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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Taiwan's CM-34, an IFV variant of the Cloud Leopard, has entered troop verification trials
Monday, April 20, 2020
USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations April 18, 2020 (Mega Thread - Bandwidth Killer!)...pics by Seaman Jomark Almazan
It occurs that the US Navy is flexing the America into a full blown carrier mission (I guess) with the Theodore Roosevelt going down. That simple affair had lasting ramifications that the unknowing still don't want to acknowledge.
That affairs showed tremendous weakness and the Chinese noticed.
If that bubba gets command of that ship after his actions then the entire Navy leadership needs to be purged then fast marched to a federal prison.
What's going on here? Amphibious assault ship USS America sailing at high speed in the South China Sea today, heading to West Capella drillship
Thanks to Donno for the link!
Are we actually seeing the wake from that ship? Ok. You can throw out the bullshit of those things having a max speed of 20 knots can't we?
Interesting.
I hope the Navy and Marine Corps don't take the wrong lessons from this action. I have NO VISIBILITY on what's going on but if this is the standard Chinese intimidation technique then we're looking at the Chinese Coast Guard trying to bully other nations.
Sending an L-Class Carrier (CONGRATS USMC...you got me using that term!) to deal with it is kinda overkill in my opinon.
We'll see what we'll see. More to come.
Amphibious assault ship USS America sailing at high speed in the South China Sea today, heading to West Capella drillship, about 100 nautical miles south of the warship. West Capella is at the center of an ongoing standoff between China and Malaysia. pic.twitter.com/qij38Tgwd1— Duan Dang (@duandang) April 19, 2020
Are we actually seeing the wake from that ship? Ok. You can throw out the bullshit of those things having a max speed of 20 knots can't we?
Interesting.
I hope the Navy and Marine Corps don't take the wrong lessons from this action. I have NO VISIBILITY on what's going on but if this is the standard Chinese intimidation technique then we're looking at the Chinese Coast Guard trying to bully other nations.
Sending an L-Class Carrier (CONGRATS USMC...you got me using that term!) to deal with it is kinda overkill in my opinon.
We'll see what we'll see. More to come.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020
via Reuters
The economy is about more than just wall street. The morality play we're involved in has consequences. Either the old, weak and infirm lay by the wayside or children suffer.
The wording I used is blunt but the choice is clear.
The cure to this disease will (by way of the actions of a majority of the world's population) cause more suffering than the disease itself.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Many (including quite a few people here) are emoting and trying to virtue signal moral superiority on an issue where cold, hard logic is required.
In short?
We do the hard thing now and take some pain or we virtue signal/emote/moralize and take even more pain later.
Open the fucking economy and save lives.
Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday.Here.
The economy is about more than just wall street. The morality play we're involved in has consequences. Either the old, weak and infirm lay by the wayside or children suffer.
The wording I used is blunt but the choice is clear.
The cure to this disease will (by way of the actions of a majority of the world's population) cause more suffering than the disease itself.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Many (including quite a few people here) are emoting and trying to virtue signal moral superiority on an issue where cold, hard logic is required.
In short?
We do the hard thing now and take some pain or we virtue signal/emote/moralize and take even more pain later.
Open the fucking economy and save lives.
Exercise: Man's most faithful companion...
T-14 MBT on Armata heavy universal tracked platform. Afganit active protection system on display...
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Police in Italy are having an "interesting" time with citizens during the coronavirus...
Due carabinieri trovano una donna mezza nuda sdraiata sulla loro auto. 😑#coronaitaly #covid_19italia pic.twitter.com/qq5sXWElJ8— Nina ❀ Ricci (@NinaRicci_us) April 19, 2020
Translation...
Translated from Italian by GOOGLE
Two carabinieri find a half-naked woman lying on their car. Expressionless face
#coronaitaly#covid_19italia
Anti-lockdown protests aren't just in America...
Unsanctioned protest against #COVID19 lockdown in #Berlin ends up with arrests— RT (@RT_com) April 19, 2020
DETAILS: https://t.co/5MWFhJjeBT pic.twitter.com/qTDoRuOq8k
People are sheep. They'll follow the popular position until it doesn't become popular anymore. The news media will follow suit to match the passions of the mob.
Mark my words.
Being against these lockdowns might appear fringe now but in a couple of months they'll be not only obvious to the masses but the same people deriding those of us that have issue with them will be leading the charge stating that they went on for far too long and did unnecessary damage to our economy.
Not only will the political class have to pay a price for this but so will the people that are cheering these lockdowns on.
The hit to the world's economy will be severe.
The blowback will be intense.
I predict you'll see nothing but political surprises worldwide once the dust is settled.
Of course that will do us little good.
We'll be trying to muddle thru shortages of certain items (to include food), possibly hyper inflation on goods that are available. A shattered housing and car market along with savings/retirement funds being either devalued (because of increasing costs for basic items) or even taxed at a higher rate (to allow the govt to recoup the money they're handing out like candy).
People in the free world are waking up but I fear its a bit late.
