What are the strategic implications of Russia deploying (literal) cavalry wave attacks against Ukrainian positions and drones in the last month of 2025? Has the eyebrow been raised?
>>64687136I'm not a fan of horses, but like all domestic animals they deserve respect and care. Which is a very 'modern' view as prior to widespread motor transport, animals tended to suffer terribly when used in wars by the millions of them pressed into service.
>>64687136Is it really any worse than abbatoirs and slaughterhouses
>>64687136>>64687149>>64687155Animals, especially domesticated animals, have an innate kind of innocence. The horse doesn't know what the fuck is going on, it didn't sign up for money, pride or honor. It harbors no malice, there is no pay off, no happy endings, its only doing what its told to do, his fate is dependant on us.Its why I think we sometimes sympathise more with animals than with our fellow man.
>>64687146>For me it's LaosCode speak and aesopian language is a bit different, but yeah. One of the funniest things is how they try to do a "perefors" (lit. "over-force") of terms and memes for propaganda purposes. Basically force meme something to have the other meaning. They are very butthurt about this, since anti-regime RU anons routinely fucked over the government propaganda like this, as with the famous "pinya" meme. So the pro-gov shills try to do this themselves and it leads to fucked up keks, e.g. writing something like "the drug addicted pedo (zelensky)", i.e. literally specifying zelensky in parentheses because just relying on the "the drug addicted pedo" has too big of chance to be read as putin lmao. "The manlet warmonger (zelensky)" and so on. RU anon then take this as run with this deliberately mocking this shit as well.
>>64687138>Lawrence of Hyperborea
>WWII American vets>get drafted>go overseas for 3 years straight, no body armor, any shot is basically fatal >fighting conventional warfare against organized armies backed by economies engaged in total war>leave behind a wife and 6 kids, can only communicate via snail mail >experiences almost 20x the average combat action as modern day vets>war ends, immediately return to work with no special passes>work until 75 years old, get $6 a month from VA for minor chronic onset shellshockVs>enter military voluntarily >get to pick your job, and get a big bonus >maybe you might - possibly- get deployed overseas for 9 months>a mortar lands 60km from FOB mall>get back home>ETSComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64686629>>go overseas for 3 years straight, no body armor, any shot is basically fatalWWII US medical studies of casualties showed that lethality of small arms was around 20-30%.
>>64687271Jesus, that's brutal. That poor tree lost a branch, I hope it grows back.
>>64687272>any shot is basically fatalI mean, you know straight off it's an exageration. Even the Civil War (US) wasn't that bad.
>>64686629>WW2>make $75 a month>46 months to buy the median house outright>now>make $2500 a month>168 months to buy the median house outright
>>64686629>Medieval peasant>Get pressganged by your local lord>Gone during the harvest period. the most critical time>Leave behind wife and 15 kids, can only communicate via prayer>Experiences 1000x average combat action as modern day vets>War ends, immediately return to the fields if lucky>Work until 40 years old, die from a paper cutVs>WWII american vets>Signed up for it>Goes "overseas" for 2 years in England chilling in British villages>Fight just 1 year against 3rd rate garrison troops backed by a slave labour economy on brink of destruction>Leave behind wife and kids out of harms way, can get in touch via mail, telegraph or phone call in just a day or two>Experiences almost zero combat action, just shoots everything that moves and get arty/air force to bomb itComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
- 1x Type 004- 1x Type 076- 1x Type 055- 7x Type 052D- 4x Type 054A- 2x Type 054B
Why are you so butthurt tho?
>heavy? just lift some weights bro
>>64687185My HCAR beats that, stop complaining and just lift.
>>64687185Kegbreath was right, the military really has become pussyfied
>>64687185>steel magazine in teh year 2026
Around elves, relax yourselves.Previous thread: >>64677931>image limit reachedhttps://github.com/rcc11/4chan-sounds-player>with this handy script installed you'll occasionally hear what sounds like elves singing, but it's actually just Finnish
Can your meatbag wife tank HE-shells to protect you and your children? No? Thought so.
>>64687090I'm a mortarman, if the enemy gets close enough to lob HE at my family...actually, a waifu who can tank HE sounds like a great companion to have around to do the cleanup after I sm done counter-batterying the unlucky fuckers.
