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-----Recent happenings-----
>Finnish parliament votes in favor of NATO membership
https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/5b601857-3eaf-4619-bd33-848fc0ed02df
>Russian Foreign Minister claims this will "not make much of a difference"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/may/17/russia-ukraine-war-bloodiest-battle-ends-as-ukrainian-fighters-evacuated-from-mariupol-steel-plant-live?page=with:block-628362bc8f0882b092d221d1#block-628362bc8f0882b092d221d1
>According to a telegram post from UA aligned EspressoTV, Russians launched a missile strike on Lviv from Belarus. The missile was apparently intercepted by Ukrainian air defence.
https://t.me/espresotb/28977
>Telegram page zhest_belgorod reports Alekseevka village in Russia's Kursk region was shelled by artillery, according to the region's governor.
>https://t.me/zhest_belgorod/11832
-----Tools and Resources----- (suggest more please)
>liveuamap
https://liveuamap.com/
>Oryx visually confirmed losses mapping (RU+UA), currently taking a well-deserved break so list will be out of date
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
>Institute for the Study of War campaign assessments
https://www.understandingwar.org/
Well now they've crossed in another place too, near the border with Russia.
pic related
Source: https://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/The-War-in-Ukraine/091194
https://litter.catbox.moe/0ywk9k.mp4
Example: Generic British land in Asia in 1940. It's peninsula, 70 miles in length, 10 miles at its narrowest point, 22 miles at the end. At the end of peninsula is deep water port with a city of 70.000 inhabitants. Let's say it's pic related. There is an airport there too.
As per predictions, it is indefensible. Best case scenario is, supplies will come in sporadically, but enemy has option of sending tens of thousand troops one after another. Yet, political leadership is adamant, that peninsula must be defended and is willing to invest large amount of men and resources in its defense.
What would be best approach? Bunch of bunkers? Making a ton of tunnels? Building new airfields? Turning the place into a forest of barb wire and mines?
UK forces were always sort of token in such positions in Far East. I always wondered, what would be optimal approach to such no-win scenario?
And it's not an option to say "deploy no troops". All empires are fickle about that.
The Russian president is helping determine the movement of forces in the Donbas, they added, where last week the invaders suffered a bloody defeat as they tried on multiple occasions to cross a strategic river in the east of Ukraine.
The sources added that Putin is still working closely with Gen Valery Gerasimov, the commander of the Russian armed forces, in contrast to claims made by Ukraine last week that the military chief had been sidelined.
“We think Putin and Gerasimov are involved in tactical decision making at a level we would normally expect to be taken by a colonel or a brigadier,” the military source said, referring to the ongoing battle in the east of Ukraine.
>www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/putin-involved-russia-ukraine-war-western-sources
What do we think of Putin's tactical genius?
![1652792658481[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/k/1652793142017s.jpg)
Considering it was supposed to take Russia 2 weeks to take Ukraine I guess it will actually be 160 weeks.
I need a cheap preferably small .22lr scope that still holds a zero good enough to hunt with. Any recommendations? What kind of scope and magnification should I look for for a .22lr?
if you ever needed proof that US military procurement is a joke
no edition edition
>drones and smart phones and tablets are communicating with satellites and supercomputers that can land artillery shots on a dime
>they still use a cartoon boom string to make it fire
Why do it be the way that it do?
Now hear me out, what if you just like pushed a button and didn’t have to stand right next to a fucking explosion all day
>Ukrainian officials have confirmed that the process of peace talks with Russia has been de facto paused. This was reported by Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
>"As of today, the negotiation process has been suspended. After the Istanbul communiqué there is no change, and there is no progress," UNIAN quoted him as saying.
>Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that “the negotiations are not continuing.” He blamed Ukraine for not agreeing to Russian terms.
>https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1526522638071382016
Why are they doing it?
(musak version - https://files.catbox.moe/qjsg7l.mp4)
>supposed to change the combat
>didn't change the combat
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For some reason I'd feel guilty paying close to a thousand dollars (CAD) for a .22LR lol
What am I missing? Was it a "featureless" rifle? Mag locked? I'm sure someone can do better research than me and find out.
