North Grumman posted this video:>https://youtu.be/xumHWugbvkY?si=EYhc0xu96sy9Ye8pDoes this mean that the XM1182 HEAB-T is finally in use? Also a few follow-up questions:>could this setup be used as an "ad-hoc" C-RAM platform?>so now in theory every platform with an M230LF could become an C-UAS platform? (+a MHR radar)>could this ammo be used with the AH-64s? Israelis have recently used them as drone hunters.
>>64758274Kino
>>64758886Not when they start using quantum fiber
>>64758875>>64758886They also need a powered unspooler since the fiber will break if it gets tugged, and a transceiver at each end capable of transmitting over many kilometers without a repeater. The transceiver alone costs more than $200-300.
>>64758886Really, exactly how much bigger? how does that effect the price of the drone? I'll give you a hint, they don't need to be much bigger and they're actually cheaper because economy of scale is currently the biggest factor in the diy drone building market as opposed to the pennies in material cost difference. You'd know this if you actually price checked components instead of just flapping your gums>>64762330>Uhhh uhhh I'll just make up some shit Many such cases
>>64762330>powered unspooler -t. blithering moron fuddThis is a weapons board dummy. Invent a better brand of bullshit next time.
burger Anons, you know how annoying as FUCK it is to ship handguns, due to how you have to drop it off at a UPS distribution center since USPS won't take em because of some weird ancient reg?Well, not anymore!https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1423701/dl>I hope this isn't viewed as political, I just wanted to share the news.
>>64761325I was replying to the homos who were calling this low hanging fruit and a token gesture
>>64760863My b. Misunderstood the thread >>64761313Yes. That character from Shawshank Redemption was indeed a Friend of Dorothy.
>>64760858>issue a warning for talking about Epst**neOh good, it wasn't just me.
Wait, wait. You can just buy them online and have them shipped to you?
>>64762189>>64760858why are you two queers talking about that off topic shit on /k/?
There are literal schizoid glowniggers, hasbara jews and other glowspooks on this board for some reason.
>>64762404Have you tried not being brown
>>64762404OP is a Tutsi apologist. This is a Hutu board, deal with it.
>>64762404
The sharty and its consequences have been a disaster for 4chan memetics.
>this is all that remains of the cubans that tried to defend madurodamn, what kind of weapon could cause so much damage?
>>64759627Kek, same vibes.
>>64760380i think its the perfect metaphor for how fucked up venezuela and cuba are right now, they are on the brink of collapse, but they have to keep appearances>>64760019nah, communism just makes you ugly, as a venezuelan, chavistas looked like inbred hicks to me most of the timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_C-mNfrXrk
>>64759998SHREK OBAMA
>>64760380Cuba has been broke since the 90s,that is why they colonized Venezuela and Brazil.
>>64760555Yes but that's not necessarily a problem if you have the infrastructure to refine it, problem is that they don't. Also heavy oil, otherwise known as bunker fuel, is a super common fuel source for bulk freighters so it's not like it's completely worthless
Any anons here ever been to ShootSmart? Its pretty much the only range I hear about in DFW, but they seem extremely expensive: Their prices put me off but their also the closest range to my neighborhood so their convenient...Would you say if I shoot at the minimum 2-3 times a month that a membership would be worth it? How much money would I realistically save? If you get their most expensive membership you get to shoot at the lanes for free and get a free FFL, which is tempting but I'm not sure if its worth it bros...their normal prices are as follows>Public Shooting Lane: $17>Private Shooting Lane: $32>FFL: $45And that's not even counting everything else. Like I've seen Holosun Sights easily going for $400+ there. I think that they upcharge everything to get you to buy a membership, which is pretty scummy, but I am tempted I'm ngl.
