Now the dust has settled, did Confederates or Unionites have the cooler uniforms?
>>64601105His equivalent would’ve been Lincoln of course. Sic semper tyrannis.
>>64601094we have butter sculptures too
>>64601116Couldn't possibly be Lincoln. The first states seceded before he was sworn in. So why are you so fucking ignorant, anon? Is it because of your whore alcoholic mother?
>>64601249It's more likely that he's brown or Russian and this is a divide and conquer thread.
>>64601254It probably is, but there are a lot of useful idiots that repeatedly try to cause division in the US. He's some kind of Russian or Russian sympathizer either way, even if American.
Already approved by the General Staff, now awaiting final confirmation by the Ministry of Defense. Is this a wise decision?
>>64600679My sides, do you really think that Star needed some mysterious advisors to be less efficient? That someone forced them to install that piece of shit Andoria in the 742?>Confessions of an Economic Hit ManIf that is something new to you, when China has been doing it full send (even more than the US) over the last decades then i've got a bridge to sell youYou should take your own advice and read some books, not burger autobiographies but history ones about the companies you so frequently name because it's clear you have no idea what you are talking aboutThis shit isn't ancient history, a lot of anons had first hand experience with those companies thus it's no wonder they make fun of you when you ramble about Star, FSO, Ursus, Elwro etc
>>64600697>>listen you can't have 5 people doing job designed for 1 guy>Like e.g. the Gdańsk Shipyard that just bought a modern metal cutting machine from Germany that was just the latest. During the same time, the shipyard was being in the process of "restructuration" meaning being divided into smaller parts and sold off to private western capital by like only 10% of its value. Yes, that new shipyard part company with the newest metal cutter was sold for a price valued LESS THAN THE NEW METAL CUTTER IT HAS JUST BOUGHT, not even counting every other machine, building and land itself! It got a new German CEO after it was privatized, the same year he told the workers that they are not allowed to use that cutter to cut ship metal but are supposed to use the old. Later on, that new brand-new metal cutter was sent back to Germany to a Germ shipyard instead. The Polish shipworkers of the shipyards then were without a working modern metal sheet cutter and started falling behind on their orders, finally the company went bankrupt. So yes, the Polish taxpayer paid for the shipyards brand new Germ machine when it was still state owned but then was sent back by its new Germ leadership to a Germ shipyard instead PAID BY POLISH TAXPAYERS. Poles basically paid for that German cutter used in a German shipyard... THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, ONE OUT OF MANY.>Another golden story of the Polish reprivatization saga after the "fall" of communism post 1989 is about the most modern cement plant in Europe in being in Radom, Poland. After the French investor bought the plant for pennies, a fraction of its value, the French CEOs first decision was to destroy, by cutting in half, the top-of-the-line cement ball mill which is literally the heart of a cement plant. The cement plant of course went bankrupt!https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iTu-1ErMlCU>P.S. Poland has the best sands for glass and cement.>would be sad if entire STAR collapse was documented?As the Sejm-burdel.>Lying Prove.
>>64601053>My sides, do you really think that Star needed some mysterious advisors to be less efficient?I wasn't talking specifically there about STAR, but overall, how the "shock therapy" was like.
>>64601053>If that is something new to you,But I thought such things were only schizo talk? Based on multiple answers itt.>when China has been doing it full send (even more than the US)No shit. But good that you admit that US is doing it too. ;)>This shit isn't ancient history, a lot of anons had first hand experience with those companiesYes, like my family members, like my uncle who worked at the shipyard etc. He told me outright, that his coworkers all thought that the shipyards were being sabotaged on purpose. So, you're trash "opinions" belong in the trash.>Star, FSO, Ursus, Elwro etcFMŻ etc. Ah, what could have been, if not for treachery, greed and stupidity (all combined)...https://youtu.be/IGeCVfXROFs
>>64600932Ehm... We're literally conquering space and the ISS with our Polish pierogi, deluludude. xDhttps://youtu.be/dS1iJ5rdD_4
why did the aa12 fail to see any real use?
>>64601068jokes on him, I don't have a pager, he can't blow my dick off! I pull out my phone, and show him an /hg/ thread, and he crumples into dust (because dragon type is weak against fairy type)
because its a massive gun and shotgun magazines are insanely bulky
>>64600644It was a janky piece of shit. The design itself is garbage from the start, and the guns were all basically hand built prototypes to the point where parts often wouldn't interchange between two different examples. There's a reason they tried to sell this turd for 50 fucking years and never got a shred of interest from any military or law enforcement organization on earth, even those Asian ones obsessed with silly meme guns like XM8s and MP5s with underbarrel grenade launchers.
>>64600644No real reason for use.
>>64600976The military actually has mini grenades too.
Does it really matter if you camouflage your gun? Seems like overkill.
