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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:50:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:51:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ricko1: If ARFCOM really wanted to promote the 2nd Amendment and Conservative values or any values at all it would lock GD behind a paywall. GD is one of my main sources of entertainment and information but with that being said it can be the biggest collection of retardation in the gun world. I can see how a person just getting interested in firearms and the 2nd Amendment scanning a few threads in GD and deciding they wanted no part of anything to do with this crowd. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ricko1: Originally Posted By Zam18th: Originally Posted By AeroEngineer: I completely agree. And I don't think it's ever going to change "back". I joined this site 10 years ago, and I lurked on and off for a few years before that. When I joined this site I would have described it as a site about ARs, the 2A and firearms in general with a strongly conservative political slant. Now I think site is more about far right conspiracy theories and anger at everything than it is about the 2A or guns. The world has fundamentally changed in the past 5 years or so, and this has broken a lot of the people who are on this site. People who would have told you they were tough, indepenent resilient people weren't. They were fragile. And they broke. Threads about this conflict, about a major land war in Europe, are a great example of how completely broken so many people are now. They cannot view anything with a critical lens. Everything that happens is viewed based on their extreme political tribalism. Threads like this one, and a few tech forums, are what keep me coming back. But I've made the decision to start spending more of my time on other forums. They are smaller forums, with very little Ukraine. discussion". But all of the threads are about topics that interest me. A new post won't get 10 ore more responses in an hour. It may not get 10 responses ever. The responses will be useful, on topic and meaningful. Since there's a lull in the action as UA consolidates, I'd like to bring something up about this. Our 2A activism forum is in a sad state of disrepair and lacks satisfactory visibility. (I'd argue that it deserves its own main menu item.) The site is always talking about bringing new shooters into the fold but is doing little to channel them (or old shooters) into activism. I posted 10 months ago in the suggestion forum and GB acknowledged it but not a thing has been done. It's a crucial time for us and we're not harnessing potential support. So I'm bringing it up here, in case anyone wants to post in that thread or create a new one to encourage some action on that front. It wouldn't be a bad time for the site to promote something we can all agree on. Here's the suggestion thread https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Revive-the-Pro-2nd-Activism-Forum/2-2510097/ Here's the 2A Activism forum (that no one knows about  )https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Pro-2nd-Activism/156/ The problem with putting GD behind a paywall would be that then the non-paying accounts would start posting GD stuff in tech forums, shitting all over them and making a lot more work for the mods. I'm not saying that it still might not be the best answer, but it would be something to consider. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:51:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By klinc: *contemplates moving to Alaska so I can register my future tank for road use* Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By klinc: Originally Posted By Prime: The Americans are here.
Also seen here.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeKLhXLX0AIajmF?format=jpg&name=medium *contemplates moving to Alaska so I can register my future tank for road use* Plus, you can blend in when Russia takes back their land. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:54:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Yea, they are getting a handle on the drone problem.  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By TheLurker:
Did we do today's tally yet? Lots of drones downed. Hopefully the start of a trend. Yea, they are getting a handle on the drone problem. Heard a lot of them get through still though. I think Russia launches the Iranian ones in swarms when they can get them. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:54:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
/media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/EgcB5I3-51.gif Soldier: General, we're going into battle and I'm scared. I don't have any weapons or know what to do. General: No problem, son. We use psychological weapons here. When you engage the enemy, stick out your hand like this and say "Stabbity-Stab". (makes stabbing forward motion) Soldier: OK General: If there are too many of them, fall back and shoot them like this, "Bangity-Bang". (pretend to aim and shoot a rifle) Soldier: OK General: If they keep coming, fall back and blast them with a grenade like this, "Boomity-Boom". (pretend to pull a pin and toss a grenade) Soldier: OK General: Alright! I see the enemy approaching. Go get 'em! (the large group of enemy slowly walks in from the side. The soldier rushes right up to them) Soldier: Stabbity-Stab. Stabbity-Stab. (one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps) Soldier: Bangity-Bang. Bangity-Bang. (one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps) Soldier: Boomity-Boom (all but one enemy soldiers fall. He keeps coming. The soldier retreats a few steps) Soldier: (in desperation) Boomity-Boom. Bangity-Bang. Stabbity-Stab. (the last enemy walks right over him) Enemy: Tankety-Tank |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:59:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: Well, that just opened up an ITAR investigation. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: Well, that just opened up an ITAR investigation. Or a similar path with a dozen other countries. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:03:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ServusVeritatis]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AngryNagant: What is Wagner? A Russian “mercenary” group the Kremlin uses for war crimes and such. Like the SS for the Nazis. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:09:52 AM EDT