>>64760026I shot FMJ there though not the 100 yard
just go to texas defensive shooting academy (tdsa) down in ferris. outdoors with bays. its where colion noir goes if you can recognize it. been going for years and its super sweet if you can stomach the drive. i believe it to be worth it, but to each their own. never taken someone who didnt think it was worth it
>>64757503>have range membership>haven't gone in a while at least I paid for a lifetime membership but I really need to go
>>64759937>>64760026>>64760068It was literally because of a law suit in Dallas county. Some dude was shooting carelessly in some woods not far from a gun range, and someone got hurt. They tried to pin it on the gun range, saying that it was a ricochet from a FMJ round. Case got settled, but the insurance company (the same one for all of the gun ranges here) told the ranges no more FMJ.You can literally just put FMJ rounds inside SP boxes. I just go to local shooting spots right outside the metroplex that nobody will bother you in.PS Fuck Dallas
>>64757503All ranges in DFW are aids, rangeusa is unironically the best because while still having gay rules they have a cheap membership that gets you free range time on weekdays. They're also less gay about the rules if you're a member. Go twice a month or more and it pays for itself
If you're the dictator of a shithole how do you prevent the hollowing out/paper tigerization of your military over time? All of these had strong capable militaries until one day they didn't and got their cheeks busted and wig split
>>64750477Ally with western countries and use their gibs to professionalize and improve your military. The alternative is becoming a poor shithole and relying on Chinese and Russian spare parts.
>>64750591USSR didn't have a functioning economy.
>>64750477>If you're the dictator of a shithole how do you prevent the hollowing out/paper tigerization of your military over time?You don't. The military is by far the greatest risk to your life in the long run.You keep them loyal but incompetent and fragmented so nobody can use them against you in a coup.
>>64757400North Korea, I bet
>>64761304You have to be >16 to post on 4chan.
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>>64762246Alright champ you do that.
>>64762247>Also dumb shit like ruger 10/22 mags with capacity beyond 10 have never been prohibited by government but the rcmp claims they are illegal.Isn't this because some bizarre Ruger .22 "pistol" uses those BX25 magazines and so they said "NO PISTOL MAGS OVER 10 ROUNDS!!!"Still don't understand why they're illegal as you can own pistol mags that are blocked or pinned/pressed to max. 10 rounds. I guess we'll start seeing BX mags with rivets rammed through them?
>>64762040I wanted to see how the texture of the firearms felt in my mouth. They yelled at me saying it was unsafe and to spit the barrel out and that’s when I got asked to leave. Fucking cunts
>>6476224790s bans (the post-Poly ones) were mainly by regulation including mag capacity limits.
>>64762266Yes that’s exactly why. 10/22 mags of unlimited capacity were fine but the charger shows up and now they need to be pinned at 10. The mags are still legal but they are pinned to 10 like all of our semi auto centerfire mags.
There's no real need to rehash why mechs don't work but what is the ideal jungle support vehicle then?
Ground vehicles are losing relevance and are going to keep losing relevance as time goes on and drones become ever more advanced. See >>64755286 - if you come across something in the jungle that infantry can't handle by themselves, then drone swarms or aerial vehicles (themselves also drones) will take over.
>>64754746literally just this >>64755310remove the jungle = remove the problemjungles are dogshit to traverse even for infantry, let alone anything weighing over a ton that can't (relatively) easily snake between treessame reason you don't bring land vehicles to mountains that don't have very sturdy and clear paths going through themif you intend on crossing the jungle by land you gotta remove the jungle (or stop being retarded and go over it)>>64760694here we go again>>64760755until infantry itself becomes obsolete it's going to need ground support no matter how vulnerable>something something flag planted something something not your territory
>>64760277yeah it's a huge lazy downgrade aesthetically, you could tell me right was from ghost recon or the division or whatever near-future game you want and aside from the patches it would 100% look it. it's bad even if you're not comparing it to beck's work
>>64754949>The only feasible option for armored vehicles in such an environment, is something with legs.This would rather raise the question as to whether an armored vehicle is worth it there.'cause let's be fair here : if you have to go there with troops, you are either- an insurgent having to use the jungle as a shield against enemy conventional forces whose firepower, numbers and logistics you cannot hope to match, let alone survive.- said conventional forces and really have to flush out insurgents... which armor ain't really helping you do by much.
>>64761570You forgot scenario 3, which is a conventional military fighting a conventional military, like during >World War I>World War II>First Indochina War>Vietnam War>Sino-Vietnamese War>Cambodian-Vietnamese War>Spanish-American War>Rhodesian Bush War>First and Second Congo Wars>First and Second Sino-Japanese Wars>Chinese Civil WarAnd others
They're considered to be some superweapon that could change the tide of a war. But let's take the current war in Ukraine, if Russia were to deploy tactical nukes against military targets, could It realistically enable a proper breakthrough in any of the fronts?
