Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Improvised trench clearing devices....hope HQMC is paying attention, it ain't all big ticket stuff we might need

Interesting. Grenades lack the power to clear trenches? Didn't know that. I guess you could use multiple grenades but who knows? If the Ukrainians are developing improvised devises then perhaps we should be looking at "enhanced" grenades? I can't imagine the weight constraints or how it would work but being able to dial up how powerful a blast you need for a particular target would be nice even though its pushing current tech to the max. Oh and I wouldn't want to be running around with 20 bricks of c4 in my pack. Fuck that.
Ukrainian soldiers made some trench clearing explosive devices as conventional grenades often lack power to clear bunkers. January 2025
byu/GermanDronePilot inUkraineWarVideoReport

Commonwealth CA-23, Australia's indigenous first-generation twinjet two-seat supersonic all-weather fighter

How the Commonwealth CA-23, Australia's indigenous first-generation twinjet two-seat supersonic all-weather fighter would have looked, had the project not been cancelled in 1952 by the British Aircraft Development Mission [Album]
byu/Plupsnup inWarplanePorn

ACV-C Arrival to 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion....pics by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro

Open Comment Post. 14 Jan 25

Monday, January 13, 2025

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Poland needs to get its shit together. 3 different MBTs??? Leopards, Abrams and K2s? Too many different models for a modern military. Terrible supply and maintenance issues. Pick one and properly modernize it and modify it for your needs but 3 different types? Why are they doing it?
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byu/Plg243sbc2 inTankPorn

Child rapist meets his well deserved end....justice is served via Glock

Is it wrong that I can actually see this conversation happening????

Getting images of improper forestry management from California. If what we're seeing is true then they planted the seeds of the fire with their policies...

Keelhauling was more horrific than I ever thought...

Keelhauling is like when the Marine Corps says a course is "rigorous". Understated pain. In the case of keelhauling pain that could lead to death but you get the understated horror that I'm getting at.

Open Comment Post. 13 Jan 25

NAR TQ lawsuit update

 

NAR TQ lawsuit update
byu/Claw_0311 intacticalgear

Sunday, January 12, 2025

The USMC is becoming a coast defense force while the Chinese Marine Corps is becoming expeditionary....A 1,500t Type-056A corvette, followed by a 7,500t Type-052D destroyer, followed by a 40,000t Type-075 LHD [1250 x 1073]

WE ARE NOT READY!

The Chinese are building a worldwide Marine Corps able to deploy to every clime and place ALONG WITH a hyper powerful surface fleet that MIGHT be able to withstand the assault of a carrier battle group (remember the Soviets built less ships, LESS CAPABLE ships with the idea of taking out carriers).

This is why the Pentagon is pushing deterrence so hard.  If the Chinese do fight us and even if we fight to a draw (with heavy losses on both sides), they'll be able to  rebuild so fast that we don't stand a chance when they decide for round two.

Which of course means that if it becomes apparent to all (like it has to me) then fighting round one makes no sense.
 
A 1,500t Type-056A corvette, followed by a 7,500t Type-052D destroyer, followed by a 40,000t Type-075 LHD [1250 x 1073]
byu/Papppi-56 inWarshipPorn

Do you use North American Rescue TQ? I do and if you do too then watch this vid!

 

North American Rescue Accused of Falsely Selling Chinese Supplies to the Americans and the DOD
byu/CopiousAmountsofJizz intacticalgear

The UK appears to be headed toward a serious civil incident against its govt. Are Force Protection officers keeping an eye on thing in Europe?

I walk into the SCIF at IIMEF and I bet I could pull up all kinds of plans to reinforce or evacuate bases all over the globe...except for Europe.

I've been watching some of the drama coming out of the UK and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe and things are getting beyond spicy.

We have several big bases over there.

What happens if things pop off in a big way?  What happens if "yankee go home" becomes part of the dynamic?

Are we prepared to reinforce those bases AGAINST not the enemy but against pissed off civilians in those countries?  How do you even do such a thing?

Of course the instant answer that every officer would give is that you "work with partner nations and depend on them to provide outside the gates security".  But what if they overwhelmed?  What happens if the gates are breached?  What about our nukes?

Bad look to be mowing down civilians cause they stumbled across the wrong building and are gonna pay with their lives (no matter how justified).

I just hope someone is watching this stuff cause Germany, the UK, Italy, France, Romania and a number of other countries appear ready to pop from my chair.

The Japanese have built in fire suppression in case of wild fires. We can't we?

 

If we no longer innovate then at least learn from other cultures! The Japanese are showing us the way. Why aren't we listening? There are tons of other examples too. If our govt is in the way via regulation then we need to move the bastards OUT the way!

My view of the cold...

 

Yes! 

I have been to the darkside.

I have gone thru all the steps and in the end I have suffered on the side of a mountain. NEVER AGAIN!

Real deal hero stuff. Floods are no joke and will kill you quick...

Chicago is getting crazier and crazier...

 

Is it just me or is the societal response to California different to the hurricane in the Carolinas?

The title is the question.

Is it different?

I know the perception around my way is.  The view is that the US govt didn't help the "country folk" while they're ready to help the rich in California.  I personally don't know real from memorex on this.

What I do know is that the reaction to the disasters from the public is different and I'd like to know why.

Even a little (by Northern standards) snow in the South is a big problem!

I blame the humidity for making the cold down here feeling worse at 30 than it does in the upper US. Cold and damp all the time sucks. Thank God for central heating! Oh and since we seem to have a cold weather train developing it might be time to get ready for those periodic ice storms by buying that stand by generator I've been talking about for years.