>>64687086>>64687090Need clankerwife...
>>64685940You'd probably want to stay in the manor gunroom with the Holland & Hollands then, whilst she's with the guests
>Newfag? Read this:https://pastebin.com/Ndb2jSAuhttps://howtogetagun.ca/>Want to hunt? CFG Hunting license info:https://pastebin.com/nC8RpYb3>Want to spend your shekels?https://almostprohibited.ca/>Recommended /cangen/ vendors list (patched 04.25.2024):https://pastebin.com/SwhJDpkc>Want to help firearm rights?https://firearmrights.cahttps://nfa.caComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64686692>bren 2 mogs ar15.>Baitnot really considering everyone has a dogshit PSA hand exploder special instead of quality ARs these days
>>64686834>>64686692>quality ARsyea funnyanyway it is u retards>folding stock to backpack. or pdw stock even. fuck that buffer tube. such concealability.>adjustable gas and short stroke for suppressors (suppression is complete ass without).>heavier bolt slows rpm for smoother impulse and actually usable full auto fire.>45 deg safety throw.>side charging handle where it makes sense and works as a forward assist (riding the handle on ar to clear it = nd).>longer cam track allows pressure to drop more before opening than on an ar15 reducing port popthat is basically it. the ar is almost perfect but the bren 2 is real perfection. a gun you dont need to clean, can backpack, can suppress, and is usable in automatic.
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>>64682568opinions on:>SKS>Crusader PND>Benelli M4>Canuck Recon 2would they be worth getting? also do you have any recommendations on other firearms.
>>64687160scopes and attachments you think are good would also be helpful.
Where can I buy replicas of bronze age armor /k/?: https://youtu.be/aM-TuFkUXEA?
>>64686005>I believe it's around 35-45 for one helmet. Many helmets weren't made from whole tusks, but from steam-softened slices. A large tusk could net about 3 pieces.
>>64686083>>64686051>>64686005>>64685310>>64683034Obsession with the "median" image (which inevitably slides downward) is a sign of a diseased modern mind. Even lowly soldiers in Homer's epic had metal armor and fine weapons. >>64677429>You can accept Dragons and Wizards in Middle earth so why not this 2008 Toyota Camry huh chud?
Those were ceremonial, never use in battle.
>>64686005>CIRCA 1250 - 1200 A.C.>PEWDIEPIE DI PILOS
>>64687177This.In modern terms Iliad heroes are basically Obama, Trump, Elon and Dak Prescott going on adventure to kick Putin's ass (personally)Modern sensibilities dont apply to the past.
My great grandfather was a decorated officer in the US Airforce during the Korean War. My great uncle has a display case with his medals, and his service rifle, which is a select fire M2 Carbine. I haven't inspected it closely, so idk if it's functional or demilitarized. If it is functional idk if it registered or transferable.Has anyone heard of a scenario like this before? I can't find any examples online of an officer being given an M2 when they retired. I'm also certain that it is an M2, not an M1 Carbine.My great uncle plans to give me his guns, including that one at some point in the near future. Obviously I hope it's transferable, but I think that could only be the case if it was registered when he retired. I doubt that he submitted any paperwork for it later in his life, and I know that my great uncle never did.Any thoughts or advice?
>>64687010Unfortunate boating accident.
>>64687010Hide it. Laws come and go but you only have one heirloom.
>>64687010>Any thoughtsSundown at Coffin Rock.https://rhp.detmich.com/Sundown_At_Coffin_Rock.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hunters-die-prion-brain-disease-contaminated-deer-meat-report/Prions being prions, this shit is terrifying. I’ve been hunting since I was a kid in 2002. Now I haven’t hunted in an officially afflicted county, but I haven’t eaten any of the venison that I’ve taken in the past two seasons because of this article. I’ve just donated it instead. Thoughts /k/ ? Have any of y’all taken a deer that obviously had CWD? Have you hunted in counties where it’s been spotted in the wild population even though the deer you harvested seemed healthy? Does proper cooking adequately denature or “unfold” the prions?Also general hunting discussion since this is the last weekend of the season for a lot of places.
>>64685721Prions only start to die at 2100 - 3300F.
>>64685412salt licks are supposed to be a big part of it according to some fuddy types near me. they all agreed to take them off their properties. no real data but they're convinced that there's been a drop in the area.
