Tell me /k/ what makes a good soldier?
>>64659866Aye, that ya did sire. I saw him too. Being dragged behind a chariot driven by none other than that friend of your Achilles. The Duke of Agemnon is going to have an interesting celebration tonight. Those two have been running a feud in the middle of this war for the past four years, they have.
>>64686184Aye, et in Arcadia ego
>>64683772they should film the rest of the books now that ioan gruffud is way older now
>>64646819that filename lmao
>>64686257The problem is that it was far too expensive and if they did, wish they would do the Master and Commander series but I really can't imagine who they could get to play Aubrey and Maturin that would work these days?
Is this the most accurate portrayal of BMD in anime?
Where do you even see a BMD?A BMD has paperthin armor and explodes on slightest contact, therefore Votoms comes closest.
>>64685282Ballistic Missile Defense
>>64683822It doesn't work that way. ICBMs have pre-selected targets and pre-programmed firing solutions with designated launch areas for mobile launchers and submarines.
>>64683822icbms have a minimum effective range of around 1,200 miles. so u.s. icbms cannot really nuke the u.s.
>>64683853He just shoots you and orders someone else to do it, using your body as proof that his threat is serious.
imagine a zombie apocalypse scenario and you have to clear out this structure
>>64686811>fig2-forsmark-finland-ohttps://www.neimagazine.com/analysis/forsmark-vaults-make-advances/?cf-view
>>64686811isnt that even simpler that a Forrest ? Linear tunnels, no chance to get ambushed from Clara areas, or at least easy to guard a straight tunnel oncs cleared.also how big is the elevator / tunnel. my choice is the 30m recoilless wiesel because fuck the hearing
>>64686811this is some resident evil hive shit
>>64686811>I flood it and collapse the entrancesYour move zombie.>>64686845>the tunnel WieselI retract my answer, this sounds way more fun.
Noise making drones to lure them all into one spot.
Could the Secret Service fight off a raid of Tier 1 operators?
>>64682179White House has concealed SAM emplacements now.
>>64674064perhaps, force protection and countersabotage tactics are a numbers game
Depends on the numbers and timingYour cowadoody tier one operator shit does not matter if you're still outnumbered and outgunnedYou may have the element of surprise up to a certain point, that's why in all WH takeover flicks there's always a traitor/mole who got slighted or some ultra corrupt politician who wants to grab the reins turd world style
>>64674064The close protection guys/gals no. The SWAT team maybe. They're probably better trained than the delta unit but feds are all training no experience, and pretty dopey because they're not paid much. Then again the military are literal retards.
>>64677805is this a new pasta?
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>>64685624Spectacular gut, Randers.As for you question; Hasnt got that cold this year yet, though, today it may have been with the wind chill, crazy windy, but im working on my zero's so shooting in that wind would've been silly.>>64685977>17hmrsounds gay.Get a .17wsm>>64686062>bren 2 mogs ar15.Bait
>>64684703Typically these brown youths are shooting at their other brown youths they are at war with. For example, paki movie theatre shot up by hindi thugs, or hindi movie theatre shot up by paki thugs.
>>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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So how come chink "meat waves"worked out for pushing back the US and UN out of North Korea back in Korean War, yet Russian "meat assaults" are straight-up failing hard in Ukraine for very little gain?
>>64686864Also one point is by the time the front had reached the stalemate position where the US could dig in and have trenches, the Meatwave assaults promptly ended up being like what's happening now.The Chinese would throw a meatwave, take a trenchline, and then when the next day rose American aircraft, tanks, and their own infantry would kick them back out of said trench.
>>64686887>trained in gorilla warfare by years of civil warMostly consisted of blowing up shit whilst the og china was distracted fighting the raping japs. still more experience than ur average russmeatwave, though
>>64686912>Using a meatwave of 300,000 against UN troops scattered all over the place behind little defensive lines and positions.>Works because the meatwaves just flow AROUND the UN troops making them realize they either have to retreat or be surrounded>UN troops retreat>UN troops eventually dig in and make a series of trenchlines>Meatwaves die and line stalemates
>>64686933Don't forget the artillery barrages, this is what brought the bug people to a heel.
