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The Military Maverick is one of those things that is cool in fiction but doesn't work out so well in reality, like so many other cool tropes and characters. Much like the Cowboy Cop.

Edited by M84 on Sep 2nd 2019 at 10:16:59 PM

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Risa is not a deployment! ^note The joke is that the US military sends troops to Kuwait and it's not considered a real deployment for those who've been to Iraq or the 'Stan

Edited by TairaMai on Sep 4th 2019 at 2:19:05 AM

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From India, HAL is showcasing their upgrades to the Jaguar as the Mothership for Augmented Xploitation or MAX.

As far as the "modified grooming standards" go, Detachment A in Berlin did it before it was cool, although there was a pretty good rationale for it. Probably even caused it to become bigger as the counter-terrorist mission grew.

Marine Corps Exchanges to end DVD, Blu-ray disc sales

For the non-US tropers: A Military Exchange is a shopping center for the US Armed forces - think big box store for Yanks with Tanks. They have the latest stuff but they can be Two Decades Behind - well into the 2010's people were finding video tapes in Exchanges.

South Korea already did its own GSOMIA with Thailand now:

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I must ask; why do so many new enlisted want to get into Ranger School? Outside of the Rangers being an SOF unit.

Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Sep 4th 2019 at 9:03:48 AM

Ranger School is not the same thing as Ranger Assessment and Selection.

Anyone can, in theory, get into Ranger school if they meet the requirements. Ultimately, it's just a school that teaches leadership, not just Ranger Shit(tm). If you graduate, you get to wear the tab (the shoulder badge with "RANGER").

However, until you are accepted into the 75th Ranger Regiment, you're not a Ranger, and shouldn't be addressed as such.

This seems to go well enough into the details about the differences, though I only had time to skim it before going to work and I was never even in the Army, let alone a Ranger.

I had it in my head that you needed to be Ranger-qualified to get promoted past a certain point but I'm not sure why.

Basically, it's a prestige thing. You're probably not gonna get sent unless your leadership thinks you're squared away, especially if you're one of the guys sent from another service like the Air Force.

And then there are the other types of Rangers and such, like the Civil Air Patrol cadets that attend Hawk Mountain Ranger School, which is something else entirely unrelated (it's a school that teaches stuff like wilderness survival, search and rescue, and medic skills. It's a big deal, but not as much as the graduates seem to think they are.)

Then why are they ending the sale of dvds and blue rays? If any thing those seem like they would be more used by the military since you might not get to sent some place with working internet.

I now own a commercial version of an M65. It is very comfortable and I can easily wear it in hotter weather, unlike my leather jacket (which is still awesome).

Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Sep 6th 2019 at 2:45:26 AM

The M65 is definitely a classic.

The number one thing I miss about my uniform is the pockets. Having lots of pockets is a must. I often find myself subconsciously reaching for a waist or cargo pocket I don’t have.

Edited by archonspeaks on Sep 6th 2019 at 3:23:49 AM

Hence why so many vets end up getting them comfy BDU trousers.

@Imca - a lot of troops pirate movies or have netflix accounts. I suspect that DVD's may come back for those troops stationed in areas without internet or with spare internet.

The Exchanges did this because the DVD's and Blu-Rays just ain't selling. It's more stuff to move when troops get orders. Why get clutter when you can keep movies on your computer or your netfix account?

Can ZT3 Ingwes penetrate modern-day Russian tanks like T-80s and T-90s when fired from helicopters?

Well it's rated for 1000mm of penetration but it's also not made by a reputable company so maybe? There's no way of knowing if that number is truthful or not.

That also greatly depends on the angle of impact as well. A high angle of attack might have it hit the turret roof which would be devastating but that'd put the helicopter in a very exposed firing position. Don't forget that Russian tanks carry guided missiles that can be a threat to helicopters if the pilots aren't careful.

It should also be said that it's laser guided which means it might get picked up by Shtora and the T-90 will automatically deploy a smokescreen when the targeting laser is trying to get a fix on the tank.

Edited by LeGarcon on Sep 6th 2019 at 2:19:29 PM

It could possibly defeat the armor of various modern MBT's currently fielded. Head-on attacks are pretty iffy but side and back hits for sure.

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@Garcon: Doesn't even need to be a missile, helicopters are slow enough that the cannon can do the job as well.

However, I think you hit it on the rest of that, the claimed penetration is more then high enough to penetrate from the attack angles that helicopters get, but since its not made by a reputable source.... its a "maybe"

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You should show what Norico's ammunition does to the TAM so that he can get an idea of how important ammo quality is.

I wonder how doable it would be to program a guided missile to use meteorlogical information and other info to calculate the most likely location of a vehicle that is deploying a smokescreen. Maybe not very doable, since every other vehicle nearby is probably also popping smoke.

Also, how good are these cannons, and how slow are we assuming these choppers to be? Because I know that most Army helicopters can outrun many lighter civilian airplanes such as the Cessna 182. According to Google, the Apache can push better than 200 knots.

That and most of those missiles fired by helicopters easily outrange the practical aiming range of any MBT. Even the example asked about has at least a full km over the average range of anything short of missiles fired from tanks. Newer missiles like Brimstone and Brimstone II Give helicopters 12km and 40km effective ranges respectively.

That's true but all the same the MPAT's airburst and canister shells are listed as being effective against helicopters so clearly they're still expected to offer some kind of defense against them.

Or their marketing department is extremely optimistic.