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Defense Tech : Raytheon Unveils New Mini Missile for Special Forces, Infantry

Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:08:34 +0000

Another new gee-whiz gizmo for the Pentagon crowd to push. If the enemy is at 2 klicks, he's not engaging our SF or infantry with small arms. If he has tanks or artillery, SFis in big trouble and needs air support.

Under the Radar : 7 Things You Don’t Know About US Army Special Forces

Mon, 5 Oct 2015 13:03:05 +0000

SF requires every member be capable of learning language skills and testing at OCS levels. And, well, Force Recon are, well, Marines.

Under the Radar : 7 Things You Don’t Know About US Army Special Forces

Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:57:45 +0000

SF guard units go back a long way, at least to the early 1960's.. I served in the Mississippi SF guard units in Hattiesburg and Colunbus, and Florida NG Tampa unit in the middle 1970's. Louisiana had an SF NG unit but converted it to an engineer unit after some hurricane showed that they needed the heavy equipment more.

Kit Up! : Army Chief Adds to Confusion over New Camouflage Pattern

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:11:27 +0000

Wait. Stop. Halt. I have a really rad idea. How about the military GO BACK TO THE OD FATIGUES? Most military are not deployed in a combat zone, never deploy in a combat zone. WTF do AF maintenance people need camo for? And blue water sailors? Clerks? Tankers? Artillery guys? If the grunts ARE deploying, odds are whatever camo they are wearing is not for that environment anyway. The Army wore essentially the same uniforms from WWII to Vietnam, 20+ years, with special purpose camo for specialized environments. KISS!

Kit Up! : Army Delivers Lighter 81mm Mortars

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:56:37 +0000

Great idea. Lets make weapon parts out of plastic. What could go wrong? And now we can staff mortar crews with women. I'm waaaaay too old for this s..t.

Kit Up! : SilencerCo's New Subsonic 300 Blackout Ammo

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:58:07 +0000

As I've said, I'd never heard of the .300 Blackout round before this article, so I don't pretend to be an authority. What I do question is how a round can be both subsonic and capable of 300 yard and 1,000 yard performance. Then I looked up the round in Wikipedia, and the article cites velocities of between 2000 and 2300 fps, hardly subsonic. Rounds in this range of velocities very much have that supersonic "crack". Whatever, if you really want to "reach out and touch" someone, it's hard to beat a 30-06 or a better, and the rifle doesn't look like it was designed and made by Mattel.

Kit Up! : SilencerCo's New Subsonic 300 Blackout Ammo

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:41:18 +0000

Looking at the picture, I'd say it is a variation of the 7.62x39? Since I've never heard that this cartridge touted as a particularly good cartridge for accuracy, and sub-MOA performance usually requires MATCHING A ROUND TO A PARTICULAR FIREARM, it seems unlikely a company could legitimately make such a claim. The claim seems even more unlikely when coupled with the information that it uses a 220 grain bullet, when the standard loading is either 123 grain or 154 grain bullets. Heavier bullets require a faster twist than lighter ones. "The ammunition gives shooters exceptional accuracy and enhanced noise reduction without sacrificing the terminal performance hunters and marksmen expect, SilencerCo officials maintain." HUH? Terminal performance, like in energy remaining? Granted, a bullet that starts off at subsonic velocities will lose less of its energy after traveling a given distance than a round that starts off at higher velocities, but a slower round starts off with lower energies. All-in-all, unless SilencerCo has developed a magic potion, I'd have to call BS on this article. It generally defies what I know about firearms and ammunition.

SpouseBUZZ.com : The Fort Bragg Rule For Military Parenting

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:35:30 +0000

Military parenting. Geez. I'm old enough to remember when it was "If the Army wanted you to have a wife, they'd issue you one.".

Defense Tech : Israel’s ‘AirMule’ in Flight Testing

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:09:35 +0000

http://www.urbanaero.com/category/airmule Interesting article. Answers a lot of objections.

