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Oh, we all agree Germany is responsible for the holocaust!
We reject Germany insisting on being responsible for even more genocides, mainly the one carried out by Israel in Palestine, under the false premise of historical responsibility.
Merz: Muslim immigrants who reject German Holocaust responsibility must leave haaretz.com/world-news/europ…
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APKWS uses semi-active laser homing and has short range. The fighter needs to get close, then illuminate the target with the laser. An AIM-9X can lock on from much longer distance and is fire&forget.
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"Aircrews found the airspace and timing were often too tight for APKWS employment in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, so they have ended up relying on AIM-9s. But defensive counterair for base defense has featured APKWS." airandspaceforces.com/articl…
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ça y est, on les a !
(les fameuses datas du hack de Rosstat)
attention les amis, infos spéciales concernant les pertes Russe !
Accrochez vous, petit fil à suivre...
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Was literally explaining the, "society falls when old men don't plant trees they will never sit under" to my neighbor (boomer)
He said he didn't get it and why would he plant trees if won't be around to see them
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Oh I definitely do acknowledge Germany’s historical responsibility.
I just didn’t realize it meant committing more genocide. 🤷🏻♂️
German Chancellor Merz says Muslim immigrants who refuse to acknowledge Germany’s historical responsibility for the Holocaust must leave the country.
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A bit of a rant grown into a blog post:
"We need a different way of war"
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The offence-defence spiral goes on. In the end, one needs to understand that you take blows in war and you better be able to tolerate those.
The American Way of War has been for 40 years to pretend 'overwhelming force' and 'airspace domination' et cetera can give immunity.
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They tried to do WHAT ☠️☠️☠️☠️
"Aircrews found the airspace and timing were often too tight for APKWS employment in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, so they have ended up relying on AIM-9s. But defensive counterair for base defense has featured APKWS." airandspaceforces.com/articl…
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Big new leak of Russian combat deaths, based on death certificates: nearly half-a-million. Adds credence to other estimates.
According to various studies, the ratio of deaths to serious woundings among Russian combatants in this war ranges from 1 : 1.7 to 1 : 2.2.
Applied to this data, that implies between 1.2M and 1.4M men killed and seriously wounded. That's between 1.8% - 2.1% of all Russian men.
A group of hackers published classified data on Russian soldiers killed in the war, from Russia's statistics agency Rosstat. In late August, the total was 450,100 (around 100k per year). It is in line with other independent estimates. There is also a regional breakdown.
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Well, .45ACP is not a very strong cartridge in terms of penetration. Weaker penetration than 9x19, MUCH weaker than 7.62x25.
20 layers aramid/kevlar was what flak vests of the 80s/90s used. Those were rated for most fragments of HE, but no pistol calibres.
Команда инженеров воссоздала пуленепробиваемый костюм Джона Уика в реальной жизни. После множества тестов с разными тканями для костюма они остановились на варианте из 20 слоев кевлара, шерсти и особого вида тонкого пластика. Выдерживает стрельбу патронами вплоть до 45 калибра
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Unattributed content from youtube @hacksmith
youtu.be/Eeb4aZObp-
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Zero trafień na 1500 metrów. Ten wynik prób modułu z Tarnowa obiegł już media, również za granicą. A co wyszło w drugiej serii strzelań?
Według relacji z poligonu A3B strącił małego drona z kilkuset metrów, zużywając mniej niż dziesięć pocisków. Później miała zawieść głowica PCO, a Agencja Uzbrojenia miała nie dopuścić ręcznego wprowadzenia nastaw, choć moduł ma taką funkcję. W drugiej serii A3B miał już spełnić wymagania wojska.
Warto spojrzeć na kolejność. Z dokumentów opisanych przez WNP wynika, że wojsko zarekomendowało norweski moduł do K2PL, zanim A3B trafił na poligon. Chciałbym więc zobaczyć wyniki obu serii i usłyszeć od Agencji Uzbrojenia, czy Protector RS4 sprawdzono według tych samych zasad. Jeżeli Norwegowie okazali się lepsi w porównywalnych próbach, pokażmy, w których i o ile.
Z jednego nieudanego strzelania zdążyliśmy już zrobić historię o klęsce polskiej zbrojeniówki. Te nagłówki czytają także ludzie, którym potem próbujemy sprzedać polski sprzęt. I to producent będzie musiał tłumaczyć zagranicznemu klientowi, co się wydarzyło na poligonie, choć wyniki obu serii powinna wyjaśnić @AgencjaUzbr .
To wyglądda na jeden wielki skandal.
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BBC presenters have been ordered to do a defence of Israel.
It happens whenever guests mention the genocide or extremism of its government.
Imagine they did this on behalf of Russia. Unthinkable!
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Most of the 220 rounds of 8.8cm ammunition carried were stowed internally but there was a limited number "ready to use" rounds on deck
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