Henry Cobb (Author & MilTweeter) asks...When will the squad leader be able to see through every rifle scope on demand?

 

When will the squad leader be able to see through every rifle scope on demand?

— Henry Cobb (@henrycobb) October 14, 2021

This sat me back in my chair.

I originally did a retweet of an article explaining the "new" Marine Rifle Squad and the rationale behind it (new information leads to new conclusions...I like what I heard!).

So when Cobb hit me with that I was gobsmacked by how simple, even elegant and common sense an idea it was.

Then I thought a little more.

We've seen that shit!  Remember Aliens?  Remember when the Colonial Marines went into the processing plant to search for the missing colonist?

Remember when that idiot LT was trying to call the shots from the rear via views of cameras attached to the helmets of his troops instead of being in the muck with them?

I'm betting we have that technology now!  I'm betting we could do it now!  

Cobb is onto something but it just needs to be tweaked and modified.  We need GoPro devices attached to helmets that can be linked to the Squad Leaders tablet!

So simple.  So elegant.  So fucking cool.  Oh and I bet body parts I highly value that its DOABLE!

What is the spirit of the bayonet? Kill.....this Marine got knocked the fuck out!

 Thanks to SolarWarden for the link!

 

Wow. You could see that coming especially with the slow motion....dude was low, moving fast and wasn't missing arm day in the gym. WM was hesitant, slow, obviously unsure and got ROCKED!

What surprised me is the reaction of leadership.  They weren't only protective of the fallen WM (which I get...you don't want your Marines injured unnecessarily) but they seemed to be chewing on that young devil pup.

Good training.  But its kinda obvious that this integration of females into line units is gonna be hard.

I have met some OUTFUCKINGSTANDING WM's.  But on a physical level they just don't make the cut.

That LtCol is facing a 5K monster ready to tear out his heart...the news update on his court martial is damning...

 That LtCol should have shut his mouth, took a beat to get his shit together, get up and carry the fuck on.

He didn't.

Now he has a raging 5K monster ready to tear his heart out...the monster's name is the UCMJ.

Just heard a quick rundown on his trial...

* made statement supporting the Jan 6 riot.

* was heard and posted saying that "it's time for a revolution"

* continued to post after being told not to

The list went on but that stood out in my mind.

LtCol meet huge green weeny.  Huge green weeny have fun with a silly LtCol.

Idiotic jokes aside.  It's to the point where (if I was active) I wouldn't dare post anything viewable to the public on social media. Hell I'd even be careful about what I let colleagues see, not to mention superiors.

It's a brave new world now.  Service members need to be careful, keep their mouths shut and not assume that everyone agrees with their opinions...no matter what side of the spectrum they're on.

WTF is going on in Lebanon?

 

#BREAKING Huge crowd with rifles walking on the streets in Lebanon#BreakingNews #Lebanon #Beirut #Syria #Iraq #Iran #Usa #UK #EU #China #Saudiarabia #Uae #Israel #Oman #Turkey #France #Germany #Indonesia #Japan #Nigeria #Sudan #UN #SouthKorea #BeirutBlast #Norway #Lebanese pic.twitter.com/ynVnF5tbFA

— International Leaks (@Internl_Leaks) October 14, 2021

I saw tweets about a certain group getting targeted by a sniper (think that was yesterday), the Army saying that they would target anyone with a weapon and now this? WTF! The weird thing is that supposedly back in the day, Lebanon was beyond beautiful. Bet the old folks that are still around weep for their country everyday.

SCP-3000 vs Submarines, animation, by u/3d_printguy

Seen on Reddit here...

Just started dabbling in this SCP stuff and its really quite entertaining.

The video is awesome but the background story is just pure greatness (check it out here).

'Air Troop SAS' military painting by Stuart Brown

German Army in Afghanistan (Vid)

Open Comment Post. 14 Oct 2021

Israeli Air Force Unit 669

 

EOS Defense Systems USA ---- R600 Missile Carrier (R600MC) RWS

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) with EOS' R600-Missile-Carrier (R600MC) RWS. The R600MC adds four Javelin missiles, two in each pod, to a weapon station that includes a 30x113 mm M230LF cannon and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. pic.twitter.com/JivteQ4IrA

— Ronkainen (@ronkainen7k15) October 13, 2021

Good to see them back, BUT! EOS confuses the hell outta me. They have world beating products that should have other manufacturers on their backfeet but they don't. Leadership seems solid. Engineering seems solid. Could it be word of mouth? No one talks about them (outside of Australia)...maybe they need to up their PR game?

Could a CA law requiring all big rigs to be 2011 or newer be behind the port situation?

The NEWS says the California port situation is caused by a driver shortage.

Not so fast: It is in part caused by a California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators. pic.twitter.com/yYIsTQsPIe

— Jerry Oakley (@JERRYO1029) October 12, 2021

FNSS AV-8 GEMPITA 8x8

USMC BLT 1/1 & US Army TF Bastard conduct interoperability training

 

V3/2 Conducts Range 400

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Richard Stanley, an infantry unit leader with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, attached to 3d Marines conducts rehearsals on Range 400 as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 8, 2021. Range 400 provides Marine Corps ground units the opportunity to test and enhance their ability to command and control forces in a contested environment. Stanley is a Clintwood, Virginia native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Funny but stupid...