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Newly mobilised reservists undertake training in Russia's Rostov region
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:09:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AeroE: US to South Korea to Hong Kong to China to North Korea to Iran Or a similar path with a dozen other countries. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AeroE: Originally Posted By BerettaGuy: Well, that just opened up an ITAR investigation. Or a similar path with a dozen other countries. Unless it’s a 100% proprietary chip t then many of these are used in non-military items and are scavenged/cannibalized from mundane electronics and repurposed. Grey market electronics. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:13:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Lol Wasn't intelligence that failed. Or at least not 87% of the reason. The fact Sergei told Vlad to not go at the start tells you intel knew shit would go south. Along with 0 equipment and fuel, which has nothing to do with intel. I for one get sick of intel getting blamed for all of combat arms fuckups. #intellivesmatter Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Lol Wasn't intelligence that failed. Or at least not 87% of the reason. The fact Sergei told Vlad to not go at the start tells you intel knew shit would go south. Along with 0 equipment and fuel, which has nothing to do with intel. I for one get sick of intel getting blamed for all of combat arms fuckups. #intellivesmatter lol, I can understand that sentiment. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:14:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack67: Pre-arranged surrender of a BMP. Said to be legit. Two minute video. (don't think this was posted, apologies if so).
Teaser screen cap, klick above for video: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/556465/bmp_surrender_jpg-2551849.JPG Twitter responded to that video has a fascinating avatar: - an ANTIFA flag, with a crossed-out Z. So: that person is supposedly anti-Russian, and “anti-fascist.” Usually, ANTIFA is pro-Communist, and many Russians are still commies, pro-Stalin, etc. Anywho, just an observation. Now back to the “not a war” in Ukraine. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:17:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Unless it's a 100% proprietary chip t then many of these are used in non-military items and are scavenged/cannibalized from mundane electronics and repurposed. Grey market electronics. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Originally Posted By AeroE: Originally Posted By BerettaGuy: Well, that just opened up an ITAR investigation. Or a similar path with a dozen other countries. Unless it's a 100% proprietary chip t then many of these are used in non-military items and are scavenged/cannibalized from mundane electronics and repurposed. Grey market electronics. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:18:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeXZjyfXoAIY2LH?format=jpg&name=large
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Looking at those trench lines, I'll bet if the Ukrainian's could hit just a few of them with napalm or cluster munitions, the Orc's would flee all the remaining one's before THEY got hit. Don't believe napalm is a thing anymore, but back in the Nam days that would be the approach. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:19:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Heard a lot of them get through still though. I think Russia launches the Iranian ones in swarms when they can get them. That's what is not actually happening. We were worried at first that the Russians might be able to coordinate and have large numbers of launches. Literally 48 in one launch point, another 60+ from another launch point, etc. However, because of degradation of their command and communications, they can't coordinate large swarm launches. They all come from a single launch point and never more than a dozen drones that fly in straight lines to a city target. The problem has been mitigated, but I won't argue that it could be improved so that zero get through. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:19:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: Russia (still communist) has worked for over 15 years to infiltrate and steer the conservative movement the same way they controlled the hippy/leftist movements for decades. RT News was introduced as an alternative to US news and they used conspiracy stories to attract the growing patriot wing of conservatives. Alex Jones/InfoWars operation is the leader of the "paytriot ($$$)" talk show news websites and hundreds of them parrot his "news" which is all RT News, Tass, and Sputnik bullshit. He also has very close ties to Russian politicians, intellectuals, and media and they have been assisting his operation since before the Russian invasion of Georgia (which he was on Russia's side of course with "secret triple-verified info"). The purpose is to control the right wing so that pressure is applied to the Republican party to alter foreign policy in