How effective were these things? Obsidian is said to be extremely sharp and multiple edges instead of one straight blade might be extremely painful.
>>64704676Objectively they had complex written language, monumental architecture, astronomy and mathetmatics, metalsmithing up to copper, large resorvoirs, complex agricultural praxis and fine arts like sculpting, painting and pottery.They missed out completely on bronze and iron development, mechanical principles (no siege engines or similar machines) and medicine.It's a different trajectory, but their world view was shattered by the existence of the Spanish, since they didnt need to sacrifice anyone and were still fine, had greater technology, and horses. This destroyed the authority of the Aztec elites and made their fall inevitable.
>>64634475It's easy to pronounce and remember. For Aztecs and Mayas.
>>64634465I haven't made a macuahuitl yet but I have knapped enough obsidian to know how sharp it is. One time I dropped a tiny obsidian flake which I doubt weight more than a couple grams on my foot and it cut deep enough to cause a few minutes of bleeding even though it fell under it's own weight. Descriptions of it cutting almost entirely through the body don't surprise me. The main issue that comes to mind with the macuahuitl is that obsidian is extremely fragile. The sharp edge wears down extremely rapidly especially on a flake or blade like those used in a macuahuitl. If I was trying to supply an army I might prefer to use weapons made from chert which are far more durable although I don't think chert is particularly abundant in Mesoamerica. It might have been more efficient to use obsidian due to it's low cost relative to more durable stones.
>>64705207>>64637164The thing is they had absolutely shitloads of obsidian. There's tons of Mesoamerican forts where they excavated stockpiles of obsidian for weapon production. Fragility of obsidian doesn't matter when it's trivial for them to replace the blades.
>>64705122you forgot>no wheels>no plough>no draft animals or animal powerSo they were basically inferior discount Sumers, 5000 years late to the party.
Which is better? Steam or Electromagnetic Catapults?
>>64701531Stop enshittifying the thread
>>64704951I wonder how the drones would land back on the ship. Also how many drones would fit and how would they load them onto the launcher.
Counting the ones on the dock and on the deck, there would be 6 CCA + 1 recon UAV for that container ship, which can still carry 24 VLS (the dedicated arsenal ship carried 60) launchers while only displacing 5000 tons. Larger container ships will be able to carry even more I bet, since they're larger than even supercarriers...
If china had truly solved all the bottlenecks of a survivable, high sortie DC launcher, we would see other derivative technologies in exports. We'd see chinese railguns, maglev hybrid launches ect. ect. I dont think either side has a fully mature system (like steam) because there hasn't been enough time. However if I were to make a choice, I would choose AC because of the corrosion issues. With DC one side is permanently anodic- meaning the metal atoms continuously oxidize .... pitting, erosion and contact burnthrough ect. You would have to constantly maintain the system. Maybe if they used an insulating fluid that could also work as cooling - but who knows, we might get to figure out whose is best in 2026! :D the US launched the x-47b off a carrier in 2013 from a traditional steam catapult so im gonna put my money on the americans for the most mature tech.
>>64705211About that: https://www.twz.com/news-features/is-this-chinas-truck-mounted-drone-launching-electromagnetic-catapult-systemhttps://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-cargo-ship-with-electromagnetic-catapult-to-launch-advanced-combat-drones-emerges
These beauties need to be shown a lot more love.
>>64703359>25 stacks of 12 round for a total of 300 roundsWould be amazing, if the heat buildup didn't cause them all to start cooking off
>>64702579>>64703359That's not detailed at all, go ahead and tell me how it feeds then. Or how the 'cassette' works.
>>64698883They did a really bad job at differentiating firearms in the original Black Ops. Especially the SMGs since a bunch of them had the max firerate of 937.5 RPM and a nearly identical damage model.
https://youtu.be/szz7PZPMYXg?si=ZmfDXyTRV0xYgYwNRussian guy made his own replica
>>64704024Not him, but its literally just a block of magazines stuck together. The rounds even have their feed order on them in that diagram.Each magazine presents a round to the top row, and the "feeding lever" pushes the entire top row along, loading the front-most round. It then cycles back far enough to let the last magazine push up a new round, and repeats. So it does the first row, then all of the rear-most magazine, and then the second rear-most, etc. until the entire casette is empty. You then swap the entire casette.Honestly its pointless and LSAT was right to just use polymer belt links for their CL spiral same as their CT spiral.