>>64685261It's also spreading in Texas. We lost all our goats over a year
>>64686014>>64686022This. Get clothing that throw off AI and surveillance sensors via patterns. Retarded NPCs need to get with the times.
>>64685529Very, very brown post.
Do sidearms still matter in current meta?
>>64687021Mostly no but sort of yes. We've known since WW1 that the number of casualties inflicted by pistols is so low it's negligible. They aren't an impactful small arm because their range is limited and it's comparatively harder to accurately shoot a pistol than a rifle, even with training & especially under stress. Pistols in war only inflict casualties in last-resort close-quarters self-defense scenarios, like in civilian life. Combined arms tactics limit those scenarios & because everybody carries a carbine anyways those situations are more likely to be resolved with a carbine. So in terms of practical & actual usefulness, pistols aren't significant & aren't worth the effort.HOWEVER - there's a nontrivial psychological benefit for soldiers carrying pistols. Pistols make soldiers FEEL safer. Because pistols are purely close-quarters self-defense weapons, there are some rare situations where they'll save a soldier's life. For example: a jap/gook sneaks through the line at night and jumps in your foxhole with a bayonet; you're clearing a house in Fallujah and a towelie pops around the corner & grapples for your rifle; you lean your rifle on a nearby tree while you squat to shit in the snow, then a lost Kraut walks up on you because he accidentally slipped through your line while he was searching for a place to shit in the snow. These are generic examples from history, but they apply to all modern conflicts. Average soldiers won't be in these situations, but they're aware that it's possible, and a soldier feels much safer with a loaded pistol on his side, always in reach. Anecdotally - I asked a buddy who carries a radio in the Marines. He said he generally prefers not to carry a pistol because it's just one more thing to carry, but if he was going into an active combat zone he'd feel better having one. He said he'd prefer it to be smaller than an M9 or P320; something like a P365 or an M&P Bodyguard would be enough. Just one Marine's opinion
>>64687150>forgotten weapons does a vid on thw CBJ ammo>thousands of retards think its newyoung or brown?
>>64687021Never have.
>>64687150are you a time traveler?that shit isn't new
>>64687150kys eceleb homo your dad would've beaten you into shape if he'd stayed
How is Ukraine able to receive this quality of video feed and send controls to low fly drones targeting airbases inside of Russia?
>>64685064>the Russians are literally selling oil to the Saudis so the Saudis use it for their internal use and they export more Saudi oil to the EUSaudi internal consumption is a fraction of EU consumption and only a fraction of Saudi internal consumption can be ascribe to Russian imports.>Indians refine it and resell as Indian. Same with south American and African producers. Literally everyone is fucking the EU on energy from the us to India because of this while the cost to Russia is a slight discount usually ranging between 5% to 10% of the market price. Meanwhile eu pays 20% to 40% premium compared to pre war on oil and gas.1. There are no markets that can replace EU consumption to where Russia can export hence the drop in Russian exports across the board in its energy sector2. That's the cost of decoupling from Russia>If the nato/west was serious about screwing with Russia financialsRussian financial are seriously screwed up. With oil prices as low as they are they can no longer sustain their government spending. This is what even the Russian central bank is saying. Oil prices are lower than their lifting+transportation costs.>Just a partial blockadeA blockade needs to be enforced.>This would put Russia on a brutal economic clock where they would run out of money by the end of 2026 instead than in the next 4 years.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64684955>>64685394One of the things massively crippling Russian agriculture is they don't produce seed and import it from Europe; without it they have to use native varieties that simply aren't as good and initially just were not available.Russia and Belerus are also getting massively fucked by not being able to import western pesticides. That plus the mysterious sudden popularity of French fries in Pyongyang combined with Luka profiteering is why the last two years have resulted in potato shortages. >>64685927They really don't have what it takes, Juche requires a whole set of unique conditions that are simply not possible in Russia. At best the cities would temporarily resemble the USSR if Beria was in charge and rural areas would look it was Pol Pot giving the orders then it would collapse very quickly. Russia's geography and ethic diversity alone makes it impossible. The only industrialized nations (and Juche requires alot of heavy industry) that come close to the geographic preconditions i can think of is Spain and maybe France (probably not, too many borders) and those are an mess in terms of Ethnos.
