Why were the huge Qing Dynasty armies so ineffective in the Opium Wars? They have to be the most one-sided wars in history.
>>64667268This anon knows.Related to Japan realizing that it was "modernize or die" at this point in time: another problem with the Chinese forces were that the various armies they commanded were made up of different ethnic blocks and had different priorities for material and support. They also tended to hate each other and refuse to support each other, even when the empire was on the line. The emperor wasn't interested in running military affairs closely enough to notice this, and preferred to execute officers for 'failure to win' instead of the more helpful 'handing my enemy a freebie'.The best troops in terms of equipment and professionalism were the 'home guard' Manchu army, and even by the first Sino-Japanese war things were dire. Sources from the era claim that only a small fraction of that force had either breach loading or bolt action rifles, and that they had little in terms of artillery. The bulk of the force was using a something akin to a hand-cannon that you fired from a second guy's shoulder.
>>64667320Ethiopia had a small, well equipped and (relatively) well trained army.
>>64667037same vibe
>>64667532>>64667540>>64669023https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War
>>64666880Oh hey its something I actually studied. Bumping this shit for a tl;dr reply.
Ready. Aim. FIRE!Shock troops of the SS, rollout. Post tantalizing pics of your payloads and kristmas gear.Shipping deadline is passed! Quick, get it out so you still make the raffle! Make sure to send the tracking numbers to myself at wendigohunter at protonmail dot comthread theme: https://youtu.be/7pS3nx9zREE?si=ozZcmbvGApkzW3LJold thread>>64557036
Ausfag here. Probs gonna get arrested soon so opening and posting early. Thanks LT anon and French anon. Merry christmasn.Bulgarian anon- parcel was apparently delivered to u.
>>64669002>Probs gonna get arrested soonWhat did you do anon
>>64668927It’s the best board on this site
>>64669078The anons that post in this specific thread each year are the true heart and soul of /k/ and always have been. /k/omfy tidings and a Merry Christmas to all of you.
>>64669078By far
Could plastic garbage from the ocean be used for 3D printers for printing guns like FGC-9?
Lets take all that plastic, melt it down into compressed cubes, shoot it into the sun or a black hole. Once the plastic is out of sight, we need not pay it any mind.
>>64624726Most plastic degrades under UV light, with some exceptions like ASA. Also, some plastic like PLA is chemically rather fragile. Essentially, all plastic organic polymers are either vulnerable to UV light, high temperatures or chemically not very inert. There are some exception which are great at specific areas like PTFE (Teflon)/ PFA for unmatched chemical resistance but they are vulnerable to UV light. Then there is of course PEEK, a high performance polymer which does kind of have all the great properties you would love, but it's also supremely expensive.
>>64628346why do we wrap everything in plastic instead of using (waxed) paper anyway?
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>>64637360The graph was made before the stoppage
/k/'s beloved actor James Ransone, known for his interpretation of Cpl. Josh Ray Person in board's favorite series Generation Kill, dies by suicide at age 46
>>64666869Having fun at the expense of others isn't the same thing as caring, cry for your FAVORITA ARTISTA my little baby boo, lemme see those tears, I'm sure he's lookin down from heaven at you and smiling and glad he shaped your formative years with an overrated show that you can live vicariously through since you're too autistic or retarded to join the actual military.
>>64666962Anon are you autistic or some shit? Cause this is autistic as fuck>inb4 your autism honour forces you to reply to this post with seethe
>>64663327it makes sense, he knew too much about "their" produers ways and "they" dont want him to spill the beans. just a normal weekend in hollywood
>>64666988>cries over someone he doesn't know>gets called a baby>OH MY GAWD UR SO AUTISLol'd.
>>64663192FShould've been more like Trombley.
>russia, lost 90% of its military stock. never to be rebuilt close to those numbers ever again>germany rebuilding the the Wehrmacht>france building aircraft carriers>usa building a fleet of battleships just for giggles
>>64669042>>64669052
>>64668654Why do you guys keep doing this? Seriously. Making Ukraine out to be weak and stupid just makes Russia worse by comparison. If the Ukes are so incapable of manufacturing helicopters and are too stupid to understand industrial processes; why has is it taking Russia 4+ years to make them capitulate? All you're doing is proving Russia is below the Ukes in terms of capability.
>>64669052You seem pretty well informed, tell me, how are things progressing with regards to the Russians imminent seizure of Pokrovsk?
