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Midjack posted:I think they're more interested in Trans Ams. I doubt you could convince a Republican to authorize a Trans Anything these days.
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A.o.D. posted:I doubt you could convince a Republican to authorize a Trans Anything these days. I am chesty puller-ing for a Marine Trans Arms battalion, fuckin throw catgirls at the problem and find out
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bloody ghost titty posted:I am chesty puller-ing for a Marine Trans Arms battalion, fuckin throw catgirls at the problem and find out Can't put your doggone hands in your doggone pockets if you're wearing a skirt
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bloody ghost titty posted:I am chesty puller-ing for a Marine Trans Arms battalion, fuckin throw catgirls at the problem and find out Semper Felis?
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OddObserver posted:Semper Felis? Semper Felidae, Nyaa =^•^=
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Steezo posted:Semper Felidae, Nyaa =^•^= From the halls of Montezuwuma
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Stultus Maximus posted:This is LCS erasure. No thats Saltwater
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Kazinsal posted:From the halls of Montezuwuma pretty sure for it to scan it should be "From the halls of MontUwUma" bonus: quote:From the Halls of MontUwUma Quackles fucked around with this message at 10:00 on Apr 14, 2024 |
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Quackles posted:pretty sure for it to scan it should be "From the halls of MontUwUma" Twipowi
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https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1780141790273704045 There aren't a lot of uplifting news out of Ukraine for the time being, but what the gently caress did the Russians build here? Did they drive a tank through a barn and the barn stuck on? Content: One of the wierdest-looking improvised vehicles I've ever seen. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/31192 Content: Ukraine blows up a big Russian radar complex.
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Interviews with Russian tankers have them say that indirect fire is often their primary task. I wonder how much of the artillery shell output difference is from that? EDIT: Irt weird tank: quote:TLDR: One T-72 was hit in turret base and lost turning mechanism. It was considered beyond repair, but since everything else was working fine including gun, they turned it into this makeshift SPG. Dandywalken fucked around with this message at 14:30 on Apr 16, 2024 |
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PurpleXVI posted:https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1780141790273704045 We've been seeing a lot of WWI problems this war, so they're looking for WWI solutions  From the "official" snippets I've gotten about them, the stated purpose of the turtle tanks is to carry infantry, but Russia should still have a mountain of decent IFV's, so I don't buy it as anything other than paranoid drone protection. Spaced armor isn't the worst idea for dealing with top attacks, but they've traded their cope cages in for an entire cope house
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The Door Frame posted:We've been seeing a lot of WWI problems this war, so they're looking for WWI solutions Yes but it appears that they've left the back door open (unless there's a rear wall under the roof?) I wonder how the turtleshell affects the tank's mobility? Can't do much with turret rotation there, unless all that nonsense rotates with it? I guess the EW suite on top could be an issue for drones, but the last one got geolocated and shelled with actual artillery, which doesn't care.
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It looks like it's just regular sheet metal for a barn roof so i imagine it doesnt do much to impact mobility unless you're trying to move through trees and the like
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Lord Awkward posted:Yes but it appears that they've left the back door open (unless there's a rear wall under the roof?) There's no chimney, so maybe they need it both sides open enough for engine ventilation? So I guess a cope sun tent, then
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PurpleXVI posted:https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1780141790273704045 
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PurpleXVI posted:https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1780141790273704045 Learning from the 20th century's greatest tactician, Bugs Bunny
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The Door Frame posted:Spaced armor isn't the worst idea for dealing with top attacks, but they've traded their cope cages in for an entire cope house A cope cabana, if you will.
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If congress does somehow pass that 60 billion senate package, would it make much difference in resisting Russia's pending summer offensive? The news seems to be hinting that when Russia starts that offensive its likely it might take serious ground and potentially turn the tide of the war in their favor. But I'm assuming that funding bill would release some high tech goodies that might stop this?
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It isn’t high tech goodies missing, but large amounts of dumb shells missing. Also no one knows how successful or not any Russian offensive could be. It’s just clear that Ukraine will be more successful with having lots of stuff in comparison to not having lots of stuff. Russia hasn’t been taken lots of ground since the offensive on Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in 2022. Everything since then has been a slog for each meter advanced.
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Kraftwerk posted:If congress does somehow pass that 60 billion senate package, would it make much difference in resisting Russia's pending summer offensive? The news seems to be hinting that when Russia starts that offensive its likely it might take serious ground and potentially turn the tide of the war in their favor. But I'm assuming that funding bill would release some high tech goodies that might stop this? I think the biggest reveal/gamechanger in terms of wunderwaffen would be that with the PRSM online, the US has now declared a willingness to send ATACMS to Ukraine which would broaden their supply of precision long-range boom for hitting ammo depots, troop gathering spots, supply lines, the Kerch Bridge eventually, etc. which could worsen the constantly-reported Russian supply issues. Wiping out vehicles before they bring their infantry near the front lines would also make a big difference since there's a lot of ground to cover, and someone who's been walking for a week instead of driving for a day is going to need more supplies to make that trip and is going to be more worn out when they get there. Aside from shells, I think the biggest, most immediate game changer would be fresh missiles for the Patriot batteries, and more Patriot batteries, since Ukraine is reportedly running direly low on them, which is why Russia had such good luck blowing up Ukrainian power plants recently. I do not expect the package to get passed, though, the Republicans will pull out every procedural trick to keep it at bay until their boy can stop it for good, assuming it would even get a majority should it come to a vote.
