ITT: aircraft nobody likes or cares about
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>>65033384Sizes aren't accurate at all in that drawing. Whole process started with trying to cram more bombs under F-5, so first thing in between F-5 and F/A-18E was F-5 with high mounted wing. Then it went thru several iterations of "we need more lift - we need bigger engines - we need more fuel - we need more bombs"-loop. Assuming F-5E would somehow fit under F/A-18E, it could carry F-5E with reasonable air to air loadout as payload.
>>65032876they tried (not with a mossie but you get the point)
>>65033501>F/A-18Ethat's the Super Hornet which is a different airplane entirely.The only valid timeline of comparison (and even the F/A-18A-B-C-D is a different step beyond, after Northrop handed off the Navy fighter project to McDonnell Douglas) is the F-5 through F/A-18My post you replied to was about the relative difference betweent Northrop's initial twin-engine P-530 proposals, and the resulting Lightweight Fighter competition entry YF-17<--between which there was little size or weight difference.Once the YF-17 was shunted into a Navy fighter (_and_ Attack aircraft) program, it became a different airplaneNorthrop (during the 1975-77 period) had a "YF-18" navy fighter proposal but this, like the few-years-later resulting F/A-18A had different landing gear, wings, fuselage configuration and weight increases over the original Air Force YF-17 prototype. The Air Force's 1973 YF-17 was supposed to be a Light Weight Fighter (and look today decades later at the Block 50+ F-16s), bloat is inevitable
>my appointment at the range tomorrow was cancelled because someone rented a gun and committed suicide AGAINSTOP DOING THAT
>>65028512Could always do Oklahoma, the only inconvenience is the cities suck and are full of addicts, we get tornadoes, it gets over 100 degrees in the summer, and there's some niche law forbidding you from carrying anything bigger than .45 that I doubt anyone has ever been charged with. Otherwise it's pretty comfy, affordable living counteracts relatively low wages.
>>65030231Based.>>65030297Go back to Massachusetts.
>>65024722“Epic fail” is 20 years old now.
>>65027960you do that while unconscious so you wont feel anything regardless but most of the time it's respiratory arrest
Damn he failed, shame
I’ve looked at this closely, and one of the clearest, most tangible objectives of any ground move would be the small islands Iran took by force from Gulf states in the 1970s, especially Siri and Abu Musa.They’re strategic, symbolic, and relatively low risk. The U.S. could realistically help return them to the UAE if Iran refuses to cooperate, instantly creating real leverage in negotiations.Unlike places like Kharg or Qeshm, these islands sit far enough from the Iranian mainland to be harder targets for drones and short range missiles. That makes them much easier to hold and defend, rather than turning into constant strike zones.Let me know if you think I’m wrong here.Personally, I don’t see much value in targeting Kharg. If the goal is to disrupt Iran’s oil exports, the U.S. could achieve that at sea just out of the strait by intercepting shipments, without committing troops to a fixed, exposed position. Seizing the island would deliver similar disruption but at a much higher cost, with limited upside in terms of actual oil gained and a significant risk of infrastructure being destroyed.On top of that, Kharg sits well within range of even basic unguided rockets and the newest optic fiber drone systems, making it a constant liability to defend. By contrast, the smaller islands are far, already have airstrips and could support defensive systems, including short range interceptors useful to protect Dubai. Overall being far more manageable positions.
>>65028088You're on the right the right track with Kharg. We could simply take out the mooring there without destroying the oil infrastructure. We haven't done that as the goal has not been to spike oil prices even higher. I don't think we're going to see any kind of action related to Kharg since we haven't disabled it with missiles already. But of course not ground troops there, that's ludicrous. All the speculation around Kharg has already gotten Iran to reinforce the island too, so as you might imagine it would literally be retarded to encourage media speculation over an actual target like that.Ground troops aren't getting used at all. The Hormuz islands aren't worth it, don't unblock the Strait, and there is no benefit to symbolically returning them to the UAE. Any use of ground troops invites massive retaliation against Gulf oil and drinking water infrastructure, while achieving nothing strategically. The actual plan is to simply deescalate and allow the Hormuz Coalition to do its thing. This has been getting very little coverage but it's been in development for two weeks now, with the UK all but officially committing to send warships to the strait once we cease hostilities. This checkmates Iran, as they will absolutely not attack a coalition of 30+ countries led by NATO in their massively debilitated state (or at all). And the reason that the US can't fill that role is because Iran would launch everything they have to sink our ships, unlike with neutral countries which leaves them only with the option of sitting back and crying about it.
