The premise is simple:Could the DPRK launch a offensive war with the goal of seizing Russia's Pacific holdings and win?
>>64752887I wish more IRL female villains had her aura, instead of just being fat and annoying.
Are they willing to hire me ?
>>64751599>The question of this thread is could Russia stop the DPRK from taking the Russian Pacific Coast in a situation of open warfare? Does Russia have the means to stop the DPRK in conventional combat?Truth be told... no. But there's no incentive for NK to do that.
Oh look, he’s being a massive faggot while deluding himself that he is an important part of the board or that anyone likes him…again
>when I’m in an insufferable avatarfag competition and my opponents are Norktard and Pregnant Anne Frank spammer
Target shooting generalA thread that dies because anon in it actually shoot.I'm wanting a target rifle for 20 and 50 metre smallbore. I'm thinking that I'll just get a BSA International but what other rifles are an option for around 1k in Australia?
>>64750017>Tikka T1xDoesn't look like it has a front sight dovetail.Did some googling and if I get one with a threaded end I'd be able to screw on a dovetail to the muzzle.
>>64749995>BestFeinwerkbau or Anschutz
For all the "y-you don't even own gunz" posts seen on /k/ this 5-reply topic is an accurate reflection of those big-talking board users making those posts
>>64753235I bought a sportsmans, it's no target rifle, took it to the range to double check that it shoots where you point it.
>>64753235I mean, yeah, though in fairness it might get more traction if it lasts until the weekend, and in summer. At least where I am it gets dark by 5pm and I'm not setup for night precision target shooting right now though that'd be fun. I can't usually get to a range in the middle of the work week.
>Battle of marathon>Greek charge losely without formation across 1.5 km of open field in heavy armor under shower of persian projectiles>Reform ranks at the end>Slaughter the cowardly persian archers in glorious melee combat
what's the point in hiring mercs who aren't at all familiar with your language, culture, or geography/climate?
>>64745607>No magazinesGrim
>>64745750Actually, most mercenary groups were quite skilled and moderately disciplined. The issue was that they weren't motivated. You can't spend money if you're dead so mercenaries would spend a lot of time posturing and harassing but never committing to a decisive battle. In some cases, this was actually preferable since it let generals stall in one place while they won somewhere else. However, modern mercenaries can't possibly afford the air, artillery, and armor modern militaries can so they're mostly just extremely competent security guards.
>>64745750It wavers back and fourth through time. Egyptians derided theirs's so much they they cut them out of all narratives, possibly where the disagreement which let to Exodus originated due to them not paying their tribal mercs. Greek mercs in Persian wars of succession were the gold standard. Hannibal's collection of mercs, some of the best ever. Roman auxiliaries century later, highly variable. 5th century everybody is mercs. Mercs in the 6th-8th century , brigands as likely to rob you as fight for you. 9th century mercs are chumps used by poor city states. 12th century mercs used by the same city states are elite skull-fuckers who can stymie formations of 20k Mongols with a few hundred men and a fort. 15th century mercs are so awesome that they get banned and slandered for 300 years. Hessians are peasants who get abducted and sent to fight in America then half desert. Mercs are then seen as scum until they start fighting commies in the late 50s at which point they are romantic patriots and red-blooded white men fighting against marxist bullshit and libtard anti-racist faggotry which have turned the former colonial holdings into utter shitpits Then it was just a way for a retired SOF man to make cash.
>>64745627Russians are albino niggers.
>>64753187There could be a niche for mercs who are basically combat engineers. They could charge a fortune, the equipment isn't that expensive and can be replaced by the employer at cost, and it does require experience and knowledge most nations cannot afford to institutionalize. They take risks but get paid the big bucks.
If you're the dictator of a shithole how do you prevent the hollowing out/paper tigerization of your military over time? All of these had strong capable militaries until one day they didn't and got their cheeks busted and wig split
>>64753097Rome was an absolute shit show of constant revolt both Republic and Empire, settled and expansionist
>>64753111explain Macedonian Renaissance
>>64753111To be fair, that was most of history prior to the 20th century.
>>64753120No one cares about gayreeks larp empire, and they backstabbed and civil warred against themselves non stopWhat am I supposed to explain?
>>64750675South Africa was something approaching a democracy for the White population.
/rg/ Revolver general IIpreviously on /rg/ >>64648104
>>64750184Kino
>>64747453>cartridge conversionThose are brass frames, a cartridge conversion even with cowboy loads will destroy the frame
>>64749864If only they didn't put the picatinny rail on there it would be perfect
>>64750556Whats wrong with it?
