How did he and his friends manage to beat the US military with some shitty norincos and sks?
>>646570271. It was a Nationalist war and not a Communist uprising. Ho Chi Minh actually appealed to the US to kick out the French. Nationalism tend to unite disparate peoples.2. The South Vietnamese government was Catholic in a Buddhist country and corrupt/brutal as hell. That made the North's job easier to recruit Partisans.3. The US didn't understand points 1 & 2. No amount of kills can sustain a hated, incompetent South Vietnamese government.
>>64657027They didn't beat them, the US just had no way to win the conflict without some form of escalation.Invading the North was right out, because the Commies didn't like that.Invading everything west of South Vietnam to create an actual demarcation line across the peninsula was unpopular in Washington because they fervently believed that they could have Specops operators could operationally do it on the cheap.Genociding the South to cull Vietnamese nationalism and put a permanent end to re-unification wasn't in the cards post-WW2, even though at least one of the Protestant dictators they chose would've been down with killing all Buddhists at least.
not pictured: the most professional and well-equipped military in asia supported by a highly motivated government
>>64657027>sign peace treaty for US to leave >wait until US leaves>claim victoryWe should have supported Ho Chi Minh from the beginning but the CIA and state department (and France) have been on a legendarily bad run since 1950
Home field advantage.The funniest thing is burgers invaded to “prevent Chinese expansion into South East Asia” when Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese hated the chinks with the power of a thousand suns.As soon as the burgers fucked off the first thing they did was blitzkrieg the chink puppets in Cambodia and then fight off a Chinese invasion from the north.All burgers had to do to complete their objective was to send Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese some burgers, fries and soda.
>had a little girl pull a gun on me today What is this world coming to? Recommend something non lethal that doesnt leave marks
>>64642941Nevermind. I found it. https://youtu.be/RnsRVBTFlVQ
>>64632730What a brat! Damn kid!
>>64652460your existence insults me
>>64657284Some copyright troll is actively trying to get his channel shut down.https://twitter.com/KurosaiSenpai/status/2001957253335949440#m
>>64657519Damn. Copyfags are killing the internet. And Kurosai is my last edit channel after Loliconics left died in the Australian outback.
Why aren't drones UCAVs shaped like fighter jets?: https://youtube.com/shorts/RNF3SxTXsek?
>>64658426modern jet design is bad for gliding and subsonic flight.But also drones are a good way for defense manufacturers to milk government contracts which is why drones are either worse or way more expensive than they could be. And most of the time both.
>>64658591Ukraine is doing drones right, minimal cost and maximal capability because anything else could lead to the death of their nation.As soon as western contractors are involved the goal changes from "be cheap and good" to "maximize shareholder value".
>>64658604>the goal changes from "be cheap and good" to "maximize shareholder value".no, the goal changes to 'maximize safety and reliability' because a single soldier dying to a malfunctioning drone is a catastrophe
>>64658613If the goal was to minimize casualties you would make the drones so cheap no infantry ever has to push an area that hasn't been completely cleared by drones.
>>64658613> minimize casualties> a single soldier dying to a malfunctioningAnd yet there's projects like the osprey
Could plastic garbage from the ocean be used for 3D printers for printing guns like FGC-9?
>>64624733kek
>>64624726Yes it would work, but the quality would be poor because you have a mix of PET, PETG, PP, HDPE, PU and others. The specific plastics all have different ideal working temperatures. You would need to adjust your print settings for the current mix of polymers. Contaminants will also degrade print quality.Sorting and cleaning the plastics will be mandatory to having any success. I'm sure there are methods to stratify amd sort bulk microplastics, but good luck, you're probably better off burning difficult plastics as a heat source (after drying in the sun)
> 3D printers for printing gunsbruh it's nearly 2026people printing death drones, guided missiles, unguided mortars, and anti personnel mines, not antiques.lel
Lets take all that plastic, melt it down into compressed cubes, shoot it into the sun or a black hole. Once the plastic is out of sight, we need not pay it any mind.
>>64624726Most plastic degrades under UV light, with some exceptions like ASA. Also, some plastic like PLA is chemically rather fragile. Essentially, all plastic organic polymers are either vulnerable to UV light, high temperatures or chemically not very inert. There are some exception which are great at specific areas like PTFE (Teflon)/ PFA for unmatched chemical resistance but they are vulnerable to UV light. Then there is of course PEEK, a high performance polymer which does kind of have all the great properties you would love, but it's also supremely expensive.