>>65029432From the thumbnail I thought it was Trump's hair.
>>65030655The longer this goes on the more degraded and less credible irans missile threat becomes. They are already operating at minimum capacity in order to maintain the status of fighting back. Iran is already firing at high value targets and they won't be able to increase how many missiles they shoot, they can only change targets. Iran is showing their weak points every time they threaten to attack desalination plants in Gulf nations. They know if America starts targeting civilian infrastructure there will be a high risk of civil unrest which they are far less prepared to deal with now. I think they will start to look to deescalate soon even though they will loudly claim they aren't
>>65031221>Neither the ukies nor russians fly fiberoptic drones across the DnieprYou wot mate? They literally do. How do you think the russian engage in so called human safaris?
>>65029506hormuz is iran doing the only thing they can given their extremely degraded resources.pic related was on the 18th, which marks the last time iranian boats actually harassed tankers in the strait. everything else has been dronesthey do not have this capability any more but the threat has been enough. The threat, unfortunately has been enough to stop most (not all) ships from transiting.
After a year long absence, the journey of the Busta Move(s) and her intrepid crew continues! Previous installments: https://desuarchive.org/k/search/subject/Target%20for%20Today/>what the fuck is thisTarget for Today is a solitaire tabletop game (translated to digital for these threads) covering the USAAF's bombing campaigns in Europe throughout the Second World War. With options for choosing everything from which Air Force, Bombardment Wing and Squadron you fly with all the way to which submodel of aircraft you'll be flying, the game is rife with detail. Over a year ago we began the journey of the Busta Move, a B-24 of the 15th Air Force (49th Bomb Wing, 451st Bomb Group, 725th Squadron). While perilous, our crew has done far better than the ill-fated men of the B-17s that shared the Big Nigger titles, with our current permanent losses consisting of:>Copilot Harris>Radio Operators Sean Bean and Poncho>Waist gunners Fanculo, Danielson and Sam Hyde, with another (Lefty Navel) being medically dischargedOur bombing results, however, have been much less impressive: out of eleven combat missions the Busta Move has been forced to abort due to combat damage six times, and on a mission to soften up Anzio for Allied landings we missed the target entirely. Our 10th mission, Milan, was another abort but the flight back was a nightmare. By the time the Busta Move returned to base, she had lost two engines, both main landing gear, all of the twin .50 cals had been rendered inoperable, the entire oxygen system had failed, one wing was barely attached, half the crew was wounded and dozens of other minor hits had been taken. That plane was retired and the Busta Move II was put into action, already having completed one mission.For now, strap your parachutes on, grab a K-ration and lets go bomb vaguely near strategic targets!
>>65033184Can we decide to dump bombs to prevent an explosion on subsequent waves?
>>65033184Just drop em when the others do. Will still be more accurate than last op
>>65033432We're the cell lead, we'll just fuck it up for everyone else. Also it's like 1 zone back, there's 5 more ahead of us on the full trip, almost entirely over water, and we're out of rafts.
>>65033291CIRCUITS FOR THE CIRCUIT GOD. CRYSTALS FOR THE CRYSTAL THRONE. LET DRESDEN BUUUUURRRRRNNNNNN
>>65033438>No raftsOh right, forgot about that.I'll change my vote to bombing the fishes and firewalling the throttle all the way home.
Brass goblin editionI'm going to dry tumble the 9mm soon.
>>65033170>fixThat's the nature of powder dispensers.It won't hurt anything, just know that you'll have to use a powder trickler to get precise charges.
>>65031129>>65031188A few months ago I was at the range with a guy building a 7mm prc, used retumbo for his testing. It smoked out the range with each shot - not as bad as BP but damn close
>>65033207Really? Ive seen people online and their doesn't crunch nearly as much as mine. It feels like im having to use way more force than needed.
>>65033505Same powder? Ball powders will meter much better generally. You could try removing the cylinder and giving it a good clean but at the end of the day you will always experience a little crunchyness with stick powder
>>65033170Baffle to bottom, clean, polish, lube with graphite.Even smooth motion with thumping/tapping at the end of strokes.