Defense Tech : Israel’s ‘AirMule’ in Flight Testing

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:58:58 +0000

If your Aunt had balls she'd be your Uncle. It's always possible to hypothesize a situation where doing something is worse than doing nothing, but having a platoon of AirMules at the Battalion level would give the commander options he wouldn't have otherwise.

Defense Tech : Video: New Armored Vehicles Replace Armor with Agility

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:10:47 +0000

The more things change, the more they star the same. Anybody else remember the M551 Sheridan "Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle". It was an aluminum bodied vehicle with a steel turret. Only, it couldn't be air dropped because everything broke. And it could be killed with a hard look. Please, please, PLEASE, somebody fire all the whiz kids and bean counters.

Survival Cache : Pellet Guns, Not Just For Kids Anymore

Sun, 7 Sep 2014 02:58:55 +0000

I WISH a carton of .22LR cost $20. The economics of air rifles are much more pronounced now than when this was written. As I write this, Walmart (when they have any) sells a 100 round box for about $7. They will sell you a 250 round tin of Crosman Destroyer EX .177 pellets for about $3. I have found the EX to be the most accurate of the readily available pellets in all my air rifles, and the least expensive US made pellet. (Save your money, don't buy Chinese pellets. They are terrible.)

Articles : UN report: US can quickly become a vast energy power and exporter of cheap energy

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:54:02 +0000

There may be vast amounts of natural gas locked in shale that can be released by "fracking", but to think it can be done without screwing up the environment - at least given the current state of technology - is a pipe dream. Every week or two I read something about the nasty results of this process, like undrinkable ground water and toxic levels of chemicals showing up. I would like to see a lot more research about the non-economic costs of this process before it becomes ubiquitous.

Big Journalism : Phil Griffin, MSNBC Prez, Should Bring Back Olbermann

Sun, 7 Nov 2010 14:55:22 +0000

I think that Fox News, in line with its contracting of Juan Williams for a 3 year, $2,000,000 stint with Fox, should offer KO a contract with Fox. "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer." It would also be interesting to see KO interacting with Beck, Hannity and the rest of the Fox crowd.

Breitbart.com : US freezes assets of key Al-Qaeda leader

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:49:52 +0000

Amazing. A month or two it was all over the news that a hit on this guy had been approved - that's hit, as in kill - by the administration. Now we hear that financial sanctions have approved. DUH! I guess we are now really angry with him.

Breitbart.com : Emanuel links fall elections to GOP support of BP

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:19:37 +0000

Well, of course it is dangerous for the Republicans to have a majority in either house of Congress. Republican Committee Chairs will have subpoena powers and will be able to compel sworn testimony from administration thugs on subjects like the job offers to Sestak and Abramoff. Not to mention the end of the Obama agenda that is bankrupting the Republic. Very dangerous.

Breitbart.com : Israel recoils as US backs nuclear move

Mon, 31 May 2010 09:46:31 +0000

Deluded fool? If only! Knave is more like it.

Breitbart.com : Israel recoils as US backs nuclear move

Mon, 31 May 2010 09:42:32 +0000

And, like, Israel, should be surprised? Muslim or not, Kenyan or not, communist or not, Obama has spent his life immersed in the middle of people who hate Jews and Israel and the USA. The "Reverend" Wright didn't hang out with Louis Farrakhan by accident.

Breitbart.com : http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9B3FO5O0

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:40:06 +0000

Sounds a lot like the Cuban system to me. Block wardens will be next.

Big Hollywood : Lonewolf Diaries: Why Atheism is a "Mental Handicap"

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:51:42 +0000

Right on! Attack the belief system on the grounds that it has unpleasant implications. THAT makes a lot of sense. Lots of truths are inconvenient, but are no less true. So, one is to accept a belief in God despite indications to the contrary?. If so, WHICH of the myriad gods? The unitary god of Judaism or Islam? The Triune god of (some versions) Christianity? The multiple gods of the Romans, Greeks, Norse or Navahoes? You are pathetic.