Su-27 is the peak of aircraft design
>>64705158Su27's a bit slower but turns better and can close the gap faster then an f15 if we're talking about a close range dog fight in less then 3km but if we're doing a long range fight at like 20 to 30km I'd say the f15 wins cause shitty Soviet radars ain't very good.And if it was war thunder the su27 wins because I love r27er's
>>64705183War Thunder is a zigger game so no surprise zigger shit is good there
>>64705112It's a worse F-15 but it does look cool.
>>64705194NTA, funny thing is since they left Russia and the Russian "don't badmouth our kit" laws don't apply the AIM-120 has become the dominant missile.
>>64705205still a zigger game that got caught tampering with numbers numerous times in favor of zigger gear.
How effective were these things?
>>64705176Anon, it's *Egypt*. They don't have a fuckload of forests to just get nice strong wood from whenever they feel like.
>>64705182even on the fucking moon bronze castings are orders of magnitude more expensive than wood, idiot.
>>64705144https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zywq-Gysw8Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8svNN8saeU
>>64705200That line of reasoning is obviously incorrect, given that we have proof of exactly that, namely a skeletonized all-metal war hatchet, rather than a hafted one (which would theoretically use less metal).
>>64705208we have both, since one evolved from the other and subsequently fell into obscurity again. as to why it appeared it could be many things from durability to a status symbol to whatever else but it's utterly retarded to assume it's because casting the thing out of bronze was easier than to find a wooden shaft.
What’s the best gun for hunting polar bears?
45-70, the only Govt you can trust, it’s also good for cape buffalo
>>64704076yeah, I love shooting "cape buffalo" when they're trying to cut the catalytic converter out of my Honda Odyssey. 45-70 really does a number on them.goddamn buffalos.
>>64700780what is it with austrian and handguns?first Luger, then Glock, and now Pfeiffer Zeliska is the biggest Revovler in the world?what are they compensatin´?
>>64678265is that the show about homosexuals crusting on a boat in the artic?
>>64705181It involves sailors yes?
Can be aircraft, ground, or naval. Any country, any time period.
>>64703856If only she didnt have that fucking voice
>>64703862Mean as far as tankettes go it was actually fine and made a capable artillery tractor? Still sending them to frontline combat in the 40's though is retarded.>>64703883>When you are so bad you aren't immediately scrapped but put on display as an example of everything not to do in engineering.>>64704047At least its not giving them cancer.
The Finnish BT-42. Installing a massive box turret on top of a light tank made it slow, top heavy and unreliable, and as the final insult the new gun ended up being completely useless at tank-to-tank fighting and completely defeated the purpose of the project to begin with. Only 18 ended up being made and for good reason, the Finns got a lot more mileage out of just capturing and salvaging Soviet armor and relegating the BT-42 to shooting at buildings and other easier targets with its howitzer.
>>64704349Was the voice to make her seem asexual? There isn't a single straight character in that show to the point that I'm not sure how civilisation continues with everyone being gay.
>>64703856Honourable mention (because the ussr build so many shit planes it wasn't even their worst) for the tu22Very hard to control, shit visibility and minimal landing speed just short of 200mph makes a very potent comboBut worry not, if a landing goes sideways you can always eject, right into the fucking ground, because it ejects downwards kek>Silver lining, free booze
How would you arm and operate a small squadron of rebel troopers in 3 ABY?
>>64698034Rockets in star wars are like rockets in the fucking revolutionary war most of the time.
>>64677901I wouldn't
>>64698034Stormtrooper armor was probably decent against bullets and shrapnel.
