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19 hours ago, AssaultPlazma said:

@LoooSeR

 

Why is the Russian Army is such a bad state these days? Werent they taking steps try to make the army more professional and begin developing a strong NCO corps like western nations?  

Welcome to SH, plazma! 

1 minute ago, LostCosmonaut said:

Reading through the whole thing would be quite an achievement ( @Collimatrix Can tell you after he broke the forums that one time)

Apologies, I didn’t mean the whole thing, but Afrin and Aleppo are kinda deep in there, just looked through and found the end of Afrin at page 500 (March 2018), and I found a post on page 402 that says SAA are approaching northwest part of Aleppo province, where Afrin is. Hope that narrows it down. 

I assume you have read through the Syrian war thread? 

24 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said:

Back to the topic of people running for office who really shouldn't, may I present the case of Bobby Wilson of Arizona who is running for the Arizona state senate?  Some might find it odd that a man who was disbarred for running a forgery scam would run for public office. Even stranger is the fact that he killed his mother and sister and then burned the bodies when he was 18.  Of course, he claims it was self-defense but his story is pretty far fetched.  

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/18/arizona-senate-candidate-who-fatally-shot-his-mom-decades-ago-argues-for-gun-rights-for-self-defense.html

... well, it wouldn’t be the first time a psychopath has been in office. 

2 hours ago, Toxn said:

I just took a break from studying and decided to hate myself for a while by playing the KV-1S*. After a few crap games I had a barn burner and ran a certain loss down to the wire. 8 Kills, a bunch of assists etc...

 

... all of which is worth 940 points on an uptier. My screen full of medals and my 20 minutes of carrying netted me less than a 1-capture game in a scout when we win by fluke. God damn this game and the people who made it.

 

 

* I actually love the Sport, but damn does it not love me back sometimes.

4 hours ago, Serge said:

No, because it’s the best way to loose your kit after the first ride.

And no company can seriously make such a proposal. 

I think they’re there (if they are backpacks) because the company is representing how many dismounts it can carry, and that’s not exactly where the passengers’ equipment will actually be stored. 

1 hour ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

but a guy cosplaying as a ghost and yells something about racial superiority is somehow a more grave threat. 

You forgot to mention that this guy also probably lives in his parents attic/basement, is 250lbs, and lives off welfare. 

On 8/11/2018 at 6:07 PM, SH_MM said:

 

M833 - 360-370 mm

2 things: 

1. Source? 

2. Is this chart suggesting that M900 is only as powerful as M111 Hetz? Cause M111 could penetrate the T-72 at range (just barely), but the graph also shows M900 just barely penetrating a T-72 at range. 

2 hours ago, Ramlaen said:

 

Lol, her body language is great, I don’t think she could have been more uncomfortable in that tank if she tried 

is that a T-64 or a T80? I can’t tell from the inside. 

34 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said:

 

Probably not, they will get mentioned in the episodes about the vehicle they are based on.  Right now my current list of vehicles to cover is at about 90.

Holy cow, I didn’t think the French had that many types of AFVs in the late 30s! 

Good luck on the vid  

17 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said:

researching WWII French armor for my next video.  

I’m pretty sure what you meant to say is: imported American armor  

tangental: will you also cover captured and modified vehicles like the Lorraine schlepper Marders (Sd.Kfz 135), S303/7(f) / U304(f) / P204(f) conversions, etc? 

4 hours ago, VPZ said:

reminds me of this with that overly tall turret ring. 

28 minutes ago, Ulric said:

I have my disagreements with Russia, but they too desire to remove kebab. Russia could be our greatest ally in the war on radical islamic terror, considering that they are one of the few nations that isn't willing to accept peace trucks as a regular occurrence. On that alone there is more common ground than there is between the left and the right in this country.

To add to this, working together on something (preferably something we have common ground on, like terrorism) would be an excellent solution for long term peace between our countries... at least it’s better than thinking we’re back in the 60’s, and vilifying them; Last time I checked, you make friends by being nice/polite/respectful. 