>>64600253I didn't actually go anywhere near the base other than driving on the highway past Joshua Tree heading east towards Arizona, and I don't think I'll be heading back to the desert any time soon. Not for me.
>>64600267I loved it, I really felt at home waking up and looking out and there's several mountain ranges 10-30 miles away that I can see in perfect clarity night or day. I guess idaho or wyoming would be fine too without the desolate dryness
>>64600284Different strokes for different folks. I look at the desert like spiritual punishment, and its natural inhabitants as threats. What thrives in the desert? Spiders, scorpions, snakes. Death.
>>64595129>literally giving random anons the tools to get you v&Based retard
>>64600918I've committed no crimes, and I have nothing to fear and nothing to hide.
Post gear, discuss gear.1,011 Days Edition.Old: >>64569353>Thread theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8-sMJZTYf0
>>64601122>You mad genius... it's auto and mobile. Automobile!
>>64601143Noted thanks. Unfortunately no way to assure quality with ebay shit. Should I just finance a 400 dollar Paraclete on Botach?>inb4 be less poorI tried :(
>>64601160>no way to assure qualityBuy ones that look to be in good condition. If you get it and it looks busted file an INAD return and force the bitch seller to pay return shipping and get your cash back.>finance a paraclete from Botachdebt is bad.
>>64601174How can you tell it's real or if the "surface" damage goes much deeper just from the photos? I would like to test the helmet itself but without putting a bullet hole in it.>debt is badoy vey that's antisemitic -200 credit score bad goy
>>64601231Look for wear and tear. There shouldn't be "surface damage" - My BA3A I got off of ebay is minty even though it's twelve years old. A lot of PDs over-order stuff and never use it, so they end up disposing of technically expired but perfectly good gear. Helmets, plates, etc.By the way, anyone want a blackhawk? Starting bid 400k unmet reserve.https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/344388
Now that we’ve seen how hilariously incompetent the Russians are can we conclusively say these guys just straight up sucked for somehow losing to them?
>>64599414There was no possible move Germany could make after December 1941 that would result in the continuation of its existing government. Every operation from that point on was a desperate thrashing at the Allied hands slowly suffocating Germany.
>>64595820And now they're losing to lend lease
I think it's accurate enough that US lend lease probably saved MILLIONS of Russian lives in WW2 and who knows how much timr, however I don't think it was essential to eventual victory for the USSR.Now if we want to talk utter strategic dependence upon LL: the UK would have surrendered without US assistance, no doubt. Massive aid that was at least double what the USSR received, and starting much earlier in early 1941.
>>64597830>sex with women is… le gay!!!11What else do you expect of Ukrainians really
>>64599938Holy ESL. Jesus Christ you're embarrassing to watch. You completely misunderstood what he was saying.
What’s some of the worst military “advice” you’ve ever seen?
>>64600868who the fuck can throw a limp ass balloon full of paint 60 fucking feet?That's the length of two school buses back to back
>>64601115Why does everyone think that this is implied as a battlefield tactic instead of an act of sabotage?
>>64601140Because it's being compared to a Javelin, which *checks notes* means you're a stupid nigger.
>>64601184bro actually thinks partisans are rocking up to Uralvagonzavod dressed like pic related with an armfull of (cum) balloons
>>64601184The comparison was price.
At any point did anybody in Nipponland recognize just how blatantly false every battle report was? Or was it face-saving, all the way down?
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>>64600767That's called RESPECT and REVERENCE OF YOUR ELDERS your zoomer faggot and if you don't like it then you can get off my fucking cargo ship
>>64600746>>64600250>>64600222Face is so important to Koreans that they literally hardly ever fire people. When they want to get rid of someone they do shit like move him to a completely empty office and give him nothing to and hope he quits. And that's when they want to be nice about it, otherwise they'll assign him to some humiliating, pointless shit like greeting people at the gate or counting stones in the garden, something that's highly visible to his coworkers as well being obviously pointless.
>>64601180qrd?
>>64601225SS el FaroWhole crew died when nobody wanted to counteract the overbearing captain insisting they sail a decrepit rusted shitheap directly into a hurricane, even when he was asleep for multiple hours and not answering calls.
Thoughts on this loadout?
>>64594532IT's got a certain panache. I hope he was weaing a floral shirt and flip flops
>>64596408he doesnt have a single bad movie dipshit
>>64596623vampires is trash considering how late it was made in his careerprince of darkness kneecaps itself by being way too stupid and campythe fog is boring as shit and held up exclusively by how beautiful coastal california is
>>64596623I like ghost of mars, but its bad
>>64596640Prince of darkness was great faggot, it's only bad compared to his other, even better movies.
