Eitan 8x8

Imágenes de las pruebas del Eitan 8x8 que se han realizado en un tipo de suelo rocoso muy difícil de transitar, y que es común en muchas partes de #Israel. Estos test de rodaje se realizan con y sin aire en los neumáticos.
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— Israel Defensa Monitor (Ñ) 🇮🇱 (@Defensa_Israel) October 9, 2020

The Israeli Eitan is the best 8x8 IFV currently in production.  Full stop.  Spare me the nonsense about the Boxer.  Its vaunted modularity has yet to be seen used by any operator. The Patria AMV, the General Dynamics Piranha V and a few others all challenge the Boxer for second place.  From my chair the Boxer has it's German reputation hiding its warts.

The sad reality?

The Boxer is really getting a bit long in the tooth. Its design period is from 1998-2009.  It first entered service in 2009.  Compare that to the Stryker.  The Army announced the Stryker Brigade Concept in 1999 and had its first vehicle in service in 2000.  

You say that's an unfair comparison?  Ok.  The Stryker is based on the LAVIII.  General Dynamics was approached by the Canadian Army in 1991 and had the vehicle designed and into service with them by 1995.

Long story short?

The Boxer is an old vehicle with great marketing.

BOXER CRV fitted with the Block 1 Lance turret. Pre-delivery, veh 1 of 12.

 

Congrats @RheinmetallAus on the opening of the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Redbank. Creating more than 450 long-term jobs including opportunities for defence companies across Australia ➡️ https://t.co/LU4XkwLV8U #DefenceIndustry @ScottMorrisonMP @boxercrv pic.twitter.com/Bphi4BuFky

— Melissa Price MP (@Melissa4Durack) October 11, 2020

Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP has once again joined the Queensland election campaign, taking a ride in a tank at a new military facility in Ipswich. Report on 7NEWS at 6pm. https://t.co/VZ3A1cpmr5 #auspol #qldpol #qldvotes #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/aejz2Zy2Al

— 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) October 11, 2020

Quick post. Make note of how the Marine Corps handles this PFC compared to the piece of shit General Officer in Germany.

Hey folks. Head to Military Times (here) and check out this article on a wayward PFC.

NOTE HOW THE MARINE CORPS HANDLES THIS PFC COMPARED TO THAT PIECE OF SHIT GENERAL OFFICER IN GERMANY!

Marine Corps discipline is a joke.

Want to know what's inherently unfair, unfocused and needs reform?  Check out the General Officer's Club.  Not only do they need an enema but half of them need to be fired for efficiency sake, not only good ole' fashioned common sense!

Sidenote.  We're watching Berger!  We're watching!

ARCHER Fire Power

Thanks to Toni Hawk for the vid!

Special Forces Group Executes Water Jump

Open Comment Post. 9 Oct 2020

 

Patria Heavy Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

 via CNN

Thirteen people were charged Thursday in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, federal and state officials announced.

The alleged scheme included plans to overthrow several state governments that the suspects "believe are violating the US Constitution," including the government of Michigan and Whitmer, according to a federal criminal complaint.

Six people were charged federally with conspiracy to kidnap, and seven other people, associated with the militia group "Wolverine Watchmen," were charged by the state, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

Don't get this twisted gents.  I do not in anyway condone this stuff.

But let's get actual and factual.

How many of these governors that inacted these DRACONIAN lockdown orders do you think will be re-elected?  How many people do you think suffered tremendous psychological damage due to the lockdown?  How many people do you think have suffered a deterioration in their health because they were unable to get medical treatment because hospitals for a time were not seeing patients?  How many children are gonna suffer incacuable emotional/developmental damage because they were not allowed to go to school?

In short.

What did you expect when you in essence place almost the entire nation on house arrest?

Blowback should have been expected.  I don't know for sure but from what I remember some of the restrictions she put in place were bordering on the petty.

Does that justify this plot?

FUCK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually expected her to get curb stomped in the next election, not for a group to plot her kidnapping (in reality this probably makes her sympathetic to some of the electorate in the state).

But putting all that to the side, one thing is certain.

The USA is suffering some severe trama from this whole covid thing and the real problem is that the real economic pain for us and the rest of the world has yet to begin.

2020 sucked.

I fear 2021 won't be any better. 

Light blogging...gotta work another hurricane...

 

Gotta love it.

Little to no blogging for a bit. Yeah, you guessed it. Another fucking hurricane. This year definitely is sucking. I can't even begin to tell ya about the drama with this stuff. The Dept sent people down to work the last one and now we're gearing up for this one in our own backyard. 

We definitely are living in interesting times.

The crazy thing for me is that I thought I was far enough North to avoid the worst of it but projected wind gusts are up to 110mph and we're expecting 10-15 inches of rain. Thank God for a 4x4 Ford Bronco with a 351 Windsor (don't get it twisted, its a 95) with a 4 inch lift on 33's!

Anyway send prayers up for the community. We got people in the area that live in what we call "shotgun" houses and trailers and I'm actually a bit concerned for many of them.

PARS III 6x6

The Turkish Air Force is actively participating in the fighting? That adds a new spin to thing!

There are at least two F-16s at Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan, our analysis of an Oct. 3 @planetlabs satellite image shows. The fighter jets are likely operated by the Turkish Air Force, alongside a possible CN-235 cargo aircraft. Here’s a short thread why. pic.twitter.com/de1XsmXXZr

— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) October 7, 2020

Wow. 

 This explains alot!

I've been personally been wondering why the Armenians have been getting rolled so hard.  I've been wondering why they've been getting pummeled from the air.

The Turks are playing the "Advisor" & "Fighter" role.  Could this turn into a Vietnam in Europe for them?  I doubt it.  The EU, and/or US and/or Russia will probably soon step in to put a halt to this thing.

Group of Azeri soldiers try to retreat then Armenian mortar scores direct hit

Group of Azeri soldiers try to retreat then Armenian mortar scores direct hit ( it seems +10 casualties) video from @200_zoka pic.twitter.com/a9qEAkmWuB

— Tiger (@Unknown77991) October 7, 2020

I had a moment of hesitation with regard to this post and a few others I've done recently. Is it wrong to post images of men fighting and dying? Then I realized that this is part of war that isn't shown and most nations attempt to hide. The savagery of the wars in the Middle East, Afghanistan and N. Africa isn't shown. 

The willful ignorance of so many citizens in the West is why some Marines and Soldiers are starting to see THEIR children deploy to the same war they fought. 

This whole thing is unsat. 

 I'll continue to post this stuff cause the unknowning need to see the reality of the world.