>>64753087It’s multiple things. The cylinder binds up randomly when shooting it either in DA or SA, the crane-to-frame fitment is atrocious and the front latch doesn’t lock into the frame securely at all, so the whole cylinder/crane assembly wobbles side-to-side very excessively (I’m not talking about endshake or rotational movement, those are fine) to the point where it shaves lead occasionally and accuracy sucks (it’s not me, I tested on a rest), and there’s a dragline on the face of the cylinder where it’s been making contact with the forcing cone even though I checked it multiple times over with feeler gauges and it’s within spec.I’ve done everything everyone says to do to fix these problems, my ejector star is spotless, the cylinder axis, ball-bearings, etc. are spotless (I did find a 2mm sliver of metal in there though), I’ve taken the crane apart and back together again 50 times to try and make sure the front latch spring isn’t bent or something, and no matter what I do it will not stop giving the same issues and I cannot get it to latch any more securely or rotate freely under fire.I almost wonder if there’s a casting flaw in the frame’s front latch notch, or if the front latch is straight up the wrong one, because it doesn’t seem to want to stick out as far as ones I’ve seen on other SRHs and SRH Alaskans in stores, but I don’t know. I gave up chasing problems and am letting Ruger deal with it.I’m not gonna sell it when it gets back and this isn’t gonna be the last Ruger I ever buy, I love my Blackhawks. It’s just frustrating to be the one guy who gets a lemon.
Hey /k/, favor to ask. I have to run a quick errand, mind keeping an eye on this Horton Ho 229 for me? I'll be back in 30, 40 minutes tops. While I'm gone, don't you mess with my Horton ok? OK. Thanks.
>>64749026>>64748489How'd you guys mess this up? Fuckfuckfuck, Anon is going to be back any minute.They didn't have any hortens at the store, but I found this. Just act cool and maybe he won't notice.
>>64747909ah hell nah my nigga just nutted from simply looking at some bitched :skullemoji:
>>64749026fucking kek
>>64749026can't have shit in the hood
>>64747845>Lt. Jimmy Patterson looking at the poorly guarded Horton
IIRC 50 cent was shot nine times but survived because it was pissant caliber like .25 ACP
>all these tiny pocket gunsWhy are you guys buying pants or shorts with tiny faggot pockets? I exclusively pocket carry and usually with a Beretta 80X.>>64742217>no j-framesIt’s like you didn’t even try
>>64752336What pocket are you stuffing your gun in?
>>64752341Probably dresses like this. Or wears cargo shorts and new balances.
>>64752161Fair, I won’t say they don’t. But in that case the smallest NAA still works fine for shooting something in the head at nearly point blank. Or a heritage rough rider is cheaper, better to shoot, and it’s not like you need the concealability in that scenario. If you think they’re neat that’s great. It’s most of the reason I have mine. But “practical reasons” disappear pretty quick outside of the smallest ones. They at least can say they’re the smallest.
>>64746698>Everyone knows it was a wounder 9Maybe you and your "homies" do, Jamal, but not all of us are well versed in hood lore.
>Working powered exoskeletons have been real for nearly 20 years>Working laser turrets have been real for nearly 20 years>Working railguns have been real for nearly 20 years>Working plasma cannons have been real for over 30 years>Autonomous robots that understand simple commands have been around for over ten years>People act like drones are the most advanced weapon around when we've been using them since WWIIWhat gives? Why is everyone still pretending that we're living the 20th century? People are so tired of waiting for these weapons that they're building the things themselves in their garages.
>>64746751>No one wants to be the first to open that Pandora's box, where everyone without advanced eye protection just gets blinded
>>64748796Yes.
>>64747934Is a megawatt weapon going to be able to stop multiple hypersonic maneuvering reentry vehicles, of which half are just decoys?
>>64752618Probably. Hypersonics are under a lot of aerodynamic stress so just a little heat imbalance can throw the entire thing into a tumble.
Why is this thread still up, but the sub-diffraction ISR thread isn't? /k/ has worst jannies by far.
Why cant Pussia into SEAD?
>>64751719>Why cant Pussia into SEAD?Not enough cute but slightly concerned looking Weasels
>>64751719Soviets lost the tech race. More and more they depended on espionage and dumb luck while US computer tech allowed more and more complex designs. By the time Russia had the means to try SEAD the US already had tech to counter Russia's methods. For example, Russia started fielding RWR in the 80s but the FIM-92 came out in the 80s and that was a passive heat seeker, no radar to detect. A lot of soviet planes got hit before they realized someone was shooting at them.
>>64751719Because the first thing a smart Russian does is get the fuck out of Russia.
>>64752851>Soviets lost the tech race.The Soviets lost the tech race in the 60s from what I've read. Their computer industry was essentially non-existent.
>>64753074I won't deny that. The F-86 Saber's radar gunsight says it all. However, that tech didn't really apply to Russian SEAD efforts until effective MANPADs made Soviet life Hell in Afghanistan.