favor of Russia. And the honey pot (to suck conservatives into reading and believing this crap) is by posting 2nd Amendment news, preparedness info, globalist history, alternative medicine info, border wall/immigration articles, fredom/liberty issues, etc. Gullible conservatives figure that if a website puts out the truth on these topics then all the articles about "Putin being a Christian fighting the globalists for all Americans" must be true. And in that theme, Ukrainians are all Nazis working for George Soros to undermine Christian Putin who is fighting the New World Order. Yes, if you didn't know it, MANY conservatives belive this hook, line and sinker. See my many posts where I exposed Tucker Carlson and his Russian advisor. There is no way these people are so adimate about defending Russia unless there is money being funneled to them. And the proof of the success of this program is right here on AR-15 GD. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:19:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
Very Band of Brothers-esque... |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:19:31 AM EDT
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Bye Felicia. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:21:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Unless it’s a 100% proprietary chip t then many of these are used in non-military items and are scavenged/cannibalized from mundane electronics and repurposed. Grey market electronics. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Originally Posted By AeroE: Originally Posted By BerettaGuy: Well, that just opened up an ITAR investigation. Or a similar path with a dozen other countries. Unless it’s a 100% proprietary chip t then many of these are used in non-military items and are scavenged/cannibalized from mundane electronics and repurposed. Grey market electronics. That is exactly what these are. Commercial dual use chips that you can find in your DVD player in many cases. Sony commercial camera's etc. Not military grade components. It's one of the reasons the drones can't target moving objects, because they use commercial US GPS chips. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:21:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: Newly mobilised reservists undertake training in Russia's Rostov region  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIMQOSd5gkNice propaganda video.. new uniforms, AK-12s, and SOF-like instructor |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:23:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:25:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOMG, that was freaking hilarious. I am still laughing.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:26:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Circuits: "Lego Masters" has taken a very dark turn this season... Meh. Reflects today's society. 
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:28:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Evil_Chaos: OMG, that was freaking hilarious. I am still laughing. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Evil_Chaos: LOL Hammer - sickle - vodka! |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:33:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Alex9661: Not really. It's RPK, kinda Soviet SAW. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Alex9661: Originally Posted By _disconnector_: Does that dude's rifle look odd to anyone? Not really. It's RPK, kinda Soviet SAW. Does not look like a RPK74M though. No visible hinge assembly, no optics mount, or recess on stock to clear an optics mount. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:33:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:36:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gentlemanfarmer: Guys we kicked ass, I think we are at about 5k and I’m going to owe some battle swag. Akulas got some stuff, Babas got some stuff, we will pay our debts. To the fucking Russian troll, just stay where you are and don’t snoop around here. I’ve been on defcom 3 since I got back the first time. My neighbors a ret marine the others a us Marshall, just fucking poke your head round here. It’s country but loaded with game cams and hunting dogs, everyone knows our family and what we do. Anyway, Guys let’s keep it going one more night, announcement tomorrow, if someone drops 2k I’ll give up my most cherished Ukraine possession, given to me years back by a hero who we saw in Mauripol video kick ass. He’s dead so please don’t buy it from me. An Azov police badge pre-dark sun removal (ie before they were forced to remove it) Actually scratch that, not selling it, would be a dishonor. I can and will get guys patches and flags though who threw in the big $$$. Wife says rock on ar15.com https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/FBC2BB80-E854-44EE-BACB-D73881629B01_jpe-2552224.JPG Funraiser ends Friday Just a gift I got but everyone here who helps earns a little badge. Not joking up to 70% of gear supplies etc have come from patriots like you! In every American there’s a little Ukrainanian trying to climb out!!!😀 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/035C92EC-F17B-41B7-97DB-A532BA11CEF1_jpe-2552227.JPG Donation sent! I hope it helps! Transaction ID 2892-8148-1478-0913 |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:37:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: A disassembled M113 near Lyman https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-10-06_05-40-59_jpg-2552511.JPG Was it likely included with the various stuff we've been sending them or was it something they already had in storage somewhere before the invasion? |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:37:32 AM EDT
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Right from the Orc’s mouth.
