What tactics can a prospective Tanker captain use when the U.S. of United States is threatening to board and steal the ship and all the oil?Do they at least have like .50 cals they can mount really quick and send up suppressing fire against the helicopters or the rappelling troops? Is the bridge sealable so they can't get in without explosives? Do they have like a small arms weapons locker with shotguns and other close quarter weapons? What if they like do zig zags back and forth to avoid the troops having a good surface to repel into and then they pull like crazy Ivans?
>>64743716>What tactics can a prospective Tanker captain use when the U.S. of United States is threatening to board and steal the ship and all the oil?Nice try, Ivan but you already stole and patented the answer from a /k/ anon >Upside down lawnmowers mounted all around it
>>64745043What, you think Russian shadow fleet tankers don't have insurance?
>>64745114yes, most don't bother with insurance anymore since you get sanctioned anyway
>>64745129Surely they are insured in Russia or Iran or whatever, no?
>>64745133no
I can’t believe it took a 30 minute video to say what we already knew, which is that 10mm Auto is the superior automatic handgun cartridge, and that only after having to water it and then .40 S&W down for the women, manlets, and fags in the FBI did they just settle on 9mm because there was no difference at that point. Amazing.>But muh fire rate!Literally doesn’t matter in a combat scenario, doubly so if your shots don’t actually land. Paul Harrell already established this in his 1986 Miami Dade shootout analysis. Lift weights and carry 10mm, anons.https://youtu.be/ZybcWWu4ddk?si=KptwdszD7hCNFTQE
>>64744477>Watch the video.I did. The guy mentioned nothing about the fiasco with the 1006 or that the FBI never fielded full-power 10mm. He's talking out of his ass about shit that happened 20 years before he started working for the BRF.
>>64744530>I did.No you didn’t.
>>64744483I mean if you're gonna say something braindead like 10mm auto actually being better as as service round then yeah he gets to do this
>>64743958I bet you all 20 bucks OP (who is a faggot) did not watch the video at all.
>>64745057>Calls me braindeadYou’re the one not making any legitimate arguments as to why it isn’t the best service round. Shooters who cannot handle it should not be in service.
>Basedmade edition
>>64744587They are and have always been fidget toys. Nothing more.
>>64745060Taken mine apart many times and there's nothing wrong with this. You can hammer that through a pressure-treated 2x4 no problems. Numerous tests exist showing just that.
>>64745065Yeah boomer knife is such a nothing criticism. So is the CRK Sebenza, but are we going to pretend it's a bad edc?
>>64744669are you really going to wear it like Central Officer John Bradford?
>>64745065a 2-layer 111mm Victorinox like the Picknicker (pic related) has about the same handle thickness as a Buck 110 and only about .2" less of sharpened blade length, but an overall shorter, and more compact (nonetheless full size) handle, is noticeabley lower in weight, and comes with a bunch of useful extra tools.and it's just as non-offensive, maybe even moreso.
Alright anons show your favourite wheeled IFVs. Just know you will always have to live in the shadow of the bad boy that is called the Boxer. Your inferior dingy shitshacks will have to do for you guys i guess.
>>64743974I know they're only APCs, and complete dogshit ones at that, but there's just something about a BTR. Maybe its the fact that a private citizen could conceivably get their hands on one.
>>64744363Now I want to see one driving on only the center wheels.
The original. Squished a fair few brownoids back in the day. Note the massive windows for optimal nigger detection
>>64741609>have wheeled light and medium brigades that can rapidly deploy with reduced logistical footprint>also have heavy brigadee with tracked vehicles and heavy mbtsWhat seems to be the problem?
I am about to import 80,500 of these indian hesbee 22 short single shot handguns. They are currently in transit being shipped from India.They have sat in storage as they were built in 1959 as gunlaws became more restricted in India. If you were in my shoes, how do I make this business venture successful. I purchased each pistol at 2160 rupees (around 24$) and they cost me ($1500 for import and $5000 in shipping) so i am in for abit under $2mil. Do you think people will actually buy these or should I put my house for sale ASAP?
Can someone tell me the purpose with a one shot pistol?
