Old thread: >>64739370>Simulate schizophrenic auditory hallucinations with the sound player plugin!https://github.com/rcc11/4chan-sounds-player
>>64754358>I’m sure we’ve communicated here after my trip to PolandIf we did, then I have memory problems, which is unlikely.>Have you not seen my Anne Frank picture at the Warsaw Uprising museum?No, I have not; though, I'd love to see it.
>>64754378I think it’s memory problems on your part
>>64754392>I think it’s memory problems on your partIf you can cite a post number or find evidence in the archive; I'll accept it.>jpgBrilliant; what's the person in the back doing?
>>64754421Person in the back? Probably walking.
>>64754421Ok I just checked the archive and you’re correct I haven’t spoken to you since June
Why don't drones cost 1 million dollar per unit to produce like artillery shells or missiles or any kind of military thing that isnt a drone
>>64753944Money isn't real and when we rolled really low on drone costs, nobody could be arsed to use their veto on it.
>>64754177>>64754201https://www.fieldartillery.org/news/army-to-cut-155-mm-artillery-spending-citing-budget-pressure
>>64754207It's rather fucking easy to look up.Try Army Ammunition Procurement.
>>64754201>>64754207>SOUUURRRCE>SOUUUUURRRRRRRRCE>I DEMAND SOURCES>NO I WON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING TO BACK UP MY OWN UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS>POST SOOOOOURCE
>>64753944Because currently they're an alternative to those things and have to be competitive to get sold. When they're all that remains and monopolies arise, they will be millions each. Such is capitalism.
Post your most interesting, cool or weird uniforms and kits. Pic related isBengal troops uniforms during colonial period.
>>64749261There was the 79th New York too, which was the only kilted regiment in the US Army
>>64754355Also the Emir of Kabul had a Highland regiment at one point.
>>64737614The winner for weirdest uniform in the modern day US Army has to be the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry (aka Troop A, 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard).
>>64754428They're one of the oldest units in the US Army as they actually predate the American Revolution itself by about a year.
>>64750930>>64751064This kind of kit needs to be in a Souls series.
How are they still in business? shotgun sales are in the shitter and even if they do sell someone a shotgun, how many shotguns do people buy in their life time?>but they sell .22sare you really going to buy a mossberg .22 over a 10/22?>the patriotare you going to buy a mossberg patriot over a ruger or savage at basically the same price point?>handgunsthey sell handguns? have you ever seen someone with a mossberg handgun?Henry's another one. Are there really that many people buying lever actions and single shot break actions? It's even worse than car companies because guns are cheaper than cars and .22s and hunting guns last basically forever
>>64753984>I'm saying no company has tried to replace the 870 even after all these years.Successful gun companies don't have to penetrate that segment of the market. Mossberg has the shotgun market in the US on lockdown, and Benelli and Beretta are ahead in the European market but are slowly losing ground to the Turkshit (not because Turkshit is better, but because they are so cheap that they tempt people who don't know any better).
>>64754003benelli/beretta make turkshit. stoger is the same company as them and is the turkshit branch
>>64752974>He doesn't know how to read a graphThis is called a compound line graph, anon. You can recognise it by the shaded area between each line. It's different from a regular line graph. There's no overlap. So for example, in 1993(?) on the graph in question, when the total amount of firearms manufactured was about 5,000,000, pistols and revolvers together made up about half of that (2,500,000), while shotguns and rifles were each about a quarter (1,250,000). With this, consider how skinny the green line is for shotguns compared to the rest of the graph in recent years.
