Open Comment Post. 5 Apr 24

Iraqi VN22 test firing its 12.7mm rotary gun

Iraqi VN22 test firing its 12.7mm rotary gun
byu/Nastyfaction inTankPorn

Didn't know China was exporting these vehicles. Kinda ironic that the USMC Armored Recon Vehicle is a new build instead of simplying buy one of the models already on the market and getting it "Americanized" and in service. The irony continues that with a few modifications the Chinese have the base vehicle to damn near copy the concept of the ARV.

Bring it on Scientist. I'm so tired of your bullshit. Let me see the bodies hit the floor and then I'll take you seriously

🚨#BREAKING: Scientists and experts are raising the alarm and warning that the bird flu pandemic could be 100 times worse than COVID-19 and potentially result in fatalities in up to half of those infected reported by the New York Post pic.twitter.com/EJCKVMwUIl

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 4, 2024

Just in time for the Presidential Election

I've said Hamas = Palestinians. Son of Hamas Commander says they're one and the same...

Son of Hamas commander:

“There is no difference between Hamas and the so-called ‘Palestinians’, as the vast majority of them support Hamas… There are no ‘Palestinian’ people. There are conflicted tribes, and without Israel as the common enemy, they would kill each other.” pic.twitter.com/sLR2xkaKV4

— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) April 4, 2024

The PHILOCTETES version of the VBCI

 

La version PHILOCTETE du #VBCI est équipée d’une tourelle téléopérée dotée d’un canon de 40mm et de missiles antichars #AKERON. Il existe plusieurs versions : transport de troupes, poste de commandement, véhicule sanitaire, dépanneur, ou avec mortier de 120mm.

The PHILOCTETES… pic.twitter.com/r1sHYUXxma

— Nexter_KNDS (@NexterKNDS) April 4, 2024

The SEC & Big 10 are proposing a super league!

This is the big model.  The problem according to some is that there are some truly unworthy teams included in this list.

This is the slimmed down, truly worthy super league option. I just don't know.  What I do know is that this will create a PERMANENT upper class in college football, but it would free up the non-profit sports to be more sustainable because they could become regionally aligned and not travel cross country for a cross country meet etc...

Old video but kinda cool....a Toyota Tundra mini HIMARS

Europe to send troops into Ukraine?

This is off the charts lunacy https://t.co/uVhQoegpCE

— Think Defence (@thinkdefence) April 4, 2024

Fine if they do. Just make sure that WE DO NOT join that effort! We must not let Europe dictate our policy and this war is the wrong one at the wrong time.

Late Open Comment Post. 4 Mar 24

A rabid racoon equals a drugged up human. The proper shot placement is essential...while preparing for rapid follow on shots to stop the threat

Which Caliber for Racoon? Def. not this one
byu/babykillerwhale inFirearms

Did you count how many shots it took from what appears to be a 9mm weapon? That racoon is well under 30 pounds so equate the same tactics used here to a drugged up human weighing around 170 pounds. Shot placement is essential. Being ready for rapid follow on shots is too.

Be safe folks.  I'm thinking this summer is gonna be a doozy.

ALTUĞ 8x8 INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE

 

USMC Battalion Strike Team (Heavy) circa 2042

Battalion Strike Team (Heavy) circa 2042.

Two of these Reinforced Battalion Landing Teams—3/1 and 2/1 Marines—would be attached to the 1st Marine Strike Regiment and assigned to the Composite Testing Force for FleetPro 36. pic.twitter.com/HXpIg1RezH

— Reconstructionist (@un_a_valeable) April 4, 2024

Seems about right. 

The campaign of "learning" is still going on for Force Design 2030 in freaking 2042. Of course they keep jacking with the organization by trying to transform instead of evolving the force. I can actually see hand picked officers from the current crop tinkering with this thing instead of admitting that they fucked up and trashing this whole abomination. 

