What went so riyght?Why haven't we been able to replicate its success in the 30 years since?
>>65525541>communist retard thinks we care I always forget how brown, communist retards seethe about their superiors. Oh wait, no I don't because you're online 24/7 doing it in English on American websites because you know the only people who matter in the entire world are Americans. You could be talking in your language to people you agree with, but you know that is a fate worse than death.
>>65525541>it wasn't real communism
>>65525541whereas, as you can see from the butthurt responses above mine, unlike the Hapsburgs, Americans cant take it on the chin....
>>65525200It was a invasion on their own doorstep against an unpopular dicator with a poorly trained microscopic army with no allies.Just how could it have gone wrong unless Hegseth and Krasnov were in charge?
>>65525850Cierre el ozobuco zurdo de mierda
Apologize for what you thought of picrel when you were under the age of 18
>>65525840>The Panzer IV also sucked dick on blown-out knees by thenlmao, yea surethe Panzer IV was superior to the soviet T34/76 and early Shermans and could even penetrate IS-2s (mod. 43 frontally, mod. 44 at least from the side) early Shermans didn't even have a commanders cupola
>>65525858>wrongThe panther is heavier than the M26 or churchill, it is as heavy as the KV-1.>the 76 only became available in mid 1944The overwhelming majority of US-german tank engagements took place in mid-1944 onwards.
>>65516908I'm sorry I thought this would protect American servicemen.
>>65525893>The panther is heavier than the M26 or churchill, it is as heavy as the KV-1.and the Chaffee was heavier than the Panzer 3 does that mean the Chaffee is a medium tank?
>>65525893>The overwhelming majority of US-german tank engagements took place in mid-1944 onwards.that point is flawed to a point where I have to wonder wether you're disingenuous on purpose1. the US also supplied Shermans to the canadians, Brits and Soviets2. Shermans didn't just magically switch to 76mm on June 1944; by early 1945 the majority were still 75mm
AK General /akg/Behold, A PKM Edition>Thread #2101Old thread here >>65418168
>>65525204Casting is not ideal for firearms. Uneven heating, air bubbles and natural impurities can cause microfractures in the metal over time.Stamping or forging are the best methods. Genuine Russian Kalashnikovs are stamped, that should tell you all you need to know. The reason some stamped AK are poor quality is because the metal itself is of poor quality. The quality of the material matters as much as the manufacturing method.
difference in forged and milled plox
>>65525803You hit every branch of the foolish wit tree on the way down or what? It's obviously a jest!
>7 years ago>dude forged is amazeballs all the surplus AKs have forged trunnions
Is there a significant difference in between a milled and stamped AK in real life other than it just being nicer to shoot?>t. just bought a milled AK
/arg/ innawoods edition Previously: >>65517067
>>6552545615-20 minutes.
Need a good red dot, what should I look for? I heard T2s are popular but the Swedish will not get a cent from me
>>65525772This joke is still funny
>>65525884Used T2
>>65525904There's no joking here
Why did soldiers in the 18th-19th centuries wear flamboyant, impractical uniforms in the field? Yeah sure, have such a dress uniform in peacetime which made you look tall, broad-shouldered etc. The main draw of a uniform is to make a man think he's now a pussy-magnet. But when you're in the field it seems ridiculous, especially on long campaigns in extreme heat or cold where you're freezing or sweltering and covered in mud, dust and shit for years at a time. Surely a set of clothes more like an industrial worker would have been more efficient? In fact that's what happened in WWI. Soldiers started in 1914 with smart uniforms and soft regimental caps but fast forward two years in the trenches and they're wearing rubber boots, canvas overalls, gas masks and steel helmets, they looked like what they were - industrial workers with guns.
>>65525596Probably had better literacy rates than present day Americans.
>>65525744It’s funny you mentioned Star Wars, because It basically cemented this worldview in popular Western culture. It is the foundation of all the plucky, ragtag rebels you’ll ever see. George Lucas was influenced by ideas that were popular on the Western left at the time and still are to some extent today. Libertarians also bought into it wholesale and pretty much every “RW” person you’ll ever find in Hollywood is going to be some kind of libertarian and so this became the standard view of how warfare works for most people.
>>65525744It's hard to write a compelling story about a protagonist who always wins easily because they started off in a position of overwhelming superiority.