>>64761317A shame allies didn't convince french commies to do an uprising to just wait until nazis killed them all, much of our current social degeneracy could have been avoided by letting them do the dirty work.
>>64759232Tactical nukes are useless, because MIRVs + decoys are country-ending.
>>64761608The problem is the south koreans also consider the long term. If Kim gets deposed and NK is either unified with SK or left to do it's own thing, what do you do with a backwater nation who's population is like 90% brainwashed, malnourished serfs? It's an enormous fiscal undertaking that would hobble South Korea's economy. Not to mention the refugee crisis that China, Japan and other neighboring countries really don't want to do with.
Considering the SBU operations we've seen recently, if Russia went full scorched earth like that, we would likely see a dirty bomb on moscow or St Pitsburg at the very least as response.
>>64759232>Are nukes overrated?>deploy tactical nukes against military targetsAre you forgetting something?
can you even call yourself a /k/ommando?
>>64761652>"It's a big pistol">that entire second halfbruh
>>64761652>big pistolBIG IRON
>SD arrives at FFL in 5 daysGO FASTER YOU FUCKING DELIVERY CARRIER
>>64749416Ofcourse dont rule out the series SG1
>>64761727Your are fully retarded
You have a moderately sized military force and you have to deal with several hundred of these things. Here’s what you gotta remember about them:>Nearly immortal, body can be damaged but the only thing that can kill them is fire>sever a limb and it will keep coming after you >burning them isn’t advised because the gasses inside will reanimate any corpses around them, including animals >They do feel pain, from injury and their rotting bodies>eating brains relieves said pain>they’re very smart, able to fake calls for backup and set up ambushes>speed depends on the state of decay, fresher corpses run like a human>nuking them would kill them, but it would spread the trioxin gas further and make a bigger outbreak in the endWell, /k/? You gotta get creative with this one.
>>64761458>That Land Before Time YTP quoteLegitimately the most out of pocket deep cut reference I've ever seen.
>>64760790He wasn't exposed to the chemical.
>>64758075Suicide is one of my favorite characters in any movie.The 180 flip from crust punk to a person who cares deeply about how others think about him and even shows restraint to follow through with truly taboo event, like when Trash tries to seduce him, is amazing.
>>64758464Thats why resident evil and 28 days later struck a chord with me, the zombies are basically mutants that wont last more than a week and cant really feel pain well. So maybe a knife or 9mm fmj wont take one down instantly but a 12ga to the chest probably will
>>64761992Suicide is excellent, truly one of my most favorite movie characters. (Pic related is still a work in progress, but he belongs there).I love how he manages to seamlessly pull off coming across as a ridiculous and pretentious asshole, who you'll laugh at because look at how he dresses and behaves, BUT, at the same time that punk leather outfit is actually pretty cool, and he kinda is a bit badass.Like, he died suddenly and all, but he was first in line rushing to help his friend, he didn't hesitate.Shame that Mark Venturini died pretty young, he had potential left as an actor.
Reloading generalMy press after sizing/depriming/cleaning primer pockets of over 6,000 pieces of .45 Auto brass.My die is an undersized die from EGW. They have Lee custom make dies .003" undersized to eliminate Glock bulge on brass. With my RCBS dies I had some rounds not fit in a match chamber.
>>64762106Lee makes one, even
>>64762180What i wanted was 500 and what i got was 200. A buddy of mine started to work where i work so i helped him by moving into a stupid work room, its too packed with a fucking bed in there so the big ass workbench got delayed.
>>64762270That's a bummer. When I first started reloading, I was recently divorced and living alone, so I bolted my new press and powder drop to my living room table and kept all the components and boxes underneath. Picrel was literally me
>>64759095a couple years back an anon posted here about his experiences reloading 5.7, it was a total pain in the ass. Tumbling the cases removes the factory polymer coating and makes them fail to extract or feed, and the powder load is so small that tiny variations cause large velocity spreads. I think he squished a few cases seating the bullets too, but that's a more common problem. Personally I quit reloading 32 auto because the cases were too small, they're fumbly. Maybe a tiny half-sized press would make it easier to reload tiny cartridges, but obviously nobody makes one.
