These were the guys doing the demining and EOD in Kursk. Something about the guys in front seems odd...
>>64631066Around 5000-6000 total depending on how you count wounded/seriously wounded /killed. One of the confusing things is that their own numbers are HIGHER than most western assessments, often by a significant amount. A theory is they are counting relatively moderate injuries that saw the soldiers return to duty meaning that some may have been wounded a second time thus counted more than one. They absolutely are not hiding it, they spent a week showing every bit off footage they could find of the actual moment of death that they could find on TV. Many of them involved them trying to save guys that they shouldn't have; stuff like three guys getting killed trying to save a guy who was clearly impossible to reach and was almost certainly already dead. >>64631164Once again: This particular unit was on a non combat deployment well behind the front lines.
>>64629620>bro calls himself the "resident north korean expert">can't recognise the unmistakable profile and hairstyle of Hyon Songwol
>>64630532>Robyn HiltonShe's 81 now, but she was a smoke wagon in her younger years. And yes, she did some nude work in her early career.
>>64631203>Hyon Songwol>Not Jon Hye RyonPutrid taste.
>>64631171>Around 5000-6000 total depending on how you count wounded/seriously wounded /killed.Is that something they acknowledge to the Western media, or internally? Because these are not the same thing, particularly with such a hermetic kingdom. They may be truthful to outsiders but have a completely different internal propaganda line.
>ammo prices have doubled if not more in 10 yearsHow to cope?
>>64631697make double, if not more than you were making 10 years ago, ,duh
>>646317012 * 0 = 0
>>64631697I've only been old enough to buy ammo for about 5 years, so from my perspective it's only gone down.
>>64631715Sounds like a you problem, shrimple as
>>64631697by only shooting 22lr, 9mm, and 12 gauge.
Realistically speaking what are the mechs even contributing to this military force that you couldn't get by just swapping out the APCs for IFVs instead?
Here's your mech brohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm0bO-Szfn8
>>64613101bump
>>64613228>Goldilocks zone where they reduce the lethal radius of explosives exponentiallyThe height standoff also protects against mines and surface explosions like the V-hull MRAPs benefit from being tall.Being prone and having uneven ground provide actual cover from a "nearby" explosion or fragmentation is of course best, but we're talking vehicles that don't have that option. Also supersonic missiles do not have any incoming noise to warn you to take cover.
>>64613818>The BMP would accommodate 30% of ameriburgersI am actually very glad the Bradley isn't smaller, if you've been inside one you might agree.
>>64614165>>64613718The whole armor thing is that a mech leg and limbs are durable metal foam bones and the myomer that moves it is similarly tolerant of damage so the structural components themselves don't need much armor and can function despite being fully penetrated. The fusion reactor and crew compartment is the only part that needs actual armor and mech cockpits are rather small compared to a tank or apc interior (cyclops, atlas and other luxury mechs excluded.)The point is that the armor surface area on a 1 crew mech can be smaller than a larger crewed vehicle.>but what about Armata in their 3 crew pod in the ass of the tank and an unmanned turretYeah
>give the italians a proper gun >suddenly they're not so shit anymore Wow! Mind blown!
>>64631231Holy mad
>>64631231I didn't know the Ghost of Mussolini visited this board?
>>64630201>>64630212The Italians had already switched sides by that point. Probably more useful being slave laborers than soldiers though
>>64631657https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgnClrx8N2k
>>64631231you are a coping retard
sex with X-29
That's not how these things work at all.
yes
>>64631048i hate you
what if nasa had a combat wing
The longest possible shot distance in your house or apartment is probably like 12 yards or something. It's more important to have a weapon you can take up a strategic hidden position with than one that maximizes your firepower on the target at normal home distances. With a rifle you will just be much more likely to bang it against things and make noise or have some kind of clumsy accident while sneaking around your house in the dark and won't really be any more effective against the intruder in reality. Moreover, your skills with your pistol are probably 10x better than your rifle, because that's your primary weapon everywhere outside your home and is probably what you do the most training with. An accurate and controllable full sized handgun, minimum 9mm, equipped with a red dot or some other low-light capable sight system is all that is needed for home defense for 99% of people.
rifles are easier to control, have more points of contact, and have superior terminal ballistics. For fringe situations they are also more accurate at range and easily pierce IIIA soft armor. Pistol calibers also go through more drywall and other mushy materials because they have more mass.
>>64631620In my experience rifles are quite a bit harder to control in close quarters.
In my home I can take up a strategic hidden position with my long gun without the need to go sneaking around. Despite practicing with my pistols more, the fundamental mechanics of rifle shooting mean I am much more accurate with it than I am with my handguns.Now what?