Northeastern flank of the southern front continues to collapse under pressure. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:37:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: The tech forums are still pretty good sources of info and fairly devoid of GD'isms, but GD itself has been a mixed bag of as you said support, but also trolls, memes, and general level dislike toward a variety of subjects and individuals. I think what we're seeing now is simply the result of years and years of HYPER-POLARIZATION by both sides of the American political isle. It has become standard practice now for both sides to take contrarian positions for the simple sake of being contrarian. As a Conservative, it's been frustrating to see those on the right take up Russia's mantle simple to stand opposite of the I have no doubt in my mind that if this war had happened under Trump, both sides of the isle would singing a different tune.. simply to be opposite of each other. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: Originally Posted By AROKIE: Its extremley sad what has happened to this place, this forum used to be a tight group of folks who supported each other even if we did not share the same views on things. Now we get threats, called liberals, called the enemy. etc.. soros supporters, i can go on and on. Ive been here a long time and i absolutely hate the way it is here now. Ive known alot of the guys here for awhile and shared alot of funny memories and good times... I now have the same guys trash me due to my stance on Ukraine, been called a piece of shit by the same guys, called a democrat, liberal, and I am a staunch Biden voter and shit like that... I just sit here like wtf? what the fuck is going on??  ..The tech forums are still pretty good sources of info and fairly devoid of GD'isms, but GD itself has been a mixed bag of as you said support, but also trolls, memes, and general level dislike toward a variety of subjects and individuals. I think what we're seeing now is simply the result of years and years of HYPER-POLARIZATION by both sides of the American political isle. It has become standard practice now for both sides to take contrarian positions for the simple sake of being contrarian. As a Conservative, it's been frustrating to see those on the right take up Russia's mantle simple to stand opposite of the I have no doubt in my mind that if this war had happened under Trump, both sides of the isle would singing a different tune.. simply to be opposite of each other. I'm glad to see others with some Intelligence here, I couldn't have said that better myself. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:38:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: klinc]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toybasher: That's an American Vietnam-era APC. How did they get ahold of one? Was it likely included with the various stuff we've been sending them or was it something they already had in storage somewhere before the invasion? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toybasher: Originally Posted By Dracster: A disassembled M113 near Lyman https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-10-06_05-40-59_jpg-2552511.JPG Was it likely included with the various stuff we've been sending them or was it something they already had in storage somewhere before the invasion? They/We/Nato started sending a bunch of M113s a few months back. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:39:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:39:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AeroEngineer: I completely agree. And I don't think it's ever going to change "back". I joined this site 10 years ago, and I lurked on and off for a few years before that. When I joined this site I would have described it as a site about ARs, the 2A and firearms in general with a strongly conservative political slant. Now I think site is more about far right conspiracy theories and anger at everything than it is about the 2A or guns. The world has fundamentally changed in the past 5 years or so, and this has broken a lot of the people who are on this site. People who would have told you they were tough, indepenent resilient people weren't. They were fragile. And they broke. Threads about this conflict, about a major land war in Europe, are a great example of how completely broken so many people are now. They cannot view anything with a critical lens. Everything that happens is viewed based on their extreme political tribalism. Threads like this one, and a few tech forums, are what keep me coming back. But I've made the decision to start spending more of my time on other forums. They are smaller forums, with very little "general discussion". But all of the threads are about topics that interest me. A new post won't get 10 ore more responses in an hour. It may not get 10 responses ever. The responses will be useful, on topic and meaningful. Look what has happened to our whole country in the past 5-6 years! Shit, most parts of the US permanent bureaucracy have been outed as a subversive anti-American Federalism, anti-Constitution organs with half the US population openly cheering for a hard-left security state. Our Constitutional democracy is GONE. I'm surprised that arfcom still exists. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:40:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Those are the Oryx numbers for the entire war. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:42:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:43:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toybasher: That's an American Vietnam-era APC. How did they get ahold of one? Was it likely included with the various stuff we've been sending them or was it something they already had in storage somewhere before the invasion? They got sent a bunch of em over the summer. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:44:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: lol, I can understand that sentiment. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Lol Wasn't intelligence that failed. Or at least not 87% of the reason. The fact Sergei told Vlad to not go at the start tells you intel knew shit would go south. Along with 0 equipment and fuel, which has nothing to do with intel. I for one get sick of intel getting blamed for all of combat arms fuckups. #intellivesmatter lol, I can understand that sentiment. I don't think they're referring to that, but to the failures of operational Intel in theater, which I think is true. Their inability to effectively ID and neutralize high payoff targets is mostly due to struggles with collections and analysis. There are problems with synching Intel and OPs as well, but their 2 shop owns a bunch of the responsibility. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:48:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gentlemanfarmer: Guys we kicked ass, I think we are at about 5k and I'm going to owe some battle swag. Akulas got some stuff, Babas got some stuff, we will pay our debts. To the fucking Russian troll, just stay where you are and don't snoop around here. I've been on defcom 3 since I got back the first time. My neighbors a ret marine the others a us Marshall, just fucking poke your head round here. It's country but loaded with game cams and hunting dogs, everyone knows our family and what we do. Anyway, Guys let's keep it going one more night, announcement tomorrow, if someone drops 2k I'll give up my most cherished Ukraine possession, given to me years back by a hero who we saw in Mauripol video kick ass. He's dead so please don't buy it from me. An Azov police badge pre-dark sun removal (ie before they were forced to remove it) Actually scratch that, not selling it, would be a dishonor. I can and will get guys patches and flags though who threw in the big $$$. Wife says rock on ar15.com https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/FBC2BB80-E854-44EE-BACB-D73881629B01_jpe-2552224.JPG Funraiser ends Friday Just a gift I got but everyone here who helps earns a little badge. Not joking up to 70% of gear supplies etc have come from patriots like you! In every American there's a little Ukrainanian trying to climb out!!! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419667/035C92EC-F17B-41B7-97DB-A532BA11CEF1_jpe-2552227.JPG This is more important. Funds diverted, $1000 inbound. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:52:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: Those are the Oryx numbers for the entire war. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Those are the Oryx numbers for the entire war. Thanks for the correction. I remember Ukraine claiming about 200 tanks in the Eastern offensives with the Russian retreat and thought they got more since then. Oryx is way behind on actual numbers anyways. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:52:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TxRabbitBane: There was a time when the total nutcases were run out of this place pretty quickly, and the ones that were just a little kooky everyone rolled their eyes at and mostly ignored. Now this place attracts the lunatic fringe in large numbers, and they’re protected. This is less of a gun website and more of a den of super militant misanthropic conspiratards that think they’re “free thinkers”. Fifteen years ago, if I saw a BFL on someone I’d probably have introduced myself. Now, I’d almost certainly steer clear. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TxRabbitBane: Originally Posted By lokifox: Originally Posted By AeroEngineer: Originally Posted By AROKIE: Originally Posted By elcope: Originally Posted By gentlemanfarmer: Originally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: Originally Posted By dillydilly: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/478135/D3FD4EFF-96BD-42CF-8C95-22084497FE30_png-2552139.JPG I’ll just leave this here… https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/A-decent-American-cannot-support-Russia-s-invasion-/5-2591191/&page=8 Yeah I don't venture into the other Ukraine threads anymore. The level of retardation and anger at UA was already beyond the pale but since they started winning it's gotten worse. Yep I’m even getting hidden threat IMs now. I should link them up with Wagner recruiters (pretty sure there’s a few around here) and let them set the world to right! If you are receiving threats in IM's, please report them as they are not tolerated. Its extremley sad what has happened to this place, this forum used to be a tight group of folks who supported each other even if we did not share the same views on things. Now we get threats, called liberals, called the enemy. etc.. soros supporters, i can go on and on. Ive been here a long time and i absolutely hate the way it is here now. Ive known alot of the guys here for awhile and shared alot of funny memories and good times... I now have the same guys trash me due to my stance on Ukraine, been called a piece of shit by the same guys, called a democrat, liberal, and I am a staunch Biden voter and shit like that... I just sit here like wtf? what the fuck is going on?? ..I completely agree. And I don't think it's ever going to change "back". I joined this site 10 years ago, and I lurked on and off for a few years before that. When I joined this site I would have described it as a site about ARs, the 2A and firearms in general with a strongly conservative political slant. Now I think site is more about far right conspiracy theories and anger at everything than it is about the 2A or guns. The world has fundamentally changed in the past 5 years or so, and this has broken a lot of the people who are on this site. People who would have told you they were tough, indepenent resilient people weren't. They were fragile. And they broke. Threads about this conflict, about a major land war in Europe, are a great example of how completely broken so many people are now. They cannot view anything with a critical lens. Everything that happens is viewed based on their extreme political tribalism. Threads like this one, and a few tech forums, are what keep me coming back. But I've made the decision to start spending more of my time on other forums. They are smaller forums, with very little "general discussion". But all of the threads are about topics that interest me. A new post won't get 10 ore more responses in an hour. It may not get 10 responses ever. The responses will be useful, on topic and meaningful. Tribalism and militant-level contrarianism. Critical thinking is dead. There was a time when the total nutcases were run out of this place pretty quickly, and the ones that were just a little kooky everyone rolled their eyes at and mostly ignored. Now this place attracts the lunatic fringe in large numbers, and they’re protected. This is less of a gun website and more of a den of super militant misanthropic conspiratards that think they’re “free thinkers”. Fifteen years ago, if I saw a BFL on someone I’d probably have introduced myself. Now, I’d almost certainly steer clear. As someone that's been here 16 years now, 1000% spot on. I took my BFLs off a while ago. The only reason I continue to come here is I've met some genuinely good people who haven't been banned yet (one was but he apparently got better ), and it's even worse out there on the rest of social media.  