>>64742593It seems that no one here really understands how gun sales work. You dont sell an order of this quantity to individuals, or even to gun shops. You sell them to distributors, at about a 20-30% markup. They then sell them to shops at another 20-30%, who then sell them to consumers at 20-30%. Back when I was doing distribution sales, the big names were Lipsey's, Sports South, Zanders, Davidsons and some others I can't remember. Google their names, and reach out to them. Or pay me 10% per sale and I'll do it.
>>64744768holy shit thats a good one
>>64744768Carlos!
>>64744768Thank you for reminding me
How do officers in the modern age resolve personal differences?
>>64744111I will now join your army.
send them to HR
>>64743224this t b h
Quake III Arena 1v1, quad damage railguns only.
>>64745132Jesus Christ, it's a post from 2003. How are you enjoying the modern world, time traveller?
Mobile horse-based starlink terminals
Strap an Hand grenade to this creature NOWWWWWW>>64744235>>64744213
>>64744036starlink implements the physical layer over tightbeam and the link layer and above are all digital packets, they have complete control over who gets to send what in their network. they also know exactly where every ground station is and can simply tell their satellites to not forward traffic to and from it.it's not some fucking analog retransmitter from the 60s
>>64745096>>64744036>>64734452what I'm getting at here is that spacex knows that the russians are using these and they allow them to do so. and if spacex knows the US glowies know too. which is hardly surprising, given that this administration is as pro-russian as they can get away with in congress.
>>64734453idk man. it doesnt create enough wake to disrupt the aero behind
>>64744203>Alpaca >Yak>MareThe Russian army is mostly Cocks and Asses. This is a continuation of the Soviet "non-gay male rape" doctrine of force management.
Theoretically what’s the smallest ranged weapon that could be equipped by someone that could still reasonably incapacitate a regular sized person?
>>64745066Why would you even want someone who could be sat on without you noticing?
>>64745116imagine smoothering her with your balls
>>64737247not british or nogunz either
>>64745116She's cute...
>>64734140
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?
>>64745040consider this: attack subs are stealthy apex predators and will just sink your surface fleet
>>64741628Because Mr Burns uses his science ship to irradiate you?
>>64745051You can't scare the natives and their shitty pirate dinghies away with a sub. Nor can you intercept drones/cruise missiles with one.
>>64745082neither can any surface combatant. bab-el-mandeb is undefendable. asymmetric warfare won.so now your navy sucks at coin and lsco. congrats.
>64745105>bab-el-mandeb is undefendable. asymmetric warfare won.oh it is a disingenuous nigger after allvery well
Merry Christmas you beautiful anons!If you haven't received your package, please submit an email to me and we will start tallying the late arrivals, and then sorting between folks who are likely to get theirs in the next few days vs those who the dreaded USPS has lost forever. We will be dispatching the Grinch Relief Corps (GRC) as needed to remedy. Send grinch relief applications to wendigohunter at protonmail dot comthread theme: https://youtu.be/HPdHkHslFIU?si=--taGzS1BwZ1KnRTold thread>>64643227
>>64679571If we held it more than once a year it would lose its charm and become cringe
>>64743693Yep, if we did it twice that would mean six months of the year we'd have threads. Happy to do it again next year!
>>64740449Unfortunately it is exactly like that.Banana republic is even too much of a compliment.
>>64744673That absolutely sucks, Bulgaranon. Are there any less-cucked nations nearby that you could move to that have forgotten the old Soviet ways?
Sean, package was on porch today, just got off of 3rdshift, so I'll posts ASA I get some sleep.Best - Mr.Bones
What's the coolest fictional sword?