Well that might be why pistols are the most common home defense weapons lmao
>>64631705Unless your pistol skills are catastrophically bad, you are not more accurate with a rifle enough to make any difference inside your house.
Fun fact. The reason pre-1964 winchesters are a thing is because>Winchester went bankrupt in 1931>Olin bought Winchester in 1935>Olin's son (who was probably the one directly responsible for buying Winchester) was the CEO/Head of the board for Winchester from 1935 until he retired in 1963.
>>64627543That’s true, but for awhile FN has been making M70s with the pre 64 Mauser action. Hurray!
American guns are mostly going to shit. Buy something good that makes you cry only once from the pricetag.
>>64631445American guns are of better quality than yuro guns
>>64628507Mausers were still cheap as fuck in the 90s. They only became too expensive to sporterize in the late 2000s
>>64631529???
Beretta 90-Two editionMade in Italy edition Guide: https://files.catbox.moe/9g5sv2.pdfPastebin: https://pastebin.com/gs6mLNikPrevious: >>64616865
>>64627002An old soda machine cage. A cheap cosmetic outer. A real quality heavy (or further weighted) inner. The prospective goon's time wasted = more noided crackhead ideation time to decide they're lazy. If you have spare room, just thrown in weights on the bottom, enough to be hernia-inducing for two youths to attempt to lift and drag. >>6462933945 Super and 9x23, go ham with your 1911.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz8ekcGtJ4c
>>64631254I'm so tired of 9mm in general. 9mm is legitimately slaughtering handgun innovation.
>>64631714Get into reloading and you can shoot anything you want
>>64631560Yes Wyoming Traders. I recon it would only hold lighter guns like the bulldog tho, not an SAA.>>64631566>she>transReeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
>>64631728Good enough, just stop walking around with that much cash
Why is this ugly piece of shit so coveted and grailed among normie firearm social media? I’m sure it’s a pleasure to shoot but it looks soulless as fuck and has all those gay cutouts, the ugly star logo, and a flared magwell looks like ass on a 1911. People actually pay $2,000 plus for these.
>>64625774Why did you post this thread again after your last one got deleted for trolling?>>64621509
Thoughts on para 14-45? I bought mine for 650$. Converted it to series 70. 10rnd ban mags were prone to jams but modern mec-gar 14rnd mags run flawlessly. Made in canada lol.
>>64630788Para's been long dead. Only Rock Island makes doublestack 1911s like that. From what I can gather, nobody cares for it, it's a too-fat 1911 that doesn't have the match shit in it, also the mags were not good. It's why everyone slobbers over the STI design.
>>64631343>Para's been long deadTrue and also not true. As a Para guy for many, many years, I own a few of these, one of them being my standard carry piece, and kept a close eye on what the company has been doing. Sarco acquired the remaining inventory of parts and fully assembled pieces from Remington, as well as license agreements to manufacture more parts (but not manufacture new pistols....yet). In the meantime, they have a shitload of inventory.https://paraordnanceguns.com
>>64630788I've carried a P14 LDA in .45ACP as my primary for years.If your hands are big enough to handle the double stack grip, there are few pistols out there that are superior, IMO. That includes both traditional SAO and LDA models. I will add the LDA has the sweetest factory trigger ever made, in any firearm, ever. The plastic goofs on here will OK-boomer any love shown to this brand, but I'll be a booster until the end of time.
is this possible chat?
>>64631637Incorrect.
>>64631654>Claims it blew out the end of the barrel >There is no barrel >"Don't believe you're lying eyes"Kill yourself
>>64631664>blew off the mantle!Except it didn't.>kys I have to be right because Im on the internet and I have autism :(Well your very first observation was clearly wrong, so no, and,Incorrect.
>>64631670>Except it didn't.mantle cover anon. the fabric that goes over the gun mantle and stops it getting caked in dust and shitThe muzzle reference lazer that sits over it is also goneThe explosion was very obviously at the breech end
I'm not wasting my time arguing with a moron. Go be a brown nigger somewhere else.
>pull up pic of mossberg 500>unless the guy is hickock45 sized they are almost always holding the gun by the very back of the pump like pic related.idk why they didn't just make it so the pump wood is further back and would fit around the receiver when pumped back. it's like whenever you pull up gwot or cold war commie soldier photos they're basically always holding the rifle by the magwell or as close to the magwell on the handguard as they can get
>>64631658he's on the back of the pump to, you no gunz retard. Are you blind?
>>64631663It's looks like it's at the back cause he's racking it. His hand position is on the ribs. Once he pushes it forwards his whole hand is on the pump.Meanwhile the front guy has half his hand not touching the forend.
>>64631673he's on the back half if the pump, his hand's only an inch or 2 forward of the other guy's. you can see at least half the ribs on the forend
The shotgun class I took had us hold the gun by the very back of the pump. It's easier to handle and fast on target.