>>64677901Dramatically increase the number of anti-tank weapons available per company (preferably per platoon). That or train them in improvised ways of destroying AT-ATs that don't consist of CIRCLING THE FUCKING THING WITH A CABLE.Seriously, just about any one of those Rebs could have, with proper timing, replicated Luke Skywalker's stunt with a grappling gun, a plasma torch, and a thermal detonator. Even the fucking Ewoks were stacking AT-STs with logs.
>>64677901Defective equipment sold at premium prices. Cause fuck the Rebel scum.
What's the best cap and ball revolver? Are they suitable for home defence?
someone tell those guinea wops to start reproducing some webleys.
>>64702608,50 cal Walkers ! Pretty damn gnarly . . . if you ever find one for sale = buy it.
>>64703183Well Pietta made a mess out of reproducing Starr double action Civil War muzzle-revolvers, I hear.But Griswald and Gunnison made Remington 1858s with double action lockwork. There's a guy on the net HAD ONE THAT WORKED and he disassembled it and can't put it back together. So that would prolly be a super-abortion if the spaghetti-snappers made clones.Can't blame an ol' bassard for wishin' though...
Depends.The Colt Dragoon has the classic big dick aesthetic of the Colt Walker with 90% of the power and a better design.The Colt 1851 is most people's favorite of the classics and is pretty light if that's your thing.The Remington 1858 is probably the best historical black powder revolver with much better sights and a stronger frame.The Ruger Old Army is the most technically superior black powder revolver, but it was also designed in the 70s, so it's not really historical and at that point I don't know why you'd bother with it.As somebody who loves these guns, you shouldn't be using percussion revolvers for any kind of self-defense. Remove fun and style from the self-defense equation.
>>64704460Tbph original DA Starr revolvers were also crappy, the whole double trigger self cocking clusterfuck was a gimmick that didn't work in 50% of all cases, Pietta only recreated a historically accurate mess.
finally! Trump and Hegseth again drained another swamp! Time to revamp the entire USAF. No more Lockmart lobbying.
>>64704303Vendor lock is the F-35 program's ultimate Achilles heel.Any successes it maintains today is in spite of lockmart's decades of bullshit.
These are just excuses, the truth is that the just don't have enough missiles to ar the planes.
>>647048412500 AAMRAAMS a year
>>64704841woah i guess china wins time to become isolationist
China wins by doing nothing again
Why isn't this gun more popular? The magazine makes it easier to carry in my opinion
>>64705096Helical mags suck. The closest thing to a reliable Helical mag is on the Lewis gun, and that thing is MORE bulky than traditional mags.
>>647050969mm AKs have never been a successful export for Russia, and thats without the added dimension of a proprietary mag thats turbo frontheavy and doesnt fit in conventional pouches.
because no military cares about smgs anymore since they'd rather issue sbr rifles. sheriffs/swat are about the same unless they have a old stash of mp5's from the 80's sitting around in the armory as for the bizon, mags were shit and so was the caliber. vityaz was what they should have made the first go around, but again why use 9mm when ak104 or AS val exist. the ppk20 seems pretty based and modern for slavshit and it survied a 3k burndown without blowing up or jamming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlz6VMWLoiYthat being said I love my kusa kp9, but it wouldnt be the first gun I grab to head to the local habbening. its a fun gun to shoot .20 cpr at the range for hours and not have to eat ramen for 2 weeks to afford it
>>64705096it's my favorite gun in syphon filter
>>64705096it sucked in BF2
Guedelon castle is nearly finished
>>64688992hell yeah
>>64703842>shartyi hate the sharty with all my heart, shut the fuck up faggotyou're a serious goddamn zoomer if you've never heard anyone use 'ery noice before.
>>64689034>elle ne ton ecrasera jamais les couilles comme capourquoi vivre?
Do you think when the English inevitable take it over we will get our own Maid of Orleans to lay siege to it?
>>64692359>Why would you use clothing dye for wall paint? This. Just buy 50 kilos of lapis lazuli and powder it. It's reasonably cheap nowadays.
I lost the template :(
>>64704580You're weird and cringe, can you stfu please?