>Battle of Kharkov
Russian Forces have mostly withdraw from the region. Unit's likely to be sent to help in Donbass or Izium Front.
>Izium Front
Russian Forces are making small gains, Ukraine position are starting to collapse, possible reinforcement from Kiev.
>Battle of the Donbass
Russian Forces are making significant gains and are at the Northern outskirts of Severodonetsk. Contrary to reports of a Russian failed river Crossing, it has been report the Forces were successful in their crossing but with moderate losses. Ukraine Counter-Attack have failed.
>Siege of Mariupol
Russian Forces have won. Azov have surrender. Russian Unit's freed up likely to be sent either Odessa or Donbass Front
>Odessa Front
No significant reports, Russia consider it non-important until Complete victory in Donbass and Mariupol.
>Russian 2nd Phase Objectives
1.>Control of the Donbass, along with complete control of Mariupol.
2. Creation of a Corridor from Donbass to Kherson.
3. Push towards to Odessa.
As you could see by the latest report Russia is winning but at a slow and steady pace. I will update every week so you "experts" could understand what really going on.
Source: Military Lab and Political Defenses Asia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrM0kSmSisU
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>Thread #1752
Old thread: >>53582474
What guns/weapons do you have, what's your stragety, and what's your likelihood of survival?
Once upon a time AR15s were almost unobtainium and prohibitively expensive to manufacturer, and now you can buy them for less than the cost of a good handgun. This same level of engineering is going to go into .277 rifles and NOBODY will be buying the Sig except the faggiest of larpers.
My name is Victor. On the 12th day of the start of a special military operation in Ukraine (my opinion is that, in fact, there is a huge, bloody, full-scale war going on there; yes, officially this is not a declared war, but in fact, in the generally accepted sense of the word, this is a real war ...), when I saw the first videos on YouTube of how our (Russian) prisoners and wounded are being abused by non-humans from the Ukrainian armed forces, I decided to join the army on a contract basis to help our army in this war.
I myself grew up and registered in the Belgorod region. I applied to the regional selection point of the Belgorod region under the contract. Complete medical examination. On April 3, he arrived in the 3rd motorized rifle Vislenskaya Red Banner, orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov division - in the 752nd motorized rifle regiment (military unit 34670) as a shooter - assistant grenade thrower. I signed a contract for six months. Prior to this, I served in the military division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs named after Dzerzhinsky in a separate commandant's battalion.
For all the time I served there, I went to the firing range 4 times, where each time I fired 6 rounds. Ever since school, when I was in the 10th grade at paramilitary military training in the summer of 2 weeks, I was amazed, perplexed and surprised - why is that!? Why are they allowed to shoot only 6 rounds!? Indeed, in order to feel the machine gun, it is necessary at least that there are 15 rounds in the magazine, so that a person can shoot 2-4 single shots and then try to shoot in bursts of 4-5 rounds!? And according to normal, of course, you need to give a whole store to a person for shooting - 30 rounds !! My opinion is that 6-round target shooting, which is massively used in the Russian army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is simply a mockery of military training !!
>ambi controls you can actually fucking use with one finger without letting go of the grip
>bolt catch
>reversible charging handle holy fucking shit you can work it with your left hand like in the civilized world
>new aesthetic I personally really liked, what with the new dust cover and cool proprietary stock
>get hyped, that'll show those burgers that we can do it too
>instead get literally just a 74 with a different trunnion and frankly pretty fugly gas block sight
>buffer tube(???) stock except it doesn't even fit 'murrican aftermarket so it's the worst of both worlds
>a miniature knife is added to the 70 year old selector switch design, ready to fuck up your hand
>some apparently pretty crappy plastic furniture despite zenitco existing
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>drops from orbit in metal death pods at near terminal velocity
>bad armor
>the mother fucking M7S
>"ya like jazz?"
