AAV alongside Japanese Maneuver Combat Vehicle (pic)

Thanks to Dragon for the pic!

Its easy to forget what a tall vehicle the AAV is.  That's the price that is paid by all APCs though and the situation will not improve with wheeled rides.  High intensity combat will require APS and a change in tactics.  Delivering troops onto the objective will cost vehicles...we're back to the infantry crossing the last 400 on foot it seems.

Hmm.  Can we definitively say that the Japanese MCV is second only to the Centauro 2 when it comes to modern wheeled mobile gun systems?  I think a case can be made...and if we look at operating philosophy then perhaps they're neck and neck.

Open Comment Post. Sept 12, 2016

BAE uses the Terrex 3 image on their brochure for the SuperAV!

Thanks to Kinetics for the info!

When Kinetics sent me the note on this I thought he had one too many marijuana cookies.  So being the intrepid defense guy I am I went to their website and downloaded the brochure (here).

BAE actually used a pic of the Terrex 3 in a brochure for the SuperAV.  Its really hard to be a fanboy for a company when they make mistakes like this....this is just embarrassing.

Does Hillary have Parkinson's? Is this the real "coverup" of the campaign?

Thanks to MicMac80 for the vid!



Watch the vid!

I don't know a thing about Parkinson's but this vid makes a compelling case to believe that she is a sufferer.  Is this the real coverup?  Is this the real scandal that the news media is hiding from us?  The next big question is this.  How many of the elite are aware of the truth and choose to keep us in the dark?  If this is true then why are elite Republicans backing here?

Sidenote: This vid is solid till he starts talking conspiracy theories about who would run things if she goes off the rails in the White House.

Vid of Hillary at 9/11 event. Something is wrong with her.

Thanks to William for the link!



I didn't believe it at first but after seeing this vid its obvious.  Hillary is suffering from some type of serious medical issue.  I hope she gets the treatment she needs and abandons her run for president.

The last thing this country needs is an invalid in the White House.

Open Comment Post. Sept 10/11, 2016.

What's on your mind folks?  Personally I'm mesmerized by the Syrian Peace Deal.  Instead of allowing events to flow naturally and  the war to end in a timely fashion we're gonna see another false peace which will extend the suffering of the people and allow ISIS and the other moderate beheaders to consolidate their positions so that they fighting will be even harder.

Indonesia working with Turkey on a Medium Main Battle Tank!

Thanks to DB100-SM2 for the link!

via HurriyetDaily

Turkey and Indonesia have signed an agreement to jointly develop and produce a medium-weight tank, Turkey’s Undersecretary for Defense Industries announced on May 7.
The two countries signed an agreement for the design and manufacture of two prototype medium-weight tanks. The intellectual e Indonesia. rights will belong to both countries, the Undersecretary said in a statement.
The deal, which will be completed in 37 months, also included manufacturing one tank body to be used in mine tests.
Under the program, surveillance activities will be performed by an executive committee which will be established by the Ministry of National Defense of Indonesia and Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries.
Turkish FNSS Defense Systems, the leading land combat systems company in Turkey, will provide job training to Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pindad for the medium-weight tank’s design and production.
The first prototype will be produced in Turkey with the participation of PT Pindand’s engineers and the second prototype will be produced in Indonesia by PT Pindad.

The medium tank is back in the Pacific!  China has one and now maybe Indonesia.  Oh and don't be fooled...tanks were used in the jungles of that region during WW2, the Sino-Vietnam War and Vietnam by all sides.

Military planners need to acknowledge that their is an armor race going on!

Active Protection System talk is going mainstream.

via Yahoo Finance UK.

But finding an APS for the US Army and Marine Corps' global ground force is fraught with difficulties. Even if the US were to buy and deploy Israel's tested Trophy system, there are many additional considerations to be made.
The Marines, for instance, need an APS that can be deployed on boats and resist salt-water corrosion. The systems, with their advanced sensors needed to detect and destroy incoming threats in the blinding speed of real-time conflict, may interfere with each other or malfunction.
Because the systems need to operate in milliseconds, no human can deploy them. Therefore they need to be automated, and collateral damage is a real risk. APS uses a hail of shrapnel to thwart incoming rockets, filling the area outside the tank with explosions and flying debris that could potentially harm friendly troops.
Because of the US's high standards of protecting lives and property, public and private, they must come up with a satisfactory solution to these issues.
Meanwhile Russia claims to have developed the T-14 Armata, a truly next-generation tank fitted with a bigger gun, better armor, and APS all around.

While there is reason to doubt the overall capabilities of the T-14, antitank weapons systems are proven to be effective and in the hands of militias around the world.
For the US to retain its asymmetrical advantage in ground warfare, as it has done for decades, the issue of protecting armored vehicles must be addressed.