India's 4 PARA (Special Forces) amazing close quarters fight on a snowy mountain side...
via LiveFist
On April 4/Saturday, two squads of the 4 Para (Special Forces) — with six men each — were deployed for a forward staging to the nearest battalion headquarters, and from there to Rangdoori, Guguldara and Teen Behak areas of Jumgund. They needed to chopper it in as the battalion remains cut off by winter snow. The Dhruv helicopter dropped them off on a hill feature in waist deep snow. The intention was to conduct a search operation from top down. The SF troops used quadcopter drones at this point to try and pinpoint precise locations of the 5-6 terrorists.--------------------------------
In the words of an officer familiar with details, “As luck would have it, where they fell, the militants were sitting right there. This led to a firefight at virtually point blank range. I have to give it to the training standards of the SF guys. Inspite of the fall, all five terrorists were killed. The squad was almost wiped out.”Here.
If Bollywood doesn't make this a movie then something is wrong. If they DO make a movie I'll be sure to watch it.
Why I agree with the anti-lockdown protests ....
Hundreds of people have gathered outside the governor's residence in Minnesota to protest against the state's #coronavirus lockdown measures.— SkyNews (@SkyNews) April 18, 2020
To read more about the #COVID19 outbreak in the US, click here: https://t.co/jTo3NqdowN pic.twitter.com/TdkfAJIFRl
You've seen the protests against the lockdown this week and some of you can't seem to wrap your head around why anyone would do such a thing.
Let me try and explain it to you again..via ModernSurvivalBlog.
The Gov’t over reacted, Two states, have 46% of the confirmed cases and more than half the deaths, but make up only 9% of the nation’s population. That means in the other 48 states less than 0.1% of their population has a confirmed case. And for that our so-called leaders shut down the country and purposely manufactured a 2nd Great Depression.A simple statement but alot to unpack.
Two states have 46% of the confirmed cases.
TWO!
Those two states have more than half the deaths.
TWO!
Yet we're locking up the entire country? Now check this out via The Washington Post.
More than 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment aid since President Trump declared a national emergency, a staggering loss of jobs that has wiped out a decade of employment gains and pushed families to line up at food banks as they await government help.Drink that in.
The United States has not seen this level of job loss since the Great Depression, and the government is struggling to respond fast enough to the deadly coronavirus health crisis and the widespread economic pain it has triggered.
22 Million Americans are now unemployed (probably MORE!).
Let's be honest too.
Many won't get their old jobs back. Many small businesses will close forever. Many big businesses will also go the way of the dinosaur.
But the above issue is just a blip on a MUCH bigger issue I see coming down the track.
World's largest pork processor shuts down plant, warns of meat shortages during pandemic https://t.co/pruKuij8J1 via @nypost— Terry Myers (@terrymmyers) April 19, 2020
We're looking at a disruption of our supply chain that will leave basic necessities lacking.
I'm talking about food.
I'll leave off the table the exercise of extraordinary, unconstitutional power by many state executives around the US (and around the world).
I'll ignore how reluctant they appear to want to give up that power.
Unsaid will be how law enforcement is being used to basically "control" the US population in ways that we would never do in a foreign land.
Even worse?
The runaway spending unleashed by this pandemic will comeback to bite not only us but our children's children.
The entire world, to include the US, is gonna be in a hurtlocker for at least 5 years and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Which leads to the conspiracy theory.
The last time we faced a financial calamity this big we had WW2. I don't think we'll see that, but the break from war that I was hoping for is off the table.
Nothing stimulates spending and gets the people distracted like a hot war. Just add in that we're fighting for freedom, stir in a little apple pie and flag waving and get both sides of the congressional isle to talk up how necessary it is.
That'll distract the public while they raid your retirement funds.
Russia upgrades it's heavy artillery...the 2S7M Malka
via Sputnik
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Uraltransmash (a subsidiary of the Rostec corporation's Uralvagonzavod) has delivered the first modernised 2S7M Malka self-propelled heavy artillery canon to the Defence Ministry. The weapon is considered to be one of the most powerful in the world, Rostec has told Sputnik.Well at least they're consistent. We know the Russians love artillery and they prove it once again.
and objects in the tactical depth behind the front line. The delivery of modernised weapons in the interests of the Defence Ministry has started. Uraltr"This is one of the world's most powerful self-propelled canons designed for destroying important enemy targets ansmash faces a serious task of conducting batch modernisation of this product as part of state order for 2020-2022 implementation", Rostec Director General Dmitry Semizorov said, as quoted by the company's press service.
The modernised artillery canon has received new running gear and electronics, which has significantly improved its tactical and technical features. Malka has passed a full cycle of tests, aimed at checking its mobility, resistance, loading and reliability of its fire control mechanisms, and 2A44 gun strength.
The 2S7M Malka is a modernised version of the 2S7 Pion, a Soviet self-propelled heavy artillery gun.
I think they have just about all bases covered. Missiles (of differing sizes), heavy, medium and light cannon artillery and of course the same with mortars.
Is our reliance on airpower the reason why we seem to have forgotten the power of the "King Of Battle"?
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