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Why wouldn't something like pic related work fine as a "do everything" gun for a person living in the densely forested hills of Appalachia, where the power and ballistic advantage of a rifle simply isn't necessary?>plinking will be good fun with the naturally subsonic .45>definitely suitable for home defense>easy enough to fit in a backpack, or take the can off and carry it on your person>get some .45 Super for killing deer or hogs, or mess around with round ball loadings for taking small game or for pest controlYes, it's true that rifles can be had for dirt cheap these days. And it's also true that there is no real reason to limit yourself to just one gun, especially a handgun. But in an autistic min-max fantasy where you literally can only own one gun and it has to be able to be carried 24/7/365, does a suppressed .45 automatic make sense? The only real downside I see here is that this is not the best option for summertime concealed carry in hot climates.
>>64759781>tiny and pathetically weakThat's every handgun cartridge, though
>>6475978122 hornet is a great revolver round. I personally prefer 22 rem jet though. The 53 is really versatile.>>64760021>could have been killed with a .22 LR or .22 Mag.Absolutely. Now imagine having a gun that could be both in one gun yet with drastically better projectiles. Hence the Five-seveN. Worth pointing out that what wasn't a legal cartridge for that WMA was .357, 9mm, or any of the big bore revolver rounds. Also note he wasn't attacked by bears but if he would have been a 5.7 would've been the only option that wouldn't have resulted in a felony trespassing charge. I guess I can concede that a 9mm/big bore revolver would definitely be more effective at stopping bear attacks in this location since you'll never be able to access the property with one lmao.
>>64760238Post guns
>>64753743I could turn around and ask you what your value judgment is worth when all I'm saying is that something exists and has for a long time.
>>64757447>he using chatgpt for arguments>it gives him a wrong answer>still uses itKek
How come i shoot an LCP max better than most full size guns
Small guns are goated. They're easier to point.
>>64762274The recoil is also incredibly tame, even though the gun weighs nothing. I dont get it, im contemplating selling almost all my other handguns other than finger-fucktoys and just sperg focusing on the LCP max and mastering it to an absurd degree
Will it ultimately be a cult hit like the AR-15?
>>64762039It got popular thanks to the ability to make unlicensed copies and it's cheaper (as a small shop) to machine aluminum than machine, stamp, or cast steel. The modularity of the platform also allowed it to be shoehorned into every niche.
>>64762015The AP argument is sadly still a losing battle. If you're in the know, the Chinese company Shandong Yasai Ceramic Technology Co. has a economical means of producing titanium diboride-doped Silicon Carbide, the type of ceramic used in the Adept Colossus, Archon, Gilliam 9969, and some forms of Hexar / Dragonskin. They're likely the actual OEM of the ceramics for all the above armor. This ceramic is excellent for beating tungsten penetrators, better than normal Silicon Carbide, and not terribly heavier.It would not be difficult for China to develop an XM1184-proofed plate, but they have other, greater priorities.
When will we expect the Army to standardize on one AR-10 design when the Sig gets booted?
>>64762013The M14 was dramatically inferior at doing this to the M16, which is why the M16 replaced the M14.>>64761913>>64762039Comical cope.
>>64762039>inherently lightweight, can be made incredibly light if you want>fundamentally accurate design, inline as fuck>basically no recoil, in big part because of that>easily modular to adapt for your personal comfort, if you don't like the standard ergoes there's countless options>excellent reliability if you don't go for the really cheap ones>the cheap ones still have pretty good reliability and aren't hard to improve on>can build a good and highly reliable rifle out of parts, still getting good quality while saving money>standardized in the best infantry rifle cartridge, 5.56x45mm, but can be had in many others, like .350 LGN or .458 SOCOM for hunting larger game>contrary to popular belief and marketing, "DI" is quieter than short-stroke piston, lacking the Piston Pop effect>not picky on cleaning, vast majority of carbon will collect inside the BCG, and it'll tolerate a lot of that for a long time if you lubed it>action is pretty well buttoned up and tends to keep dirt out fairly wellI'd say the most notable weaknesses of the AR15 are these:>gas system doesn't love being shortened down a lot, you can make 10.5" and 8.5" barreled guns run reasonably well but they're never gonna be AS reliable as 14.5" and 16" barreled AR15sComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
