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All the time, I hear "it's really difficult to invade islands using weapons." But Japan invaded like every island in the Pacific except Hawaii and Australia, and obviously succeeded just fine, and the US later did the same to Italy. Why was this the case?
No resistance at the beach
>>64656095>Why was this the case?A massive overwhelming difference in power.
>>64656095Due to the treaty the Japanese didn't have to worry too much about defenses with few exceptions. As for Italy see>>64656117
>>64656095>really difficult to invade islands using weaponsEven more difficult to invade without weapons
>>64656095It turns out it's much easier to invade islands before they've had literally years of fortifications built on them.
MIG-31-ACK
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>>64658068hmmmm... spicy sausages
>>64658082It's the red LED that makes it.
>>64658068>Actual blinking red lightThey're just fucking about for the fun of it now
>>64658068>Bomb has been planted.mp3I bet it also goes beep-beep after being armed.Looney toons ass war.
Narco sub looking torpedo with a huge range and a $200k price tag. Russians hang nets, the submarine swims under them, deleting a $500mm submarine.
>>64658131>a blackoutAre you the saffa who posts here sometimes?
>be nation that is competent, ie; not Russia>Design a class of dedicated blocking ship that's basically just some old cargo ship slated for decommissioning but refitted with fuckhuge bilge pumps, reinforced frames, etc>When you have a high risk area like OP and don't have any scheduled traffic, have them park in the way and deliberately sink themselves as blocking ships>Difference between normal blocking ships however is that these ones have enough pumping ability and durable enough frames to refloat themselves quickly and not sustain damage from deliberately sinking and refloating repeatedlyAlternatively, actually have sonars and other defenses that competent nations have to just destroy the USV before it sinks your shit.
>>64658131Look by now everyone has seen the writing on the wall. Russia will keep stripping down the manpower on their bases and ships because they keep needing meat at the front. Whether it's right now or 6 months makes no real difference. The only purpose of signing that contract is to keep the sailor in until the base commander decides he only needs 1 out of 2 guard towers manned, for example or they can run a ship with 50 guys instead of 80.That contract is a russian roulette game that only ends when the bullet fires. You know it, I know it and it's weird how you keep denying it.
>>64656370>I have no proof that Ukraine sunk the submarine [a vehicle designed to withstand extreme pressure and depth charges] but surely it happened right?textbook definition of cope
>>64654891>Zvezda NewsWhatever they claim, reality is exactly the opposite.
do yanks really?
>>64653328>tranny derangement syndrome
>>64653336I see, you are a no gunz tranny
>>64653336>>64653308what an anti gun tranny you are
>>64652239Yes, because we actually have guns, you insignificant fucking turd.
The real issue here is if you'll survive the shootout. If you do, you can pretty much sweep them in court and get a juicy settlement if the cop shooting you is blatantly unlawful and you successfully argue you were in fear for your life.Otherwise, they're going to magdump you and you'd be too dead to do anything about it after.
how effective are handgun optics vs irons within defensive shooting rangeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5hqc5eLkqY
>>64657733fucking good on that security guy, shit and danger above his paygrade and responsibility and still stepped in
>empty chamberwhy would anyone do this
>>64657733>Walmart store employees contacted Canton Police after detaining two people suspected of shopliftingThe real question is why would you not just fucking run for your life when the walmacht ask you to step into their office and you're carrying an illegal firearm and drugs?
Xaxaxaxaxaxa))))>>64657714SCARED AMERIKKKUNTS play FOOTSIE WITH EGGS... but...REAL RUS RATNIKKI go HANDS ON!
>>64658141this shit's so gay
The bus driver in charge of Venezuela is claiming the military will not only defeat the US and sink blockading aircraft carriers, but counterattack and capture the white house. Is this a realistic goal?
>>64656921Rubio has already addressed that with one of the colder take in recent geopolitical history.>"We're not concerned about an escalation with Russia, with regards to Venezuela," Rubio told reporters.>"We've always expected them to provide rhetorical support for the Maduro regime... (but) it's not a factor in how we consider this whole thing," Rubio added.I think that one anon with the too-long list can add this to it.>Vassal support status:Rhetorical
>>64649813Almost every country to the south of the US is some kind of shithole.Why suddenly care now?
>>64650779The US and Europe has plenty of precedent for this yes, just look at Affirmative Action. I thought thirdies liked getting special treatment?
>>64657215>unlawfullyI never could figure out what US law had to do with ships entirely outside US jurisdiction.I wish they'd just come out with the real reasons rather than concocting these weak as shit justifications.
