The Yamato and the Musashi vs the entire Royal Navy battleship force, who wins?
>>65550787>a gun from pre WW1 hits about as hard as a gun from WW2.Do they hit as hard as an 18-inch gun though?
>>65550787>Honestly, if the battleship was still relevant after WW2they were still relevant for action up in the mists of the Arctic until 1961/2 at which time the A-6 Intruder and Blackburn Buccaneer entered service; their computerised all-weather attack capability finally put the nail in the coffin of the battleships>future design would probably have the guns arranged like the Nelson and Richelieu with all of the big guns in the front and secondary batteries either gone, replaced with AA weapons, or use SAM sitesI don't think so; aft-firing weapons would have been important for BBs to continue duelling Sverdlovs while racing to get out of air attack range before daybreak. but yes SAM conversions were proposed, and in fact the early SAM launchers were designed to drop into the gunpits of the US Navy's twin 5" turrets without having to enlarge the hulland they might have had even more SAMs: one proposal for the Iowa-class battlecarrier even has a SAM launcher mounted on the forecastle forward of Turret Abut not all of the 5"ers would be dumped I believe. even into the 80s radar-aimed gun AA was quite effective, since there were many legacy subsonic bombers still in use by both NATO and Warpact nations
>>65551070They shoot faster, and the Yamatos aren't 100% armored against battleship grade guns across the whole ship (superstructure, rangefinders, etc). Enough hits will still cripple a ship even if it doesn't pen the citadel, and WW1 guns can still be fit with more advanced AP shells and better propellants to improve performance compared to WW1 levels.
>>65551971There's that and the Yamato and Musashi probably would've run out of shells before they would've been able to sink all the RN battleships.
>>65525682>the american annual trade deficit of 1 000 billion dollars.The thing about a trade debt is that the way they calculate it is by adding up the sale value of goods being imported. So if an iPhone is worth $900, that counts as a $900 import.The problem is, though that iPhone sells for $900, only $500 goes back to China, where it was made. The rest goes to Apple. More importantly, another container full of iPhones went from China to India, and that was counted as an Indian import, even though a lot of the money obtained when it sells in India also goes back to Apple in the US.
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>>65556230According to calibremag, poly, danforthfamilies and of course, (((unnamed others)))
>>65555766Depends. Poly are just hyper-focused on this issue even at the expense of other leftist tenets like native hunters or women defending themselves from rapists for example. The more out of touch Whites generally (boomers, nepo babies, shitlibs and spiteful mutants who just don’t care about anything including themselves, etc) are true believers in bans as well. Actual government officials and glowies and the like are pragmatic chaos-worshippers that only want to stop non-leftist Whites from owning guns to accelerate anarcho-tyranny; they’re actively trying to arm nons or at least looking the other way while they arms themselves and do whatever they want. They’re even throwing cops under the bus like with the Bishnoi gang; they won’t need at least non-federal cops soon
>>65556254thank you anon
>>65556410No problem big dog.
>>65556209not for you, fellow peasant
It's happening today at 5:30 ET. Source: My uncle works for NAVAIR.
>>65555272>and it wasn't known just how good they wereHere's a good presentation on how the CIA tested Soviet radars during the Oxcart program to test their limits.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psf4Ywz7Aqo&t=2350sThe timestamp will take you right to the relevant part. The whole thing is worth a watch if you're into it.
>>65551343The Senate Launch System as a whole is an embarrassing spectacle of featherbedding, graft, and incompetence. Everyone involved in a decision-making capacity deserves to be shot into the sun, but unfortunately that would require a reliably working rocket.
>>65556016>Everyone involved in a decision-making capacity deserves to be shot into the sun, but unfortunately that would require a reliably working rocket.
This thing is still around and not cancelled? First time I heard about it was in 2012? Will they even show a prototype by 2040?
>>65556126I mean, going from early concept studies to an actual development contract for systems like this DO generally take a decade or two. It spent years not being talked about publicly and being funded through a classified Special Access Program called Link Plumeria.
