iron Maiden entirely? If Maiden has published videos on the historical background of their songs, please point me in that direction ASAP. That aside, Sabaton is one of my favorite bands and the first video they put out was about a battle I never knew much about, so I wanted to see if there was any obvious flaws or slant I should look out for. Arban fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 16:15
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Vahakyla posted:Based on my experience of two militaries, the basic training on both sides, and the written fanfic, was always very much emphasizing accurate shots. Blank rounds in MILES gear and less-official live fire shoot usually turned into bullet fests where triggers were pulled like they owed money. It's even what is ordered during them. Nobody wants to write down ''shoot like gently caress''. Interestingly enough, Soviet small arms manuals emphasized the importance of having a certain density of lead moving in the direction of your enemy. There was a long list of what type of target you should fire what kind of burst at, but the general direction was "if you see a thing, fire at it until you no longer see it".
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Feb 8, 2019 16:36
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Milo and POTUS posted:What plane's that supposed to be, a Catalina? Unless you meant the Zero :P
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Feb 8, 2019 16:44
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FrangibleCover posted:Yeah, either a PBY-5 or a PBY-5a. It's from War Thunder and that's what they have. Oh my memories of that game  A goon made a twitch recording of a bunch of us goons flying as a team of mustangs against a bunch of komets and reddit got real pissed about us all laughing about stomping them and calling the komet a "mithril-plated autism chariot"
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Feb 8, 2019 16:54
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Ensign Expendable posted:Interestingly enough, Soviet small arms manuals emphasized the importance of having a certain density of lead moving in the direction of your enemy. There was a long list of what type of target you should fire what kind of burst at, but the general direction was "if you see a thing, fire at it until you no longer see it". They must be very confident in their logistics chain...
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Feb 8, 2019 16:59
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I’m about to walk the Freedom Trail in Boston. Any additional stops you would recommend I visit? I have today and part of tomorrow before flying home. Edit: I will also accept historical drinking locations. chitoryu12 fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 17:09
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chitoryu12 posted:I’m about to walk the Freedom Trail in Boston. Any additional stops you would recommend I visit? I have today and part of tomorrow before flying home. The Warren Tavern is one of the oldest continuously operating pubs in the US, get drunk at Paul Revere's favorite haunt.
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Feb 8, 2019 17:19
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https://twitter.com/ProPublica/status/1093872077281640448 https://twitter.com/lhwaldron/status/1093903184148512770
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Feb 8, 2019 17:20
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chitoryu12 posted:I’m about to walk the Freedom Trail in Boston. Any additional stops you would recommend I visit? I have today and part of tomorrow before flying home. Not a fun day for it. Pouring and chilly here...
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Feb 8, 2019 17:59
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Arban posted:That aside, Sabaton is one of my favorite bands and the first video they put out was about a battle I never knew much about, so I wanted to see if there was any obvious flaws or slant I should look out for. I have no idea where you are from but here in Sweden there is a considerable overlap of not very progressive people who might not like other people (mostly brown) and Sabaton fans. Which probably, no matter if your band is cool and good, is a direct consequence of putting out songs like Panzer Battallion.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:10
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Arban posted:If Maiden has published videos on the historical background of their songs, please point me in that direction ASAP. Just off the top of my head, Iron Maiden has done songs on the Battle of Britain, the Crimean War, Alexander the Great, Paschendale, the Siege of Montségur, and others. And their lead singer fences, drives tanks, and flies old biplanes. I think it's safe to say they're history nerds.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:17
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Don Gato posted:Oh that one. I thought you meant a different one I could have and wear in uniform, now I'm disappointed. If you don't think you can use that on a day-to-day basis, you're not living the right way.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:19
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Do the Naval and Marine air units do stupid poo poo like this?  1 PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Sgt. Maj. William Carter, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, uses a World War II – era M2 flame thrower to burn last season’s Christmas trees at Elliot’s Beach Feb. 1, 2019. The fire department sponsors the annual event at the depot.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:30
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Cessna posted:Just off the top of my head, Iron Maiden has done songs on the Battle of Britain, the Crimean War, Alexander the Great, Paschendale, the Siege of Montségur, and others. Also D-Day (Plus a few other WWII related ones), the first Gulf War, at least one or two on the Falklands, at least two on others on various forms of air combat, and a litany of other stuff.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:39
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chitoryu12 posted:I’m about to walk the Freedom Trail in Boston. Any additional stops you would recommend I visit? I have today and part of tomorrow before flying home. It’s at the other end from the downtown stuff and across a bridge but do yourself a favor and go see then USS Constitution.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:44
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InAndOutBrennan posted:I have no idea where you are from but here in Sweden there is a considerable overlap of not very progressive people who might not like other people (mostly brown) and Sabaton fans. They have a similar rep in the US. Maybe the dudes are fine but most of the people I’ve run into who liked them enough for me to be aware of it were a bit too into the military prowess of the totally-not-genocidal Wehrmacht.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:45
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The Lone Badger posted:I vaguely recall a myth about some kind of plane having sharpened wings so it could cut off the enemy's wings with its wings. That's the sort of sword the AF should have. You're thinking of a rare modification for the... Bf-109 (I think the Fw-190 might've also had it) where they lightened the plane of any weapons and instruments they didn't need and reinforced the wings and nose. Or maybe the Rammjager?
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Feb 8, 2019 18:47
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Cyrano4747 posted:They have a similar rep in the US. Maybe the dudes are fine but most of the people I’ve run into who liked them enough for me to be aware of it were a bit too into the military prowess of the totally-not-genocidal Wehrmacht.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:53
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InAndOutBrennan posted:I have no idea where you are from but here in Sweden there is a considerable overlap of not very progressive people who might not like other people (mostly brown) and Sabaton fans. I'm assuming those people just pretend songs like Rise of evil, Final solution and Wermacht dont exist ? I'm not really paying that much attention to the metal scene these days, but last I looked there wheren't significantly more of those people among the Sabaton fanbase than other metal bands.
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Feb 8, 2019 18:56
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LatwPIAT posted:Oh yeah! A few weeks ago someone I knew asked me for advice on how to design uniforms for fascists in a sci-fi setting, and the only reason I could answer was because of your Wehrmacht uniform effortposts. Thanks! Any time, I'm always happy to talk about crappy uniforms made for bad people.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:03
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