Scolopax

"But something something military people + inauguration of president I don't like = HITLER"
 
I think it's a good idea

One of the reasons I've seen for this is that in an engagement, it is expected that the 120s will be fired first at a longer range.  After they are gone, the F-16 would then (I suppose) have better dogfighting performance when it has closed the distance.  There could be other stuff going on as well though.

One of the reasons I've seen for this is that in an engagement, it is expected that the 120s will be fired first at a longer range.  After they are gone, the F-16 would then (I suppose) have better dogfighting performance when it has closed the distance.  There could be other stuff going on as well though.

I didn't watch the video, but the "Putin Makes Me Scared and Wet" quote on the thumbnail is pretty magical and I'm definitely not getting the intended meaning from it.

Here's How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win

From the IAF's flickr:
 

Here's How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win

CM-11 Brave Tiger
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JRS-1 flying boat restored by the Smithsonian in time for the Pearl Harbor anniversary.
 
Article with plane's particular history

JRS-1 flying boat restored by the Smithsonian in time for the Pearl Harbor anniversary.
 
Article with plane's particular history

I know that it's been discussed here before with other ships, and that the Kuznetsov is an older ship, but why exactly is it belching smoke like that again?
 
Also, I didn't realize how much of a carrier cruiser the Kuznetsov actually was.
 

P-700 Granit launch tubes (since removed I believe)
 

CIWS in comparison to other modern carriers

This is actually a big deal in Russian historical circles. For the uninitiated, here's a quick summary:
 
In the fall of 1941, Panfilov's 316th Rifle Division fought against German tank armies in the defense of Moscow. They fought at Volokolamsk and did a pretty damn decent job considering that they had no proper anti-tank weapons aside from anti-tank rifles. The result of the division's fighting earned it an Order of the Red Banner and the title of Guards (8th Guards Rifle Division). 
 
Soon after, a story appeared in Soviet newspapers about a company of 28 men who destroyed 14 tanks at Dubosekovo at the cost of their lives. Conveniently, the journalist who wrote the story did not witness the battle. A lot of details he writes in the story don't add up, plus some of the men who allegedly died turned up later in the war, embarrassingly enough one of them was a German collaborator.
 
Documents-wise (since we all love our documents), there is no record of this feat in the journal of the division (the division claims 4 tanks in that sector) and no German record was found. However, aerial photographs show trenches in the area and archaeologists discovered about 700 bodies in the vicinity. 
 
Most positions on the issue seem to be that while the myth of 28 Panfilov's Men is just a myth, the entire division fought heroically and there's nothing wrong with a movie about that. Calling the movie "28" lets them hook onto a nice story for marketing purposes. However, there are always outliers, like the usual suspects calling everything Soviet a lie and the opposite, those who state that wartime tales of heroism are beyond reproach and attempting to investigate them is an insult to those who fought and died.
 
As for the movie, I haven't seen it yet, but I intend to.

"Improvised Employment of S-5 Air-to-Surface Rockets in Land Warfare: A brief history and technical appraisal"

I know that it's been discussed here before with other ships, and that the Kuznetsov is an older ship, but why exactly is it belching smoke like that again?
 
Also, I didn't realize how much of a carrier cruiser the Kuznetsov actually was.
 

P-700 Granit launch tubes (since removed I believe)
 

CIWS in comparison to other modern carriers

I know that it's been discussed here before with other ships, and that the Kuznetsov is an older ship, but why exactly is it belching smoke like that again?
 
Also, I didn't realize how much of a carrier cruiser the Kuznetsov actually was.
 

P-700 Granit launch tubes (since removed I believe)
 

CIWS in comparison to other modern carriers

I know that it's been discussed here before with other ships, and that the Kuznetsov is an older ship, but why exactly is it belching smoke like that again?
 
Also, I didn't realize how much of a carrier cruiser the Kuznetsov actually was.
 

P-700 Granit launch tubes (since removed I believe)
 

CIWS in comparison to other modern carriers

I know that it's been discussed here before with other ships, and that the Kuznetsov is an older ship, but why exactly is it belching smoke like that again?
 
Also, I didn't realize how much of a carrier cruiser the Kuznetsov actually was.
 

P-700 Granit launch tubes (since removed I believe)
 

CIWS in comparison to other modern carriers