Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
British "Household Cavalry" test their new AJAX Armored Fighting Vehicles in Sweden
Ok Brit guys. Is this an APC or IFV. I'm seeing turreted models, models with no turrets and then reading online about everyone yelling to put turrets on the thing. Which way are ya'll going. Additionally if you have this then what is the debate about keeping Warrior around? Do you really need this and Boxer IFVs? No offense but British procurement is wild.Troops from the Household Cavalry @HCav1660 have been testing their new AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicles variants in Sweden. In the depths of winter, with temperatures dropping to -36°C, they have pushed their vehicles to their limits and come out on top! #Armyjobs pic.twitter.com/kEYorLNYfk
— Royal Armoured Corps (@RoyalArmdCorps) January 21, 2024
21 Reserve IDF troops killed in Gaza...
Has anyone noticed that the majority of Israeli troops killed in Gaza are reservists? Is it because so much of their force is composed of reservists or are we seeing a difference in training between active and reserve? That debate has always raged in the US but I wonder if the IDF is seeing it happen too.#BREAKING IDF now says 21 of its reserve soldiers were killed in Gaza yesterday. https://t.co/OZaNSl4PyB
— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 23, 2024
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Just plain wow! Biden admits that the southern border is unsecured....
This is crazy. This means that the President knew that his DHS sec lied to congress and more importantly the American people! This means that he has lied to us all in the past. But he blames it on lack of money? He says he's asked for more of everything? You do know what this is really don't you? The Republicans FINALLY exercised the power of the purse and to get funding for Ukraine, he's setting the stage for a "compromise". I would be happy but the Republicans won't push for a REALLY secure border. It'll be leaky as hell only Fox News won't report it like they have for the past few months. Oh and trust and believe that this is also setting the stage for them to have plausible deniability and say that they worked to secure the border after the next terrorist attack probably this summer but surely before the presidential election.NEW- President Biden was asked if he believed that the border was secure; "No it's not, I haven't believed it for the last 10 years, and I've said it for the last 10 years. Give me the money." pic.twitter.com/jrxpklRlck
— Overton (@OvertonLive) January 21, 2024
California Highway Patrol has lost their fucking minds. This is the MOST IDIOTIC BULLSHIT I'VE EVER SEEN!!!
CALIFORNIA IS A RAGING SHIT SHOW. EVEN FLYING OVER THAT PIECE OF SHIT STATE IS TO PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER. GEEZ THIS IS CRAZINESS!!!!Cop arrests fire fighter in the middle of tending to a wounded civilian because fire truck was 1 mm over the line. pic.twitter.com/wtrnQmIIs6
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) January 21, 2024
The USMC is pushing forward th the Landing Ship Medium...Birdon Group is entering the selection process
The US Marine Corps has selected Birdon’s advanced Heavy Landing Craft – H260 design to be part of a test and evaluation exercise focused on the missions it envisions Marines executing in the future.The H-260, a long-range, shallow draft, independent vessel, shares a common lineage to Birdon’s proposed Heavy Landing Craft for the Australian Army LMV-H. It embodies Birdon’s extensive knowledge of the Indo-Pacific’s demanding area of operations, both sea states and landing conditions, and Birdon’s understanding of the US Marine Corps and Australian Defence Force littoral warfare concepts.
I'm just locking into how diabolical the Berger followers/designers of FD2030 were when they put this together.
Notice that they're pushing hard on the Landing Ship Medium? Notice how the "attack" portion of the MLR is so lacking and behind what would seem a realistic schedule for a unit that is supposed to be warfighting?
It's because they're stacking the deck.
The LSM is priority for one reason.
Once its in service, the entire Marine Corps is locked into FD2030 with no off ramps.
Oh and don't be confused. The battle in the Pacific WILL be a totally Navy and Air Force affair. Remember. This will be a DEFENSIVE type effort. There will be no need (and most assuredly no political will should the Chinese be successful) to seize/take back lost territory.
So with that in mind. With the US Navy running their own war games. With the DoD doing their own analysis.
Once the USMC gets this precious little LSMs that can't keep up with the fleet. That are not built to warship standards. That have a paltry carriage capability, the LSDs and LPDs will go away.
