5.56 (especially M855 for some reason) also exhibits ‘fleet yaw’ for the first couple of yards when fired. Factory new barrels and ammo doesn’t matter, iirc something about the rapid application of rotational force from rifling and projectile construction
Look, Pytor is a loyal IT worker who carefully photoshops the jets out of all the Google Earth images - are you implying his work is futile?
Stealth fighter + stealth photo = perfect stealth, checkmate NATO
The bombs change your pronouns to “was/collateral damage” 🥰
Begun, the Slav wars have
I have a seven-legged spider drawing - deal?
Marge warned us about ‘Jewish space lasers’ but this is a whole new level!
Or could it be the Saudis?
More like QB-ez
Oh fuck that’s dark
/credible
What is the consensus on these things? They’re still vulnerable to tank mines, though definitely fares better against ATGMs and FPV - but is it still an effective tank with all those panels bolted on? Could this be the weapon to surpass metal gear!?
The IRA lost according to the goals they set themselves, Ireland is still partitioned. And the modern remnant and splinter groups are closer to drug trafficking gangs than militant resistance.
What can be learned from that conflict is how the state should act, especially when operating inside non and semi-permissive territory - any atrocities your forces commit will set back your goals, and fuel support for extremist actors.
NATO
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Vatnik copied the smart kid’s homework… accidentally
Even better that the smoking wrecks are almost certainly S-300/400 air defense systems… At least three launchers, couldn’t even protect themselves
M4 SOPMOD Block I and II would like a word with you…
Paddle magazine release isn’t a negative really, but it’s a weird thing to hold onto a very Euro-centric handgun feature, when selling to Americans who are used to a side button. You gain ambi use though
The IAR is dope; tinfoil theory of M16 replacement or no, it’s a legit (especially maritime) upgrade with a solid out the box issued package. Weight freed from individual load aside, the M249 accuracy is seriously lacking;
The M249 is not a particularly accurate weapon, accurate to only twelve minutes of angle
Cry as we may about belt fed rate of fire and suppression, volume fire is anathema to a resupply limited strike force. It’s the right choice as SAW replacement and rifleman weapon - volume fire on demand, but accurate fire first otherwise.
Disagree. They do dumb little things akin to Apple because “that’s how it’s designed to be used”. See: not offering multi-position collapsible stocks for decades, PMAG incompatibility for multiple 416 generations, pistol paddle magazine releases (even on US contracts), weird optic rail height on the 416, HK never really caring about aftermarket parts or third party accessories…
They build quality, well/over designed firearms with quirks - everyone does, the Belgians, Italians, Americans, etc. The 416/417 is the obvious choice because: the time they’ve spent iterating issues and, it’s top class AR variant with a proven G36 piston system. Not special HK wunderwaffen krautmagik
Given production stopped in 1994 the receivers are at a minimum, 30 years old at this point. The MoD may want a domestic supplier, but BAE tore those facilities down decades ago after privatization. There’s no competition - if you issue optics and want the best for your ‘pocket army’, it’s a 416 variant or FN SCAR.
This is an important clarification, you’re right. The yaw angle is minimal in ballistic flight, the level of keyholeing in the photo is rather dramatic. Though the 5.8x42mm is standard with a mild steel penetrator like M855, and the round was definitely built with cost as a major factor - maybe a bad lot of ammo?