What could actually be achieved if r&d was pumped into biological warfare and all moral concerns were tossed aside?
when you think about it, our DNA is just a highly evolved virus
The 3D printed organs, unlimited blood and gene therapy/targeted drug therapies are all fantastic things that will be of military utility.
>>65033174Eukaryotic cells are in a very simplistic way a colony of bacterium and viruses that eventually got stuck together.
>>65027403Funny thing is they maybe tried that in real life. Remember when all those bees were dying off a few years back? At the same time Monsanto applied for a patent for an artificial pollination mechanism.
>>65029536Prior to getting shutdown Umbrella was a multinational pharma giant, they had a legitimate business to serve as a front that was actually making billions off actual medicines, the bio weapon division wad never their big money maker.
How is a Air defense operation in modern day supposed to be done, ive only ever so absolute cluster fucks this last years.Expecialy russkies durying operation spider web not even a single soldier tried to take a shoot at the drones even.Also how does one side know were a minor general is and within minutes has them exploded like it happened in ukraine
Would P90s and MP5s really melt through armor like it does in my kinos?
>>65031410Staff weapons instakill Jaffa too and it doesn't even protect against zats
They better cancel the Amazon slop they just announced. I'd rather sg1 leave off the way it did(bad as it was)than let them drag it's corpse though the dirt.
>>65029967>blue tipGreen tip is AP, no?
>>65032211they retconned the armor actually doing anything against bullets almost immediatelyjaffa make storm troopers look elite
>>65032211I love how this is just a massive plot hole when you realize they shouldn't be able to dial Chulak and escape lmao. The Earth gate has no DHD and the dialing computers were offline because the Stargate program was in mothballs.Based on established in-universe lore/science, Apophis should have been killed/captured literally in the first 15 minutes of the series kek
Why doesn't russia just dig trenches toward the ukrainan lines?>better cover from drones >cover from artillery>easier to clear for mines >literally faster than whatever the fuck they're doing right now
>>65033303Fellow over the top player i see
>>65033323>>65033353they did dig tunnels in WW1, below enemy trenches, to fill these up with a fuckton of explosives and blow it all up. Not a good time for anyone involved
>>65033303the enemy can exploit them easily if they get in. Antipersonnel mines, easier to estimate where to drop missiles, drones
>>65033303Requires more organization than the Russian army has.
>>65033303>anon discovers medieval siege tactics
How do picrel compare to the original full size Wranglers? I have one of the originals and it is my favorite .22lr plinker. Are the little birds heads ones just as good? Is it worth picking one up?Also, revolver general I guess.
>>65018418Charter Arms. Don't bother with new S&Ws' shambolic QC.
>>65016738ruger gp100
>>65031618>Charter ArmsFelt it should be said that Charter Arms also doesn't have great QC. The cylinders sometime get stuck and need to be hit with a mallet to release. Brass also gets stuck right after shooting, and can be a pain to eject. The ejection rod caps are always coming loose (inb4 loctite).I myself have an Undercover, it's complete shit.
>>65016971Diamondback makes a 6-shot, .357, 2” snub called the SDR. Comes in stainless or black nitride. Blued is hard to find these days. https://diamondbackfirearms.com/shop/sdr-2-357-mag-38-spl-p-black-nitride/
>>65028295>seething that he can't afford 1k revolver
Congratulations Commander Anon,Due to unforeseen complications with ISR your predecessor was exploded seventeen times taking his daughter to school.You are given a simple order:Survive. How do you go about harassing the US military enough to force capitulation? Do you base any of your tactics or strategies off similarly successful asymmetrical belligerents that have also repelled American invasion? Remember, any use of materiel will likely result in its destruction. Your resources are limited but the resolve of those under your command is infinite. Surrender of any kind is not an option. How do you proceed?