>dropping your least-experienced airborne division, that had never actually fought together as a cohesive formation, led by a general who had never even participated in a practice jump before, on your most critical objective that if you fail, the entire operation is a complete failureWhat did Montgomery and Browning mean by this? Even if they just HAD to have British troops be the ones to seize the crossing over the Rhine as a matter of national pride, surely they could have sent the 6th Airborne (which had literally conducted rapid seizures of river crossings in Normandy) instead of a bunch of newfags, right?
Stop replying to your own posts to keep this thread bumped.
I live near that bridge. 2 min walk
>>65520779It's more like warriortard is still here.
>>65553213Go take a picture of it
>>65519434Did any of them say "what a fucking nigger" when they saw a Waffen-SS warrior kill one of their downed and injured friends?
Well /k/, I finally did it!After over a decade of spam-can mag dumping, I've finally managed to ruin my AK's barrel!>Got me this Norinco Type-56S for dirt cheap, long before the gun-grab laws, Corona or Ukraine boogaloo.>Very pleasant to shoot, super reliable, respectable accuracy within 100 meters.>...Up until NOW. Now the shots go all over the place.>Aiming at the target's groin, on a bench? The shots give it a new hair cut.>Can't adjust the sights any higher to compensate either.>Groups all around worse than before as well, even up close.Took the piece to a local gunsmith, and whaddya know:a good inch or so of steel has been essentially ripped off from the inner "neck" of the barrel, right where the rifling starts. Meaning the bullet doesn't seal properly, resulting to plummeted accuracy + obvious risks.To be fair, the gun is around 40 years old, and I've pushed insane amounts of dirty as fuck Commie surplus shit through its pipe for many, many years, so this didn't exactly come as a huge surprise.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>65554574Breddy nice,But like said, I'm not trashing my oldschool gun and with it the licenses. Not to mention just applying for a new license is like 150€ this day and age, which is insanity.And yes, I've been considering that 19" -> 16" barrel conversion while at it. Maybe even 14.5 + gasblock front sights for extra tacticool + easier time with suppressors.I actually already own a regular stumpy AK buttstock, but I for one actually prefer the extra length of pull the "NATO length" gives.
>>65554625Dumbass, just keep the old rifleYou can use GF mags as long as you do, it's not like getting a new B licence gun in addition resets it. Barrel + gunsmith will cost way more than the 150+450 for a new one
>>65554794No, you cannot use or possess high-capacity ERVA magazines for a newly purchased Category B weapon, unless you have a specific license endorsement or permit that explicitly covers that magazine, for that specific firearm.
>>65554904Oh ok so you actually got your guns in like 1995 and have no idea about current law. You absolutely can, if you owned a single GF/ERVA AK you could buy and possess 30 rd mags for a fucking B cat AR 15 if you wanted.
>>65554322>I can't just go and grab a new firearm to replace this, so a new barrel it is what I want.Well, those gay laws forced you to make the right decision.
>the blishlock doesn't work because..... IT JUST DOESN'T OK!M1A1 fags are still seething about M1928 supremacy to this day.
>>65556250Why would 120mm abrahams tank fans be mad?
My Iconic Tommy Gun>every bullet fired is John Blish approved>50 and 100 round drum magazine as God intended>finned barrel for continuous hosing>vertical handgrip more maximum control>drum rattles to let the enemy know death is approaching>handcrafted by men who are expert gunsmiths>cost as much as a full machine gunYour standard issue Thompson>blowback more like liable to blow up>low capacity magazine for low capacity men>smooth barrel for smooth brains>horizontal grips made for climbing>silent magazines for the cowardly user>mass produced by recently hired womenComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
It doesn't work through the "friction of dissimilar metals" but it does slow the rate of fire because of the geometry. I want a 1921 of 1928 overstamp so bad, it's unreal.
>>65556304>finned barrelPossible the coolest part besides fully automatic. 45 ACP, of course.
>bullpups
new video is endlessly more graceful
>>65556298Damn, that's sexy.
>>65553029so thats why I was seeing two completely different titles for the same video on my phone and pc.thanks google, I fucking hate it.
>>65551565Yeah
>>65553029I HATE THE ALGORITHMI HATE THE ALGORITHM
When did they change the name of M16 to AR15? When I was young everyone called it m16 and now it's suddenly ar15.
