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    Very interesting camera position there. I'm assuming they managed to stick a Gopro or something and kept it stable on the probe there.
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    "US Army scraps plan to compete in OMFV competition"
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    More US troops (approximately 100) are headed to Syria and are bringing Bradleys to take the MRAP chicken games to the next level.
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    B-17 testbeds with various turboprop engines mounted in their noses
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    US troops being in Syria has definitely fallen off most everyone's radar here in the states. I recognize some of the reasons we're there still (official and otherwise), but it's been past time to leave in my opinion. This continual playing of chicken with trucks and MRAPs isn't doing anything good for either side. Best let it go before something bad happens.
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    Might need to call some Italian plumbers
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    The idea of a BTR-based camper sounds fun. That big orange thing though... I'm not sure what to think of that. Realistically, I guess it's an arctic transport of some kind?
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    All aboard the battle bus!
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    Beat me to it. Of note is that these are 37mm guns, not 57mm.
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    Following a very productive use of my time in an extensive investigation, I have made a discovery that could very well tear apart our beliefs concerning Frank Roosevelt's true allegiance during the Second World War. Below is a photo of the bathtub meant to help accommodate the President aboard the battleship USS Iowa as he traveled to Tehran Conference in 1943. A harmless enough scene. Sudsy water, various toiletries, some reading material, and a few bath toys to play with. Let's take a closer look at that plastic boat though. It appears to be a fairly realistic-looking design, a warship of some type for sure. It does not look like the Iowa or any other ship used by the US Navy though. Perhaps it could be a vessel of another nationality? This here is an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser (taken from World of Warships for the sake of a similar viewing angle). These ships were constructed in the late 1930's by Nazi Germany and saw use during the Second World War. With the exception of the main battery gun count, you will notice that the cruiser shares several details with the toy boat from above. A fair number of details really... What was the president of the United States doing with a model of an enemy cruiser floating in his personal bathtub, and of such a relatively modern (at the time) vessel at that?
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    From what I remember of the thing, it should just be carrying them. The vehicle was used as a transport for tank hunters and their weapons, not as some tank destroyer itself.
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    This seems like an odd arrangement, but I suppose that is par for this particular course.
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    I haven't kept up as of late on your postings here and so have been going back through them, but after you play through the Allied and German campaigns, do you have any other games on your radar that you'd like to possibly play through/review, if you are interested in doing that still?
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    The Hack-Frauds have drawn the ire of William Shatner! Kinda...
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    Those are some chubby cheeks there
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    I don't figure it's much, but what are they say at the end of the video there?
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    Vehicle photos from the past few months from the US Army Armor and Calvary Collection: T5E1 T-34. This particular vehicle was captured from the Germans, who had been using it as a test vehicle after capturing it themselves from the Soviets. T30, IS-3, and M3 Grant T28 and Chieftain Bonus T28 historical pic
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    Something related to welding or maintenance seems most likely as the cause to me, but who knows with the social/political climate we have now. Time will tell.
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    Yes. I think the forward mast came down somewhat early on. For reference and for anyone that can't tell, those burn holes are in the roof of the ship's island superstructure, not the flight deck News and updates from the Navy So it seems maybe it's not near a total loss, but that sure isn't going to be a quick or cheap fix.
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    I have once again fallen out of keeping pace with Syria/Libya, but it seems to me that all the non-Syrian players in that country's war have decided Libya is the place to play now (much more Turkey than Russia and other powers.)
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    Would this possibly be complimenting the number of Kurganets in service, perhaps seeing more use in remote or "lower intensity" areas in the country? The vehicle weighing about half that of the Kurganets might be worth something in that regard. Alternatively, could this be another case of the army procurement decision makers getting antsy and choosing upgrades of existing vehicles over newly developed ones?
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