Open Comment Post. 4 Nov 22

Assange revealed some real darkness.

 

I'm really surprised this guy is still alive. Assange revealed some real darkness that most are too scared to look at it. America is a great country but we've done some bad things...most countries have. But the thought that Snowden would have to run to Russia and that Assange would have to face jail is over the top. The public is so silly that 99.99% never even know who they are. That's really a shame. Real patriots will be called villains and real villains will be called patriots. That's where we're at now.

Remember the idiocy/foolishness during lockdown. NO to covid amnesty!

They want amnesty? pic.twitter.com/zlXpLxi8XR

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 1, 2022

The arrogance of the lockdown crowd was unbearable. We destroyed our economy for the sake of a small portion of the population that was vulnerable to this disease. Now we're all suffering the aftermath of their idiotic decisions. I will NOT forgive them.

Chinese "Lynx" UGV family multi-purpose vehicles

1/6 (video&photo) THREAD

🇨🇳14th Zhuhai Airshow UGV teaser video!
"Lynx" UGV family multi-purpose vehicles

(Source: China Ordnance Equipment Group & H/t @isekaimint ) pic.twitter.com/6HHNtcvU4B

— Jesus Roman (@jesusfroman) November 1, 2022

Make sure to check out the entire thread. He has screen shots of many of the vehicles in the vid. What I find interesting is that the Chinese are really pusing the "optionally manned" part of this thing. I imagine they see a future where serious jamming is going on so they'll have to put a human in direct control. Additionally I'm really impressed by how heavily armed many of these little rigs are. Only the US Army with the 50mm cannon armed robot vehicle compares and we don't have any heavy indirect fire models that match what the Chinese are doing.

China will be hunting our forces with loitering munitions...

New Light-vehicle mounting carrier Swarm weapon system with up to 18 loitering munitions in 🇨🇳Zhuhai Airshow.

The system is allegedly low-cost and modular. It can perform reconnaissance, area control, precision strike, cluster strike and damage assessment missions pic.twitter.com/ryAI025eqZ

— Jesus Roman (@jesusfroman) November 2, 2022

Hmm. So one vehicle could theoretically knock out an ACV company that isn't properly equipped. A HIMARs battery. Take out a FARP. Now do you get why I think that the Leonidas-Stryker is so necessary? We're not dealing with one or two but whole swarms of drones. I don't know how many of these vehicles makes up a "company or battery" but if we go with the standard of four to six then you're looking at 72 loitering munitions going after a high value tactical target. That alone might be enough to put a serious hurt on a company landing team. ONE 4 vehicle section of loitering munitions.

Open Comment Post. 3 Nov 22

 

Re-thinking Guadalcanal...The Navy got raped by the Japanese...

This demands a wider audience. pic.twitter.com/D0KOqQ52oa

— Simon Harley (@simonharley) November 2, 2022

This one is a kick in the nuts to Marine Corps lore.

The lore is that the Navy abandoned the Marine Corps on the island.  In a sense that is true.  But the reason why is left unsaid for reasons of propaganda, national pride and during the time - wartime censorship.

The US Navy got its shit pushed in by the Japanese Navy.

The Navy didn't abandon the Marines.

The Navy was trying to preserve what was left of its fleet.

The lore is the lore and its fully engrained now, but the REAL lesson needs to be applied to future warfare.

Forces forward...whether Marines in the Pacific or Army outposts in the Middle East/Africa face a real danger of being cutoff and destroyed.

The Romans tried putting forts on its frontier to keep the tribals under control.

It didn't work then and it appears that it won't work now.  Forward presence is a only credible IF we have forces ready to surge forward in enough time to make a difference.

I'm not sure we have that ability anywhere anymore. 

Marine Raiders train with CH-53E Super Stallions

 

This is what a child must do to get to school in an undeveloped country. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE (and incredibly ungrateful)

We are very fortunate to live in a country where access to education is reasonably available to most.

In some parts of the world, children will risk their lives just to get to school. pic.twitter.com/oBSvsnDWjd

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) November 1, 2022

We've forgotten the hierarchy of needs in our abundance of plenty. A bit of hard time coming will perhaps remind many of how fortunate we are. I don't want bad times but maybe the West needs to suffer a bit to get our priorities right.

Open Comment Post. 2 Nov 22