>Phillip II of Macedon takes control of a small kingdom in shambles. Pompous Greeks to the south, raiding barbarians to the north. >immediately secures borders with barbarians to the north through diplomacy and convinces them he’s not coming further north.>Athens rouses other city states to attack him as he has consolidated Macedon and controls mining areas that used to trade across Greece, now monopolized.>But Phillip II also completely overhauled the Macedonian army, developing a merit-based structure which resulted in him identifying a handful of really good generals.>also takes the regular hoplites spears and replaces it with the Sarissa, a fuckhuge spear that turns hoplites into a phalanx.>oh and he also takes his cavalry of a few hundred big ass Thessalian horses and creates a shock cavalry force of a few thousand to come and trample you after you get pinned down by his phalanxes. >he whoops Athen’s ass and the rest of ‘em>instead of destroying and enslaving these egotistical cocksuckers, he says I get it guys, and forces them all into the League of Corinth.>except Thebes everybody hated Thebes so he makes an example out of them and they get obliterated.>Greeks realize that oh shit this guy is actually legit and he’s getting ready to go and fuck up the Achaemenids.>all this time Phillip II’s son Alexander is either by his side learning from his father OR studying under Aristotle.>Right before invading Persia, Phillip II gets got’d.>definitely not Alexander’s mom setting up her son’s success.Alexander gets a safe and secured kingdom, supportive allies, a cadre of military geniuses, a cutting-edge army and he goes and smashes shit for a decade. Keep in mind he is NOT Phillip II so he’s failing at diplomacy near constantly and ensures when he dies he has created one of the biggest fucking powder kegs in history because he spent zero effort in actually ensuring a lasting peace could exist across the vastly different areas he conquered.
>>64600564Yeah I was surprised when I first learned Alexander would leave them with another general often.
>>64598791I'm betting stirrups were invented for a long time, but were just leather straps that would leave no archeological evidence until they were made of metal.
>>64600893You're replying to someone that thinks stirrups are necessary for horse-archers to exist
>>64598392What Great Al' did is still impressive, but it is true a lot of people underrate his dad.
>>64598547Uneven and rough terrain
>On April 28, a towing tractor and attached Super Hornet from the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 both sank into the Red Sea after falling from Hangar Bay 3. The $36 million jet was the second of three that Harry S. Truman lost during its Middle East deployment.>An investigation headed by Capt. Douglas Ivanac found that Harry S. Truman had been traveling at about 15 knots when a tactical action officer announced a medium-range ballistic missile was incoming. >A move team in the hangar bay removed the wheel chocks and tiedown chains from a Super Hornet parked in an elevator well to pull the aircraft into the hangar bay so the deck doors could close.>Simultaneously, the ship performed an evasive maneuver – in accordance with its standard operating procedure – increasing speed to 30 knots and making a 10-degree starboard turn before the turn was increased to 15 degrees. The increased turn rate caused the ship to heel at a faster rate before the bridge team eased the rudder back to 10 degrees and eventually down to two degrees.>The unsecured fighter and towing tractor began rolling backwards, forcing a brake rider in the cockpit of the Super Hornet and the tractor operator to jump from their positions just before the jet and tractor went over the edge. No sailors were lost in the incident, but one suffered a minor injury.>Investigators found that the fighter jet likely had a brake system failure after multiple interviewees described the aircraft’s tires as freely rolling despite the brake rider actively attempting to stop the aircraft.Was this a preview of how the War in the Pacific would look like?:https://news.usni.org/2025/12/04/investigations-show-failures-behind-carrier-harry-s-truman-collision-loss-of-3-super-hornets
>>64599598>"Yooooo that shit is crazy, I can't believe they're shooting a drone down"
>>64600374It's been 6 jets in less than a year. Compared to 1/2 since it's commissioning. These accidents have little to do with the quality of the aircraft itself. It's a worrying uptick in accidents to say the least
>>64600491>These accidents have little to do with the quality of the aircraft itselfRhinos are 2 decades old, they should've been replaced years ago with more F-35s.
>>64600374Bro the brakes don't work on your fancy jet.Tf you doing???
>>64600280Full transparency would be seeing the future and fixing a problem before it occurred?I don't think you know what transparency means.
Army pilots are getting real sad:>One pilot said "it feels like we are designing a force that looks like Ukraine with drones and robots, forgetting that our primary thing is maneuver. We do that very well.">The message being sent to Army aviators is “we can replace you with robots,” a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot said, adding, “whether it’s intentional or not, that’s a lot of what my junior pilots are getting.”>Pilots at major Army aviation bases in Texas, Colorado, New York and Hawaii said morale has been noticeably waning in the wake of a bombshell Army announcement in September that the service plans to cut nearly 6,500 active duty aviation positions, which includes pilots, other aircrew and some ground crew, in an early step towards an Army-wide shift to uncrewed aircraft, like drones.>The plan, pilots say, to slash thousands of aviators is rash and chaotic, and has left soldiers with more questions than answers.One Black Hawk pilot said that since the announcement was made, “people don’t care anymore,” and that pilots like himself who still have a job feel “survivor’s remorse.”https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-pilots-question-aviation-cuts/
>>64601177>peacetime army>peacetime army aviation>peacetime army aviation at the dawn of the UAV ageyawn
>>64601177Playtime in the sandbox is over.