 

They're lucky they didn't die a horrible death...never fuck around with deep holes you never know what lurks down there...

https://mtblike.tumblr.com/post/664926782739365888

Must Read! Opinion: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must resign via Task & Purpose

 via Task & Purpose.

Austin’s appointment to the top of the Department of Defense stunned those of us who had personally observed his stumbling performance as commander of U.S. Central Command. 

“This is not a decision brief,” a member of the Commander’s Action Group advised me in late 2015 as I waited to update Austin on preparations for a special operations task force to take on the Islamic State group in Iraq. “So don’t embarrass him by asking for one.” 

This took me by surprise because the presentation was supposed to be exactly that: a thumbs up or down on whether to proceed with a particular course of action. Instead, my carefully delivered presentation concluded in awkward silence during which Gen. Austin nodded his thanks, then sniffed and tugged at his collar but offered no guidance. Eventually one of his long-suffering staff showed me the way to the door. 

“I’m sorry, Andy, but it is what it is,” he said with genuine remorse, before adding: “Hey bro, make sure you kick ass out there.” That quietly delivered exhortation was more inspiring than anything I heard from Gen. Austin during his two years in command. 

Story here 

British Army close to being 'combat incapable' against high-end threats

 via Forces.net

The British Army is close to being "combat incapable against high-end threats", such as those posed by Russia and China, a senior defence analyst has said.

Francis Tusa has sounded a warning about the UK's "neglect" of its heavy equipment programme through recent decades.

The UK has made a commitment to generate a NATO high-readiness brigade by 2024.

However, Mr Tusa believes that is becoming less likely.

He told Forces News: "The problem is overwhelmingly with equipment.

"Will there be the equipment to equip a coherent, mechanised/armoured brigade by 2024, trained? And the answer is no."

Not surprising.

But only temporary.

Everyone is taking risks to modernize.  Most just aren't as visible as the issues that the British Army is having.

They'll sort this quick.  No worries here.  If they were screwed I'd tell ya....loud too.

I've long suspected that SOCOM was in Taiwan...but Marines too?

 via Military.com

U.S. special operations forces and Marines have been deployed to Taiwan and secretly training its military for at least a year as China becomes increasingly aggressive with its territorial claim on the island, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

A couple of dozen special operators and support troops are training small units of Taiwan's ground forces, while a contingent of Marines is working with local maritime forces on small-boat training, according to the report, which cited unnamed U.S. officials.

The news report came amid a record-setting number of Chinese military flights around the island. The People's Liberation Army made a total of 149 military flights over four days, including 56 on Monday, The Associated Press reported.

It also comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions over issues ranging from trade to human rights to COVID-19 and seems sure to further stoke Beijing's ire.

In a statement to the Journal, the Chinese foreign ministry said the country "will take all necessary steps to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The Marine Corps on Thursday directed questions to the Pentagon, which declined to comment directly on the report when contacted by Military.com. A spokesman did release a general statement on the Pentagon's position toward China and Taiwan.

Here

Just wow.  That deflection confirms that Marines are on that island.

Wonder where they pulled them from?

Regardless is it my imagination or does this seem SUPER provocative.  Using SOCOM is one thing.  But using Marines in such an open manner seems designed to agitate.

Am I the only one sensing that the Pentagon would rather the big fight happen sooner rather than later?

I've long advocated that it would have been better to kill the China baby in its crib, but we didn't.  Knock off a teenage China that full of Testosterone and lacking any self control?  Doable but harder than it should have been.

One thing is certain.  This is the right stimulant to get them raging...raging hard.

Our economy and our society is breaking....record number of Americans quit their jobs....

NEW - Record high 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August.

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 12, 2021

From my chair this is stunning.

We already have tons of job openings that are going unfulfilled, we already have numerous sectors of our economy facing staffing challenges...and we have more Americans talking about rising prices being a major concern (along with shelves being shockingly empty...kinda reminds me of old skool USSR pics).

Yet despite all of the above we have a record number of Americans simply quitting?

I know that the virus scared off alot of elderly workers and many of them simply left the workplace.

Don't know what's going but this seems like a bit of ominous news. Tell me why I'm wrong!  No joke.  I want to be wrong and that this is simply part of the economic cycle.

I know this is Russian propaganda but damn! Didn't know that (assuming its true)...definitely got to dig into this....

Escaping fear & racism | African-American who left US for USSR

No decent wages, constant fear and #racism - that’s all Robert Robinson had in the #USA. Trying to find a better life he fled to the #USSR in 1930 and stayed there for 44 years.

WATCH: https://t.co/bLpETFBq49 pic.twitter.com/seP3CnEO6y

— RT (@RT_com) October 12, 2021