I was watching Ian's video on this captive pistol pistol and he said the round leaks gas out the front which gives it the volume of maybe a silenced 22 pistol or something. But there's got to be a way to improve these rounds so they're completely silent right? It would have limited application but still it'd be pretty cool
>>64655448> It would have limited application but still it'd be pretty coolI had the thought that there’s a small but profitable niche in the concealed carry market for a gun like this. Hear me out>up pressure slightly so it’s comparable to .380 at least>offer caliber swap barrels/slides so you can shoot 9mm/.380/.32 or whatever would fit>practice with conversion barrel for cheap>only shoot expensive unobtanium rounds occasionally>market as a hearing safe CCW pistolMaybe I'm in a smaller minority than I realize, but I think a lot of “serious gun guys” would like a hearing safe CCW pistol. My hearing isn’t my top priority but if I can ventilate Jamal AND not lose any hearing that would be ideal. It’s the same reason I, and thousands and thousands of others, use a suppressor on our home defense guns. In short, get on it Kel-Tec.
>>64655760I doubt it's gonna happen unless the NFA is repealed. as far as I know each round counts as its own suppressor and has to be registered as such. yes it's much closer and far more economical once the $200 thing is gone, but still, registering each sounds like a massive hassle.
>>64656373Fair point. More just daydreaming now, but I wonder if you could register 100 rounds at once? It would be kind of hilarious to register 100 “suppressors” then tell them 50 were destroyed in one day.
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>>64656373Does captive piston ammo count as a suppressor?
The Dutch signed a deal to buy Skyranger 30 systems, for 1bn - about 300 million under the planned budget. It has not been made known how many systems are being bought, but in an earlier stage 22 mobile systems were mentioned initially - however an unannounced number of static systems and training simulators are also part of the signed deal possibly bringing it up to 75 systems. The mobile system is to be mounted on the ACSV tracked platform as pictured here. FIM-92 Stinger quad-launchers have been selected for integration. It will use an X-band AESA radar.Rheinmetall Switzerland will produce 3 prototypes, and Rheinmetall Netherlands will partially produce and assemble the systems. Deliveries should complete by 2029.It looks like there is some converging onto this particular system in Europe. Future operators include Germany, Austria and Denmark. Potential future operators include Belgium, Czech Rep., Hungary, Italy and Lithuania. If they all sign up there could be around 800+ of these systems in Europe by the 2030sIt's also under consideration for the US armed forces but that seems a long shot.
>>64654534>muh shot trapIt's not for tank on tank action. If a tank shot hits it, it will blow up regardless where the shot landed.
this is what it will look like, 3 radar panels instead of 4the one with 4 panels is outdated, 3 can cover 360° as well when arranged differently
>>64658228that IS a good story
>>64658256I wonder how much ammo it holds
>>64658228>>This somehow turns the ACSV into an ITAR-nightmareLMAO
Blacker Than The Lower EditionOld: >>64647571Christmas soundtrack cont.:https://youtu.be/Rl1x_Cu2Wwc
>>64658664Either way is true
>>64658677U win this time Mr internet troll
Whole lotta walmart shoplifters ITT
>>64658684Anon, that's a joke, it wasn't meant to be taken seriously.
>>64658710this is why i am always condition 0
What equipment would Calgary need to be viable in a modern peer to peer conflict?
A competent left winger who can score goals.
>>64652630Looks like there are a number of reserve and cadet units stationed in and around Calgary, so they likely have the basics covered. I suspect they're lacking in armor and air assets, so that would need to be an area of focus.
>>64652630Probably some parks and gloves, some snow pants even.
We're headed for the round up, goin to the big stampedeOld Dick Cosgrove's ridin in the leadHear the rattlin chuck wagon and the snortin buckin broncsHeadin for the Calgary Stampede
>>64652630All the recall petitions being successful.
The 6th one. Talk about Russian submarines, the nuclear military, all that shit. Someone probably has a link to the first 5.
>>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.
>>64658160*northeast
I know it's a generic choice, but I've always thought Operation Spring Awakening produced some really good photos.
>>64648442I watched a video about this recently. Apparently they would have been more useful if they stayed in the air shooting people and scaring them away.