>Armalite was a division of Fairchild Aircraft>Armalite was tasked with exploring the use of aerospace materials like aluminum and synthetics for making small arms>both civilian and commercial market small arms, and also military and police small arms>very fresh concept at the time>each weapon which Armalite designed had a designation>starting with AR (standing for Armalite), and a number>there were many of these>for instance AR5, a small and lightweight take-down .22 Hornet bolt-action rifle (never mass produced)>or AR7, a small and lightweight take-down .22LR semi-automatic rifle (entered commercial production and is still made today)>the AR14 was a semi-automatic skeet shooting shotgun with an aluminum receiverPausing for breath.>Eugene Stoner was one of the people working at Armalite>he designs a number of weapons there>his AR10 is of note, which is the first weapon in what would eventually become the M16Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
And then:>DARPA conducts a series of technology tests, one of these is Project A.G.I.L.E.>this includes live combat testing by American units of 1000 Colt AR15 rifles in South East Asia>American grunts fucking LOVE this rifle, it's so lightweight, accurate, and easy to shoot>there's room for improvement, but there's strong consensus that it's mostly better than the M14>.223 Remington does basically as good tissue damage as 7.62mm NATO but for much less weight and recoil>the M14, meanwhile, has lagged horribly in developing production, the rifles have been basically just trickling out for years and yearsFinally:>Secretary of Defense, Robert MacNamara, decides that this shit is untenable>the U.S Army needs new rifles, the M14 is struggling to happen, and they need to look at something to fill in the gap>DARPA has shown that the AR15 is a really good rifle>the Airforce already even bought AR15s to replace their old M2 Carbines>and Colt is ready to start mass production right now>so the U.S Army gets forced to test it out, against their willComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>65555955>they decide that they'll make a scaled down version of Stoner's AR10, chambered for .223 RemingtonNot to accuse you of claiming this, but one thing that alot of people miss is that Armalite was one of several firms specifically requested by the Army to provide .22 caliber prototypes for evaluation. The AR-15 got quite a warm reception by Army testing at this stage, but for various reasons largely related to politics both domestic and international (we had literally just adopted the M14 and pushed 7.62x51 on NATO) it was passed over.>Armalite is finally seeing some more sales with this design, because it's so lightweight and it has no real recoil>buuut it's still not really enough, so Fairchild decide to cut their losses thus they sell the AR10 and AR15 designs to ColtI believe these events are backwards, to my knowledge the AR-15 was sold to Colt, at which point Colt was managing small scale sales to various countries>Secretary of Defense, Robert MacNamara, decides that this shit is untenable>the U.S Army needs new rifles, the M14 is struggling to happen, and they need to look at something to fill in the gap>the AR15 gets adopted as the M16At this point I believe most of the M14 producers had actually managed to work out the kinks in their production and it had ramped up. While there was definitely evidence to suggest the AR-15 was better than the M14, what McNamara really got sold on was Colts claims that they could produce these rifles cheaper and that they were essentially fully developed. Neither of these were really true, but the AR-15 wasn't being seen as a replacement for the M14 but rather a stopgap weapon to use for a few years while the SPIW program wrapped up with an anticipated delivery in 1965.
>>65555522Because you're a retarded noguns foreigner.
>>65556251Thank you, you're actually correct on these.
Was WW1 such a nightmare situation that, even if someone from the future arrived in 1915 with strong historical knowledge of the war and military theory, they wouldn't be able to implement these changes fast enough to make battles more decisive? The technology to attack with mobility just didn't exist, or was far from being produced.
>>65552191https://archive.org/details/futureofwarinits00blocuoft/mode/2up+Ten years before the war, a Pacifist business owner sat down and collected and reviewed all the data regarding the current technological capabilities of weapons and derived the shape of the future war from that. His conclusion was that the data says ya all fucked.The brass was like: Wow, u gay.
>>65552918Fair, at least most bankers won't rape you, your wife, your daughter, your son, your grandparents, and your dog.
>>65553085I'm not so confident about that.
