Discussion of Military, real or fictional

[mlooney 3,471]

If previously Ukrainians were waiting for supplies of scarce Western missiles for air defense, now they can also use interceptor drones with great effect. FPVs can already fly at speeds of up to 500 km/hour. All our slow-flying drones, including Geran (loitering munition) are at risk

 

https://x.com/sambendett/status/1801962792842359295

[The Old Hack 2,469]

On 6/14/2024 at 2:56 PM, mlooney said:

Oh. I got confused for a moment there. I thought the training grounds of the marines had been invaded by 30-50 feral hogs.

[mlooney 3,471]

[mlooney 3,471]

Tanks with animal names

 

[mlooney 3,471]

While NATO has said that Cyber attacks might trigger Article 5, jamming has long been held to not do so.  Not sure how I feel about that

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sweden-reports-Russian-jamming-against-Astra-satellites-9773930.html

[ijuin 584]

2 hours ago, mlooney said:

Tanks with animal names

 

The irony being that the tank named the “mouse” is the biggest tank ever built.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,602]

 

2 hours ago, ijuin said:

The irony being that the tank named the “mouse” is the biggest tank ever built.

 

Didn't Kurzgesagt already show the problem with making a mouse the size of an elephant? 

 

[mlooney 3,471]

The Germans were a bit ironic in there names.  The smallest tracked vehicle they made was called Goliath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine

[mlooney 3,471]

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/26/biden-will-pardon-troops-convicted-of-sodomy-effort-right-past-discrimination.html

[mlooney 3,471]

[mlooney 3,471]

North Korea says it tested a MIRV missile. South Korea says a hyper-sonic glide test missile exploded mid flight. All things considered I'd go with SK explanation

[The Old Hack 2,469]

On 6/28/2024 at 0:33 AM, mlooney said:

In some ways I am impressed, in other ways I am utterly unsurprised. News at seven: ancient technology actually works for the purpose it was developed for.

Though I am pleased that researchers actually tested their ideas rather than just exchange hate mail on r/academicdisagreements. As that old dinosaur Heinlein once wrote, a thousand reasoned opinions are never equal to a single case of diving in and finding out.

[ijuin 584]

That neck guard looks as though it would restrict peripheral vision for the wearer.

[mlooney 3,471]

More on the T-14 and why it's not the wonder tank people said it was back when it came out 10ish years ago.
 

[mlooney 3,471]

30 minutes ago, ijuin said:

That neck guard looks as though it would restrict peripheral vision for the wearer.

Most ancient/medieval armor restricts vision in some way.  That's not nearly as a bad as a high medieval era helm.

[The Old Hack 2,469]

On 6/30/2024 at 7:22 PM, mlooney said:

Most ancient/medieval armor restricts vision in some way.

I think it had something to do with the designers' desire to restrict the ability of enemy weapons to inflict damage on the wearer's head and neck. I believe it can be reasonably argued that it is difficult to function properly on the battlefield once sufficient amounts of harm have been inflicted on those parts of the body.

[mlooney 3,471]

1 hour ago, The Old Hack said:

I think it had something to do with the designers' desire to restrict the ability of enemy weapons to inflict damage on the wearer's head and neck. I believe it can be reasonably argued that it is difficult to function properly on the battlefield once sufficient amounts of harm have been inflicted on those parts of the body.

Oh yeah, for a lot of helms vision was secondary to protection.  Jousting helms were known for bad vision

[mlooney 3,471]

Couldn't decide between here or the "What are you listening to" thread, as is often the case with Sabaton
 

[mlooney 3,471]

Well, duh, you're at war with them
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-fsb-ukraine-plot-destroy-admiral-kuznetsov-1923153

[The Old Hack 2,469]

41 minutes ago, mlooney said:

Well, duh, you're at war with them
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-fsb-ukraine-plot-destroy-admiral-kuznetsov-1923153

"Ukraine DARES to engage in active warfare with us just because we invaded them without provocation!"

Idiots. I hope they send it to keep the Moscow company. With luck the Russians will have an entire carrier escort fleet down there eventually.

[mlooney 3,471]

Oh boy!  More just short of war jamming going on, this time in Korea!
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240624008100315

[mlooney 3,471]

There is a story in progress that drops a new chapter every time there is a classified information leak on War Thunder's forum.  They are up to chapter 13
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/84444/tank-you-very-much-isekaid-sentient-main-battle

[The Old Hack 2,469]

I find it a little concerning that such leaks occur with predictable regularity and even more so the inference that it happens on multiple game forums.

[mlooney 3,471]

To the best of my knowledge it's just been WarThunder that has the leaks.  To be fair it's the only one with modern (vs WWII and cold war era) vehicles and aircraft.

[The Old Hack 2,469]

11 hours ago, mlooney said:

To the best of my knowledge it's just been WarThunder that has the leaks.  To be fair it's the only one with modern (vs WWII and cold war era) vehicles and aircraft.

Ah. But still concerning, and I just realized that this actually makes it more convenient for foreign agents looking for chance spills of vital information. Then again I wouldn't expect them to loiter on Total War: Rome forums hoping to obtain vital information about the latest generation of onagers or siege ballistae.