The only big decks the USMC will have will be the LHA/LHD class.
The justification will be easy.
1. The LHA/LHD can help with the sea battle. The LPDs/LSDs can't.
2. The LSM is too slow and too lightly armed to survive modern naval combat.
3. The sea battle will require sailors onboard warfighting ships...that means destroyers and frigates and subs and aircraft carrier...maybe the LHAs...but certainly not on LPDs.
Long story short?
By going so light the USMC has placed itself into a position where IT WILL BE STUCK with the FD2030 plan or something similar for at least 30 years.
The generals fighting this thing are all jacked up.
If they want to delay this shit then they need to go after the LSM. No parts of this idiotic plan make sense but the advocates will win if they get the Navy to go forward with the LSM.
If they can get the LSM across the finish line then it doesn't matter if Congress changes its mind and says its bullshit. It will be baked in and the budget will not allow reversal.
That's why the advocates are pushing for such a quick production. That's why they want the money for the LSM programed now.
The LSM is the shatterpoint for FD2030 and how the LSM goes is how the fight over FD2030 goes.
This guy is amazing. He reads his opponents movements & counters instantly....
Reading the opponent movementsI'm beyond impressed by this. I wonder how you develop this skill.
byu/asap3210 inBeAmazed
US base under what is described as a massive missile attack.
🇺🇸🇮🇶🚨‼️ BREAKING: US base under massive missile attack!
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 20, 2024
A missile barrage targeted American forces at Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq.
A number of interceptor missiles were fired by American air defense systems.
Unconfirmed reports suggest 17 impacts, developing … pic.twitter.com/oitM2e5vg6
Friday, January 19, 2024
I guess this guy doesn't realize that War Thunder forum has listed classified info on a variety of armored vehicles so developers would boost their stats in game. So yeah, learning the weak spots from a game is real!
Rumor has it that War Thunder has started informing nations whenever their classified info gets sent in for in game corrections of stats. That's the rumor. I don't know. I SUSPECT that intel agencies monitor the game forum to make sure their info doesn't appear, take it down if it does and track down whoever posted it."Because I played video games" bruh that T-90 got its cheeks clapped because this motherfucker played War Thunder and knew where the weak points were I'M DYING THIS CAN'T BE FUCKING REAL I'M FUCKING DYING https://t.co/iNph0Y5B9U
— planefag (@planefag) January 19, 2024
First person account of conditions inside Ukraine....
Note. I posted this and popped out the author's writing because many, with govt backing, prefer a beautiful lie to the horrible truth. With that said I fully expect this post to be deleted (not by X but "others") so this will serve to memorialize it on the web.
I just got back from Ukraine, where I was visiting some friends.
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.
- Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail.
- In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men.
- The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service.
- Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the streets and within 3-4 hours they get listed in the army and taken away straight to the front lines with minimal or no training at all; it is "a death sentence."
- It's getting worse every day. Where I was staying, a dentist had just been taken by security forces on his way to work, leaving behind two small children. Every day, 3-5 dead bodies keep arriving from the front lines.
- Mothers and wives fight tooth and nail with the armed forces, beg and plead not to have their men taken away. They try bribing, which sometimes works, but most of the time they are met with physical violence and death threats.
- The territory celebrated as having been "won back" from Russia has been reduced to rubble and is uninhabitable. Regardless, there is no one left to live there and displaced families will likely never return.
- They see the way the war has been reported, at home and abroad. It's a "joke" and "propaganda." They say: “Look around: is this winning?”.
- Worse, some have been hoaxed into believing that once Ukrainians forces are exhausted, American soldiers will come in to replace them and “win the war”.
There is no ambiguity in these people. The war was for nothing - a travesty. The outcome always was, and is, clear. The people are hopeless, utterly destroyed, and living in an unending nightmare.
They are pleading for an end, any end - most likely the same "peace" that could have been achieved two years ago. In their minds, they have already lost, for their sons, fathers and husbands are gone, and their country has been destroyed. There is no "victory" that can change that.
Make no mistake, they are angry with Putin. But they are also angry with Zelensky and the West. They have lost everything, worst of all, hope and faith, and cannot comprehend why Zelenky wishes to continue the current trajectory, the one of human devastation.