>doesn't need superman meds and shields to win fights, uses ambush tactics like a hunter
>still used for missions that spartans should be sent for, completes them anyway
what trumps ODST's if anything?
Old: >>53571993
https://youtu.be/3ZrQoLnU_DE
>M1 Abrams Cost: $8.92 million
>T-34 cost: $30,000
That means that 297 drone T-34's could be fielded for the cost of one crewed M1 Abrams. An M1 Abrams only carries 55 rounds. They'd be overcome by a steel wave.
>But ATGMs
An NLAW missile is $40,000. Cost edge STILL goes to the droney boys.
I swear to God if Vatniks had figured this out their delusions may have come true, demographics would be irrelevant.
Maybe Taiwan (lowest birth rate country on earth) throws together a fleet of these to defend against China. They are the top chip manufacturer, they might have a chance of getting this working...
https://twitter.com/u24_news/status/1526174040653762560?
https://www.ibtimes.sg/footage-shows-russias-nuclear-missiles-reaching-finland-border-moscow-prepared-devastating-64637
Scan the QR code on the previous cover edition
Resource on what these spec terminology mean
https://www.nite-walker.com/post/2019/11/21/specs-for-dummies-101
https://apollogearco.com/blogs/news/night-vision-specs-explained
https://gloomgroup.com/blogs/night-vision-info/night-vision-specifications-understanding-what-they-mean
You shouldn't be chasing for spec values but they do exist and if you wanted to know what "better spec" values are there's a way to know which unit is desirable over another.
Most retailers won't post this info as they build NVDs to order, first come first serve, and depending on their grading scale of high, mid, low tier it may differ from retailers. If a retailer offer a “ready to ship” fully built units they will list the spec values. Hand select is an option from retailers that will try to match to your spec requirements.
Some reputable retailers:
https://www.jrhenterprises.com/
https://nvisionoptics.com/
https://www.koshersurplus.com/
https://steeleindustries.com/
SNR: signal to noise ratio, the amount of signal the tube can make compared to the noise
EBI: equivalent background information, how much false image appears in the screen through which the actual image has to show, sort of a noise floor of sorts
Halo: How big the circle of bloom is around lights
Photocathode Sensitivity: How sensitive the photocathode is
LP Resolution: Line pair res of the center of the image as measure against a standardized chart
If one spec is shit it negates the rest, if you have a halo of 2.0 it kinda fucks on an EBI of 0.20 if you want to do any kind of shooting and it's all a balance game
The numbers to meet or beat are
EBI under 1, preferably under 0.6 being great, 0.1 is gucci
Halo under 1, anything under 0.7 is awesome
SNR, over 25 anything over 30 is gucci
Photocathode, 1900+ is pretty great, 2500+ is stellar
Resolution of 64+ is good, 72+ is gucci
Is it even worth trying to fix or just sell it?
anyone buy them just for fun?
Is this just an increasingly younger user base since 2020 who fails to come entirely back to reality during discussion and acknowledge that you don't respawn in real life, or a serious increase in actually mentally unstable people? Previously I wrote it off as the former, but in light of recent events I'm starting to wonder how much of it is the later.
You Jew You Lose.
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>We didn't really need one of our kings
>it was really just a holding action at the most defensible point in Greece
>Hellenic league weapons are coming we just needed time
Holy cope Zeus
>Last Thread>>53562456
"Vegemite and Fosters" Edition
> Civilian installing equipment in a military base
> Hear gunshots from a warehouse on the way
> That's not the range
> Oh right the range is in renovation
> Wtf they didn't put up any sign they were using that warehouse as a range
> I thought military was serious with gun safety, this is sloppy
> Anyone could walk in there
> I'm gonna walk in there and when they blow my head off that'll show them to secure a perimeter
> Realize how dumb that train of thought was
Guys am I subconsciously suicidal or just retarded?
My HD gun has a silencer on it so it needs to be sort of large.
"the engineering thought of russian genius is the crushing sword of the russian army
study, labor, make history"
>>53602837
Vindicated after all this time, and the Mistake-16 has finally been ousted.