>>64686915Yup, command posts with live video feeds and accurate maps, and nearly everyone has a radio.
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.
>>64685153>I think CWD doesn't infect humansUhhhhhh.... yeah about that...>Nevertheless, a 2024 study highlighted a potential link between CWD and human prion disease following the death of two hunters who consumed meat from a CWD-infected deer population. In 2022, a 72-year-old man died within a month of presenting with confusion and aggression after his friend had previously died of Creutzfeldt–Jakob. While the diagnosis was confirmed as sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob, researchers emphasized that cross-species transmission is plausible in animal models and could not be ruled out in this cluster, emphasizing the need for further surveillance.[20]
>>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.
I used to intern with a Class II FFL precision rifle builder who also manufactured some NFA items and no joke, you can literally make a good quality (albeit rough finished) suppressor for under $100 provided you have a lathe. You can make even cheaper wipe suppressors for close to $50 out of pipe tubing you find on amazon. I remember watching this video by an American volunteer in the Ukrainian International Legion who talk about a company in the Czech Republic that sold suppressors for the Bren 2 that cost $125 so clearly it doesn't cost that much to make them yet I'm having a hard time finding anyone selling even shitty .22lr whip suppressors for under $500. Certainly with the NFA tax going away you'd think there'd be a market for cheap suppressors in the US right?
>>64684264Those are lovecraftian horrors I would never put my dick into.
>>64680837>Those things are expensive as fuck.This is honestly the only reason I don't have a lathe.Every fucking asshole selling one used wants $2k for hammered to shit unit made literally 60 years ago. They have their Facebook marketplace/Craigslist posts up for multiple years.It's like the "I know what I got" clowns at gun shows except with ancient manufacturing tooling instead.I've got a small Taiwanese milling machine, I bought a rotary table and just spend hours to cut my circular pieces vertically instead. Fucking sucks and I'm limited by my Z axis pretty severely, but it's the best I can do for my home hobbyist usage until I figure out a game plan for starting an actual manufacturing business that can survive.
>>64680711Eur*s are also cucked faggots thoughbeit
>>64676719John and Barry have 7 other employees, 500 grand of machine tool loans, and $35,000 in monthly business bills.They only sell 300 silencers a month.Do the math on wyat those silencers need to be priced at.
>>64686704Yeah well I do have a few semi autos myself. The point is even with a limited pool of buyers and taxes out the ass they don't cost more than a few hundred. Non-FA rated less than that
>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.
>>64686629Fuck where the other 9 World wars?
>>64686747Part of the hyperwar period
>>64686744you are an honorary janny. you did it for free anon.
>>64686629>any shot is basically fatalI'm rewatching BoB rn and people get smoked big time all the time and rarely die
>>64686718I enjoyed my deployments, it was big money, good times with mates and I never shot at anyone that didn't absolutely deserve it.Only fuckups I have are dreams about being late for something or running out of water. I'm also not real keen on garbage on the roadside but that's passed now and I'll still do the once-around a car to make sure its good to go before we leave.
Previous: >>64578544Stamboulieh Law makes weekly videos on all the latest lawfare:https://youtube.com/@2alawYou've heard of FRTs, but what's a "super safety"?>uses the safety to force the reset of the trigger>allows for way more trigger options (you just have to trim two places)>invented by Tim Hoffman (https://hoffmantactical.com)>gifted to the world to freely 3D print>enterprising people now selling super safeties made of steel (recommend at least 4140)>cheaper than an FRT ($90-$150)>originally a 3-position cross-bolt safety>left is safe, right is semi, middle is super>3-position 90° super safety selectors are now availableComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>64685231>prices have increased, they just aren't 999 any more.Nigga the full size were under $1k just 5 weeks ago. I do not believe the Ks are 50% more these days. Just be patient. They go on sale like every 4 to 6 weeks.