>>64669128xaxaxaxa puccia has hohols right where they wont them
>>64668433Ukraine lostcope more, tranny
- What was your key of sucess before joining Elite unit in respect to physical training and character development?- What did you do when there was toxic leadership, colleagues and groupings within the unit?- How did you handle favoritism in group evaluations in selection?- Which are the most important attributes to develop for someone who wants to join an Elite Unit?
>>64663237The truth is I still think about ranger school weekly because it was multiple years of my life preparing and recycling so many times. But I ETS already a year ago.I do plan on getting in the guard infantry during college, so there is a chance I suppose.
>>64663295I hate that for you. You let yourself down and your leaders let you down. If I had a young stud who made it to Darby, then came back to station- it would've been my life's mission to get him back there to finish. I hope you actually find yourself back there, they allow nicotine now!
>>64663370Sounds like a s-tier leader. A lot of leaders where I am at prioritise their carrier.
>>64661375I personally didn't ruck at all or really even train up. IMO its completely doable if you're already training like you should while in the infantry i.e. parallel mid distance running program and a lifting/occasional crossshitter workout. Good luck, just be a good dude and you'll be fine.
How do you prepare for an assessment and selection course? Not just physically, but mentally.
Thoughts on battle-ready LLMs?https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2003214540079808920
>>64668111It's genuinely baffling how retarded things have come
>>64668173you are entirely out of your league in this topic. stay out of it, dishwasher.
>>64669038I'm not the one who keeps falling for it
>>64667845I'll cut out the fluff from the release and see what's left:>GenAI.mil entered an agreement with xAI. They're getting a model based on grok in early 2026. All personnel can use it's capabilities at IL5 for controlled unclassified information.So yeah, >>64668173 is right, all it means is that they're buying a chatbot. If anything beyond that is happening, the press release isn't saying it.
>>64667101>Skynet but 10 times more retardedthis World is so fake and gay >>64667845the US military get a garbage chat bot while paying 12 digits for it
The Leopard 2A8 is a rather attractive vehicle
>>64661864Looks like a cute mouse
>>64661746Looks like k2
>>64661864It looks fucking retarded in a cute way. Like a weird small dog.
An assembly plant for the production of up to 41 Leopard 2A8s is to be built in Kaunas, Lithuania
>>64669097Yeah KNDS is pushing hard for local assembly to reduce the pressure on their Allach plant. The Tatra welding deal was also a natural progression, breaking the Greek monopoly
/arg/ we argue about rifles and stuff editionPreviously>>64659178
>>64667309I just wish it wouldn't shit gas in my face using a can
r*ddit sure does love chode cans
wish me luck
>>64669110ayo can i run this on tha arp?
>>64669114Yea cuh send ts here nigga they drill that bih on the low cuh310 1st St SW, Roanoke, VA 24011
Tell me /k/ what makes a good soldier?
>>64665161Now that's soldiering!
>>64663896Infiltrated by reds (redditers) and stripped for parts
>>64645479The ability to operate independently of their command's awful orders.
>Obadiah boast he is immortal They execute him>Survives and boast of immortality They send him to India >Survives and boast of immortalityThey send him to battle>Survives and boast of immortalityThey execute him again>Survives and boast of immortalityDuncan Macloud cuts off his head and absorbs his immortal power>Survives and boast of immortalitymfw
>>64656035TYPE. BAIT. SHIT.CAPTCHA. POST.
Kinda surprised, this is actually pretty decent. Is Glock too big to fall? They seem to have stagnated.
>>64661007>They seem to have stagnated.People just repeat what gun-tubers say. What exactly are Glocks missing?
>>64662335Yes.
>>64666057>did you remember it?Only because I just saw it mentioned on Wikipedia.
>>64668399Glock isn’t giving the people what they want and what they want is slop. “Don’t tread on me” laser etched on the slide. Anime girls printed into the polymer frame. Football team logos on cover plates.
>>64668889Ugh those digits are so close.