>>64652162>Trump>clear
How does caliber work?I always thought it was the diameter by length of the "bullet", but now I know that the bullet and cartridge are different things, and that the numbers refer to different things.Please help ty
>>64652389Basically this.>>64652314But I would also add, the best way to treat all of these cartridges, is to view them as proper names, like e.g. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln refers to one specific person, with very specific characteristics in history. You need to be aware if the historical context of Abraham Lincoln as well as modern views about Abraham Lincoln to know who Abraham Lincoln is.There is an old cartridge called .45-70 Government. The .45 refers to the bullet's diameter in inches, which is why of course the actual real physical diameter of the bullet is .458 inches. The second number in modern firearms usually refers to case length which is why of course here -70 refers to the number of grains of black powder used in the cartridge. Grains are of course a unit of measurement used within the firearms industry, like carats in the jewelry industry, that are arbitrary and have a unique real world metric assigned to them, that you have to find. You also have to be sure, that the source that you find is period accurate, and know whether or not the measurements they use have changed over time. As well as, in the case of .45-70 the actual chemical composition, and deflagration rate of the gunpowder being used, since that also changed over time.Another good analogy might be old vintage cars. Yes they are cars, and they roughly work the same way as modern cars. But they were created in a very specific technical and industrail context, and you migth find yourself in deathly trouble if you mistakenly assume them to have eg. ABS on a slippery road.
>>64652369https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyohttps://www.bitchute.com/video/lOc14y67OIepsome sequence just roll off tongue
>>64652314H and K are cowards for not releasing the 4.6x30mm pistol.
>>64652406>30-30.30 Winchester Centerfire, or.30cal 30gr smokeless powder>30-06.30cal Government 1906
>>64652512>19th century Sneeden>Invent 6.5 Sneed>21st century United Sneeds>Invent 6.5 SneedmoreFucking who comes up with this shit. It's not even vastly different, just a ripoff pushed through marketing.
>General Freuding>Always freudigHow does he do it?
>>64657590Triumph of the will?
>>64650286It's "General Doktor Freuding". Even if he was a civilian and you just addressed him in a normal conversation, you'd say "Herr Doktor Freunding..."
>>64658060Dang, i only thought german did HERR LASTNAME rather than both mr AND title. We kinda used to do that in my language 80 years ago but we got rid of it.
>>64658080It all depends on circumstance, formal/informal circumstances and how well you know each otherThe more official the occasion the more autistic things get
>>64658080Some people (humanities) usually insist on the title, but if you're not trying to get into their asses, Herr/Frau Nachname is usually enough.
Ukraine reportedly hit 2 Su-27s in Crimea overnight. Why has Russian AD performed so poorly, specifically in Crimea?
>>64657934>why do so many posters on herepoint a few
>>64658118Imagine if Russia sponsored a color revolution to overthrow the president of Mexico that the US had very carefully had """elected""". The goal of the SMO (KEK), was regimen change, grabbing a bit of land was just a little treat. Mostly because of forever president Zelenski's courtship of NATO. The dissolution of the Soviet Onion was predicted on>Not one inch closer, which we have seen violated again and again with>Estonian >Latvia >Lithuania >Bulgaria >Romania >Slovakia >Slovenia >Albania >Croatia >Macedonia >Montenegro >FinlandComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64658149> Not one inch closer, which we have seen violated again and again withHow can you violate something none agreed to?
>>64657867Based on the success of operation spiderweb, most likely one was either destroyed or damaged and the other was unscathed
>>64658149>regimen change>predicted on
Is this enough for deterrence, or just rookie numbers for 800km border?https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/12/19/2003849170
Should get the Baltic to do it around Kaliningrad too.
They should add 30 million fake concrete mines for the giggles.
>>64652058I like anti-tank ditches. Large barriers are underrated. Polish ones will fill with water.
>>64652067Russia is not an existential threat as such, Ukraine made sure of that. It is however a threat in the sense that a violent drunk with a broken vodka bottle is a threat, in that he can cause a lot of harm that you might as well try to prevent. Best to just have them blow the fuck up before they get the chance to rape women with bayonets or however the hell it is that the muscovite gets his kicks. Poles know the muscovite mind better than most.
>>64652229>Do you really think Col Potato is going to let russia launch a full scale invasion of NATO out of his countryyes, he just let russia launch a full scale invasion of Ukraine out of his country, only retards don't learn from recent eventsyou fucking retard
>firearms training :[>firearms training (japanese):DHow do I become a blackbelt in hojutsu?
>>64655240nobody wants to be in the navy so they take what they can get
>>64655207He looks so fucking stupid and schizo but I respect the dedication and skill
>>64657429>Not a whole lot of space to do cardioWhats a treadmill then?
cringe
>>64645394They learn from falling over in childhood. Be glad you are not a slanty eyed savage who refuses to wear shoes>>64645408>>64650688Exhibit Reddit
The 6th one. Talk about Russian submarines, the nuclear military, all that shit. Someone probably has a link to the first 5.