>>64685678oh
>>64685265>that bullet tip poking out
>>64685433this is how it works, it seem to push down on the trigger itself to reset it
Giving an update to the bssquirts drop in, I put it in my ar15 lower and it worked when dry firing my 556 DD upper. It also worked when dry firing my 9mm upper on the same lower, the lower initially had some issues with the 9mm upper because I had an extended kak bolt extension with the law tactical folder. I took out the extended extension and put the standard one back in and the upper worked just fine. I sacrifice some mass but oh well, hopefully I have enough mass that I dont get an oob from bolt bounce. I dont have to cut any weight on the bcg btw because I took the weight out entirely to use a law folder.From my understanding glock lowers etc.. need the ar9 lever, but if the lower is an ar15 lower and you use a conversion, the normal lever works fineI'm assuming the ar9 lever you dont have to cut your bolt weight either?I'm going to the range to actually test this soon
How were these used? As a big axe with pointy bits or as a spear with a bit more versatility?
>>64685011I have no doubt that European weapons could get through Mesoamerican armor, and as I said, I think it's even particularly likely that the Anonymous Conquerer in that line is exaggerating things.However, if it was entirely ineffective against Spanish weapons, then Spanish sources wouldn't bother to praise it at all, nor would they have adopted it as much as they did.Consider also that the Conquistadors were not always particularly well equipped, most may not have had armor at all and had simple non-protective clothing (which is part of why they adopted Mesoamerican armor): They had to supply their own equipment, mostly, or at least this was the case in the Cortes expedition (apparently some later ones down in Peru such as Pizarro's were better outfitted), so it's possible that the swords they had access to weren't the highest quality or what was best suited to the situation.
>>64674403cant belive they had FDE uniforms in 1600s
>>64674265They were used similar to a pogo stick.
>>64674265Depends. In a formation you use it like a spear that can make quick, short cuts and fence with it if you're in the front and facing other poles. If the lines get a little closer, weapons start tangling, you're up against shorter weapons, OR you're not the front line, you can and should lift it up and bring that axe head down on people, as it'll let you clear a section of line or a gate very quickly. Helmets tend to impair upward vision a little, and people desperately trying to not get stabbed aren't going to notice in time, or be able to respond quickly enough (or with enough structure) to stop you. One on one, no idea. I'm not particularly skilled with them and here never actually trained at it, clubbing retards in a press or spear fencing is honestly way less complex than properly fighting with something like a halberd or glaive one on one. >>64674362Pretty sure you're getting them confused with the knightly pollaxe, which is shorter, and generally used very, very differently, as it's a weapon explicitly meant for a well armored man to kill well armored men. Keeping the axe back and butt forward is something a man at arms can afford, because he's already well protected and wants that head back so he can deliver heavy hits to other men at arms.Your average halberdier absolutely NEEDS the head forward, or he's pretty liable to get stabbed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_hEX6PRgW4
We have nuclear powered subs.Why dont we have nuclear powered surface ships besides carriers? Also, how much supplies are flown in for carriers out at sea? Is it a constant stream of helis just carrying supplies? Where does the supplies come from? The pacific is pretty fucking far from America.
>>64686808Whats that for
>>64686854they keep stuff on it
>>64686859Cant they just fly them in? Its a floating airfield.
>>64686866>Its a floating airfield.the advantage is the floating part, cheaper and easier to just float stuff to it
>>64686611>>64686691>>64686725>>64686746>E=MC2>muh squared velocitySame reason why things like Aurora would need ridiculous amounts of thrust (the SR-71 had it but wasn't designed to graze up to the near-hypersonic regime obviously) and Mach 4-5 cartridges are super necked down from their parent cartridge.
Why don't modern rifles have a cleaning rod along the barrel anymore with a cleaning kit in the stock/grip?Seems like a pretty inelegant solution to give the soldier these separate maintenance packages when it all could be mounted on the gun, easily and quickly accessed when needed, and never misplaced/lost.
