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Just for fun, here are the excerpts from "Inside the Third Reich" by Albert Speer regarding tanks.
 
 

Syria and Lebanon, snow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2018 movie is supposed to be about Han Solo and his backstory and the 2020 film will be the same with Boba Fett.  Hooray.
 
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Upcoming-Star-Wars-Movies-List-Titles-Release-Dates-100467.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-release-date-the-force-awakens-star-wars-8-han-solo-rogue-one-boba-fett-a6791591.html

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/12/30/ak-107-balanced-action-rifle-slow-motion-larry-vickers-moscow-trip/
 
 
Just watched the AK-107 vid.
 
Holy ever-living fuck.  The balanced recoil system is stupid effective. The goddamned muzzle barely twitches on full auto even on high speed.
 
Fuck.
 
Mind=Blown.
 
 
Watching a video of just how well that works is literally mind blowing. 
 
Ok, I want one now.

To give your friends and family another reason to stay out of the water, here's a giant squid recently seen in Toyama Bay, Japan.  This is one of the closest recorded encounters that we've had with a live specimen.
 

 
Article and another video on the matter
 
 
 
 

120 combat sorties

HK's first attempt at a belt-fed machine gun was less than completely successful.

Series of photos of the 2nd Armored Division (mostly - the 66th Tank Regiment division) during the offensive in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia; April 1945.

Not like I pulled it from there or anything...   

SLS has passed Critical Design Review, and with that hurdle over NASA has dropped the von Braun paint scheme for a more sensible natural orange. Lots of cool concept images here.

If Tied was the villain of a vampire movie

Would appear to be a Buk related vehicle, can't tell what though.
 
For reference:

A gallery with a great amount and variety of German AFV photos.

"Today hundreds of Saudi and allied troops, equipped with the latest fighter jets, guided missiles and tanks were ruthlessly slaughtered by some Shia peasants armed with sharpened mud.  Saudi officials were unavailable for comment because they were attending a public execution of a toddler for idolatry.  This marks the fourth straight month of defeats for the Saudi-led coalition, although Saudi military officials have noted that the substitution of slippers for boots with laces has enormously reduced casualties from tripping and falling."

Some P-8 pron:
 

 
The P-1 is a much bigger bird than it looks, about the same size as the P-8.

Open weapons bay:
 

 
Note the wingtips:


 
They look like winglets, but they are actually not:


 
The P-8 also has four wing hardpoints for Harpoons and other missiles (this is a P-8I Neptune in Indian service):


 

 

Bump
 
In light of recent events, here's a good one from CNBC.

My sturm was picked up off of a dead kraut on the Western Front according to the widow of the old dude who sold it.
 
I also was at our local high end gun store one day (that always has a sturm or two) and an older guy and his ancient father came in. The father pointed to the sturm, muttered something, and his son said "hey, my dad says he was issued one of those". The store froze and my ears perked up to hear what was going on. The old man spoke very bad English but they gave him the rifle to hold and he knew the controls by heart and his son was translating things like how many magazines he was issued, where he kept them on his person, and that they were ordered to never use full auto. If I recall correctly his son said he was 17 when he fought.
 
It was eerie to see, but it was the only time I have ever seen a German WWII vet talk about their experience in person.

With thanks to Max Popenker.  TU-160 gets it's combat debut.
 
November 17 carriages long range aircraft Tu- 160 , Tu-95MS and Tu- 22M3 inflicted massive strikes by cruise missiles and air-launched bombs on infrastructure LIH in Syria
 

Wasn't sure if to put these here or in the aerospace pics thread. Figured this thread could use some love.
 
Hindenberg interior photos, color.