>>64656551>the more /x/ "Valley of Death" somewhere in...Yakutia, I think. With the weird metallic structures.Elaborate?
>>64656561Okay hold on, I might have mixed things up. There's a "Valley of Death" in Kamchatka, but that's a natural phenomenon. It's a small gorge with a number of volcanic vents, gas buildup hangs low to the ground and things that go in asphyxiate, happens sometimes in Yellowstone too. But there's ANOTHER one in Yakutia, also known in the local language as Uliuiu Cherkechekh, that's alleged to have these weird metallic "cauldrons" or domed structures sticking out of the ground. The whole area is rife with supposed anomalous phenomena, but is so far out in the ass-end of nowhere I've only heard of one expedition to the area...and it was cut short when one of the members became mysteriously ill, which is what the legends say happens to anyone going there. See: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/esp_ciencia_tunguska09a.htm
>>64656561>>64656599Since /x/ was mentioned, a historian i charge of a small gulag museum and her son went to the Butugychag cemetery and they claim that there are "glowing balls" appearing on other photos directly above the graves of the inmates, stating she does not know what they are because there shouldn't be any reflections but people like to believe it's the liberated sous of the deadThey also tried to bury at least some of the skulls during trips in the 90' so it looks probably somewhat better now
>>64656599Given the content in these threads, there's probably a simple but horrifying explanation for pockets in the countryside that make anyone who approaches them ill.
>>64656599there's something intrinsically fucked up about the far northwest of russia , something about how isolated and inhospitable to humans it is. Nothing good ever seems to happen there. If anyone knows more about this stuff or stuff like it or has any interesting links I'd love to go down a rabbithole.
What the hell happend?>Didn't see any of their videos in a while.>Yt algorith reccomend it>Check the channel>It has become a psyops channel
>>64650545100%. Denmark is going to restrict social media for children under 15, and the law will be opt-out at the parents' discretion. They're planning a lot of Draconian bullshit but I actually agree with this measure. Children should only be allowed Wikipedia and shit, and their TV shows must always be at least a little bit didactic and regulated by a bipartisan agency under strict scrutiny (extremely important).I think social media should be severely restricted anyway. It's been nothing but attention whoring and brainrot bullshit ever since it was socially acceptable to use your mug as your profile picture. By far, one of America's worse social mistakes post-1990 was taking teenagers' whims seriously. Unfortunately such a measure can only be applied by a regime like Trump's because it would probably go as far as reversing gay marriage.
>>64658046> Denmark is going to restrict social media for children under 15What does this look like in practice? Is it gonna be like age-restricted porn sites, where you just click “I’m 18” and boom, you’re in? Will this actually have the effect of keeping under-15’s off of social media?
>>64658081Australia passed a similar law banning under-16s, which went into effect just last week. Allegedly, it hasn't been terribly successful on the technical level, and I have to read up more on it. It's using a combination of face scanning and algorithmic age estimation. Teenagers were able to just use their older friends'/siblings' faces or engage with "old people" topics on the apps to circumvent the ban, but many adults think it's a pain and some stopped using social media altogether because it's a hassle to do all that just to look at AI-generated animal videos or looped clips of dancing whores. While I'm sort of a Pirate Party type, I don't mind this as long as it's restricted to Web 2.0 platforms. The civil liberty/free market argument doesn't work when it's just transferring all user data to select companies who themselves lobby governments and hoard all the information or give it to Five Eyes anyway. Most normalniggers post their faces on these platforms every day, but many of them seem to think it's an invasion of privacy when it's time to use their face to verify their account. It's a difficult thing to tune, as it were, but I think it's worthwhile even to just reduce the number of people on these websites/applications.Making social media less socially acceptable in schools and such is also a way of reducing its influence on impressionable teenagers, so Australia's ban was not a complete failure. I don't mean to praise what Australia is doing. They're still doing shit like banning pornography featuring small-chested women to protect the chilluns, and while I also dislike pornography (but I don't think the government should regulate it, it should be a more bottom-up movement targeting young men), it tells you where they're coming from with these new laws. Same applies to Denmark.
>>64657478that crossdresser was/is working at milkor at the time this was filmed. some rando asian dude. i should know, at the time i was giving them mad shit and even sent em a maid outfit to do the next DB match in as part of that shithole IRTV server i used to frequent.
>>64658148Thank you for your effortpost.We live in interesting times, and our social ills will likely prompt a revival of local Civic Orgs.Like the ~1880's post Gilded Age boom, that yielded Rotary Club, Sierra Club, Boy Scouts, et cetera Bottom-up, attractive Civic Orgs will do a lot more good than techbro solutions, I agree with you.Now back to the purpose of this thredd:KARRRRL, MY DARK APPRENTICCCCCCCE≈≈≈!