You dont need to be licensed, you dont need to be good, you just need to have fun.Post projects of any kind HERE. In MY THREAD.ITS BUBBA TIME
>>64600377Why brass rod?Arsenals always used brass screws then filed the heads off.
>>64600392I used screws and that method on my G88, and I wasn't especially excited with how it turned out. I know I kind of suck at it, and it's why I'm leaning more towards going to a professional rather than use my collection as basically guinea pigs
>>64600392I'm actually having a lot of fun troubles lately. I dry fired my 98k as a function check, and the firing pin sheared off flush with the inside of the cocking piece shroud. It's a humdinger of a problem to solve
>>64600299keep the thread alive till monday and I'll see if i can get a mockup hashed out
>>64600652I appreciate the effort but I’ve got so many damn projects I can’t add another honestly. But that would be funny as hell
How do people possibly clean black powder that gets in between the frame and barrel of a SAA?
>>64593043>which company(s) and model(s)Cimarron Thunderer is what I own, but I've shot others that are similar. It feels great in the hand, and then you start shooting and it quickly becomes a WTF moment. Pointing is okay but recoil management is terrible. Caveats: I shoot old style guns one handed like they were meant to be shot, and I have large hands and long fingers. These grips were designed during an era when people were usually smaller than me and they might work better with smaller hands.>What leads you to that conclusion?I'm interested in pointing and recoil management - again, when using only one hand. Bisley does it better. Plow does it well enough, and some people actually prefer plow under heavy recoil. (I don't.) Bird's head kind of sucks under recoil...again, with large hands.I gave an abbreviated answer earlier because I was in the middle of something, so now you got the more detailed answer. I'd advise you to try before you buy if possible. Small changes in grips can make for huge differences on the target, depending on the individual shooter.
>>64593563When Opa served on the eastern front they literally pissed down the barrel because they believed ammonia in urine worked better and they had zero supplies. When he took me hunting he would piss down the barrel after taking a shot and when we got home would run a few patches and some oil. I have one of his deer rifles that still stinks of piss.
>>64597349I can’t tell if you’re joking or not..
>>64597290Thanks again for your insight anon, you have yourself a great rest of your day.
>>64581154Bump
QTDDTOTHow much of a serious difference is there in between various brands of 5.56? Assuming same grain weight, bullet type, whatever. I'm trying to buy ammo in bulk and I'm struggling to figure out what brands to buy for both M193 and M855. Currently looking at Winchester for both just because it's cheap and there's a rebate for them. Both will just be for plinking and hoarding.
>>64598836Wolverine is the only reason to play GDI (I nearly always play GDI).
i don't wanna bother gear queer circlejerking session, so I'll ask here: depating between Lindnerhof Advance X pants and Arktis C222 as they have same kneepad functionality, but I have only access to try Arktis in person. Anyone have Lindnerhof or experience with it to share thoughts on it?
>>64596000I like the M193 because it's cheaper and it's gud enough for whatever you need 5.56 for, even if it is not the "best". It works in everything. M855 is if you have a 1/9 or 1/7 barrel, so it won't work all that great if you have a M16A1 clone or something. It doesn't matter that much otherwise.>WinchesterPeople hate on it some reason, but it's cheap, basic ammo that works well enough. It's kinda dirty, but that's the worst thing I have to say about it. I shoot a decent amount of Winchester. I shot their 9mm, .45, 5.56, and 7.62x51 and I haven't had issues with those calibers. It's fine for plinking and hoarding.>rebateIt's a lot less generous this year. I got around $120 from them a couple years ago when I bought a case of 5.56 and a bunch of 7.62 NATO. >>64596641> I still carry without dots myself because I feel they are a snag hazard and I'm still more used to shooting with irons but I'm also practically a tactical dinosaur at this point.Sames. There is something very satisfying about hitting something with ironsights, even if it is harder to do or not the meta right now.>>64598220Partial to GDI myself. They have decent infantry and air force, with the best armor units.I can see the rest of /k/ going either way.
How dumb is it to buy a bolt-action in something like 5.56 so you can get the bolt-action feel without destroying your shoulder with a heavier caliber?
>>64601188I wish there were more bolt guns in intermediate calibers with more traditional features. I just want a 7.62x39 bolt gun with both irons and a threaded barrel for backyard quiet plinking.