Russia has for the first time deployed new strike drones, the 'Geran-5' and 'Geran-4'.>Russian forces first used the new strike drone 'Geran-5' during attacks on Ukraine in early 2026, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The drone is a large jet-powered UAV with a classic aerodynamic design, differing from earlier models.>The 'Geran-5' has a length of about 6 meters and a wingspan of about 5.5 meters. It is equipped with a Chinese-made turbojet engine, capable of carrying a warhead weighing about 90 kg and hitting targets at a distance of up to 1,000–1,050 km. Its navigation system includes a 12-channel 'Comet' satellite system, a microcomputer-based tracker, and 3G/4G modems.>According to Ukrainian intelligence, the design of the 'Geran-5' contains elements similar to the Iranian drone Karrar. There are discussions about the possibility of launching this UAV from aircraft, such as the Su-25, and its potential equipping with 'air-to-air' missiles.>As for the 'Geran-4', it is known that it is an intermediate jet version between the early 'Geran' models and the new 'five'. According to preliminary data, this drone may have a warhead weighing about 50 kg, a speed of 350–500 km/h, a range of up to 950 km, and can also be launched from the Su-25.>Thus, the 'Geran-5' is a new jet-powered long-range strike UAV, comparable in its characteristics to a cruise missile, while the 'Geran-4' is considered its less powerful predecessor
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>>64750333>I don't even know if pic related would solve itit wouldn't solve it because those catapults cost millions and can be bombed too
>>64748720I love how they're are going to keep adding more and more shit to it untill the reinvent the cruise missile.
>>64748840>/chug/ is essentially dead, you should go back.I got there sometimes and literally every thread is the same three guys posing pictures of anime girls as nauseam until it archives
>>64752346>I got there sometimes and literally every thread is the same three guys posing pictures of anime girls as nauseam until it archivesAlso gains and videos of Russians rising flags all over ukraine.
Why aren't ballistic submarines the backbone of world navies? Why haven't surface ships been relegated to carrier protection and amphibious operations? Why not make SLBMs out of RIM-66s and Standard missiles and Tomahawks and ASROCs? If you want force projection why wouldn't the ambiguity of the presence of submarines be enough to scare your enemies?
>>64751205This>Submarines are inherently slow.Should note that this is a feature, not a bug. Submarines are deliberately made with a slow cruising speed to minimize noise. It's not something that can or even should be fixed. >Not only is a sub expensive as fuck to make, it's incredibly hard to maintainUnlike a surface ship, you can't do a bodged patch job on a weak section of hull and make it home, and any one of dozens of systems failing is a death sentence rather than an embarassing limp home.And the anechoic tiles are always falling off, the hull HAS to be made of steel and steel rusts in seawater, cookiecutter sharks are always trying to take bites out of the hull, and it's not like you can send out a bosun's mate and two seamen first class to scrape barnacles off the hull whenever you like.
>>64752327>the hull HAS to be made of steel and steel rustsWell you can also make it out of Titanium, which is more resistant to corrosion.If you absolutely do not give a shit about the budget that is.
>>64752501>Titanium subThis both terrifies and intrigues me.
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>>64752707https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa-class_submarine
What would happen if I made air to air missile with hypersonic ramjets and with multiple stages that have a range of 1,000km and put it on a F-22A
>>64751740>What would happen if I made air to air missile with hypersonic ramjets and with multiple stages that have a range of 1,000km andYou get Mig-31.
Pic related inside the wreckage of the glorious ORESHNIK missile
>>64748828>>64748828that's the thing, there's not enough information revealed just yet to know what target sets it's going to be most effective against, but we can assume there's been multiple simulations and tests done that it's worthwhile to pursue and worth the cost for the targets the designers envisioned. it's unwise to assume it's globally ineffective and to discount it. just as it's unwise to overstate its effectiveness (which can lead to the costly desire for mid-course interceptors).considering the target of this attack, it seems like russia wants real-world data on a single munition against an airfield target.
>>64749068>there's not enough information revealed just yet to know what target sets it's going to be most effective against,There absolutely is, though: It just plain fucking sucks. It's only good for a shitty propaganda stunt unless you put nuclear warheads on it, because without them it's too inaccurate to be useful against hardened point targets and has too little splash to be meaningfully effective against area targets.
>>64747235I wasn't joking either. Sarmat test launches are the public high vis poster child.
>>64746559Thats a cute fucking cat nigga congrats
>>64747567That's cool! Can't wait to see it in action.
Back in june italy was pondering about the possibility of developing a nuclear carrier. Back then it was still considered too ambitious of a an endeavour and quite hefty on the navy budget, but with the current increase in tensions between europe and the usa i believe it will be accomplished. Now, what i wonder is: will the nuclear rearmament of italy influence other nations as well?https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2025/italy-evaluates-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-under-long-term-naval-modernization-strategy
>>64752866I would contend that Nuclear vs Conventional power is less important than being CATOBAR
>>64751580Daily reminder that in the 50s Italy had already started developing its own nuclear submarines as well as their own missiles and nuclear deterrent, before the US told them to step down and forced them to sign the non-proliferation treaty...https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_Marconi_(sottomarino)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_(rocket)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cruiser_Giuseppe_Garibaldi_(1936)
a nuclear powered blue fleet that can project power over far distances is the one advantage america has over europe. so far none of the eu members seem interested in creating at least a joint nuclear fleet in case of an emergency, and the only countries having nuclear vessels at all is france and the uk, and they get away with it by virtue of having glorified sand humps they call islands scattered all over the sea to defend. italy is quite known for being the cheapskate military that optimizes everything, and a nuclear program is usually the big spender in a military budget, so to justify such a huge undertake italy needs to be really riled up, like active war or something.
So how many F-35B will Italy buy?
>>64752976They should use Rafales to avoid the killswitch