What could the combined might of the CSTO armed forces bring to the table?
Why are Swedish weapons so bad?
Would nails work better?
Welcome all new members, provisional BR frens are reminded to lurk and observe proper post and floor decorum before spouting off like a nonce.
Post your BR loadouts and get helpful tips. TACOs do work for our mags.
Discuss the history of the Garand and it's children. Even the illegitimate Italian bastard.
It doesn't count unless you used ballistic-x and post groups.
The SIG MCX SPEAR has been given a temporary posting pass while it's fate is reviewed by the council.
If you stand real still you might catch a glimpse of the rare stripped Galil receiver up in the trees.
Tips on reloading steel case berdan; the dark winter is not over for some anon ammo aficionados.
Remembering $45 green wide handguards and 25¢ G3 mags. A cautionary tale of procrastination.
PTR and DSA are fine products, fear not as they both have great warranties in the unlikely case there is a problem*. *warning warrenty NOT valid if you are too autistic to make a phone call to ask for your free replacement. Standard spaghetti rates apply.
Post your spring collection glamour shots.
German camo autism.
/brg/ flex board still hasn't been shaken up recently. Barrett AR10 still unclaimed on the owners wheel.
No trannies, no jannies, no furries, no Spokane, no SKSs, full power AKs OK
This is nice thread. Be nice. This is a threat.
Prev >>53448944
All those videos of M1 vs T-90, MiG-29 vs F-16, Su-27 vs F-15...
All that vidya depicting a russian mass invasion of Europe that could be only stopped by a miracle...
Now it's gone.
>Resources:
>Free ASVAB Practice Tests
https://www.asvabpracticetests.com/
>Fort Jackson Army Basic Training Guide (Nov. 2020)
https://pastebin.com/yg972vRE (embed) (embed) (Short version)
https://pastebin.com/53tsDj90 (embed) (embed) (40 page version)
>Special Forces Fitness Guide
http://specialforcesrecruiter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/THOR3-10-Week-Program.pdf
http://www.stewsmith.com/linkpages/sfart.htm#:~:text=PT%3A%20Every%20other%20day.,of%2040%20to%2050%20reps).
>Professionalsoldiers.com
For all Army SF info.
>https://www.airwarriors.com/community/
>https://mega.nz/folder/ZQhQDLQA#SrCZyqNQiomnG4DsTzcNMg
Naval Aviator forum with info on Navy OCS, as well study guides for ASTB-E
>https://bogidope.com/civilian-to-guard-or-reserve/the-ultimate-military-pilot-career-path-part-1/
Airforce Pilot guide - just do AFROTC, political science major, 4.0 with athletics is auto-acceptance
>Should I go Navy Enlisted Nuke?
No, you'll get cancer and a prolapsed asshole. http://i.imgur.com/FZ0Q9q4.png
tl;dr: Two year long school with suicidal furries, you never get to leave your boat, zero job prospects.
>Info on sf86
https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf
>How to get way overqualified physically for BMT/BCT when starting from nothing
https://pastebin.com/yGzadpNZ
>Before you ask a question, check the FAQ
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>Backward Assist
>Russia can't build tanks anymore
>These are old tanks totally bare one
>Look at the threads!
Cope
Fucking japs
A lot of stuff stinks about gun laws in America and everyone knows the usual subjects, most of the complaints are around what we can or cannot buy, or delays/taxes added thereon (like NFA items). But having just paid to have a defective pistol (literally manufactured incorrectly) shipped back this morning, I'm going to make one tiny rant about what a fucking ripoff that situation is. The Post Office is barred from mailing handguns if you aren't government or don't have an FFL. Fedex has quit the business. So UPS is it. And they demand 1-day only, they won't take it at all their normal locations so pickup only unless you live near a depot with a desk (around here they closed that because "there's a store now lol").
Result? Yeah, I can get a "FREE warranty repair"... for TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO ($282) fucking dollars. And unlike some gun stuff where at least I can theoretically see why maybe city people would think it a good idea, this is just pure graft.
