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Ynglaur posted:The US is changing to 6.8mm for infantry, scouts, combat engineers, and special forces, too. I have a bunch of thoughts on that new platform in the context of what we're learning in the War in Ukraine. I just need to find time to write it (and, honestly, I'm unsure if regulars itt would even be interested.) I'd also be interested  Kraftwerk posted:Interestingly enough the Ukrainians aren’t getting old hand-me-down rifles from the US either. The M4s I’ve spotted in go-pro footage or in unboxing videos are all brand new. In some cases the UAF troops that aren’t using AK pattern rifles are carrying newer service rifles than what US army infantry get out of OSUT. Kinda crazy to think about. That's entirely understandable imo, the Ukrainians are actually fighting a war, give them the good stuff.
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fez_machine posted:Apparently the true source was even more embarrassing than 4chan and included many documents So where on SA did it get posted? 
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Apr 7, 2023 15:12
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Djarum posted:They have been very sparingly used in combat and I don’t think available for export. I am really interested in knowing how they are launching them as well since I don’t think you could bolt them on to a MiG-29 easily. My guess would be they got a couple US drones as that would be the easiest launch platform for them both in use and to keep secret, but that is just a guess. Where there's will, there's a way
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May 12, 2023 18:35
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KillHour posted:I know I shouldn't be, but I'm pretty impressed at the misdirection from the military if this turns out to be the case and Ukraine secretly has some very high end poo poo now. poo poo will blow up, stuff will happen, and we won't know the full story until way after the fact. That's just how this is going to go. MQ-1's being hauled across the border without any fanfare fits well with "where's there will, there's a way" 
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May 12, 2023 19:33
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SmokingFrog0641 posted:Coincidentally, WaPo just released an article about US Intelligence concerning Ukrainian plot to destroy Nordstream 1. Although the plot information did not align completely with the sabotage, it did bear many resemblances. Very interesting timing on that release  Almost like something needed a distraction, eh?
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Jun 6, 2023 18:05
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Talking to Canadian Navy sailors around the mid oughties, they seemed to have a pretty good time of it... not sure how bad things are now though.
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Jul 28, 2023 18:51
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MikeC posted:Maybe I am under the belief of a stereotype but are soldiers working 8 or 9 hour days (knew a couple of ex CF guys)? I was under the impression you work "'till the job is done" and that means on a per hour basis your pay is actually dog poo poo. During my enlistment in the  Navy I worked on average about 3200 hr/year. A normal "working year" here is 1750 hours (230 days x 7.5 hours).
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Jul 28, 2023 19:02
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I drunkenly ordered an entire new fileserver/NAS build from a hotel room in Spain. So eh
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Jul 28, 2023 19:27
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Nelson Mandingo posted:Back in 2005 a friend of mine adjacent to government said to me "Look at all the waste, the fiefdoms, and the corruption in the Pentagon. In Russia and China it is 3x worse." More like 10x worse, at least for Russia
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Jul 29, 2023 03:03
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Libluini posted:Sadly, maintenance is a bitch. Last time I checked, there was a constant stream of PzH going back and forth between Germany and Ukraine: Damaged or worn-out howitzers going back for repair and repaired howitzers going back to the frontline. Considering Ukraine doesn't have that many of them in the first place, that's a fairly huge amount of usage from that one weapon system. I hope they're collaborating about improvements to the design to make it more maintainable over time.
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Aug 13, 2023 12:33
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You do not gently caress with Norwegian fishermen 
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Aug 13, 2023 20:24
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They can, the problem seems to be if they're willing to. Watching that song and dance unfold in the media has been cringeworthy to say the least.
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Oct 23, 2023 20:48
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Gotta let our patriot crews in on the fun, they get bored you know...
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Mar 27, 2024 12:30
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Give it some time, they'll probably end up doing that by accident soon...
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