>>64753974>They cheapened the 870 design until their most loyal fans abandoned themYeah. You're left out a few facts while you were masturbating, sport. Wingmaster and Police Mag models weren't changed at all. They cheapened up the Express entry grade crap and a few other garbage grade models. Secondly, despite your furious masturbation, 870 and Mossberg 590s have been reported by both Guns & Ammo and Gun Broker to have essentially the same sales numbers for the past 5 years straight, with the Bergs holding a SLIGHT edge in the pump market. Secondly, the supposed "issue" with the 700 you fallaciously brought up was ten thousand percent bullshit. The claims brought on that weapon for that supposed "defect" dated back to 1948 manufactured rifles and ALL models with the Walker trigger design. I've had a 700BDL since 1983 and that claim is fucking laughable.Asshole anti-gun law firms kept thought they had a winner with a bullshit "cover-up" about the original trigger mech engineer's thoughts on the final design and kept lobbing lawsuit grenades at the company until they finally found a jury stupid enough to hate firearms. After that pissant lawsuit payout, Remington's lawyers forced the company to make a show out of "doing something" in order to avoid any future class-actions.Their centerfire auto pistols have always been garbage. The new ownership had absolutely nothing to do with that.I own several Remingtons, in addition to the bolt gun I mentioned above. Including a 3.5in 870 super mag loaded with slugs and buckshot leaning behind my bedroom door right now, and I have had ZERO malfunctions out of any of them in 40 years.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64752355>good, reliableMossberg shotgun is the only gun I ever had break. The internal parts are made of cheap metal and bend out of spec. Everything has to be in particular spec for it to function, the 500 is like clockwork inside. Not a reliable gun at all. It has an oddly surprising number of moving parts that all need to be aligned perfectly to function, and the metal bars bending from normal racking fucks the action up and shit starts to grind or it doesn't function. Cheap piece of shit, i don't buy their products anymore.
How many armored soldiers from the late middle ages would you need to appreciably affect a bronze age battlefield?
>>64739383Yes , claiming Spain conquered America is just claiming all Amerindians are subhumanly servile and weak .It was more logically an annexation done through local support .The Spanish Army in América , at its lowest , was 90% Amerindian or Mestizo .Hell , most non-local forces in the annexation of Filipinas were Tlaxcaltec or Texcocan , not Iberian .
>>64739460>the Pope is the antichrist and you are going to hellProtestantism is Germanic Islam and defines itself as the hatred of Christ
>>64738639I sympathize with your point of view. I'm deeply skeptical of the orthodox view of "Horses weren't big enough to ride for battle" - it suggests some massive genetical change to make them hardier and more suitable for it occurred by 900 BC, allowing for at least 50 years between the expert horsemanship (parthian shot) on the Assyrian relief of ~850. What I read suggests the bit is the key thing, as prior to that they had bits that could be broken by a horse (wood), or lacked the makeup that a bronze bit could such that a horse could just gum/tongue it somewhere it was no longer able to really pull/influence them.>>64738852It's extremely painful (4u) that we can tell from Tollense there was a significant level of political organization to allow such different people coming together for a fite. And we have zero, zero, ZERO knowledge whatsoever of anything in Europe except the Mycenaeans. >>64739153The Injuns really quickly adapted to gunpowder, didn't get spooked by it very long. >>64754295That's kinda funny to learn the Philipines was conquered by a bunch of fucking Aztec auxiliaries. Were they at least dressed up Spanish style?
>>64754300That was Arianism, except of course it came before Islam.
>>64754373Arianism did not have the "Turning their respective Scripture into a worshipped idol" that Islam and Protestantism have , the first with the Quran being co-eternal with Allah and Protestantism with Sola Scriptura .>>64754314>conqueredNo , not conquered >Aztec auxiliariesThat is like calling a Pole right after WWII a Nazi or a Commie (When they are not in public) .They would flay you .
So just in case you've ever wondered how dragonfire holds up in the concrete jungle. Some dude unloaded 6-8 shells at close range into a police vehicle. Cop is ok. Shooter, not so much. https://x.com/policelawnews/status/2011050270739087492
>>64753501That I did. Still it is interesting that it still made almost perfectly spherical entry into the side of the car. The two gashes make a bit more sense if the heat was enough to melt the paneling but those holes don't seem to be created by heat. Just velocity and mass.
