What do /k/ think about the German/Airbus concept for a FCAS which is maybe the most radical new concept as system of systems with massive focus on command and control of unmanned drones and manned aircraft?
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/airbus-reveals-tornado-successor-concept-for-2040s/
>>33810355
>Though it is still early days and the concept is still notional, it did reveal some of the company’s thinking around its FCAS. Interestingly the twin-engine, twin-tail stealth design would be a twin-seat design, according to Alberto Gutierrez, Head of Eurofighter Programme, Airbus DS. The second crewmember may be especially important for the FCAS concept of operations, which would see it operate in a wider battle network, potentially as a command and control asset or UCAV/UAV mission commander.
>Another presentation on UAVs during TMB16, also shed light on the FCAS concept of operations. AirbusDS foresee it is not a strike aircraft in itself - but rather part of a 'system of systems' – with this manned strike platform networked with Eurofighters, unmanned bomb or missile 'mules' and even UAV swarms. FCAS, says AirbuDS, is conceptualised to be a platform able to slot into a scalable system.
Happy I correctly predicted the next generation of jets would be 2-seaters.
>>33810355
>for the 2040's
Just got a brand new 10/22. Curious to what y'all consider "must have" accessories, replacement parts, etc.
Buy as many of the stock factory mags as you can get your hands on. They are the only reliable magazines.
>>33809836
Bx 15 and 25s not worth the cash? LGS has the 25s on sale for 20 a piece
>>33809832
a sling which means aftermarket sling swivels since ruger are cheap fucks
>perfect rifles don't exi-
Yes they do, but you certainly didn't post it.
7.62x39 is arguably the worst intermediate cartridge, and you posted the shittiest platform for it. The only proper use for 7.62x39 is in an LMG
>implying
why has no-one in the west ever done this?
how do i measure my head for a gas mask?
>>33809540
Walk into a surplus store and start tossing shit on your head OP.
>small one is too small
>large one is too large
>medium one is just right
Or alternatively, do what I did when I was looking for a cot.
>Russian cot gave me tetanus
>Chinese cot falls apart
>pile of rothco tigerstripe jackets on the ground is just right
Not op but I just bought a GP-5, will the filter give me ass cancer or is it fine.
>>33809540
this is how I figured out my head is "extra large"
I am told often that the CZ 75 is the next step from the Hi Power, is this true, and how?
Is a Hi Power Mk2 still a viable modern handgun?
>>33809280
>Is a Hi-Power Mk2 still a viable modern handgun?
Yes, the Hi-Power is still a relevant design and excellent handgun. Compared to the 1911, the Hi-Power runs circles around it as a combat handgun.
And the CZ 75 is just a Hi-Power clone, despite what czech fags tell you.
>>33809280
>how
Lower bore-axis
>inb4 "low bore-axis is a meme!" Extremely basic caveman tier physics
More rounds per mag
No mag safety
Ability to have either a decocker or a safety
The basic mechanism and even looks are almost totally the same.
>>33809381
>despite what czech fags tell you.
isn't "the cz75 is a hi-power clone" exactly what the czechfags will tell you?
Name a flaw.
>>33809194
It's endorsed by a massive faggot
>>33809194
it looks like art deco shit
32acp nuf said
Do American troops even have an issues mess kit anymore?
And what is the best canteen/mess kit combination?
Euro/Commie mess kits are nice and all, but the GI frying pan is luxurious.
Canteen cups
Mre
Mobile Kitchen Trailer and mess tent.
>>33808767
>mobile kitchen trailer
Used pop up camper for a few hundred beats a man portable mess kit?
....I guess its the ultimate bug out bag for a truck.
>>33808736
>Do American troops even have an issues mess kit anymore?
I was never issued one. You eat at the DFAC, get hot As (commonly referred to as hot ass) from the DFAC, or you get MREs. The only time I got hot As in the field and there weren't utensils and flat ware was AIT. MREs come with utensils and for the vast majority of the good primary meals you don't even need to heat them up.
Could you outfit a platoon with exclusively FN SCARs and the variants?
I'm talking along the lines of:
>Riflemen: SCAR-L with or without some 40mm grenade launcher assembly
>Designated marksmen: SCAR H with bipod and higher powered optics
>Sniper: SCAR-H TPR/PR with bipod and higher powered optics
>Squad automatic weapon: FN HAMR with drum magazines & bipod
Is a universal platform a good or bad idea? I imagine a belt-fed option might be a better choice for the squad automatic weapon, but I'm not sure.
Have many militaries done this historically or currently with success?
>>33808483
no point in doing it. SCARs don't do anything that ARs don't do better for less $$$. also, ARs are inherently more accurate in the free floating barrel/low pro gas block variant.
>>33808483
overpriced fn scar is never a good idea hahahahhaa
>>33808545
What's your opinion on gas impingement vs piston impingement?
How would you compare an AR15 to a Piston Impingement variant (i.e. HK416/417?)
AK General /akg/
Folding Secondary Trigger Edition
>Thread #288
Old thread here >>33794713
>AK Buyer's Guide
http://pastebin.com/YdEkhdva
>>33808179
>>33808181
Wut AK?
>>33808179
Is that the folding bullpup stock thing?
I've been wondering how the trigger works.
why is this not more common? Barrel of gun in the butt....
More efficient use of space right?
>>33808137
that's a pretty good idea anon.
Go tweet trump with a quick sketch of the design!
>>33808137
bullpups still a shit
fuck u op u faggot
>>33808137
Shit ergonomics. A good design should let you change magazines and load your rifle without losing sight of your target.
So i've been wanting to get a pcc for a while to mount my osprey on. I was really wanting to convert a Kriss Vector or Scorpion Evo.
I went to the gun shop today ready to drop $2000 on everything I needed, but I saw a sale of $439 for Sub 2000s. Then I saw the threaded barrel and decided to go to cheap route. How'd I do? Also PCC thread
>>33808106
Should'a got a Henry or Marlin in .357 or .44 mag
>>33808106
>>33808119
but in all seriousness, it looks like fun
congrats on the buy!
$150 for a piston and fixed barrel spacer. How can these 2 small pieces cost so much?
Anyone ever been asked why do you want to buy an AR15 by the clerk, I was?
I just said recreational shooting and customizeability.
This happened at Gander Mountain not a working mans gun store.
They just want to suggest something, everyone and their mother has an AR15.
>>33807176
>not answering "because I can"
One job.
putting a pc and a cool helmet with nods on it doesn't make them operators. You need a huge ball sack.
teacup edition
old thread >>33803498
>>33806843
Did you get your buckshot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28owOOPt1Gs
Stars out AR's out
Why in the fuck is the 1911 more revered than the Browning Hi-power?
The Hi-power power was one of Browning's final designs, he was working on it right up until he passed. It's was basically his magnum opus, and perfection of his craft.
It was extremely forward thinking. It's effectively a modern handgun, and is only obsolete due to advances in materials science.
>9mm
>>33806750
probably because it doesn't blow people away with the .45ACP stoppin' powah of the 1911
>>33806750
Just didn't take off in the American market, probably because USmil had a hard on for .45ACP and the average joe didn't question bigger is better.
Plus surplus 1911s and military familiarization with them.
It's the Cyberpunk Future you've always wanted, /k/!
Are you a Corporate goon, a Solo or an anti-Corp?
What's your EDC?
>>33806694
I do contract security work, so I guess corporate goon.
Pic related is my loadout. Anyone else have issues with Jstar Defense heatsinks? Things always seem to max out a bit too quickly.
this isn't k related
Solo.