But that would take awareness, humility and a bit of self reflection wouldn't it. They might be "operating in the blunt layers" (whatever the fuck that word salad means...they look so satisfied when they speaking gobbly goop...fucking pathetic...I remember when Marine Officers spoke plainly & clearly!) but at the end of the day they're still fucked up.

Heatloss Twitter Page has an absolutely amazing speculative twitter thread on the future of long range air-to-air missiles....

 

HAVE DASH II, AARGM-ER, and the future of American long-range air-to-air missiles:
This is going to be an unusual thread for me, completely based on speculation and some basic knowledge about the direction of experimental programs and the goals of JATM.
AARGM-ER pictured. pic.twitter.com/TfMVzJhWhI

— Heatloss (@heatloss1986) April 3, 2024

What has me curious is if a high flying F-22 or its follow on would be able to take the same concepts shown here to launch modified AA missiles at ground targets...at range! High speed, low observable and if the Navy's surface to air missile is an example its could turn dual use.

The internet is crazy~! Some clown is talking about getting a couple of the "boys" together to go take over Haiti! He has some idiots responding saying they'll join in!

Any of the boys tryna come with me to claim Haiti while they have no gov?

Only problem will be this dude “barbecue”

But nothing a drone can’t fix. After this it will just be chaos from locals.

Then this beautiful paradise is ours. pic.twitter.com/TiV4IIwiDf

— Jake (@jakebg32) March 29, 2024

Oh my God. I thought I had seen batshit crazy but I was wrong.

Someone needs to do a welfare check on this dude and make sure he's taking his meds.

So he's gonna assemble a ragtag team of "mercenaries" and go take on some of the biggest armed gangs in the hemisphere with a bunch of keyboard commandos?

In the name of all that's Holy.  Wait.  That's not right.

In the name of all that is pathetically funny and highly lethal but will improve the gene pool, please let these dudes make this run.

PLEASE!!!!

In the meantime pass the popcorn.

Open Comment Post. 3 Mar 24

New North Korean Hypersonic IRBM

North Korea claim successful test of Hwasong-16B, described as "a new-type intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile loaded with newly-developed hypersonic gliding warhead" pic.twitter.com/VqgORquaLB

— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) April 2, 2024

I wonder why we keep working for the perfect instead of pushing towards the good enough. Research hypersonics all you want but a few supersonic, maneuvering anti-ship missiles would probably be a God send that we could actually get into service relatively quickly. We don't have an equivalent to the Indian Brahmos. Plenty of subsonic cruise missiles but nothing fast. Maybe supersonics instead of hypersonics is what we should push for?

They're bombing the dead.

Lucky bustard pic.twitter.com/e5vhShrjuQ

— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔇𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇺🇲🇬🇷 (@TheDeadDistrict) April 3, 2024

The dead aren't lucky. I wonder how the US will react when we're faced with a high tech opponent, and there are in essence "snuff" videos of US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Marines being killed/severely injured? The war between Russia & Ukraine is unique. It is NOT the future of warfare, but we are seeing certain "glimpses" of what the future will be. Snuff vids and drones are the main things. One affects public perception and the other the battlefield.

Its almost like someone is intentionally fucking with our food supply

NEW - Largest US fresh egg producer halts production at Texas plant after bird flu found in chickens; about 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets were culled — NBCDFW

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 2, 2024

Chicken & eggs are pretty much the only semi-affordable protein left. Now that's gonna spike too? What happens when you get too much of "gee that's news I did not want to hear" when it comes to our food supply.

Taiwan just got hit with an earthquake. Tsunami warnings in Okinawa. China already offering aid. WHERE IS THE US STATE DEPT????

Earth quake in Taiwan#earthquake #Taiwan #tsunami pic.twitter.com/dkBCY1ZDlR

— Raja Faisal 🇵🇰🇵🇸 (@RajaFaysal786) April 3, 2024

I've been to more than a few rodeos now and I've never seen a bull this wild...

Superman could not have ridden this mofo. pic.twitter.com/f88KUrnDHC

— Ian McKelvey (@ian_mckelvey) February 27, 2024