SNAFU!

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Bell V-280

Designed to deliver revolutionary capabilities to meet multi-domain operational challenges, the Bell V-280 is the only #FVL weapon system with flight-proven agility, speed, and range for the #FLRAA mission.

Learn more: https://t.co/fLtIvrHvyh #V280 #ArmyModernization pic.twitter.com/OWqeNqel6j
— Bell (@BellFlight) October 20, 2022

Chinese H-20 stealth bomber preforming flight testing.

Alleged image of the Chinese H-20 stealth bomber preforming flight testing. If this is to be confirmed real, it would be the first ever sighting of the mysterious aircraft since the projects's initial disclosure in 2016 [427 x 640] from /u/Papppi-56 at #… https://t.co/GX6PJFbBSN pic.twitter.com/lnX3BeExGl
— WarplanePorn (@warplane_porn) October 22, 2022

The Chinese are getting ready.

Friday, October 21, 2022

The Squad seems to be running into a bit of trouble with it's base!

Do Not Vote For Rashida Tlaib pic.twitter.com/Iurtiu9FwJ
— Hassan Chami (@Hasschami) October 21, 2022

I find this interesting. Seems as if the Squad is in a bit of trouble with it's base. It's not the economy but morality! Stunning and a bit exciting!

“Schräge Musik!" via World War 2 Jets Instagram

Bomber Command attacked Berlin full force in January 1944 but Bf 110s and other night fighters equipped with SN-2 radar and using free style tactics caused havoc. In early 1944 152 Lancasters were lost only on a few raids to Berlin alone! In January 1944 Lancasters shot down actually exceeded production for the month! Flying a Bf 110G-4 Paul Zorner shot down 22 British bombers in the winter. The Schräge Musik cannons made devastating kills.

One Lancaster crewman describes such an attack as follows:
“The first indication of the nightfighters presence was a stream of tracer from below our aircraft port quarter. The target was a Lancaster flying 100ft higher than us, on the same heading as our aircraft and located approx 50 yds off our port bow. In less than two seconds both wing tanks of the Lancaster were ablaze. The night fighter was still not seen by our rear gunner.”

“A second attack was made almost simultaneously by the night fighter on a Lancaster that was some 100ft above our altitude on the same heading but at our starboard bow at a distance of approx 50yds. The fate of the second Lancaster was exactly the same-both wings ablaze. The sky was now like day!”

“The attack also originated from below and astern of our aircraft. The fighter was still not seen by either myself in the mid upper turret or our rear gunner. A silver Messerschmitt then suddenly appeared immediately below the fuselage, slightly off our starboard beam, 20ft below our altitude. I immediately took action to engage him with my own guns but he was too close and I was unable to depress my weapons sufficiently to bring his aircraft into my line of fire.”

The air battle of Berlin ended in March 1944 at a cost of 649 bombers, 489 Lancasters and 4,340 aircrew dead. The bombers dropped 33,000 tons of bombs but the German night fighters lowered the death toll to 10,305. This would not be a repeat of Hamburg.

Open Comment Post. 21 Oct 22

I told you Russia was targeting energy....now Europe is facing a crisis

The Russian electricity war on Ukraine is cascading west.

Moldova has lost supply from Ukraine (about 30% of its consumption) and the local utility is warning of rolling blackouts now. Moldova is trying to get extra electricity from Romania and elsewhere https://t.co/3leL80eRcv
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) October 21, 2022

Europe's interconnected grid will soon suffer from these attacks. Additionally you can expect the Republicans to put an embargo on US oil/gas and keep in country.

The result?

Europe is gonna have a tough Winter. I thought the alliance would crack because of the cost of keeping Ukraine running (and its rebuild).

I did not see the results of energy disruption hitting this hard. Plus we have to remember....

WINTER IS COMING!

Thursday, October 20, 2022

10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, practice artillery raids while being transported by US Army CH-47F Chinook during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 & 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct helo assault exercise...

I know some purist complain about the "Army-ing" up of Marine Corps language so I ask. Is "helo assault" or "air assault" the proper term for what they called waaay back in the day, VERTICAL ENVELOPMENT!