>>64704651You are STINKY and GAY
>>64704651No that's right. Yours sounds like something a zoomer wigger would make
It's almost time for $0 tax stamps. You can finally, legally, have fun. Buy a $400 P1S from Bambu, some Pa6-cf filament from polymaker, and get to work. Some 3dp2a guys released the FTN 5.0 suppressors recently. There are suppressors for pistols, pcc's, and rifles. Let's talk about the last one.To start out you will need ONE of these muzzle devices:>Breek threaded muzzle+ Castle Shield <-Best one>KAK slimline micro flash can>1/2x28 to 3/4x16 thread adapterNow you can print an insert that will attach the suppressor body to the muzzle device. The breek insert is a clamshell design. Put the two halves onto the castle shield and screw on the suppressor assembly. The other two will need some epoxy.IF you want the suppressor to be permanent, epoxy the threads of the insert and suppressor body. It'll help with the longevity and make a better gas seal.The main body will NEED to be supported by a sleeve. You can print the sleeve, but the lifespan is shorter with a lot of restrictions. You can use a 56mm ID and 60mm OD aluminum OR carbon fiber tube with jb weld. You can also use fiberglass and resin wrapped around the tube, but this is less effective.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64703987That's still a lot larger than my suggestion.>>64703996True.
>>64704807It is but anything smaller is kind of not even a trade off, just a waste, otherwise you would probably see such devices in the very tacticool conscious 3 gun circles here in Europe where everyone's got a suppressor or two
>>64705062As a European, those circles are very downstream from the Americans, IMO.
>>64705111And? I don't think Americans are longing for blast cans with extra steps either, they want suppressors.
>>64705132Unless they want to retain really short length, which a full suppressor works against. You put a proper suppressor on a Mk.18 and it's as long as an M4A1, you put on a device just for dampening blast, and it's gonna make a short carbine far less loud than typical, and it's still gonna be a short carbine.To a lesser extent there's also the matter of weight.I do think that normal suppressors would be a lot more common, but a simple device like this makes sense for the same reason it made sense 60 years ago.
Boring topic but I'm finally happy with what I've cobbled together from different components I've acquired over the years. Covers 5.56, 7.62, and 40mm bores. I'm a milfag who works for a living so no 9mm handgun for me. Does double duty for both my personal rifle and my issued weapons. >1. Repurposed Otis 5.56/9mm Defender cleaning kit pouchNot the only thing that'll work, but I like that it clamshells open. Got it as a gift. I pulled most of the extra shit out of it because having pull through cables and bore snakes in addition to a full on sectional cleaning rod is just redundant. Use one or the other. >2. Two ragsJust a cut up t shirt. One for wiping shit off with, one for laying small parts on. PSA: You can, in fact, wash these every once in a while. >3. Otis stiff bristle brush Have gone back and forth on carrying a brass one too but I've either never needed it or the shit was baked on so hard (M240 gas plug) I had to use a scraper. >4. Plastic pickFor all the things a long, slim, pointy object is good for when trying to clean tight spaces. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64697899The mystery chinkium ones off amazon or ebay are really fragile. Bend at the slightest flex and like to rust. 8-36 threads with an 8-32 adapter. The Otis made ones are nicely made but basic. Phosphate coated. 8-32 threads as standard.KleenBore coats their GI rods with the same thing they do their one piece rods if that makes you feel better. 8-36 threads with 8-32 adapter. HK licenses it for their commercial 416 sales.
>>64697944Should say KleenBore/ProShot and a few others. They all come from roughly the same OEMs but with slightly different components. Between the two I like ProShot's more.
>>64693330I remember when these and the STG57 ones were all over the place
>>64696366wat
>>64696366Thanks Anon, this month i get my 200ml bottles delivered for production. Than i need to make a few 100s Coomoil and Gold Guard and can export a palet>>64704377I produce gun cleaner right now to send a few 100 L into the USA soon. 50mL small bottle gets filled right now (handwork), thats a small try out size or for the range bag. The is unscented for hunters and scented to enjoy