>>64686663>sudden popularity of French fries in PyongyangThat still counts as total American cultural victory, right?
>>64686669>french fries>americanAlthough they're more Belgian than French, these places have fast foods based around french fries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friterie
>>64682824Ukraine is covered in Fiber Optics
Horsie is safe :)
>>64685981>Maxims
>>64685476>>64685314His Russian handlers know he's a goofy idiot. His job is to just sow confusion and dilute proper opinions. If someone doesn't know any better they will see 3 or 5 twitter analysts, and one will say this is bad for Russia, and 2-4 say it's great, then the reader is confused. Russian's dont want to win over everyone, instead they just want our media spaces to be a confusing place where no one can draw meaningful conclusions as to what to do next, thus paralysing our political systems.
>>64687015I love you anon
>>64687159I love you too, bro (no homo)
>>64687154>and dilute proper opinions.When has he ever been part of the "popular opinion" crowd? Every time I see one of his tweets he's either in the blatantly pro-russian crowd, or part of the contrarion circle jerks that yell "West bad! Russia strong!"
https://youtu.be/9OXFnVCJHBc?si=89rM-PqH-jI60d6y
>>64684725locksneed shartin>>64682052more F35s crashed than su75 and other russian 5th gens exist
>>64660213>gray circle roundel>>64684417>gray circle roundelHumiliation ritual. If your country can't muster a recognizable monochrome logo, it's so fucking over for you in this minimalist age. Just write the country name in letters at this point kek.
>>64685635>more F35s crashed than su75 and other russian 5th gens existvodka-addled putindrone: >"That proves Mighty Russian jet more reliable!"
>>64661602Consisering what happened to Iran, ignoring F-35s is a definitive self own
Should've bought Gripen.
Could the Secret Service fight off a raid of Tier 1 operators?
The secret services main job is to inflate any groups who might attempt to stage a coup. That's literally their main job. External security, T1Internal security, FBI.Trans national security, CIAThe secret service, internal affairs, exists to ensure one internal politics of the aforementioned aren't the genesis for a coup.The way they "fight off" attempted coups isn't straight forward, but yes, jumping in front of bullets is a fixture of it, trying to fight fully geared operators with only PDW weapons is a fixture of that.But less publicised, kidnapping, poisoning, assassinating faction leaders mid coup is a fixture of that.When Trump tried to reach the capitol building they kidnapped him, because he was a faction leader, and they didn't want him and his people getting to cover and ordering a full blown coup.In Korea t1 operators tried to stage a coup and it was foiled by the secret service, with the operators holding the parliment at gunpoint. The secret service got to the faction which tried to stage the coup.
And then turkey, maidan, reichsburgers, there are actually a lot of attempted coups. Operators are often in position to support a coup, but it falls through. And when the dust settles its asked who was giving them orders, and they say they were acting on initiative, and everyone pretends to just believe that. The German and Australian special forces were both ready to blow up their respective parliments and didn't really seem to know or care who attempted a coup they just decided they'd bomb the parliment regardless. The secret service got to them eventually but probably couldn't have stopped them mobilising.There was Venezuela, Burma, who else. A few generalisimmos had to cut and run. Secret service stopped anyone actually finding them, coup failed to capture the head of government, one tv broadcast and the revolutionaries lost their nerve and tried to run. Oh, putin. How many times has the kgb saved putin from assassination attempts. Wagner tried to seize Moscow, in this day and age, but it happened. The air force stopped that one but it was the kgb who kept the political factions off the streets of Moscow.
>>64674064If the president was aaron eckhart then yes. If it was jamie foxx then hand him over.
>>64687180The Germans seem to have a habit of it lol. Didn't they completely gut their SOF not that long ago for that reason?
>>64677805>>64686974I think its an old pasta. Ask him about Mig29's and we'll see.
>>64684787>SWAT 4 mentionedHere's the GOG downloader. Add the SEF mod or one of its derivatives. Have fun.https://archive.org/details/setup_swat4_gold_2.0.0.4https://www.moddb.com/mods/swat-elite-force
Most of the games posted so far are old enough to vote
Anyone remember this seriies? First one i played that had thermals
>>64687227It was basically 80's R action movies the game.