Has anyone noticed that defense issues are increasingly showing up in business publications?  That military industrial complex is working overtime to suck the taxpayer dry!

But on this one they do have a point.  US Ground Forces need to settle on a common APS that can work across spectrums.  From a maritime, to desert, to jungle and even in the arctic.  I'm not talking about a silver bullet solution, just something that works that both the Army and Marine Corps can buy.

One thing is certain.  When a defense issue goes mainstream then you know you have a problem. 

BAE @ NGAUS 2016.

I didn't even know this event was going on but BAE has a presence at NGAUS 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Some of the vehicles that will be shown?  How about the BVS10 Beowulf and the M109A7.

Should be interesting.  Anyone up that way?

BVS10 Beowulf arriving at NGAUS.  I wonder why BAE isn't pushing to sell these vehicles to civilian law enforcement and fire depts?  They would be perfect in flood prone areas and great for mobility after tornadoes, hurricanes etc...when debris prevents other vehicles from getting to victims.  Paint it fire red, orange, or any color but black, green or camo and sell it as an all terrain rescue vehicle.  Really seems like a no brainer.

M109A7 in Alaska.  I really need to see what improvements were made to this vehicle.  On a sidenote I wonder why they haven't trialed the long barrel they're talking about for the M777 for extended range.

Fitness Talk. MENT Trestolone Acetate...5 times more anabolic than Tren????

This shit is 5 time more anabolic than Tren?  JESUS!  Tren is WRECKING ME!  I love the results.  I mean I really love the results but the sides are like crazy, crazy, crazy!  I'm talking about sweating like there is no tomorrow...so much sweat that just sitting at your desk has you sweating like you're running a marathon.  Heartburn that makes you wonder what the hell is going on with your guts.  And then there is the way it destroys your cardio.  I'm not talking about intense stuff either.  I'm talking about it makes just doing your normal "gotta do it for heart health" exercises a form of medieval torture.

But this guy is telling me that there is a new drug that is 5 time more anabolic than Tren....with no sides?

I gotta see how this guinea pig works out.  I did a search and I can't find it thru my usual sources.  Is it really that new?

JLTV with 30mm cannon via Breaking Defense.

Story here.

Still not sure about the concept but I get what the Army is doing.  They're increasing firepower on the fly and are pushing forward good enough or rather will do for now instead of waiting for optimum solutions.

I get that.

I like that.

At least they're making plans to get ready for that big fight which seems more and more inevitable unless we get different leadership and a clean sweep of the national security establishment.

Tumblr is great for specific interests (in my case armor) but filled with idiocy.

As many of you guys know I've been using Tumblr lately because people with an interest in military matters tend to post pics and bring up subjects that I find valuable.

The bad side of Tumblr is that while its great, its also filled with idiocy.  Want to see my wall punching moment today?  Check out the below pic.

via Business Insider.

It's probably one of the best-known images of World War II, the enduring photograph that captures the last seconds of Leonard Siffleet's life.
The photograph came to light after US troops discovered it on the body of a dead Japanese officer near Hollandia in 1944.
Featured in various newspapers and in Life magazine, it was thought to depict Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, who had been captured in Salamaua, Papua New Guinea, and was beheaded on March 29, 1943. Even today, the soldier is still occasionally misidentified as Newton.
The soldier, who would become known because of the circumstances of his death, was actually Leonard George "Len" Siffleet.


He was born on January 14, 1916, at Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia. Siffleet, who loved sports and adventure, moved in the late 1930s to Sydney to search for work. He tried to join the police forces but was rejected for having poor eyesight.
Nevertheless, in August 1940 Siffleet was still called up for military service, and he served in a searchlight unit at Richmond Air Force Base for three months before returning to civilian life. Not long after in September 1941, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force and joined the 1st Division Signals Company at Ingleburn.
Leonard Siffleet went on a signals course at Melbourne Technical College before he volunteered for special operations in September 1942. He was posted to the Z Special unit. In October 1943 he went to the Z Experimental Station in Cairs, where he would receive further training.
Siffleet was promoted to sergeant on May 5, 1943, and he was assigned as a radio operator in his unit. Not long after his promotion he was transferred to M Special Unit and was sent to Hollandia, Papa New Guinea, with his fellow soldiers.
In mid-September 1943, while part of a team led by a Sergeant Staverman, which included two Ambonese members of the Netherlands East Indies Forces, a Private Pattiwahl and aPrivate Reharin, Siffleet was underway to Aitape while traveling behind Japanese lines. At some point in October 1943, they were discovered by New Guinea natives and surrounded. Siffleet fired on some of the attackers before fleeing, but he was quickly caught along with his companions.

The whole article is here and definitely worth a read.  Pictures like this aren't widely known by the American public and help put together the FULL story of the great war.

So what has me punching walls?  Check out this "meme".

Dogs are too good for this world and I hate people.