>>65525589>13 Colonies>illiterateAmericans literally had one of the highest literacy rates on the planet at the time (and we kept that status well into 20th Century when the rest of the world started to catch up). It was a major contributing factor to the Revolution because Enlightenment authors like Locke and Rousseau made for extremely popular reading and their calls for liberty, separation of Church and State, constitutionalism, and inalienable rights served to radicalize every social class against the British monarchy.>>65525744Childhood is supporting the Rebel Alliance because they're the good guys.Adolescence is supporting The Empire because the Republic was gay, their uniforms look cool, and genociding aliens sounds even cooler.Adulthood is realizing the Empire was a shithole that engendered a culture of systematic dishonesty, rampant corruption, and perpetual escalation, was doomed to moral opprobrium and then societal annihilation from the very start, and that the Rebel Alliance was right all along.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>65525646>>65525744>>65525766>People think that David and Goliath stories are a modern inventionJesus fucking christ
Realistically how far away are we from SHTF???...With everything doubling in price, and gas/diesel exploding, is SHTF just around the corner?When do you think the food trucks will stop, and do anons still have time to prepare? I don't have a lot of money to work with, but have been steadily preparing for a few short years, and would be semi-ready for a SHTF scenario, but my Family/Frens haven't been taking my warnings seriously, and now all of a sudden they can't afford anything...So whats the next step in the plan /k/ommandos? Are we cooked, or do we still have time to get everything in order before hell breaks loose?
>>65522635SPBP
>>65524245nigger please the world could end tomorrow and i wouldnt notice until christ knocks on my door
>>65524245>doesn't understand what "tutorial" means
>>65524940Captain save a ho rollin
>>65524940Boop. Roll for crazy bitch.
How big would a "giant" need to be to easily be able to smash through a pike formation and break it?
>>65525552Ahem;>>65524348Shamfu dispray.
>>65524381Haha, wow. Would you fuck her with your face, hehe?
If a commander had a hundred copies of this guy, what would be the best way to use them?
>>65522498Any size is fine, as long as the giant is driving a truck or tank or something
>>65524182>giantfag is just the same dudeThere isn't any such thing as giantfag so take your fucking meds
>uh oh, looks like we're getting assaulted>better grab the rifle specifically made for countering it>regular one won't do, gonna need the heavy oneIs that what they had in mind when they designed such a fugly gun?
>>65523804if you don't bemoan the ubiquity of ar's and striker fired glock clones stripping the firearms community of much of what made it fun until 2010 you don't like guns. The fact that you think enjoying anything or being eccentric is reddit speaks more to your own mental insecurity, lack of personality and antisocial overcompensation which are traits I'd associate more with a redditor than someone who likes soviet milsurpThey aren't just tools (cucked way of saying weapons) they're toys. >>65524190my iq is 300, you're'as is 80 if you can't see the homogenization and decrease in quality wrt firearms in the 21st century. AR fags with this mentality in general seem to have a problem with understanding abstract concepts and why they appeal to people once again because they are fucking retarded as shitEvery few months I feel compelled to visit /k/ and posts like these remind me why I don't and why gun culture fucking sucks now. Just this smoothbrained NPC mentality underlined by this terrified need to justify everything as fitting some sort of need based used case lest some douchebag who gets all their opinions from a youtube algo accuses them of being a larper (guess what gun ownership fundamentally is and never will be about faggot)
>>65525881I already have, retard.
>>65511935Counter-Assault RifleNot Counter Assault-RifleSupposed to out range typical assault rifles. If you’re already under fire, then you’re in their range and it’s meaningless.
>>65525883>my iq is 300, you're'as is 80 if you can't see the homogenization and decrease in quality wrt firearms in the 21st centuryI can respect a 300IQ as a measure of intelligence approching my own. Also, I shoot 10mm.
>>65525913This is, of course, one interpretation.
VINCENT I NEED MUH SOCOM BARRELS
Zoom zoom here, who dis guy
>>65525888HE DONE DID THANGS DAT AINT NEVUH BEEN DONE BEFORE!!
>>65525870After everyone realized custom motorcycles are gay Jesse James moved on to ridiculous firearms. Pic related is only $34,499.99
gross
I feel bad for that guy with the stupid looking goatee, he seemed like he actually liked guns.
I'm sitting on 10,000 rounds of 5.56 and 20,000 rounds of 9. I'm looking to sell some or all of it to pay for a funeral. Is it worth waiting two weeks or should I just sell now for 45 and 30 CPR respectively?
>>65522612Fuck, I forgot about that, I'll need to go find someone to have a transactional relationship with and pretend it's real, rather than just having a transaction.
>>65520814>to pay for a funeralSo the guy is just sitting in your freezer now or something?
>>65522486that doesn't work on a large scale, and most of the regulation was made to stop the spread of disease, it doesn't have to be wildly expensive people just choose shiny caskets and big headstones.
