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    Stayed up late to get pictures of Artemis 1 going up. This is the first time I've ever used my phone camera at night, so some of the pictures didn't come out very good. All the pictures are at 4x zoom. It's very impressive to see a second sun coming up from the north. This intensity didn't last long though. @Ramlaen @Sturgeon
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    She lifted off. Will post pics tomorrow after I wake up
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    He’s got several about the katana, and the nunchucks
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    1:04 in the morning is what I just read on NASA’s site. If it doesn’t launch soon after, I’m going to bed. Edit: yes, I’ll take pictures if applicable. It just stopped raining here so more likely. Will post when I wake up.
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    Ok, after a lot of thought on the subject (and absolutely 0 research ), I see 2 ways this could still work out for them. I will clarify that this is a pragmatic approach where both parties benefit insomuch that they still have an MBT industry after this takes place. Both nations build the tank with their respective industries. I was generally under the impression that the companies were arguing over who’s ideas the other would have to build, like “one nation proposes one thing. The other: another; and they would bid between those options”, or something sensible like that. Now? I don’t know what they’re doing. If the situation is only one nation should build the new euro tank (as hilariously retarded as that would be, but is what I’m understanding from that article alzoc posted), the industry should obviously go to France. Germany already has the massively successful leopard 2 which will keep their industry alive and busy for another 2 decades. The leclerc is not as successful, and although the Caesar is an export success, that won’t replace the jobs and whatnot required by the industry. I know I’m missing some context, and I know I could very well have this whole situation backwards and nothing I said makes any sense, but I (possibly deludedly) think it’s a good idea to have an idiots opinion on the subject. After all, if you can’t effectively explain something to an idiot, how could it possibly be explained to a politician
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    So should these projects be added under “failed French-German cooperation projects: part 2: revengance!”?
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    Question (probably for @Sturgeon), how does the trigger connect to the bolt in a bullpup rifle so it can shoot? Is there some kind of extension rod or a clever bolt design?
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    They supposedly also mounted an M26’s turret on a Sherman to. I do have my doubts if this could be done, though.
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    I remember something about mercury not being very circular because of the massive tidal forces acting on her from the sun, in a similar manner to how Io and Jupiter interact. I’ll have to sit down and read that thing you posted when I get the chance.
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    If was smart enough to understand some of this science jargon, I might agree with you. Instead I’ll just silently nod my head as you talk
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    I detect a hint of salt in there. But people like to (if not love to) draw lines in arbitrary places to make them feel special, and science is no different.
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    One thing that I do know is that the materials, and how they react/interact with the projectile, can also interact with other materials in the armor. The easiest armor to see this is reactive armors (explosive reactive or non explosive): the inter layer of rubber or explosive is often a terrible armor material in its own right, but it’s effects on the other layers in the array cause both ERA and NERA to be nearly ubiquitous today. This is a more niche and simple example than some of the interactions that may or may not go on with these other materials, but I use it as a precedent for how all the layers in a complex array work with one another. Another example I can think of is the XM60’s silica filled front plates, or Russian STEF sandwiches. Both silica and STEF (fiberglass) are poor for large kinetic projectiles, but they have some beneficial properties when combined as such, even if their raw ME or TE numbers are not impressive.
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    I cried laughing watching this: Excellent memeing and deadpan.
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    It’s about time they put a ramjet on a shell. My personal thoughts were they would be more suited for AP projectiles than HE because you don’t have to deal with the filler in AP shot anymore, and you want your AP to go about as fast as the ram can take it.
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    Is the demonstrator armored?
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    What’s going to intercept them at high altitude? APS range is like 8 meters at most, and if you think you’re going to reliably take down an ATGM with machine guns at range, you’re huffing paint. Edit: the only thing that’s gonna get a top attack ATGM at a distance is maybe a strong laser, but I’m not read up on new military lasers so I’ll wait for someone else to comment.
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    I think the flight time difference comes from the missile having to fly high above the target to get the “top attack” portion of its name, and the actual decent phase of the missile is quite fast being gravity assisted and all.
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    So, from the trailer, it looks like they’ve changed some things. Nice they didn’t just do a lazy reskin, but I’m wary if these changes are for the better. Still gonna buy it when I can.
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    Humanity is a mistake. Also, these guys are funny.
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    That sounds like a completely new tank, or a really expensive modification. Why are they still calling her Abrams?
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    Oooooo, you could title this “Dead space: remastered” and I wouldn’t think twice. Very interested
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    *angry M1128 noises* Joke aside, her turret is relatively lightweight compared to most other things on the market, but that does beg the question as to why no one else is even trying to use a lighter turret on their wheeled death traps.
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    So they turned a MRAP into a VBIED, Syria style?
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    Yeah, I tried to break up my points to reflect several of the major milestones in aviation history, but I guess that’s what I get for trying to simplify a complex topic while on lunch break. A ha! But you have forgotten the all important buzz word: HyDrOgEn!!! It doesn’t matter that hydrogen is difficult to produce, annoying to contain, highly reactive to a lot of things you might not want it to react to, AND leaves behind steam which is not only visible to infrared, but also to radar which can completely nullify any stealth features an aircraft might come with, it’s the FuTuRe!!! On a less satirical note, I wasn’t even going to try and claim that they will try to phase out fossil fuels from aircraft; I already know that’s completely retarded. I was more remarking that jet engine designers might be forced to conform to some emissions standards like in the civilian market. Although that thought is also retarded, sadly it’s not above the realm of possibilities, from my outside perspective at least. Though, if “full stealth” (B2 or F117) were a more industrialized option, that can be scientifically estimated and exploited, slower flying “fighter jets” might still be just as capable as aircraft today.
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