>>64753512>those holes don't seem to be created by heatyes because they don't burn through steel anon, there's not enough thermal mass there, and steel is a good conductor, it's quite inefficient to try to melt your way through. it's literally just velocity and mass>>64753507anon what do you think? tbf it would be very unpleasant to be shot by this, imagine having a burning shard of magnesium in your gut, definitely quite lethal from an anti-personnel perspective, but it's not that practical.
>>64753524Still I'd expect to see no hole or a hell of a lot more. Upon review I think he might have sprung for the buckshot version. Looks like about 6 shells were fired. One must have been the 00 buckshot version. They have about 6 balls and still produce a flame. Maybe he was hoping the buck would penetrate and the rest were fire for effect or possible to ignite the vehicle.
>>64753524>anon what do you think? tbf it would be very unpleasant to be shot by this, imagine having a burning shard of magnesium in your gut, definitely quite lethal from an anti-personnel perspective, but it's not that practical.They're either retarded or glazing a specialty ammo company, and you're figuring they're retarded? Neither is acceptable.
>>64754398No I'm figuring they're being sensationalist, as per usual
Whats the realistic largest object you can camo from Air surveilance?
>>64752774the city didn't buy it, it's owned by a private citizen
>>64752420Muh dik
>>64753379OP clearly said the largest, not the smallest, anon.
>>64753044Yeah the story behind it is interesting. An American was working in Slovakia and found a hobo sleeping inside the statue at a junkyard. He liked it because the artist actually made it slightly out of spec by including guns and bayonets on it (see bottom right). Lenin was supposed to be presented in art as an intellectual, not a warmonger. He bought it and had it shipped home so he could use it as a curio in front of a restaurant he was going to open. Sadly he died soon after this and Lenin never got to promote a diner. The family tried to sell it to a foundry but they declined and so it went up in the hopes that somebody would buy it. It's still for sale, so if anyone really hates Lenin, just buy it and turn it into Funko pops or something. It's not even that expensive, like $250k.
>>64754031>purchase home on decently-large tract of land>purchase Lenin statute>place Lenin statute in front yard>make a little park around it, with several flag poles in a semi-circle behind it>make sure the central and tallest pole is flying the Stars and Stripes>make sure one of the other poles is flying the Confederate battle flag>leave all future visitors and deliverymen forever mystified by your political leanings
How come glocks frequently jam if you limp wrist them but other handguns don't? https://youtube.com/shorts/FYG4aNr-b8o
>>64715717Use 147gr ammo, it has less of a chance to fail if you use heavier ammo.
>>64715717you can absolutely limp wrist jam some other striker guns, i've done it on the range
JaredAF did a video on this as well. Basically, light frame has low inertia/ momentum, so not enough energy from the recoil to move the slide itself. Berettas also have this issue when limp-wristed, though they fail to feed when the Glock would fail to extract.Or you could get a revolver and bend your elbow to absorb the recoil. Just don't get one with engravings off the bat.
>>64717636X2Never been in real combat but I've done some fire and maneuver ranges that were real motherfuckers. You'd be shocked just how retarded you get when you're completely fucking gassed and still have to get the lead out.>>64717886I own a 17c. Never had a limpwrist failure. And I've definitely tried. Two finger firing the gun with the weakest ammo I can get my hands on and it just goes. I don't know if it's because of the porting or the slide being slightly lighter due to the cutouts but there you go.
>>64754205>bend your elbow to absorb the recoilI still don't really understand what this means. Granted, I don't have much experience with revolvers but I don't see how moving your elbow would absorb recoil.
https://www.aeronewsjournal.com/2025/12/uk-open-to-germany-joining-gcap-future.html?m=1Frenchbros...c'est fini
>>64749755The “Peace Dividend” is from the 90s, not the 50s.
>>64747168The GCAP project HQ is based in the UK for a reason.
