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Agiel's all things military
DDG-1000 Zumwalt commissioned into the US Navy. As noted before, it is commanded by Capt. James Kirk: https://news.usni.org/2016/10/14/destroyer-zumwalts-commissioning-ceremony-latest-long-tradition
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The US Election 2016, Part VIII
Whether or not sexual indiscretions are Un-American isn't really the issue here. The challenging of an integral part of the First Amendment, the slandering of the electoral process, the promise to go beyond the legal bounds of the Executive branch, and welcoming foreign intelligence services to interfere with the election on Trump's behalf is. If this is the Govenator's track, then I wholeheartedly agree.
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MLB 2016 - Even Year Magic
Something relevant from the Funny Stuff thread: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/89194-the-funny-things-thread/?p=1851049
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The Funny Things Thread
- Agiel's all things military
USS Nitze launches Tomahawks against coastal surveillance radar sites in retaliation: https://news.usni.org/2016/10/13/video-uss-nitze-destroys-3-houthi-controlled-radar-sites-retaliatory-strike However "tattle" ships such as speed boats with commercial GPS devices can still be a problem, helping to cue further attacks against targets further out to sea. Though I suppose it's serendipitous that the Ponce has that LaWS on board:- Dawn of War III
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You can get a pretty good rundown of how the Aegis Combat System works from this video: Some reports seemed to suggest that the inbound vampires fell well short of the Mason anyways while the SM-2s and ESSM were mid-flight, probably spoofed into the ocean by jamming from the Mason. If true, then there remains not a single instance in the whole of modern naval warfare where an anti-ship missile has successfully impacted a ship that was employing any kind of ECM of countermeasures.- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
I think the fact that he engaged in "what-about-ism" vis-a-vis Bill Clinton in his "apology" left me with an even lower opinion of Trump afterwards, to be honest. For god's sake, for a guy as egotistical as him that opportunity was supposed to be all about him and nothing more.- Best moments in a game
In ye olden days of Battlefield 2 when by chance you find yourself in a squad where everyone else is using mics, sticking together, and _co-operating_. I remember one time we flew in the weeds in a Blackhawk to covertly insert and seize the enemy airfield and singlehandedly turning the tide of the match. Then there are the times when you take off in an attack helicopter with a gunner who knows what he's doing and can routinely nail Havocs with the notoriously squirelly TV-guided missiles. Combined with my experience flying terrain masking in Enemy Engaged and together we topped the score chart by a _huge_ margin.- The general firearms thread
As a fun little exercise, I tried to come up with a D&D alignment chart for 20th Century Firearms. Let me know what you think: Lawful Good: H&K MP5 (the SMG feared by terrorists, bank robbers, and hostage-takers everywhere) Neutral Good: FN FAL ("Right Arm of the Free World", 'nuff said) Chaotic Good: Colt M-16 (Serves the public good, just watch out for collateral damage) Lawful Neutral: Colt Canada C-7 (Based on how UN Peacekeeping missions used to be a Canadian past-time) True Neutral: IMI Uzi (You're as likely to see it being used by the good guys as it being used for a drive-by shooting in South-Central) Chaotic Neutral: Kalashnikov and derivatives (For the most prolific implement of war, this seriously goes without saying) Lawful Evil: Tokarev TT (Favoured means of execution by Zampolits) Neutral Evil: IMI Desert Eagle (Used by deadly, misanthropic computer programs and crime bosses with an inflated sense of self-worth) Chaotic Evil: Luger P-38 (The quintessential Nazi gun)- RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS
- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
Interestingly enough Pence went off message from Trump and thought Assad's force (or what's left of them) shouldn't miss out on the JDAM fun.- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
Given that the stuff he's released has had evidence of being tampered with, probably will do more to confirm his status as a butt buddy for Putin.- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
My family (who range from Reagan Republicans to democratic socialists of the Swedish school) has known him to be an ostentatious and crass huckster for the 30 years since he became a public figure (and myself since I was 13 when I started reading Doonesbury), so it strikes me as at least a little odd that a not insignificant portion of the electorate hasn't caught on to this fact when they had that 30 years of history to work that out for themselves.- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
I found this to be hilarious:- The US Election 2016, Part VIII
Wonder if you could tune that into something that goes with the second verse of the old British Army Ballad "I Don't Want to Join the Army":- RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS
- Agiel's all things military
I made the trip to San Diego to see the Miramar Air Show last weekend: Some of the F/A-18Cs and AV-8B Harrier IIs on the flightline before taking the tram to the main show area. Easily my favourite static display at the show, the B-1B Lancer. An iconic Cold Warrior: An up close and personal look at the AN/AAQ-33 "Sniper" Advanced Targeting Pod mounted on said aircraft: And a look inside its internal bomb bay: Another classic, a USAF F-4E Phantom II: Next, a KC-135 Stratotanker. Appropriately enough, it was directly ahead of the Bone: The public was given the opportunity to enter the aircraft, and despite my greatest wish to get some pictures from the boom operator's station, the wait was simply too long and we had to make haste to get front row spots on the flightline. "Growlers! Look, baby! EA-18G Growlers!" I yelped to my girlfriend. For some inexplicable reason she appeared disinterested and gave me a "I'm happy for you" look before turning her attention to the $11 craft beer stands in the 96 degree San Diego heat.- What are you playing right now
I remember rolling on the ground in laughter when I used my Jedi Mind Tricks on him for that quest.- The US Election 2016, Part VII
Try a five year old that somehow managed to have Alzheimer's, exhibit A:- Agiel's all things military
- The Funny Things Thread
- The Funny Things Thread
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needs the appropriate logo or perhaps HA! Good Fun! I remember seeing one squadron emblem that depicted Hobbes in a position ready to pounce. I can't quite remember whether it was for an F-117 squadron or an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior team and for the life of me I can't find it now. Nevertheless I found it quite apropos for a "low-observable" aircraft.- The US Election 2016, Part VII
Lol, is she drunk or on Ambien there? Might have been Dae'esh. Could just as easily have been high school morons, right-wing militias, disgruntled employee going postal, white supremacist, crazed BLM guy, and so forth. What people fail to realise is that while the folks like Christopher Harper-Mercer, Dylann Root, Eliott Rodger, Omar Mateen, Micah Johnson et al attach themselves to different causes, they're all part of the same phenomenon and are cut from the same cloth of maladjusted losers. I don't know if people quite remember this, but North America has had mass shootings for decades before this. - Agiel's all things military
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