Late Christmas EditionPost what you want about anything. No rules.Previous thread: >>64597464
>>64747212Jeez real boomer hours today>>6474722711. My barrel extension is cracked and is trash and is expendable. However I’m trying to save the barrel to throw onto the new extension I have already sitting next to the barrel vice on the bench. Shits not budging. I’ve applied some heat so far but it hasn’t cracked it yet. I’ve applied enough force already to bend the rails the extension though I do have a cheap eBay trash action wrench.
>>64747057Who the hell is buying these anyways? It’s not like M48s are particularly rare or expensive.
>>64747212been while since ive seen this post. Been asleep the past few threads?
>>64745488to a certain degree I agree with you anon, nuggets are fun to shoot but most importantly having cheap ammo would be great. I remember in Trump 1 not stacking ammo, in particular 9mm because I thought for some reason it would always be dirt cheap. I was dead wrong. Ill never make that mistake again, but thats what youth is for eh? >>64745694thats a very interesting point anon. Now that you mention it my Polish M44 does have a pretty solid trigger. I need to get my hands on a finnish nugget in person to compare the difference. I will say I do like how immaculate my polack nugget is, everything is machined and finished nicely, shame ive got a rough russian bolt in it tho
>>64707840I imagine getting an sks is gonna be more expensive. Got mine from classic firearms when they got Chinese ones in
The fact that a president of a state could be kidnapped by SOF, doesn't it mean that nuclear war could be "won" against a nuclear power? Just send SOF, kidnap their president alongside his "nuclear football". Point a gun in the head of his wife and kids so he gives up the nuclear codes. Then proceed to nuke each airbase of that country and naval bases with nuclear bombers and SSBNs and the major cities of that country. This leaves only the patrolling SSBNs for launching a counter strike. But still, this "simple" specops mission would have transformed a massive, unmanageable nuclear exchange into a limited engagement that modern Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) might actually be able to manage and thus win the nuclear war.t. Tom Clancy's ghost
>>64742659>General Ripper is not depicted as a "lowly officer"he's a General, that's pretty high up.
>>64742659Ripper's base was in the US, Mandrake was an exchange officer.
>>64742786>commander of burpleson air force baseHuh. So it is. I always thought it was a UK based air wing.
>>64719453Yeah
>>64719453I kinda doubt there's a SIOP for nuking our own bases. So, having the football, the President, and a general with nuclear authority (somebody has to authenticate that it's actually the NCA reading the codes by reading their own codes) probably isn't enough.
Word on the street is that the US bagged another 2 shadow fleet tankers today. With one of the tankers being captured using these little guys. Have we begun breaching into the Tom Clancy timeline, or have we always been in the timeline without us knowing?Also, a general thread on these little guys and what can be done to improve on their airframes and tactical usage.
>>64732861>So is the left simping for russia now or what?Only the hard-left, just like the hard-right.Whether organically forming, radicalised by propaganda, or just desperate for allies no matter from where; the extremes of a political spectrum are extremely vulnerable to outside manipulation.The USSR practised this essentially from its beginnings, Russia never stopped the practice.There are knowing, unknowing, willing and unwilling agents of Russia in most of the more radical or extreme groups in the west.Greens, Nazis and a whole lot that are closer to the centre.Even the purely business oriented groups are infiltrated and in their case, it's arguably even easier to subvert them.>>64741428>Word on d' street be datWouldn't you love to live on that street?>you go out and sit on your stoop to drink a cup of coffee in the sunComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64731552>>64731683>/k/fags crying about seal team chads againRent free.
>>64741435I completely agree in principle, but the reason we got into this mess is because the west prefers the rule of law and peace of tranquility. When ideaological opponents start playing the proverbial "I'm not touching you" game, you ignore them. When they start taking that as license to disregard the established norms and start risking that peace, you punch them in their stupid fucking mouths
>>64729244>nooooooooo you have to use exactly the same slang I do or else my safe space collapsesweak
>>64741858On the political influence route, it's kind of funny seeing some of the countries where clearly the Russians never found the same level of footing, or made no effort to maintain it over the years. Like in Australia and the UK it's been completely bipartisan to support Ukraine because of course it is, and I think it's about the only thing that people would give the current UK PM credit for not fucking up on either end of politics.
>go to https://catalog.archives.gov/search?availableOnline=true&endDate=1949&page=1&q=German%20aircraft&startDate=1940>search some relevant term to your interests>make sure to set filters to "available to access online" and filter for the year range>bring back something cool
Not sure if the Busta Move is in this picture or if it turned back over the Adriatic
There's a tank under there somewhere>fucking find your own you lazy fucks
A curious uparmored Sherman
>>64747322looks just like the add-on armour they tried for the Comet tank. it was removed when they discovered it did not contribute significantly, if at all, to protection against anti-tank AP shells.so keep in mind that modern tank spaced armour, therefore, is not just a matter of spacing out the armour. it is how that armour is mounted and spaced, that matters.
>>64747347Interesting
Are there any videos/articles that predicted, either horribly or eerily well, how Russia's war in Ukraine would go? Especially concerning the military campaign.This popped up in my feed for some reason and think it made some good predictions but completely missed the drone warfare aspect and overestimated how well the Russians would do, but atleast captured the fact that it wouldn't be over in days/weeks like some did during the time. https://youtu.be/Z9c_HhpvBpg?si=23WNr_6ZRtzhcFqM
>>64729538whisky, lime juice and tonic water
>>64729538to their credit, by this point in WW1 they had surrendered
>>64726391There's an IED in that bag heads bag head bag
>>64743949>fried buryatsqrd?
>>64745348Asiatic retards from bumfuck of far east russia sent as tank crews into Donbas and got deep fried in those soviet pressure cookers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLy97l0ycm0
/rg/ Revolver general IIpreviously on /rg/ >>64648104
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Sp101 or gp100 for my first wheel gun? I'd like to be able to just pocket carry which is why was leaning toward the sp101 but the big fuck off look of a gp 100 is pretty tempting.
>>64747234The SP is just a little too big for pocket carry for most, I'd prioritize a LCR or 442 in that case. For high round counts at the range and OWB in the field, you can't beat the GP
>>64747265Nah, I pocket carry my DAO SP101. It's in my pocket right now. Just get a decent pocket holster and you're good. I like my Alabama Holster Ambi Pocket. SP101 is a great do it all revolver. Small enough to easily conceal and heavy enough to enjoy shooting at the range. That being said, GP100 is a really nice range gun. I wouldn't bother even trying to conceal carry it though.
AK General /akg/New Year, Same Shit Edition>Thread #2085Old thread here >>64623820
Does anyone have videos with bad WBP examples form the last 3 years not from kalash boomer guy?>>64744405is that pic related brace? How is it?
Anyone have experience with Polish Night vision optic? It seems, finding a 1NP34/1PN58 is rare and expensive, polish one have somewhat okay prices.
>>64746895I had a 1PN58 before they got real expensive. It worked well enough for gen 1 nv but the reticle led was burnt out and getting a replacement is basically impossible.
>>64746267The brace is decent, feels solid, bit of a pain to attach imo and very difficult to fold but comes with a QD mount which is nice. I actually have the other 1913 standard triangle brace on my M85 and prefer that(although it is harder to mount a sling to it)If you like the aesthetic of the brace go for it
In the world of weapons/military commentary, is Armchair Warlord based or cringe?
>>64747341What do you think?
lolcow
>>64747345>>64747350He was an actual artillery officer in the US Army though right? And he is sometimes right in his predictions. They seem like educated takes, just misguided and blinded by bias.
Is it hype wanderwuffe? How come they don’t keep it hidden if it suppose to replace the f-22?
>>64743522it'll finish prototyping just in time for a democrat controlled house to cut defense spending and reduce the orders to double digits
>>64743522Do we have the specs? Any eye witness that is credible that saw this thing fly? What about the budget? How much will these things cost? Why are we not getting anything besides some shitty AI renders?
It's not really going to have canards, is it?
>>64743522On a more important matter, WTF happened to F/A-XX? I remember there was supposed to be a reveal one week after F-47 reveal, and then... there wasn't.
>>64747020USN is allergic to anything that doesn't look like a bug.
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>>64746329Shit my bad, thought that said 22 minute 2 mile. Go for it. Test your 5mi time and aim for 37:30 or below like I said, and look to be able to max or nearly max (>95pts) all AFT events (especially deadlift, it's kinda the "thing" to be good at for Rangers). At RASP you will be smoked when doing most of the gated events, so you want to comfortably exceed the standards before attending to ensure you can pass it all. Ex. be able to do a 12 miler in ~2:30 with 50-60lbs and you should comfortably pass even after getting smoked at Cole Range beforehand. That said, keep in mind that you will have all of OSUT plus however long you spend in pre RASP before you actually do any of this. Your cardio will likely improve in OSUT because you'll be forced to run a lot more.
>>64745300Kill yourself. Jablam has the worst leadership and worst units. Unless youre air force or medical at Madigan i guess. If you're army you'll wish you were dead.
>>64747185>JBLMis literally one of the best bases in the Army.Did you ever PCS there?
Up to 40 pushups from 25 last week anonsWAGMI
>>64745300If you're getting BAH, some of the on-post housing is actually pretty decent, especially over by the hotel/PX and commissary area. If off post, live south of post instead of north unless you want to fight the crackhead zombie apocalypse every day.
Post gear. Discuss gear. Chico's got an M1 Garand in the Streetz Edition. Level IV required.Old: >>64713312
>>64746319Yeah I'm thinking based
>>64732103What do people usally put on their plate carrier cummerbund>>64739218Savotta AK mag pouches
>>64746818>What do people usally put on their plate carrier cummerbundThe easily accessible spots end at about your 10 and 2 o'clock. I keep tourniquets, a radio, and frag pouches up there. Anything big under your armpits is doable but not comfortable to wear and very annoying to access. Especially with side plates. I try to keep that clear if at all possible. Anything at the very back is nearly impossible to access but mostly out of the way. I keep my primary IFAK on the back left but that's a welfare queen SOP thing.
>>64746818Side plates
>>64747231Speaking of, if anyone wants a pair some dude has 4S17M 6x8s on fleabay for $150. They're heavy but fairly robust.https://www.ebay.com/itm/287068306728?
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
>>64746902>words words wordsYou’re making all kinds of claims and assertions that you don’t have any evidence of to the point that I think you’re just coping. Not a single thing I said wasn’t a veritable fact, and you ignored nearly all of my points to preserve your own little worldview. Get out of here.
>>64746909>no. you're wrong, so wrong that I'm going to post a picture of me as a chad punching you!You are a sad, strange, little man. You have my pity.
>>64743972PDW+PSG is a vastly superior solution.
>>64745283Paul's video on Miami pretty much says it all.
>>64745600The noun is still spelled "AXE"The verb is still spelled "AX"
Where's everyone that claimed that attack helicopters and air assaults were obsolete now?
>>64722703>or a drone that can kill your heloThe only drones that can do that are large multi-million dollar attack craft that at best can achieve parity with ill-maintained Russian gunships. Pound per pound, drones are absolute shit at Air-to-Air, and the vast majority of attempts to shoot down helos with them, even in Ukraine ended up with the chopper on top.
>>64717359NATO is the closest thing. Same equipment, same training.Never thought they would be viewed as an adversary though.
>>64737986alert fighers are already fueled and ready to scramble
>>64716238>When you clock it's the USAF and USN instead of some regional bullshit do you really want to be the one guy who actually sorties?but it wasn't usaf and usn. it was mostly guard and marines.
>>64746483Do you think the specific branch of US airpower currently demolishing your IADS matters when you're deciding if it's a good day to die?
What tools for self defense would you recommend for someone in Europe to have when shit goes down. There are black powder revolvers shotguns and rifles, but you can't buy them everywhere in Europe. There are crossbows and bows but what is really their capacity to defend, and of course air rifles, in some countries they are unrestricted in some countries they are cucked and they are a hassle to have around in the case of an emergency. Better yet what should everybody own, not just weapons, in case they want to survive more than 72 hours.
>>64746392>tools for self defenseIf you don't care about the law or expect society to collapse in one way or another, see if you can get a blank gun and these gas blanks used for "animal defense". Pair it with a Gasmask and you can effectively turn a few rooms into lethal gas chambers, though I'd advice you not to do it at home>that's retarded, there's better options, etcyes to all but its fairly easy and cheap in my country and its always nice to have more options, you never know when you might need to gas a few peoplet. kraut>Better yet what should everybody own, not just weapons, in case they want to survive more than 72 hours.Food, some MREs are good for that especially if you plan on running away, Water and purification (2 methods at least, Boiling isn't enough), a map of your local and not so local area incase you need to walk to the nearest city/evac point but aren't too sure on how to get there or don't want to take the roads, a knife (not necessarily for fighting, it can be a good tool for many things), adequate clothing (keep rainclothes and winter clothing IF you need them)Gas mask if you're worried about that stuffKeep your ID with you! It's more than likely that you'll meet some government troops and it helps if you can show them that you are you.Lighter(s) and Cigarettes are useful for barteringFirst Aid Kit(s)Antibiotics too but those are long termwhat >>64746613 said also keep wet wipes, they help to keep clean when there is no water, ask any veteran ever
>>64746392You guys really think you're going to war with the US don't you?
I really don't understand this because that amount of ammunition in OP is never going to be enough.You'd need so much for it to be a pragmatic amount in an apocalyptic scenario that you should really probably just commit to a single kind of ammunition and tailor your guns around that round instead of trying to just get some ammo for a bunch of different calibers.
>>64746392I break my preps into categories>Water. Water is life. Store as much as you have the space for. FEMA guidelines are 1 gallon of water per person per day. I've got a couple of hundred gallons stored inside the house and up to another 1000 in a tank outside depending on recent weather. Even in an apartment you should be able to find space for two weeks of water.Alongside your stored water have a means of purifying more. Boiling is an option but slow and energy dependent. Unscented bleach is an effective treatment option against bacteria and viruses but has a shelf-life of 6-12 months, powdered calcium hypochlorite (pool shock) is equally effective and lasts for a couple of years depending on how it's stored (both are ineffective against cryptosporidium). Water purification chemicals for camping (aquamira, micropur, iodine) have a longer shelf-life and depending on the chemical may work on crypto but are more expensive. Camping store water filters (e.g. Sawyer Squeeze) are convenient but most won't do anything against viruses. UV purification using either a Steripen or the SODIS method (pic rel) are arguably the best options.>FoodIf you can just buy in bulk what you normally eat day to day then that's the cheapest and most convenient option, but it's dependent on you eating a lot of shelf-stable foods like rice, pasta, oats, etc. If not, then you'll have to buy a few long-lasting foods to keep in the back of your pantry. MREs and dehydrated camping meals are great if you're going to be on the move but unnecessarily expensive if sheltering in place. >ShelterHow do you plan to heat or light your home?>SecurityGuns obviously but also shit like reinforcing exterior doors or security film over the windows>Medical>Comms and informationGet a Baofeng radio, print some local maps off, etcComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64747317>putting PET bottles in the sunhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969725001147
>what are you playing right now?>what are your favourite /k/ certified video games? I'll start, I've been recently playhing Read Or Not and as someone who played SWAT 4 back when it came out, I've enjoyed it so far
>>64746666>I can smell you from here, Rus!
>>64737315>>64733848I always wanted to try this but the janky thing always kept me away, like how do you fuck up the controls in a tbs game?
I'm a little into Beyond Citadel and it's fun. >gory sci-fi animu aestetic>dev is a Marathon fan>splits reloading into 3 buttons (insert ammo/magazine, cock/pump if you're not using an auto/semi-auto, unload magazine if it has one)>balanced for lean>gives you a riot shield>sometimes a dying enemy will pull out a pistol after falling down and try to take a last shot at you>guns can jam and you need to clear them if they do>thigh highs
>>64747289they can also pull out grenades when they're woundedprob my goty for 2025 honestly, supports different playstyles and the world has a cool feeling despite (sometimes because of) the sparse art and it feels very baroque influenced too.
>>64747297The fact that I can play super cautious taking shots and tossing grenades around cover OR just slide and air dash into point-blank with a shotgun and magnum is great. I just finished act 3 and that first level in the water world with all the dead angels was honestly kinda beautiful.