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PurpleXVI posted:I do not expect the package to get passed, though, the Republicans will pull out every procedural trick to keep it at bay until their boy can stop it for good, assuming it would even get a majority should it come to a vote. You think Trump will win the election?
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Kraftwerk posted:You think Trump will win the election? I think after the past six years, most folks are just leery about saying he won't. The poo poo thing about authoritarians is that this plays right into his hand-- a big part of coming to power is in convincing people of their inevitability because they are strong but in reality at this stage they have only the power the electorate can be fooled into granting them.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4597636-democrats-johnson-ukraine-strategy/quote:Dem leaders embrace Johnson’s Ukraine strategy, but want policy details So the Reps are absolutely just going to vote for the Israel and maybe Taiwan assistance, and let the remaining two rot, right? There's absolutely no way they're going to honour any deal of this kind, and if they were, there'd be no reason to split it up like this.
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PurpleXVI posted:https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4597636-democrats-johnson-ukraine-strategy/ Its so they can fund Israel and not Ukraine
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PurpleXVI posted:https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4597636-democrats-johnson-ukraine-strategy/ My understanding is Johnson is in a tight spot right now due to republican infighting and if he fucks the dems over on this they can pull support from him and theres a non-zero chance he gets ousted.
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Fearless posted:I think after the past six years, most folks are just leery about saying he won't. The poo poo thing about authoritarians is that this plays right into his hand-- a big part of coming to power is in convincing people of their inevitability because they are strong but in reality at this stage they have only the power the electorate can be fooled into granting them. A big part of that was all the people in 2015 asserting with complete certainty he could never win. Politics that are left of attila the hun have taken a savage beating across most of the planet in the past decade with coordinated pushback barely starting.
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Telsa Cola posted:My understanding is Johnson is in a tight spot right now due to republican infighting and if he fucks the dems over on this they can pull support from him and theres a non-zero chance he gets ousted. I don’t understand why he even wants to keep that job, tbh. What is he getting out of it?
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orange juche posted:Ok, so 2 LCS then. they're about 600M a pop, an Arleigh Burke is more capable and only a little over 2x the cost. A Connie will ostensibly cost 1.4x an LCS (about a billion), and be way way more capable and survivable, as the problem with the LCS was if it takes a hit everyone's going in the drink, they were unsurvivable against everything but small arms. Works project to keep the yards open is the only good way to look the project.
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Telsa Cola posted:My understanding is Johnson is in a tight spot right now due to republican infighting and if he fucks the dems over on this they can pull support from him and theres a non-zero chance he gets ousted. Wouldn't that just paralyze that section of government for longer and absolutely play into the hands of anyone who wants Ukraine to not get that money? I seem to remember it took a good while to get a new speaker last time, and gently caress all was getting done in the interum. Subjunctive posted:I don’t understand why he even wants to keep that job, tbh. What is he getting out of it? At a glance, being the Speaker gets you a cool $200k annually on top of the pay for being a member of the House. Someone would have to have a fat load of grift and bribes going on for that to not be a meaningful amount.
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PurpleXVI posted:At a glance, being the Speaker gets you a cool $200k annually on top of the pay for being a member of the House. Someone would have to have a fat load of grift and bribes going on for that to not be a meaningful amount. Oh, well that does make sense then.
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Crab Dad posted:Works project to keep the yards open is the only good way to look the project. To be fair that's a pretty important upside even if there could've been better ways to do it.
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PurpleXVI posted:Wouldn't that just paralyze that section of government for longer and absolutely play into the hands of anyone who wants Ukraine to not get that money? I seem to remember it took a good while to get a new speaker last time, and gently caress all was getting done in the interum. Maybe? It really could go either way by galvanizing his supporters and dems to give a big ol middle finger to the other faction, and it's a stupidly risky thing to do during an election year. It's not a sure fire thing either way and last time it happened the person ousted got to pick his temporary replacement.
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PurpleXVI posted:Wouldn't that just paralyze that section of government for longer and absolutely play into the hands of anyone who wants Ukraine to not get that money? I seem to remember it took a good while to get a new speaker last time, and gently caress all was getting done in the interum. If you’re speaker you control what comes to the floor and how, every major corporation and billionaire is just begging to invite you to their fundraiser to shove money in your pockets while toasting you with the finest champagne and caviar to get their agenda advanced. Every national news show wants to get your hot take. Speaker is a whole different banana than just congressman.
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cult_hero posted:Didn't Johnsons financial disclosures make him out to be basically poor as a church mouse? No. He lied his rear end off and somehow got away with saying he doesnt have a loving bank account.
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Kraftwerk posted:If congress does somehow pass that 60 billion senate package, would it make much difference in resisting Russia's pending summer offensive? The news seems to be hinting that when Russia starts that offensive its likely it might take serious ground and potentially turn the tide of the war in their favor. But I'm assuming that funding bill would release some high tech goodies that might stop this? Do not expect the next Russian offensive to look much different than the previous one. It is still very diffilcult to mass enough force close enough to the line to break the defending side, and expect more of these small and localized pushes over a wide area. If the Russians do happen to breakthrough, it is because the Ukrainians are actually critically low on stand off weapons, at which point the US and its NATO partners have failed them.
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