>>64631681That inch or 2 is enough to have his whole hand on the forend. Its also the same length ops manlet ass is bitching about wanting the forend extended so he can reach it.
Explore /k/If you were in the game of thrones universe how would you explore and where would you explore? What type of men would you bring and what type of weapons would you bring? And what would you doMe I'm going to mossovoy or the faaar east near ulthos, perhaps setting up outposts for drone and exploring ulthos to learn more
>>64631434I thought he ripped it off of the war of roses with fantasy inspirations thrown in
>>64629586I said the real map.
>>64631611The thing that would make it make some sense to me for rivers is the years long winters. Imagine "break up" season after that. That said I don't think a medieval society is surviving years long winters anyways even with a bit of magic thrown in.
>>64629531It's not fun, that is the problem.
>>64631434>warcraft iii: released 2002>game of thrones: released 1996??
even skynet is tired
>>64631241But also, those specific marines were the one who trained it to recognize people.
Now we know that it works.
>>64631545Kojima and his genius will be talked about akin to Tesla in the future generations.
>>64631521he's a trained thespian
>>64631418marines are such transcendent retards that they can speak to trees and trick skynet systems
Maybe CHINA feels better for them to bring fight closer to home where their large number of less gold plated forces can travel shorter distance to battlefield, plus unlimited basing from mainland.Sorta like how USSR started beating Nazis once the supply lines and partisan situation changed.Ever think of that, numb-nutz?I mention 'partisan' because regardless of what the official position of local Govt, and how bought off by US Govt the stooge is, there are Chinese deeply embedded all over those islands, especially in professional positions like doctors, dentists, electricians, mechanics, you name it, so it would be major burden to Intern them or WTF.PLAN doing battle with USN off CA coast? Problematic for PLAN. PLAN and airforce, advanced land based drones, etc, in a "hairball" in the Island Chains landing hits, and taking hits, but landing hits on the limited number of gold plated USN ships? Much more possible.
>>64631636>rename to department of war>immediately make peaceI'm not delusional enough to pretend that the chinks give a flying fuck about american intentions in the pacific, but goddamn.
>>64631516Taiwan, South Korea and Japan won't even exist in decades.Japan is accepting 500,000 Indian migrants in the latest agreement.
>>64631590Impressive.With this most recent achievement, fate has in a single stroke, marked the decline of the west and spelled a new era of wondrous prosperity and peaceful global dominance for the Chinese dragon, which promises to firmly stand in sharp contrast to the historically bloody ascent of western powers and the cruel subjugation it brought to the humbler nations of the world. With the blessings of Chinese quantum direct-current electricity, quantum aircraft carriers and quantum enhanced railguns will be the instruments with which China affirms its noble stewardship of 21st century world politics and offers the non-western world a different option; an humanist alternative to the depredations of Western leadership and the opportunity for a more equitable and dignified multilateralism.
>>64631590What do you think you achieve by telling the USA they would benefit by openly executing all asian people in the sciences in their country? And you think you're intelligent?
>>64631590The original point was that the Chinks had thoroughly infiltrated the USN and the American-aligned defense apparatus in the Pacific. This infiltration would then serve as the basis for partisan activities. It was alleged that such infiltration is common, with Chinese nationals being hired "fresh off the boat" into American defense contractors and related industries.Backpedaling now to simple allegations that China conducts espionage of some form is known as the "Motte and Bailey" fallacy. It is stepping away an indefensible argument to one that is more defensible, and then using that second argument to reinforce the first position. In the West, perpetrating such a fallacy causes the perpetrator to lose face.
>Attacking an enemy who has a superior capacity for procuring resources, manpower, and advanced weaponry, while you're largely stuck with the army you start with and any outdated legacy equipment lying aroundHow the hell was Russia planning on beating Ukraine again? Pic unrelated.
>>64624081>European powers had very detailed mapsThey literally had topographical corps that mapped the terrain around them as needed. Thats the kind of thing the Americans hadn't understood, that you need shit like that.
>>64631287>This has been memoryholedI still see tankies whine about those football hooligans getting cornered and burned.
>>64616704>after NOT providing Ukraine the tools to win on purpose under the Biden adminbro Biden stalled the entire Russian advance by giving Ukraine 50 rocket trucks in the spring of 2022 and they got tons of shit since. The Russians have only started advancing since Trump got in and put Zelensky in a stranglehold. Biden was great for Ukraine and fucked Russia hard.
>>64620211>Irish stuck using M1842 >Implying it wasn't because they were just being used as cannon fodderFrankly they should have just given them pikes. Even an outdated musket was more valuable than a dozen Irish during that period.
>>64631302Everything of importance is on the continuous green strip