Does anyone know why the 36/300 yard zero is the only zero where the far number isn't actually the far zero? if you do a 36 yard zero with a 14.5/16 inch AR the far zero is at like 270 or 280 yards (or 250 meters) and you're like 3 inches low at 300 yards which is still fine for it being in point blank range but 300 yards is right about when the bullet starts dropping significantly as opposed to when the round crosses the sights for the second time. Where as with a 25/300 meter zero and a 50/200 meter yard zero (both of which aren't actually correct, 25 meters isn't the near zero for 300 meters and 50 yards isn't the near zero for 200 yards) the farther number is the point where the round crosses the front sight again. also, yeah I agree if you have an unmagnified optic/irons the zero literally does not matter at all. your ARs zero only matters if you need to match it up to your BDC because the variation between different zeros is pretty negligible within whatever range you're going to shoot in self defense
yeah
Depends on velocity. That 270 yard zero becomes a 300 yard zero with a mere ~200-300fps incease. Perhaps it’s 36/300 with a certain kind of ammo like m193, or it’s from a 20” barrel?Here’s a useful resource for MPBR. Near and far zero are both included in the outputs.https://shooterscalculator.com/point-blank-range.php
>>64668969there's a US army doc about different zeroes used by different units in the GWoT and if you take their numbers for m855 out of a 14.5 inch barrel and put it in with a 36 yard zero you get that like 270/280ish yard far zero with 300 yards being like 3.5 inches low and the peak of the arc being 3.5 inches high
>>64669009 I also use a 7” MPBR so +- 3.5”. I figure that’s about the size of a man’s head, so it’s the smallest you’d ever aim with a fighting rifle (I am a larper, I don’t actually shoot people). A roughly 300 yard MPBR sounds right for m855 from a 14.5. It gets like 2850fps or so. You’d be surprised how much drop there is between 270 and 300 yards. Far zero is always really close to MPBR. Fucking physics. Just an extra ~200fps will extend the zero to ~300 and MPBR to ~330yds
I have an idea for a gun. It's BAR but it shoots shotgun shells-I don't know what would fit, it might have to be 410
>>64649815underrated comment.
>>64647400So a Browning Automatic Shotgun?
>>64647846A .22LR will cycle a Browning machine gun if the designer knows what he's doing.>everybody knows about david williams and the m1 carbine, but everyone forgets what got him hired to design it in the first place
>>64648914"Just get this uglier piece of shit gun that jams every 2 shots"
>>64647400That's just the fallout 4 combat shotgunCongrats, anon, you have the same design ideas as Todd Howard
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kcna-japans-ambition-for-nuclear-weapons-should-be-curbedWhat options does North Korea have to prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons?
Ukraine and by extension Russia has shown that only nukes are the primary security guarantee of any state.If Ukraine had nukes Russia would not invade them and since Russia has nukes, both America and the EU had to tiptoe around and de-escalate even if Russia doesn't want to.If every country on Earth had nukes there will be no wars and terrorism would be stamped out because nuclear countries don't want loose nukes in their region.
>>64669016I wonder if there's ever been a head of state in modern history that would have actually let nooks fly if given the opportunityI suppose Saddam or Gaddafi might have since they were in that "literally nothing to lose" zone
>>64667352I should have specified that their aircraft don't have the range and that missiles were their only choice
>>64667092So when's a second sun happening over Pyongyang?
>>64667620Japanese official documents on Chinese sex tourists from Nanjing (Nanking) in the 1600s and 1700s pumping and dumping Japanese teenage girls after getting them pregnanthttp://www.eastasianhistory.org/39/vos-foibles>As a matter of fact many Chinese seem to have worried about the education and future of such children. Huang Chê-ch’ing,12 a captain from Nanking, had a liaison with Yakumo,13 a girl from the Iwataya, and fathered a boy Kimpachi,14 his only child. In 1723, when he was 71, he returned to Nagasaki to meet his son. He then brought goods with him sufficient to take care of his son for the rest of his life and asked the Chief Administrator’s Office for a special permit to barter them.[55]This was centuries before World War IIChinese men from Fuqing, Fuzhou in Fujian province were grooming and importing Japanese women from Japan to Fujian, China in the 1920s, just a few years before Japan attacked China and set up Manchukuo.https://desuarchive.org/his/thread/17164434/#q17164434Han men did sex tourism in Japan for centuries during Sengoku Jidao, Edo period and Meiji restoration and fathered bastard childrenComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
the Russian Army has deployed the use of horses
>>64666246So is that shit pronounced key-yov or key-eve
>>64665900Stay moderate, friend.
>>64668711i miss kermitpostongand the British MoD decodes
>People I know irl who aren’t zigger supporters are claiming the use of horses is actually a great tactical choice because “then you aren’t losing an expensive vehicle”. And that Russia has been winning ever since Putin purged his generals to make reforms.How does one combat this level of stupidity?
>>64669065You can't, because delusional people aren't that easy to pull out of those delusions