Ammunition prices will increase through inflation as well as oil prices as chemical feedstock, energy, and transportation costs are linked with oil prices. The war in Ukraine also increases demand for ammunition as the same materials are in competition for the production of military ammunition.Overall if you are selling ammunition it is more about finding a buyer willing to pay your prices. Ammo is a relatively stable store of wealth, but is difficult to sell.
>>65521856Knowing my luck, my next of kin are going to ignore my wishes and bury me on the lone prairie where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free in a narrow grave just 6 by 3.
Can a swordfag explain to me the benefit of a peened tang over just using scales on a full tang?
>>65522602Oh, I answered that days ago. You still didn't read it? >>65516887That's why. That point has been made multiple times. They didn't use the MUH REPAIRABLE option, because it's terrible. I thought we were past that and you were just wondering why nobody cared about repairability. Retard.Do you just need me to keep saying it because you're slow and can't read things the first time? They didn't used exposed tangs because they're worse. They make the sword vibrate and suck ass to use. Nobody liked that. How many more times do you need it repeated? Let me know.
>>65522646>"because it holds the grip/pommel/etc. on it good". You don't need a peened construction to achieve this.>the hilt is just not a major wear point in swords. Okay, if that were true then why do you need a peened hilt? How does that not conflict with your earlier point above about the need for holding the hilt together?
>>65523376>They didn't used exposed tangs because they're worse. They make the sword vibrate and suck ass to use. Nobody liked that.I asked about that and pointed out that it could be wrapped in soft material and the best I got from that is "Um, actually then it's not a scaled tang anymore" as if that was not fundamentally different enough from a peened tang construction. So I'll ask again, why could they not just wrap the hilt to mitigate the vibrations?
>>65525455They could, doesn't work as well. Unless you're going to wrap the tang in extra wood while you're at it
>>65520348No, because (for example) a katana handle is could be defined as a scaled tang that's been wrapped with wood but nobody would ever call it scaled.
You are in charge of an x men style mutant task forceWhat role do you give Beast?His power: weird feet
What if military veterans were really gay?How would that affect your choice?
>>65525279This. The god level mutants terraformed an entire planet with their powers
>>65525264
>>65525264Jerking me off with his feet?
Gte a camera, an OF account, and fund the rest of the Academy with the proceedes.
LET US FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/have-facilities-skills-to-make-fifth-gen-sukhoi-57-in-india-says-hal-chairman/
>>65524497>Sukhoi claims much (80%) of the Su-27* tooling can be usedAlmost sounds like the Su57 is mostly just an Su-27 with a plywood bodykit
>>65524599>It's realBWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
>>65522449Carfentanil is 100x stronger than fentanyl, or 10,000x stronger than morphine.500 million people in India rely on the Ganges River for their daily needs.It’s not enough, but it’s a start.
>>65522396Because the Tejas is a replacement for the MiG21, a low end jet to assist the air superiority jet. This air superiority jet was supposed to be the AMCA, but much like the Tejas, it's 10-30 years too late to materialize and now the Indian air force has a fire under its ass to get some 5th gen air superiority jets and they have no choice but to go for the Su57.>>65522400India's best possible hope is a repeat of the Su30 program. There is no theoretical deal in which they make off better than the Su57.The only one I can think of that's even theoretically in the running is the South Korean program and who knows how that's going.
>>65522312Didn't Russia scam them previously?
https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-thitu-island-philippines-7dfa0e6533236d442271176695039a6dlooks like it was minor damage to the philippines coast guard ship this time
>>65523762>The first ruleAlso, be sure of your target and what lies beyond.
>>65520925Silly chinks, the drip pan goes under the ship to catch the water!
>>65525640Because i've read descriptions of several that specified that they do that? I'm that there are plenty that do go after the main superstructure which in this case would be advantageous for the ships in question, especially Texas and it's 12 inch thick conning tower. The specific missiles and torpedoes used by the CCG aren't particularly powerful or sophisticated, i doubt they planned for a adversary using late 1800s armored Cruisers or a Dreadnought as Coast Guard Vessels.Hypothetical: The Averof is in the process of being made functional, if they installed a new ram could it be used as an ice breaker or is the prow the wrong shape?
>>65525073kek weaponized bottle crow
>>65521999I heard chinks talking shit.
> Classified, can't talk about it.
>>65501543> Classified, can't talk about it.Based on my experience, anyone who says that is stupid or lying. 99% of the time it's the latter as the professional ones already have a believable cover story and you won't know any better.
>>65501917He was trained by the Master.
>>65519325Well in that case he's having fun and I'm happy for him.
>>65522478Based and funpilled.
>>65519467I'm not even a shartoid but knocking 4chan offline for like a week and a half was pretty epic pwnage.
