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15 | 3.71% |
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87 | 21.53% |
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Starsfan posted:^^^Kind of a strange comparison because I'm not aware of Zelenskey having taken over the position of supreme commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, or presuming to give commands to the military above the heads of his advisors. actually im putting the russians on blast for failing all the time and losing in quite spectacular and self-inflicted ways. and im dismissing reports of a russian offensive because not only is it in a place and time that ukranians saw coming a mile away and prepared for and is in terrible locations for mechanized warfare i genuinely dont think the russians actually can win any major pushes at this point. maybe im wrong who knows?
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CODChimera posted:as a kid i watched stargate and loved p90s goldeneye for me
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Dec 20, 2022 18:55
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oops wrong thread
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Dec 20, 2022 18:59
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gradenko_2000 posted:What else is even there to "improve" about a gun that isn't specialisation Margins.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:16
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fits my needs posted:here we go again crepeface posted:lmao again
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Dec 20, 2022 19:17
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Cpt_Obvious posted:Margins. We had a study, before buying the new rifle from Colt Canada anyway, that showed that really the accuracy of the shooter was the only measurable difference at 400m. I'm sure that directly contributed to us buying an angled and vertical grip alongside every rifle in the name of ergonomics, but that misses the point. The rifleman is the limitation, not the rifle, and realistically probably has been since at least the 1970's, more likely earlier. However, training marksmanship is all personnel costs, spending money on hardware goes to the MIC. It's clear which way that's going to go. Part of the reason we don't train marksmanship like it's 1910 is because combat history shows it doesn't really matter, but somehow that's never stopped spending on hardware.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:29
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Frosted Flake posted:We had a study, before buying the new rifle from Colt Canada anyway, that showed that really the accuracy of the shooter was the only measurable difference at 400m. I'm sure that directly contributed to us buying an angled and vertical grip alongside every rifle in the name of ergonomics, but that misses the point. The rifleman is the limitation, not the rifle, and realistically probably has been since at least the 1970's, more likely earlier. It's also a bit electoral maybe. You get a new rifle to show up for your spending on the military instead of some not so tangible "training". Like building new highways instead of fixing the existing ones.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:37
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supersnowman posted:It's also a bit electoral maybe. You get a new rifle to show up for your spending on the military instead of some not so tangible "training". Like building new highways instead of fixing the existing ones. That tracks as well
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Dec 20, 2022 19:43
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When I think "next gen rifle" I think "rifle that has ridiculously high rate of fire/projectile velocity, and also has crazy ammo" So something like a rifle that shoots 100 miniature flechettes a second at Mach 5. When you press the trigger you just hear a loud screeching sound.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:51
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Ytlaya posted:When I think "next gen rifle" I think "rifle that has ridiculously high rate of fire/projectile velocity, and also has crazy ammo" yeah a future gun like judge dread or deckard from blade runner. if its not that then its not a next gen gun sorry
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Dec 20, 2022 20:06
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Naming anything "next generation [item]" or "Future [item] system" just sets it up to seem like a joke 30 years down the road. If it's the name of the development program, then dropped, ok, but some things retain that name long into obsolescence.
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Dec 20, 2022 20:07
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they should invent target seeking bullets
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Dec 20, 2022 20:11
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They call those "missiles"
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Dec 20, 2022 20:16
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"Bullet seeking Target" is a good dating profile tag
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Dec 20, 2022 20:16
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all the non-sexy stuff like field kitchens and containerized refrigerators doesnt seem so subject to grift
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Dec 20, 2022 20:30
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OctaMurk posted:all the non-sexy stuff like field kitchens and containerized refrigerators doesnt seem so subject to grift The US MIC found a way to grift sandbags
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Dec 20, 2022 20:35
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fits my needs posted:https://twitter.com/willripleyCNN/status/1605172126754938882?s=20&t=vUF2EOV336l_IZf7KOIVGw This was confirmed to be something that straight up, didn't happen 
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Dec 20, 2022 20:39
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OctaMurk posted:all the non-sexy stuff like field kitchens and containerized refrigerators doesnt seem so subject to grift Boring stuff like HEMTTs are real success stories, and they actually have utility in things like disaster response or civil assistance in a way that fancy missiles or jets simply do not.