>>64685571Most people wear the cleaning kit on their belt. In the past the rod was single part and couldn't be collapsed
>>64685571The victorious modern soldier is far better supplied and equipped - there is no need for the extra weight when an entire spare rifle can be retrieved from their transport vehicle, brought up from a supply cache by courier, delivered by drone or any other myriad solution. And I say this having had the joy of presenting my Mauser's cleaning rod to a fellow at the range faced with a stuck case from shooting 50yo 30-06 ammo recently inherited from his granddad. It's a feature useful in the bygone times of adventurous military expeditions and serendipitous circumstances, not present general issue.
>>64686208>because that weight is in your ruck not your hands, and you arent wearing your ruck in a firefightNo, the cleaning kit goes in your vest so you can use it at any time necessary.>it pushes the centre of gravity to the front of the gun and makes it heavier which fatigues the arms and makes it more tiresome to hold a sight pictureMore weight at the front controls muzzle movement incredibly well making the gun more stable under recoil. Besides, a soldier isn't going to be standing up holding a sight picture all day long, rather, he will go prone and brace the rifle on anything he can find so that he actually hits the target.
>>64686512If your get a stuck case or a barrel obstruction in the middle of a firefight you can't just ask the enemy to stop shooting so you can clear the jam.
>>64686662>>mortar clearing>rim shears off
Why did US GI's love to smoke cigarettes so much?
>>64684593There was this crazy guy who coached throwing at my highschool who claimed to have been in Vietnam that said hairspray had a smell the gooks could track.
>>64684593Counterpoint. Our Malaysian soldiers frequently tracked Communist insurgents by their reeking pee smell. You see, the Malaysian Communists were 99% Chinese, and chinks don't wash their penor after peeing. So they stain their pants with pee.
>>64685233>>64685609There's a difference between people smoking in cities or officers doing it in their command post and troops out in the field. The North Vietnamese didn't hand out cigs in their rations.
>>64686003Malaysia had the toughest commando and special force unit in South East Asia. They happen to be the best jungle fighters in the world. Malaysian troops are the only forces in the world to have defeated a communist insurgency. In the decades in the fight against the Communists, there is no record of a Malaysian soldier taken alive. I might mention here that, for their expertise in jungle warfare, Malaysians are known in the business as "whispering death." Elite fores all over the world are trained by them. The jungle warfare school in Fort Benning, Georgia was set up by a Malaysian team. The UK, NZ and Australian forces have joint training in Malaysia to learn jungle warfare from Malaysian forces on an annual basis, especially after the Vietnam war. Just learn about Col Charles Beckwith ... he had been part of British Special Air Services (SAS) in Malaya and used the knowledge to further develop US Special Force programmes including Vietnam and Delta Forces. Malaysian Special Force are rooted from SAS the same way and time during his tour there too. Some additional jungle skills from the native were also included, specially in tracking and hiding. U.S. Navy SEALs conduct training in Malaysia twice a year. The U.S. Army does field exercises with the Malaysian army. American Marine always come to Malaysia training at Special Warfare School to learn survival lesson. One of the trainer has shared his experience with Marines in his FB. He said this Marines are too arrogant and too proud. When he and team mates leave this Marines in the jungle, on the next day they found this Marines not practice what they has learned. The area they were been are near a small river and many foods around it but they never search or hunt the animal. The hut they suppose to build, not like a hut at all. They looked like a shit. When asked why they don't eat, they said they always eat mre foods and when the foods almost out they will radio to send foods.
>>64684593I just read Low Level Hell and the author detects and slaughters the offending VC/NVA troops a few times based on their cooking fires, so you can ask the same of them.
Unexploded Tomahawk warheads found in Niger after last night's strikes by the US Navy:https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cjrjwq59x49o
>>64685644>The entire bible is written by jews about jews, a middle eastern ethnicity, and every event in the bible is located in the middle eastif you ignore the other 99% of things about christianity then yeah, it's jewish
>>64685615>So a 25% failure rate...the tomahawk is supposed to be the most tried-and-true thing that they have, holy shitwhat are they doing
Where are all the people who laughed at Russian missile failures in Ukraine now?
You can stop your butthurt samefagging now
>>64684052130 students and 12 teachers from a catholic school who had been held captive for a month were released on Christmas Eve, faggot