>>65552495Point stands, ok so convince the Central Powers to do that instead. The biggest killer of infantry fighting besides the two obvious for the era (disease and artillery) is outdated tactics butchering huge masses of infantry. Germany adopted small trench raid specialist squads first and while it was much too late to win the war, these radical new tactics and equipment paid dividends and actually gained ground with much less catastrophic losses.
>>65552191Just show European a picture of their capital city now and they would stop fighting each other instantly.
This is Lieutenant Colonel Mirosława "Big Momma" Aleksandrowicz.Do you feel safe?
>>65556287Poland's arms purchasing spree has them even buying up Americas' fat assed 5'2 mexican ladies. How will Russia respond to this deadly hato provocation?
>>65556351>poles>slavs
>>65556359i thought only blacks were slavs
>>65556287She looks like a russian general
>>65556366No those are considerably larger
what coul dhave been
>>65553302it hits the ground straight down, sounds vertical enough to me.
>>65555620Aardvark at home?
>>65556318It's the start of a fine European tradition that they do every generation: "build a plane together with Frogs"
this thread reminds me of that one alternate history book where england is knocked out of the war early and ww2 drags on untill 1947 so the americans rush the b-36 into production and turn germany into a sheet of radioactive glass.it has some pretty cool scenes of nazi jets duelling early panthers and supercharged bearcats
But I'm still a little mad we stopped using battle rifles.Except for SOF. God bless those inglurious bastards.
>>65552377The shift from Gods Caliber to intermediate cartridges was important OP. It let the army increase its recruitment numbers because they no longer had to filter out the pussies.
>>65556161
>>65556180>Aged rifle>Shit maintenance>Shit ammunition>handled by a retardWhat exactly about that surprised you Anon? Do you know what kind of pussy you are?
>>65556186
>>65556263OK retard. Don't let the nasty recoil from the great big intermediate cartridge hurt you!
>Survives against the combined efforts of 5 separate Crusades thrown against them in the middle of Catholic EuropeHow did nobody figure out that you could defeat knights with wagons before this?
>>65555781>Feudal hosts were in their way out, centralization combined with gunpowder killed the knight.more importantly than just gun lethality and centralized gunpowder protection, cannons made fortifications much less effective than they were previously, eroding the power of the feudal lords within their land.
>>65556030For me, it's 1125.
>>65556030>centralized gunpowder production*
>>65556021Not really, no. Not in the context of fighting armored cavalry. You're shooting a projectile with roughly the same ability to defeat armor that will simply get less projectiles in the air before they're overrun. They have serious advantages in some areas, but killing fully armored men in open field combat isn't really one of them. >>65556030Exactly. The knight died because society evolved as much as anything else. Go any earlier in history and the hussites likely have a hard time
>>65556284>Not in the context of fighting armored cavalryyeah i didn't mean it like that.
How would /k/ knowledge save you from pic related?
>>65553278>How would /k/ knowledge save you from pic related?>>65553279(FPBP)By driving past the comic book shop to the drive thru guns-n-liquor store.
>>65553540>A rape breeding conga lineI had no idea you were a man of taste, Mr. Ennis.
>>65554078Yep we got ourselves a commie. Get a rope, let's drag him behind a truck.
>>65555587You have never touched a gun, cumrade.
>>65553439holy shit lmao
China seems to have good tech but are the people using it any good? Are they just playing around?
Why do other thirdie shill spamming threads get deleted but equally blatant chinese shill spamming threads get left up.
>>65556146Who said Americans are ziggers? Only you are. At least you are using the same argumentation.Look ma I'm winning get the camera. Until the defender throws in the towel, you have not won.
>>65556140Yeah it's quite clear that containment of China to the first island chain in a war time scenario is unrealistic now. Much more pragmatic for the US and its allies to strengthen its position in the second island chain.
>>65556177>Until the defender throws in the towel, you have not won.so unless it's total capitulation a victory is impossible? i'm trying to dig into how low do the turdies have to lower the standards to make iran look good.
>>65556177>who said such a thing?>i only implied the two were inseparable one fucking post agoWhat is this modern discourse tactic of pretending to not understand the shit coming out of your own mouth?