I didn't witness the war; but what I saw was absolutely heart-breaking.
Shame on the people, regardless of their intentions, who have supported this war. And shame on the media for continuing to lie about it.
I just got back from Ukraine, where I was visiting some friends.
— Maria Mateiciuc (@MariaMateiciuc) January 6, 2024
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they…
Sucks to be on the back burner... Ukraine feels promises have been broken by the west over the delivery of weapons.
Interesting. So I guess Ukraine wants everyone to deplete their stocks and jeopardize their own defense? They're either incredibly arrogant and believe their talking points about how they're fighting for the West OR they're naive as hell. Either way its a bad look.Exclusive: Ukraine feels promises have been broken by the west over the delivery of weapons.
— James Wharton (@jameswharton) January 19, 2024
The Ukrainian acting ambassador to the UK spoke to me at an event in London this morning.
He said: ‘We do not think we have been given what we were promised.’
For @ForcesNews pic.twitter.com/wlWbiNTGYo
Has anyone seen what the "modernized" MEU looks like?
The European Arrogance Continues....European leaders push Biden, Congress on Ukraine
via Politico
A group of European parliamentarians who are in Washington to drum up more support for Ukraine have a message for lawmakers and the White House: Get your act together.
The group is wrapping up a frustrating week spent meeting with policymakers and lawmakers, and is ready to leave town unsure of America’s place in European security after finding their U.S. counterparts unable, or unwilling, to act on important issues.
Do you see the arrogance here? They're frustrated and demand we get our act together? THEY NEED TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER!!!
The parliamentarians spent the week “pleading with Americans to be Americans, to be engaged, to be focused, to be disciplined, and to work as closely as possible with us,” Ali Ehsassi, chair of the Canadian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told reporters on Thursday.
How the hell are they gonna tell us to be Americans? What they really mean is that they expect us to foot the bill for what they see as their security interests!
“When it comes to the Democrats, our message has been ‘use your muscle, stop hunkering down and letting the Republicans set your agenda on foreign policy on the Hill,’” said Alicia Kearns, chair of the U.K. Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Commons.
Just plain wow! They're directly talking about OUR internal politics and HOW OUR govt functions. Congress has the power of the purse and for ONCE the Republicans are listening to their electorate!
“This year we will fail like we failed at the Vilnius summit … if we do the same in Washington,” he added. If NATO continues to kick the can down the road on bringing Ukraine into the fold it will only embolden Putin, he said, leading to more Russian aggression in the future. “Who is next, Balkans, Taiwan, Korea, the Baltics … it takes years to wake up Washington, so please guys wake up.”
These fuckers always revert to the fear tactic. I told ya'll this would be the year of fear and I've been spot on. They are really pushing the "Russians are coming" agenda HARD!
The story is here, but the take away is obvious. Europe once again wants America to do its heavy lifting and they think that they can talk about our internal politics while ignoring the will of the American people.
They are showing that they don't believe in democracy. That the voice of the citizenry means nothing.
They're a clown show.
The EU is wanting to be treated as a major power but everytime you turn around they do the Ukrainian thing.
They come hat in hand demanding more.
Fuck them all.
She'll dig all day and that fighting position still won't be deep enough...
Like they said in the caption...the digging is the easy part. Sort of. She can dig all day and it still won't be deep enough once stuff flies. I wonder. She has to either have just arrived or she's one meticulous soldier. Those boots are hardly dirty and the uniform is clean. She's fair skinned and not a scrap or dirt is on her skin. Regardless. Most women ain't built for this. Not sexist just facts. Hope she survives.🇺🇦🇷🇺🚨‼️ Ukrainian female soldier complains that she has to dig.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 16, 2024
Ladies, protecting the men who are playing twitter generals ain’t that easy.
Digging is the easy part … pic.twitter.com/n94lx4i4TE
FNSS PARS X 8x8 wheeled armored vehicle prototype
Gotta rebuild my ties with FNSS. I'm late to this. Wonder who I can contact over there to get this kinda news?
🇹🇷FNSS PARS X 8x8 wheeled armored vehicle prototype, first public presentanion. pic.twitter.com/H3tcWYqtuS
— Marcin Cichy🇵🇱 (@SolarMare) November 10, 2023
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