A post in another thread on the subject of Ukraine, deriding members' families, which used to be a CoC #6 violation, by referring to Ukraine supporters here as the "Mail Order Bride Brigade" sits hours after being reported (which is something I never had to do or felt the need to do up until the last couple years). Given we're in the middle of the day when plenty of staff should be online, I can only assume such posts from a non-team, ~300 post, one month old 2022 account is perfectly acceptable these days. Pretty sad. An observation I had the other day... Sometimes I don't have the chance to log on here until late in the evening, after work. My personal routine on my first check of ARFCOM of the day is to run through the pages of GD topics to midnight of that day. It used to be, when going through GD to midnight, I'd have somewhere in the mid-upper 20s number of pages to browse through for the day's events. These days when doing so, it's usually low-mid teens. This place is dying off as quality members leave because of the BS or get banned for calling out said BS, while the garbage slowly takes over. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:53:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
Did we do today's tally yet? Lots of drones downed. Hopefully the start of a trend. So why am I getting 2 numbers for tank losses? One figure is 1200+ the other is 2400+. Which is it? |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:55:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: So why am I getting 2 numbers for tank losses? One figure is 1200+ the other is 2400+. Which is it? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Originally Posted By TheLurker:
Did we do today's tally yet? Lots of drones downed. Hopefully the start of a trend. So why am I getting 2 numbers for tank losses? One figure is 1200+ the other is 2400+. Which is it? Maybe the lower number represents destroyed tanks, and the larger number represents destroyed + UKR-captured? Total loss to RUS = destroyed + captured/surrendered |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:57:00 AM EDT
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Ukrainians reuse captured Russian artillery in Donetsk Oblast
 Ukrainians reuse captured Russian artillery in Donetsk Oblast |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:57:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: It will be a cherry on top if we can get a Russian fighter jet to defect to the West.. an Su-35 or Su-57 would be nice to inspect. There is basically zero chance we don't already hold the complete blueprints, and possibly have even built a few at area 51 or somewhere similar. When people are going hungry, it's easy to buy them off. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:58:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: Newly mobilised reservists undertake training in Russia's Rostov region https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIMQOSd5gkNice propaganda video.. new uniforms, AK-12s, and SOF-like instructor I'd love to hear Ozzy Man review this clip.. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:58:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:00:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By anono: There is basically zero chance we don't already hold the complete blueprints, and possibly have even built a few at area 51 or somewhere similar. When people are going hungry, it's easy to buy them off. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By anono: Originally Posted By Brok3n: It will be a cherry on top if we can get a Russian fighter jet to defect to the West.. an Su-35 or Su-57 would be nice to inspect. There is basically zero chance we don't already hold the complete blueprints, and possibly have even built a few at area 51 or somewhere similar. When people are going hungry, it's easy to buy them off. We got some interesting stuff over the years at foreign auctions.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:01:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO:
FBI will volunteer to help. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:01:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Dude, if you ever get to try some filled with fresh strawberries, you’re gonna feel like you’ve died and went to heaven. THEY ARE THAT GOOD!! https://www.joeandfranks.com/images/thumbs/0001194_strawberry-pierogi_510.jpeg Blueberry ones are right up there too! https://natashaskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Blueberry-Pierogi-3-600x900.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Originally Posted By grambosc: I bet I could eat Vareniki until I passed out. Dude, if you ever get to try some filled with fresh strawberries, you’re gonna feel like you’ve died and went to heaven. THEY ARE THAT GOOD!! https://www.joeandfranks.com/images/thumbs/0001194_strawberry-pierogi_510.jpeg Blueberry ones are right up there too! https://natashaskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Blueberry-Pierogi-3-600x900.jpg STOP IT! Damn you i'm gaining weight reading a fucking war forum... if you don't quit it i'll end up looking like that fat general in camo who looks like he's as wide as he is tall. 
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:02:24 PM EDT
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M777 Tokyo Drift edition.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:03:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: We also call them Pyrohy and sometimes they are a little larger. Ya pyrohy is another name. They usually have thicker dough though. |
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