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Dec 20, 2022 20:39
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Fake Island
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Dec 20, 2022 20:40
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Futanari Damacy posted:This was confirmed to be something that straight up, didn't happen One of the Ukrainians registered "Russian vessel go gently caress yourself" as a trademark so it's real in capitalism, the most important layer of reality
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Dec 20, 2022 20:47
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i started playing sea of thieves recently and i lol every time i sail by snake island
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Dec 20, 2022 20:49
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It's real in the gangtags of all the worst posters
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Dec 20, 2022 20:52
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РИА Новости posted:Putin ordered the formation of a working group on cooperation between the authorities on mobilisation training and mobilisation, instructing it to report on a monthly basis РИА Новости posted:Putin told Pasechnyk that the federal centre will not impose any decisions on the privatisation of coal enterprises on the LNR and promised to provide subsidies for salaries and keeping them in operation
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Dec 20, 2022 20:56
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Al-Saqr posted:actually im putting the russians on blast for failing all the time and losing in quite spectacular and self-inflicted ways. and im dismissing reports of a russian offensive because not only is it in a place and time that ukranians saw coming a mile away and prepared for and is in terrible locations for mechanized warfare i genuinely dont think the russians actually can win any major pushes at this point. maybe im wrong who knows? NAFO convention is down the hall to the far right.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:00
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What's the text on the helmet of the soldier being interviewed say? I can just see "___________ MOTHER FUCKER // 51% SON OF A BITCH"
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Dec 20, 2022 21:00
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Al-Saqr posted:actually im putting the russians on blast for failing all the time and losing in quite spectacular and self-inflicted ways. and im dismissing reports of a russian offensive because not only is it in a place and time that ukranians saw coming a mile away and prepared for and is in terrible locations for mechanized warfare i genuinely dont think the russians actually can win any major pushes at this point. maybe im wrong who knows? The sad part here is that Ukraine is still losing horribly despite all of that.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:03
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Also, it downs to the fact that the Germans would essentially have to give up their conventional ability to drop bombs because the US military wouldn't certify the EX for being nuclear capable so they have to go with the F-35.
Ardennes has issued a correction as of 21:19 on Dec 20, 2022 |
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Dec 20, 2022 21:12
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Ardennes posted:Haha nah, the testing is real and very easy to find. if you write “haha,” it proves you aren’t mad about being wrong about simple things.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:15
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mlmp08 posted:if you write “haha,” it proves you aren’t mad about being wrong about simple things. hmmm okay It isn't going to stop the Germans from losing much of their conventional bombing capability. Ardennes has issued a correction as of 21:26 on Dec 20, 2022 |
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Dec 20, 2022 21:20
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I'm no longer mad at mlmp because I understand he has an addiction to terrible posting and can't help himself or his compulsions I'm mad at Ardennes for enabling this behavior like a drug dealer, shame on you Ardennes
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Dec 20, 2022 21:27
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Ardennes, these are some pretty amazing whole-post edits you’re throwing into your posts after the fact. It’s an impressive commitment to being wrong and mad about it.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:29
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lobster shirt posted:i read all of mlmp08s posts, andn look forward to reading more you should read them twice, for my sake.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:34
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mlmp08 posted:Boring stuff like HEMTTs are real success stories, and they actually have utility in things like disaster response or civil assistance in a way that fancy missiles or jets simply do not. New theory: The more a project/item will see media coverage, the more grift will happen.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:37
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If Germany retiring Tornados stops videos like this from happening, retire it without any replacement at all: https://twitter.com/thenewarea51/status/1605217587519856640?s=46&t=xd9-aLFwoG_r-bRIgUamYQ
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Dec 20, 2022 21:40
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Slavvy posted:I'm mad at Ardennes for enabling this behavior like a drug dealer, shame on you Ardennes I love it (shrug) but also I don't get a long with a lot of Cspam to be honest. I was given a lot of poo poo about China eventually having to ease off Zero COVID. mlmp08 posted:Ardennes, these are some pretty amazing whole-post edits you’re throwing into your posts after the fact. It’s an impressive commitment to being wrong and mad about it. It is just how I post usually. But getting back to basics, even if the F-15EX won't be certified, you are putting the weight on the Germans having to give up essential conventional capabilities due to being reliant on the US military apparatus and the MIC.
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Tankbuster posted:you should read them twice, for my sake. done
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I stand with My Little Pony soldier guy
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Ardennes posted:It is just how I post usually. But getting back to basics, even if the F-15EX won't be certified, you are putting the weight on the Germans having to give up essential conventional capabilities due to being reliant on the US military apparatus and the MIC. I’m glad you have finally realized you were confused about the F-15E vs the F-15EX. I think raw payload matters to an extent, but we’re no longer in the era of F-105s and Tornados dropping big sticks of dumb bombs and cluster bombs with low to middling accuracy. So a Tornado carrying lots of dumb bombs and being shot down or missing its target is less useful than a survivable plane dropping more precise weapons that hit the intended target. Whether F-35 is the best answer or not, up to the Germans. But more raw pounds aren’t simply more better. The Germans were previously planning on the F/A-18E/F, which is not LO and also has a very slightly lower max payload than the F-35 flying in observable configuration. You can see a similar move being made by Russian bomber forces, China’s modernized fighters, etc, to prefer survivability and precision over mass ordnance carriers that can’t penetrate enemy airspace and drop legacy weapons.
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nothing but net https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/starlink-will-send-another-10000-satellite-terminals-to-ukraine/amp/ quote:
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