Anyway so it goes. Just keep in mind when you're thinking about getting a nice handgun that unless you are lucky enough to live near the manufacturer or have an FFL be wary about reliability issues in reviews. Lifetime warranty that doesn't cover shipping costs can still really sting. I should have more thoroughly tested the gun BEFORE buying it, brought a set of go/no-go gauges etc. Don't get lazy and be a retard like me that trusts the $1200 gun actually got basic QA.
Only rules are that it has to be currently in production and it has to be something that you think at least a quarter of /k/ hasn't heard of.
My first thought was to get a mosin, get a bent bolt put on it, and a scope. All together it would cost me about $600. And I'd like to use it for hunting.
>Also, are those $300 scope included rifles from cabellas and sportsmans warehouse as shitty as they seem or would it be a better alternative to a mosin?
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-14
>Lighter/more compact than a rifle
>Better accuracy than a pistol
>Better ballistics than a pistol
>Less recoil than a rifle
>Big enough caliber to be anti-personnel
>Big enough caliber for small game shooting
>Good enough accuracy for home defense
>Good enough accuracy for mid range shooting.
Today an interesting site was brought to my attention. It's a form of ukie propaganda, sure, but it does show the abysmal state of Russian precision.
In all this anonymity I ask you for a moment of your humanity and look at what is happening. Millions of people's lives are being ruined over this, all to satisfy a small group of elites.
Russians should be ashamed over this sad and sorry state of affairs. To call this anything like a victory at any point in time, is deeply troublesome.
For everyone else, enjoy some post bombing gore.
If we had scaled one of these up about a hundred times to make it the size of a destroyer or maybe even a bit bigger (LHD size) and sent it over to vietnam how effective would it have been?
I found it while working on my property, it was buried underground.
The wood part is trashed, the action is rusty, but I have replacements and spare parts. What would you do in order to feel safe to shoot from a rusty old rifle? The bore looks pretty ok and the rust is bad but only on the outside.
I can get any suggestion as I don't really know how to check the inside of the barrel health beside looking at it with my eyes.
After like half a dozen failures to launch the damn thing, USAF has finally successfully tested the ARRW hypersonic glide vehicle.
We hypersonic nao
But But Russia cannot produce tanks anymore! They cant import any critical western parts for it anymore!
/k/ lied to me!
rifles like the m4 and the ak74 vs rifles like the fn fal and g3a3
I'm no expert on how troop vs troop conflicts happen and play out but surely a higher power round would be better right? higher Armor penetration and more stopping power with a flatter trajectory and greater range
>doesn't own an AR15 they assembled themselves
What is wrong with you? How did this happen?
I am forgotten
How much slicing power does a strong sword strike have?
I was thinking about the war in Ukraine and how everyone is going to spend much more on defense, especially in Europe.
The only thing that came to my mind was making simple body armor, either steel or fiberglass one.
>cars driving into parades
>riots across the country
>groups of attackers stalking people for robberies
>police giving up and politicians promoting lawlessness
What is the best do all ccw/edc set up in your opinion? Im afraid my little 9mm shield isnt going to cut it anymore with the way things are going and im genuinely thinking of picking up pic related as a jack of all trades sidearm.
>inb4 train harder
yeah, but I want the best tool for the job, no short cuts. Something that could reasonably deter all of the worst case scenarios, not
>the odds of the multiple attackers wearing body armor, being well armed, out for blood and having vehicles is so slim its not worth preparing for :)
is anyone else upgrading their gear?
What next? SU-85?
> According to Roman Donik, the Russian losses are as following:
> - company-worth no. of personnel (100-250 soldiers, max. est.);
> - 7 BMPs;
> - 1 tank.
> https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1526274926633701379
>Outgun the Turks
>Outlogistics the Turks
>Still lose the war
>Actually suffer more casualties than the Turks
>"Decisive Turkish victory"
How did Greeklings manage to achieve this feat?
https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/abraham-lincoln-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier/