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6 hours ago, Lawman said:
“Destroyed” as reported by media leaves a hell of a lot of leeway by what we would classify as destroyed in actual Armor.
Knocked out or disabled, yeah probably as that’s happened a lot in the past in Iraq as well. If you are disabled remaining with the hull would be suicide and the crew is the most irreplaceable component. But, short of burning if you can perform a recovery it’s pretty ridiculous how badly battle damaged but through rear area MX is restorable. The resilience of the platform and survivability of the crew is really what the M1 has historically shown its self to be. People confuse that with some form of video game god mode invulnerability.
That’s why ours and every smart western military has focused so much on not repeating the mistakes the Germans made and put Armor recovery vehicles in our MTOE. It is far easier to replace a tank from the battlefield than it is to wait and build a new one. If the Ukrainians can recover it back to the rear they can Low Boy the thing to the Depots we already have in Europe for exactly this contingency.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI know in Iraq it took a pretty big IED to take one out. Unlike Russian tanks I'm sure the crew had a much better chance at survival. No turret throwing contest. Assuming the video is real it was shown burning so I don't know what condition it's in. To your point on repair, I'm skeptical the capability is there to fix many of these. Media reports say a drone did it, but I guess you can say even a Javelin style weapon could loosely fit in that category depending on who's doing the reporting. More info to follow I'm sure.
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First M1 Abrams Tank Destroyed In Ukraine—Social Media Reacted (forbes.com)
I suppose it was only a matter of time. So many truths about Air Land Battle are no more.
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On 2/26/2024 at 11:49 AM, M2 said:
Not a part of the Army Aviation community, but know a few who are and shared the following...
- 38 crew members and 18 aircraft lost to training accidents in a year, to include two this past Friday in Mississippi.
- Technical failures are accounting for <2% of Class A mishaps.
- You can’t have quality IERW (Initial Entry Rotary Wing) graduates when 100% make it through the training.
- Poor leadership and failures to enforce standards are the root causes.
- U S Army failing year after year to make their recruiting numbers, so it’s just doubling down on the issue.
- Novosel (Rucker) has not been resolving...
Army Aviation is definitely having issues at the moment!
I would say just the sheer amount of time operating in close proximity to Mother Earth and everything sticking out of it not to mention operating off other than pavement raise the odds of a mishap even on a good day. My .69
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3 hours ago, nunya said:
I had to google to see if you were kidding or not. Not, I see.
Wow. Who knew changing the letterhead was so damn powerful! Imagine what they could accomplish if they changed the font, too!
Also, this was a perfect chance to make it Airpeople!
Bullet(s) for the OPR/OER
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3 hours ago, uhhello said:
Exactly. "We're trying".
Bet whoever put together that stellar powerpoint will get a bullet and that is the extent of their Give a Sh!t.
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3 hours ago, uhhello said:
Are those a stack of singles? No trip to the strip club for you!
To paraphrase a recently departed true American Treasure Toby Keith, this is what happens when "Uncle Sam puts your name at the top of his list."
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40 minutes ago, uhhello said:
Ginsu 3000 got em'
Yep, the vehicle sure appeared to have the signature can opener marks.
Too bad they can't buy the wreck and put it on a pole outside of Creech🍻
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17 hours ago, brabus said:
If it takes 20 years to get a MOA, then it should take the FAA 20 years to conduct this age increase safety assessment.
If ever. I'm not sure if this is a true stance for the FAA in general or of the FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker in particular. His bio indicates 15 years with United in admin and he's an attorney.
I'd be less skeptical had the FAA taken a stance last year when the discussion started. Why now? I must say from the FAA perspective I can see no upside to getting behind 67 and a potential downside no matter how remote. I think the FAA fought age 65 as well. What is it Netjets has age 70 now? I guess looking at part 135 NTSB accident reports might shed light on potential age related causes. Or other countries with increased limits.
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3 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:
Zeihan has thoughts on that
My druthers, beating Iran down is worth the risk to the secondary disruption to the global economy.
If you don’t establish deterrence via disproportionate retaliation then prepare for a decade of deadly harassment from rogue nations
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSomething that always struck me about that part of the world was all they really have is oil. Everything else is imported from cars to clothes. And having China "squealin from the feelin" is gravy on top. Militaries don't do well without lots of gas to keep things moving especially in wartime. Japan learned the hard way in WW2 that sooner or later you have to have the capacity to replace losses.
On a side note take everything you hear from the Iraqi Government with a grain of salt. At least as far back as 2008 the Iraqi Parliament engaged in that time honored Middle Eastern tradition of members taking bribes, from Iran for votes against the interests of the US. I doubt any of that has changed. All about the Benjamin's and without that you don't get to play.
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Lindsey Graham said the other day that we can see at least 4 major oil refineries in Iran. Obliterate one and tell those SOBs now you have 3. Want to try for 2? Oil refineries are already primed to blow anyway.
At a minimum hit the pipeline nodes transporting oil to the tankers in port. If they can't get it to port they can't sell it. Now That's a sanction with teeth.
Even if they stack ADA around the refineries it's damned difficult to cover the entire pipeline network. Turn off the cash cow and you turn off the ability to make trouble.
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1 hour ago, brabus said:
Glocks are great guns - simple, accurate and dependable as fuck. Their only crime is bland looks, but I don’t give a shit about that, especially on “purpose-driven” guns. Range toys are for fucking around with fancy shit.
And if you can’t stand stock, a trigger, sights, barrels, springs, etc. are not expensive, easy to find, and easy to replace. I had a buddy give me shit once because I “had to” replace the trigger on my glocks, so that’s why they suck. Even with that and a aftermarket barrel on that particular Glock, I was still less money in than his malfunction trainer…I mean Kimber.
I put on Ameriglo night sights. Way better than stock. I can lay it on a nightstand with a surefire next to it and even in the dark I can easily find both from the glowing dots of the rear sight. Still way less than a Kimber😁
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21 hours ago, Biff_T said:
That's the golden ticket!
Back to a more adult conversation which I obviously struggle with at times. While I certainly like shotguns, I personally prefer my trusty Glock 19. I seem to shoot it better than any handgun I've ever owned. Certainly, preferable to the 92. I know a lot of SOCOM types have carried the Glock 19 since at least 2013 which says a lot.
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26 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
How did you know I was a lefty?
I'm guessing percentages. Most people are right hand dominant and save the left hand for "special occasions"
So I've been told.😁
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2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Running a mix of slug and Double 00 Buckshot.
It does when it goes boom 🙂
I love it, the only flaw I've found is the front grips are REALLY rough and spiky. I shoot using the C Clamp method and minus gloves it will tear your hand up. Garand Thumb does a great review of this gun and he noted the same. He suggests you sand it down a bit which I plan to do this weekend.
II bought the COMP to use hunting. Same textured grip. I've found a little more good honest manual labor will roughen the hands and help with gripping 😁😎
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On 1/28/2024 at 10:14 PM, Standby said:
Stolen from MySpace
East Germany had it pretty well figured out too.
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2 hours ago, Blue said:
Didn't we have some long-standing record that US troops had not been attacked from the air since sometime during the Korean War (70 years ago)? Does this latest attack in Jordan end that record?
We've dumped metric tons of money into development of anti-drone technology over the past 20+ years, with much of it to defend against this exact scenario (protecting a remote outpost against small drone attack). Does that technology not work? Or was it not even in place in this scenario?
Why, exactly, do we have outposts with 300+ troops in Jordan?
Do the 107mm/122mm/240mm crowd pleasers that oh so frequently at the height of OIF rained down on us in Iraq count? Or does it have to be winged aircraft? I came to the conclusion I would be just as dead no matter what. This doesn't even touch on all those damn mortars.
CIWZ (self detonating rounds to minimize downrange collateral damage) or Iron Beam or something in that realm. I did see a report that a friendly UAV was supposed to be inbound about the same time so it may have led to a hesitation to engage. Whether or not it was supposed actually land is another question as don't know if the outpost was set up for larger UAV Ops.
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On 1/20/2024 at 1:27 PM, ClearedHot said:
The first one seriously fucked some people up. Will Joe remain feckless and allow this to go unchallenged?
Election is now filling up the sight picture. To really get a message across we need to hit Iran's ability to produce oil and make money with an eye to minimizing civilian casualties. The greatest threat to the Iranian leadership are the rank-and-file Iranians and we don't want them to feel pressure to rally around that leadership with casualties. OTH lot's of executions seem to be happening lately and tend to keep the natives in line. I'm all for hitting their oil industry HARD but that will likely lead to a spike in worldwide oil/gasoline prices and now we just circled back to the election. At some point we'll have no choice but to really hit them and that I fear will be when we lose troops. My 0.02
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8 hours ago, brabus said:
The hangar situation across a lot of the US is a total disaster - main reason I don’t currently own a plane. Really sucks.
Some places won't even let you have a hanger unless you have a plane to put in it (or at a minimum a signed contract on one). I mean sure I don't mind leaving my expensive (at least to my budget) plane tied on a ramp for over a year waiting for the next hailstorm. On that note recent tornadoes have seemed to like feasting on hangers as much as trailer parks making the situation even worse.
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7 minutes ago, brabus said:
@Biff_T What you’re looking for is light sport (LSA) and Basic Med. However, I believe you have to have a current class 3 in order to get basic med initially (and then you’re gtg even if you subsequently lose the class 3). But, worth doing further research on the class 3 req/waiver process to get basic med without class 3.
…or ref BFM’s post. Way more people flying without license/med/insurance than most think. I’m not condoning it, but it is fact.
Probably the biggest issue is getting hanger space. Most FBOs require at least some insurance for hanger space which you certainly can't get without the first two.
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20 hours ago, Majestik Møøse said:
But you don’t ever pay for it, because the nature of AF moves means no one will ever be held accountable for decisions that provide a short-term benefit with worse long-term outcomes. Big decisions on acquisitions and personnel don’t come home to roost until the people who devised and approved them are several assignments in the future. There’s no personal or institutional financial penalty because the budget always goes up and the bad decision makers always get a defense gig afterwards.
THIS!
Hits on my 3-year rule of military/government that we've all touched on in BO over the years. A "Good Idea" only has to brief well for the 2-3 years while someone is in a particular position then the results good or bad don't manifest for 10 years or more. Really big decisions are made by the GOs and SESs who will be safely retired on their boat or as you mentioned in their post government defense gig. In fairness we all tend to look at what makes us look good on the yearly OPR/OER/CIV Evaluation. Although ethically we really need to think how our actions will likely affect the long-term viability of the institution.
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2 hours ago, HeloDude said:
In actual airline hiring news, SWA is not opening up their application window this month. They also sent out emails to anyone with a scheduled interview in the future that it’s been canceled and that the applicants will need to reapply when the window opens up (vs just be given an new interview date).
I seem to recall a guy from a few years back who was offered an interview by SW who cut his King Air ISR gig short to be back for the interview when they called to say the offer was in error. About an hour outside of Dallas. 🤦♂️
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1 hour ago, lloyd christmas said:
I think we should be able to discuss ORM without jumping straight to this is military so we should be all gas and no brakes. I’m glad we aren’t crashing airplanes like we did in the 50’s, getting yelled at and doing it again the next day…
Kind of reminds me of a story from a family member who flew with SAC (B-47 and B-52) and in Viet Nam (EB-66). On a training flight in a T-33, which gives you an idea how long ago this was, he departed from I believe somewhere in Missouri enroute to Bryan Texas where a miscommunication with the ground crew regarding refueling led to a flameout and ultimately successful dead stick landing. Turns out the ground crew left the fuel cap(s) unsecured, and he missed that on the pre-flight. He did go to an abbreviated FEB common to that era and he was sentenced to hand carry a fuel cap with him everywhere he went for the next 2 weeks. Different times indeed.
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2 hours ago, lloyd christmas said:
I get it. We fly and are qualified to operate in bad weather. However, you’ve got to look at the bigger picture. It’s cold as shit there, first day back from the long holidays and the weather was horrible. Approach a day like that anticipating the worst case scenario and break the error chain on the ground by cancelling a training line. You can do it another day. Sounds like these guys experienced that worst case scenario (serious EP/jet on fire). The accident report will be interesting to read. I’m curious how much blame goes to the SOF or leadership for leaning too far forward.
One of my favorite statements to give the younger troops is "no one remembers the mishap/accident/attack/ambush etc. that never occurs"
It's what we strive for daily if we're doing our job correctly even though you'll rarely if ever get credit.
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At least the seats appear to have worked as designed.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
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