>>64751643Yeah, geography.Also the first head of that headquarters is Japanese.
>>64751643Anon, the headquarters needed to be somewhere, with the UK having a bigger role than Italy, it makes sense for the UK to get the headquarters, they're physically close to Italy, and the headquarters was never going to be in Japan because then 2 of the 3 nations would be nowhere near it.Also, even though it's located in the UK the actual headquarters itself is officially not on UK soil. The headquarters is kinda like an embassy or the UN, the UK officially has no legal authority on the land and they'd need to ask permission from the Japanese Chief Executive, Masami Oka if they wanted to enter the premises. The high level GIGO employees are essentially given diplomatic immunity, and despite living and working in the UK will pay no UK taxes.
https://aviationweek.com/podcasts/check-6/podcast-gcap-fighter-international-successor-f-35
Starting with this piece of shit. Any gun that gets a cracked frame within 20,000 rounds is an irredeemable hunk of absolute dogshit. That isn’t even a high round count for 9mm. Glock runs circles around beretta.
>>64753961No, it's getting replaced because procurement is too retarded to realise that an inconel gas tube kit would do everything a completely new piston gun does but better and cheaper (and lighter).I also suspect the USMC was under pressure to do SOMETHING with the M27 IAR project and frankly giving one to every rifleman is just the least bad outcome of that. Would've been better if they just made an M16A5 though.
>>64753961I can't account for yuros being retarded or Marines still living in 2002 and autistically trying to justify a piston gun. M4 still moggs though even if you don't want it to be true
>>64753751Can you say the same about BCM or knights?
>>64752379Ooo I've been looking for a threaded barrel for my 85. You got a can for it?
>>64754388Bcms are reasonably priced. Fuck kac.
Could this realistically work?
No
>>64754231>wings fall apart the moment it accelerates
Clearly it worked, there's a video of it
>>64754276/thread
>>64754231Yes but not like that. Salt water would fuck up the engine so you really want to shoot them out of a vertical silo right into open air. Preferably in shallow water so the engines don't flood. This also doesn't work for landing. >>64754276I want to believe this is sarcasm but I've heard "Trust me bro, it worked in <Insert movie here>" quickly followed by ambulances far too often.
The T-34 is the best tank of World War II. What about airplanes? According to /k/
>>64753160Panthers were reliable till they broke down.
>>64739437It is a beautiful machine.
>>64739430The only surviving one sat in the Smithsonian for almost 10 years with the explosives to separate the tail still inside.
>>64753203Saying the Swordfish contributed more than the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service would be a comparison of the two, as it is comparing the contributions of each.
If I were to pick the best I'd say 109. Just overall solid. But if I were to pick my favorite it would be the Shiden.
>880,000 dog attacks in the US of A requiring medical attention last year>Cannot be reasoned with in any capacity as opposed to most criminals that usually just want to steal your shit and will back off if they decide they can victimize someone else easierWhat calibers and firearms do you carry to protect against the pitter scurge? Shot placement?Keep in mind you may be in situations where you have to stop a loose shit bull from tearing some bystanders face off and over penetration is an actual concern when it's lockjawed onto that poor soul.
why do you want to kill things?
>>64753994Why do you not?
>>64753994Because pits are life unworthy of life
>>64753925> (no, i never did that on purpose)Just "accidentally?"
>>64752904Any gun will work on a dog, but don't discount knives. I always carry a knife even at places where I can't easily carry a gun. Keep an old pocket knife in your pocket when you're swimming at a pool or at the beach, because retarded trash people (dog owners) will bring their nasty beasts along to those places. Make sure your knife is a fighting knife that can tear up a person or dog easily, at least 3" blade. Do not let it bite you or a kid, dispatch it asap when it acts up. Don't let them bite at your legs either, if a dog is barking at you, you're in a fight. Fight back and kick the shit out of it. If you need to go lethal go lethal. Be prepared to deal with its retard owner and treat it like a 2v1 fight. These things are a fucking menace and there's no solution because white people are retarded and won't regulate poor cute little puppers. The only way to win is to be prepared to kill.