>>64647437Who: 131st Separate Motor Rifle Brigade vs Chechen fightersWhere: Grozny, ChechnyaWhen: 31 December 1994A 1000 strong brigade was ordered to go into the city without recon or support. Immediately surrounded, but didn't run back. While the rest of the country celebrated the New Year, 980 soldiers died thanks to the stupidity of their command. There are radio recordings between the commander of the brigade and Chechen commander. Heart-wrenching to listen to it, but I guess it's now superseded by stuff coming out of Ukraine both in terms of horror and scale
20 posts deep and nobody mentions Thermopylae.Peasants.
>>64647904Nothing against the Ukrainians, but that's more turkeyshoot than last stand.
>>64655949I don't either quite get how the Japs had that much troops on a tiny island with an airstrip & aviation facilities to boot. They must've been packed in like sardines.
>someone FINALLY made an actually improved AR-15 and not just copy and paste bs>it's Chinese and you will never be able to buy it
>>64654153>FAL is just as bad. You need to bring the gun into your armpit to charge it.No it doesn't. You're retarded.
>>64656660You never know, the person you're replying to is probably a chinese munchkin that would struggle with a european rifle.
>>64645751>The QBZ191 is an actual improvement over the base AR-15.I'm watching the video you posted and I'm not seeing any improvements.They showed a vietnam-era M16A1 as a reference for the AR-15 platform, when we have long since moved past that design and my civilian rifle shits on the ChinkR-18
>>64645937>Literally take a look at the video, all the improvements are very clearly demonstratedthey are called improvements but they actually aren't.>a left-handed charging handle would snag on plate carrierswhat if the shooter is left handed>collapsible stockwelcome to the 21st century>hook and latch magazine releaseliterally inferior to the AR-15/18 magazine system>"charging handle reciprocates to better determine lubrication"that's the dumbest thing I ever heard. picrel, a better rifle
>>64657342>I'm not seeing any improvementsHow about the significant durability and reliability improvements to the BCG and locking mechanism?
Ready. Aim. FIRE!Shock troops of the SS, rollout. Post tantalizing pics of your payloads and kristmas gear.Shipping deadline is passed! Quick, get it out so you still make the raffle! Make sure to send the tracking numbers to myself at wendigohunter at protonmail dot comthread theme: https://youtu.be/7pS3nx9zREE?si=ozZcmbvGApkzW3LJold thread>>64557036
>>64656604Not my rifle, but I have the same optic on mine. I don’t have a magnifier yet, but I do have an astigmatism and the EOtech or the Primary Arms prism optics are the only ones that aren’t flared out. I do like the EOtech donut of death reticle, it’s good for holdovers.
>>64653790Sorry santa, I'm always lazy with the pics>>64657162not the short shorts!
Package received -JB
>>64648402Package received.
I just wanted to thank Komrade Shaggy again for his patience. I Had to Uber to the shopping Center yesterday in a wind storm to grab the one tool I needed to finally fix my shit Buick. I finished your shopping and should have it rushed, tracked and shipped by the end of the day.I don't know if it was the 4 day stress beard, axel grease, shopping cart in the rain, or my fine fashion sense, but I got offered change like 3 times. Nice to know everyone has so much Christmas spirit!
This is a literal combat ship.
>>64655787So you're saying the LCS is a floating Bradley.
>>64647993Functioning radar and air defense against large drones.And staying out of the range of small drones.
>>64633416>Missiles launch infront of the main gunUuh
>>64632340Based. Scrap the fucking supercarriers and build arsenal ships instead. No need for all those airplanes which in the end shoot missiles anyways. Might as well scrap the middleman
>>64632340But it had superior American damage control!
Besides WWII, what was the most epic and crazy war of all time?
>>64655888Interestingly enough, most of the original trilogy's space battles were based on WWII air combat. In fact, WWII air combat footage was used as placeholders in early ANH cuts before the model footage was complete.
>>64655888Most ww2 photos are edited and collaged from stock photos etc. You can tell how this one was made if you look closely
>>64647687>mars made staff sgtnice
>>64655837>>Is finally put to end by the deployment of a literal apocalyptic superweapon that will change the course of human history foreverYou mixing up the first and second there or am i forgetting something?
>>64655822What if.... the WW1 inspired scifi authors. Crazy theory 'mrite??
AlcoholTobacco& firearms Post em, faggots
>>64657154
The whiskey and cigars makes it look more refined and classy.
>>64657451Based narco
>>64657154Alcohol, Tobacco and Legally not a Firearm.
>>64658519Damn it’s been ages since I had bulleit. I used to get that all the time in Uni. I’ll have to pick some up this holiday