>>64744502>>64744528>>64744528>>64744585Awesome
>>64744841>1 last thing. Have you any recommendations for a good quick coverage of Celtic mythology?I would strongly recommend looking into the primary materials (the mabinogion might throw you with it's language at first but once you get into it goes quick), but if you want basic introductions I know Bullfinch's trilogy is an easy read, though he's going to (at least he admits this) gloss over or flat out omit anything he deems unseemly. I know the celtic myths get some mention in book one, and more in book two. At least from my memories he tends to be well organized so you wont have trouble picking out the sections you want about Norse myth. But again I consider summaries to be very basic in general, and often a little misleading. I had a professor that tried and failed to get me to read the primary texts early in my schooling and when I finally did I realized I had done myself a big disservice by glossing over them.>I've read a number of Norse and Greek mythology books so I know my roughly around thoseIf you read one primary source in Greek do yourself a favor and read the Iliad, I prefer Butler's translation. Suffer through the chapter that's nothing but Ship's manifests, and the other one that's nothing but a description of armor, and enjoy the rest of the funny Greek Anime. As for norse, the Eddas really are quite short, past that there's Helen Grueber's primer, I think it's usually printed as "Tales of the Norsemen" or something like that, and of course Bulfinch.Beowulf translations are a deep rabbit hole. Tolkien would disembowel you with a shortsword if he heard you say "Whale Road" in his presence instead of "Riding place of the Dolphins" or whatever. Speaking of Tolkein his translation of Sir Gawain is the only one worth reading, Sir Gawain itself is a story attempting to bridge the gap between the two "worlds" of Arthurian mythos. >Neil Gaiman's Stephen Fry'sPlease don't.
>>64744841>>64745037I should also add that I'm something of a radical when it comes to my choice of Mabinogion volumes, almost no one else on the planet would point you towards Ellis and Lloyd. Jones and Jones is Solid, to my memoryI'm not a fan of Gantz (hey it's that same guy from earlier!)People tell me Ford, Davies, Parker and Bollard are all very good, but I've never read them. I have my weird old translation where they say "Gwyrda" instead of "Knight" and I'm quite comfortable there.Stay away from Charlotte Guest. Evangeline is more "novels based on the Mabinogion" than a translation.
>>64745067>Speaking of Tolkein his translation of Sir Gawain is the only one worth readingWell that's good>Bulfinch's trilogyOh excellent i can get that thanks>Iliad, I prefer Butler's translation. Suffer through the chapter that's nothing but Ship's manifests, and the other one that's nothing but a description of armor, and enjoy the rest of the funny Greek AnimeExcellent, I need that too>As for norse, the Eddas really are quite short, past that there's Helen Grueber's primerThanksThis is awesome
>>64745094>Jones and Jones is SolidGreat to hear that, cause I at least want to hear what a couple of actual Welsh have to say about all this>Evangeline is more "novels based on the Mabinogion" than a translation.Then I will avoid that too
Can be aircraft, ground, or naval. Any country, any time period.
>>64718629What episode of Junkyard Wars is this?
>>64718629Cute!!!
>>64743724>>64743769If it was cheaper and simpler to build, why did the Soviets only build fewer than 13k T-64s, but twice as many T-72s?
>>64743724I wonder if it was a case of whether it was retard proof? As in the T-64 might have been cheaper and simpler to build but not easier to maintain and operate?Or could be something as dumb that Soviet industry was better setup for producing the T-72 through either a mix of mindset or tools?
>>64739596>The rate of technological from the mid 30's onwards was beyond anything anyone could expect. Aircraft were already being rendered obsolete before the ink had dried on the design documents.Yeah, imagine starting your career on a fw44 or go145 (trainer they may be, but they were brand spanking new in the 30') to knocking on the sound barrier in a rocket powered death trap in just a decade
How effective were these things? Obsidian is said to be extremely sharp and multiple edges instead of one straight blade might be extremely painful.
>>64744259>there is a reason why the Aztecs had shit nutrition.sauce me on that, niggajust know that if you quote that dumb-ass who claimed that cannibalism started due to a lack of proteins, despite Mesoamericans having several domesticated animals which they raised for food, I will ritually sacrifice you and wear your skin.
>>64634465with all that weight, you could use butter knives for teeth and be very lethal
>>64744319you first, clown. there's a reason this planting method was dropped in favor of animal agriculture the moment Europeans arrived and showed how it's done.
>>64644972The Incas managed it, but like hell are they sharing.
>>64742362the retardedly huge helmet fan, probably
What is the function of those "PVC" looking tubes in front of those canopies?
Implessive
Fuck off chink!
>>64742403this guy is a charlatan and a rake, it's part of the internal plumbing for the pilot's piss, i shit you not
>>64742389pisstubes
Did flamethrower in ww1 have a positive effect or just made you a spicier target and thats it?