>The Americans can no longer be trusted>Russia is threatening>China is threatening>The Americans are threateningWhy don’t all countries just acquire nuclear weapons? If sufficient numbers of countries take this step then all threats of sanctions from non-compliance lose their significance. Israel already set the precedent by showing how nuclear weapons inspections and the sanctions tied to them have no meaning.First one should build a large stockpile of nerve agents and genetically modified biological weapons so that deterrence remains in effect while the bombs are being built. Olympic pools of VX being pumped to cheap drones with spray tanks would be enough since the poison will remain in the terrain as microscopic droplets for months thus neutralizing enemy population centers even if the vast majority of launches are intercepted.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGE_oMVJ50I
>>64754069>and that's before importing the cultural suicide that was birthed on American college campuses (sorry for that one).that shit came from France, Belgium and Germany. not us
>>64754069>Europe has essentially been coasting on the societal wealth accumulated pre-1914How can people say wrong shit like this so proudly on the internet? Sweden for example was third world status pre-20th century, then it rose to one of highest quality of lives on the planet.
>>64754354Sweden is like 2% of Europe, I applaud its success, but going from a poor irrelevant country to a rich irrelevant country doesn't change much. Obviously what I'm saying is an exaggeration and I apologize for being overly conclusory, but the broader point remains, Europe, especially its major powers, have been in relative decline on the world scale for a long time.This is a problem for the U.S. because every day our friends become a smaller share of the world economy, military power, and population. If in the long-run, Europe goes to zero (and the trend has been Europe consistently lags behind global growth rates) we do need to think carefully about how to safeguard American interests.
It's crazy how treacherous euros are and the moment they're asked to do anything (which would be in their own interest) they throw a fit and double down on their treachery. I always knew this was their nature, but the real eyeopener was when they screech about supporting Ukraine while completely undermining US sanctions. I'm 100% convinced that heavy US military presence is the only reason western Europe hasn't snaked itself and started another war (not with Russia, with themselves). If the US packed up and left, the continent would devolve into another war within a decade because it's a continent of backstabbing, selfish, evil creatures. The european populace are genuinely the worst allies in the world, fortunately for them, they're ruled by bureaucrats that allow the US to tard wrangle them.
>>64754425This is a little harsh. However, as a former NATO fanboy I've been a little turned off by how quickly so many Euro's reaction to Trump II has been "fuck you America we're going to dump all your treasuries and ally with China." It made me realize we really are nothing but a paypig to a lot of Europeans.
be me no guns in ny browsing for high power diodes at 8pmstumble upon this monstrosity "KX260 DIY Laser Cannon"claims 260 WATTS of optical powerfor reference a fucking 1W laser blinds you, and a 6W Sanwu burns wood instantlythis thing claims to be 260Wthat is literally a quarter of a microwave oven concentrated into a beam"Range: 50m" (probably the range at which it instantly ignites clothing and coons)"Battery life: 5 years" (nuclear diamond battery? or just lies?)"Fast charging" for when you need to melt a tank column at 8 AM and be home by noon.Is this actually real? The specs imply this is an industrial rust cleaning laser repacked into a handheld "cannon." If the 260W rating is even 10% legitimate, this is not a mere laser pointer, it's a war crime with a handle and possibly the most fucked up thing I can legally point at some mans eyes.Also I get ads for it on instagram 24/7. Should I buy it?
>>64754324>>64754329
>>64754339Get an old school alice h harness get the fanny pack throw the battery in it to power your “40 watt plasma rifle.” Ngl this would fit into a james cameron prop set
>>64754351Yeah I'm thinking based.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQm2_cAZvo
Maybe this is a dumb question but whats the practical (read non-/k/) use for these things?
>>64754404i dunno