>>65032709>shat your pants>hurr durr europe...congrats magatard, you played yourself good this timego cry to bibi
>>65032951that better be satire
>>65032960>After the outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters forced the cancellation of Golden Hour. In 1942, the Archdiocese of Detroit forced Coughlin to close his newspaper Social Justice and forbade its distribution by mail.>Beginning in 1934, they were increasingly worried that Mosley's noted oratory skills would convince the public to provide financial support to the BUF, enabling it to challenge the political establishment.[105] American journalist and writer John Gunther described Mosley in 1940 as "strikingly handsome. He is probably the best orator in England. His personal magnetism is very great".[98] Mosley's agitation was officially tolerated until the events of the Battle of France in May 1940 made the government consider him too dangerous. Mosley, who at that time was focused on pleading for the British to accept Hitler's peace offer of October 1939, was detained on 23 May 1940, less than a fortnight after Winston Churchill became prime minister.[25] Mosley was interrogated for 16 hours by Lord Birkett[105] but was never formally charged with a crime, and was instead interned under Defence Regulation 18B.Censorship during wartime is a tried and true and working strategy, which must be used no matter what. Demoralization propaganda works. Enemy demoralization propaganda works. By censoring the media, you can stifle the impact of demoralization propaganda, both domestic and enemy. The idea of a free press should solely pertain to non-military matters. If every newspaper in the Colonies had printed broadsides of Washington's strategy to cross the Delaware on Christmas, we wouldn't have won that battle, now, would we? Freedom of the press should never be absolute, especially when it comes to military matters.
>>65032772yes, famous irani allies like Japan and South Korea and the Philipines and Australia
>>65033050Too bad
Where can I buy one of these things? I have 100k that I can spend
>>65030312He said on an anime forum
>>65031613I didnt know anime is a videogame
>>65031613anime and videogames aren't the same. Plenty of manchildren out there prefer one over the other in an exclusive sense.
>>65030312And what have you accomplished in life by cutting out video games, senpai?
>>65026908When was the last time the army even used them? Seems post Vietnam the entire stock has been rusting away somewhere in a shed.
The picture is terrible but you get the idea. Why aren't there any beefier versions of this to sue as a snap caps or dummy round? It would make dry fire practice a lot more entertaining.
>EntertainingGet a gas airsoft gun if you want a toy
>>65033534I have PCPs and a 10m range in my basement. One is destructive, the other isn't. One is a different weapon, trigger, etc. , the other isn't. If you have nothing useful to say, then just kindly fuck off.
We're undeniably in the age of the drone, modern militaries have very little cost effective counters to small mass produced drones, but that wont last, better detection and interception technology like interceptor drones, lazars, specialized ammunition, better EW are being developed and slowly rolled out, the Ukraine war will be viewed like how we view world war one, a strange inflection point of bad and outdated strategy meeting new more powerful weapons. the drone will eventually be just another tool in the arsenal instead of a wonder weapon,
Drones like prop planes are ultimately going to be COIN assets or theyll be unmanned aerial craft that are already in use
>>65033255Drones, from quadcopter FPVs to plane-sized UAVs will remain a part of warfare.UGVs, too.
>>65033269>>65033255I think the limitations of missiles themselves reflect on drones; they can cause flashy explosions and wipe out units, but neither are decisive weapons unto themselves.
>>65033483Isn't the warhead to fuel(battery) ratio also better?And higher loiter time enables mission profiles missiles don't cover.
What was the absolute, most miserable environment to fight in during WW2?
>>64908358Eastern front. It's always the fucking eastern front.>logistics hell>cold as shit>Russians
>>64940230explains singapore
>>64987305Is he unironically an actual retard?
>>65025556Just think of the odds of horrifying death. Like 2-3 million russian pows starved to death or died of expose or other shit in the first year, 20-40 million total deaths in the eastern front in like 4 years. every year constant high tempo meat grinder combat then freezing weather, no quarter for anyone. If your german and survive enjoy 10 years of gulag after the war, if youre russian they still manage to lose half a million guys in the battle of berlin. you are not going to have a good time at any point until you get to rape. But the scale is what hides it I think.There were some really nasty fights in Burma and Peleliu but think of this from a Rawlsian perspective, if you could be an allied solider but you only know what theater you end up, not exactly where and when, what would you pick? Pacific, Russian, Europe, Africa?Aint none yall niggas picking russia
>>64908358Don't know but I imagine being in these things sucked>position looks uncomfortable as hell>just stuck in there for however many minutes or hours, good luck>responsible for keeping your entire crew alive>everyone wants to shoot you and easily could>even if you dont get shot you maybe still die if your plane goes downKnew a guy whos grandfather was in one and got shot down iirc over German territory, he lived and wrote a book about it I think