Then again, I have no friends, so I wouldn’t know  

21 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

*squints really hard* 

is that a 52-K? (Forgive my ignorance) 

Highly disappointing. The Armata program had a lot going for it: 

— reduced logistical burdens from standardized parts. 

— quick modularity and upgradability. 

— enhanced crew safety. 

Oh well  Maybe some other country can produce (in actual numbers) an MBT with remote turret/crew capsule... or maybe someone can fire those guys whom cancelled the program and reinstate the Armata and Kurganets, soon. 

31 minutes ago, Ramlaen said:

A shot detection sensor?

Doesn’t the Trophy already do that? 

16 hours ago, Donward said:

 "The Mating Habits of Bigfoot and Why Women Want Him," 

"Women love him. Men hate him. See Bogfoot's trick to becoming an absolute lady killer!" 

Also, remove furry:

12 hours ago, Donward said:

 

Because Sideshow Bob apparently didn't learn about the First Amendment, Second Amendment, or the concept of prior restraint when he went to law school.

Those aren’t required courses at the Karl Marx college of law 

8 hours ago, Mogensthegreat said:

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWhat?

I think the worst part about this is someone got paid writing this... Sometimes I wonder if I should change careers 

6 hours ago, Bronezhilet said:

Well, that was a fucking waste of time. Apparently you can't exchange the T-34E coupon for a Pakwagon if you don't have a T-34E.

I have a Pakwagon (I earned it the hard way): it’s not all that fun, and frankly I feel like I wasted all that time I used to grind it, especially now that I don’t play WT anymore. 

The gun is great (like +30mm pen over normal KwK40 on the Pz.Vors) and good speed, but horrifically vulnerable to anything that finds you... and the horizontal firing arc leaves something to be desired. Think; hellcat without a turret.

Unless you can surprise your enemies, don’t go into close quarters... which is actually the majority of maps Gaijiggle forces you into at those tiers... so you’re lucky if you get over 3 kills on maps like “Advance to the Rhine” or “Poland”, or the enemy team is full of incompetents, which is always an option. If you want a similar experience, play the Marder III H. 

32 minutes ago, Toxn said:

Don't worry Walter; assuming American civil war 2 doesn't kick off in the next few years, you can look forward to having all these arguments in reverse once the Democrats field their own Trump equivalent. 

An good DNC candidate? What heresy is this!? 

23 minutes ago, Serge said:

Krupp Raumer-S ?

Yes

5 hours ago, Collimatrix said:

 

 

At one point the Leopard 2 was going to have a backup coincidence rangefinder in addition to the laser.  Given the proliferation of laser warning systems and the flat trajectory of APFSDS, I think this may be an idea whose time has come again.

Maybe something like the EMES-13 the Germans were working on? I believe it’s on the Leopard 2 PT-14 mod(?), and worked pretty well, except it was expensive. 

Edit: because we need to keep on topic, here’s a picture. 

2 hours ago, Scolopax said:

Leopard 1A6... prototype? 

2 hours ago, Walter_Sobchak said:

 

I don't care how much a scum bag he may or may not be.  NOT THE POINT.  The president is seriously entertaining an offer for let a hostile foreign power interrogate American citizens, including a former ambassador.   You all keep arguing that Trump is not some sort of Russian stooge.   Let me ask you this.  If he was, how would his behavior be any different?

 

To add to what everyone else has said: 

1. If papa Trump (or “Putin’s slave”) really wanted this guy gone, he’d be fucking gone. Some (not-so-) nice men in ski-masks would have taken him to where ever and beaten him numb. Since this scum is still around (for now), it should be questionable whether Trump is Putin’s bitch. 

2. So it’s ok for the US to seek justice for appearant “Russian spying”, that has questionable evidence I might add, but it’s not ok for Russia to seek justice for this guy pillaging their country, and they have all the evidence to prove it? Totally not hypocritical.