Why are half-tracks basically unheard of toda? even in civilian off road stuffs, surely the armies of yesteryear couldnt have put so much research into something ultimately useless?
>>32763825
Because they're obsolete, the whole problem with tanks and tracked vehicles were that they didn't drive like an automobile. When we cracked that nut they went the way of the dodo.
>>32763866
but why? inherently more traction on the back of a vehicle would incread offroad perforamnce especailly on climb. yes?
>>32763891
yes but why have the car front half if you could have a full tracked vehicle? it was a stopgap. it worked, it was awesome but at the end of the day it was never really going to be the final product for its role.
Is there any reason not to have one?
>>32763799
hinged triggers are shit
>>32763799
squish meme incoming
>>32763799
>Wanting your FN to roleplay as a Sigma
How would large scale warfare be fought today? Like, massive armies mobilized.
From what I've seen of the Middle Eastern wars, it's mostly platoons of soldiers semi-isolated and dug in trying to steadily gain ground.
Since we have missiles and aircraft shit now, I don't think we'll ever see another clumped up army charge again.
Would a World War 3 be massively different to how WW2 was fought? If so, how?
>>32762968
I honestly think that it would look something like modern warfare 3. Large scale invasions in massive cityscapes.
>>32762968
nukes
>>32763040
>pulling an aircraft carrier right up into a city harbor that you don't have control over
k
I've been reading rumors on the internet about the US invading Brazil sometime soon because of some serious scandals involving the Fed and Brazilian corruption, I've even seen some threads about this on 4chan and other imageboards, it seems serious so I'd like to ask /k/ what is the prospect of a Brazil-US war. What is it going to look like and is it true that it will be Vietnam 2: carnival warfare boogaloo?
Anon>>32762959
Anon, you do know the majority of our armed forces are trained based on cleaning tactics and i'm not saying /k/ stuff.
>>32762959
lolwut?
>>32763134
Yeah, this is the first I've heard about it. I have no idea why we would do that, even with Brazil's present domestic politics situation.
Hi guys! I am an European prepper looking for a .22 rifle to hunt small game if society collapses.
Now my main concern is durability of the rifle.
Is bolt action more reliable than semi automatic?
Is wooden stock more durable than synthetic one?
Which .22 do you recommend?
>>32762957
Also which .22 ammo is best
>>32762957
get a CZ 455 or 452
bolt is more reliable and allows you to use CB caps or shot cartridges
>>32762957
>>32762966
Bolt action is more reliable especially on a .22 because .22 is dirtier as a result of the primer.
Wooden is heavier in general and synthetic is a bit stronger, but it depends on the type of wood. Being a .22 it's probably cheaper wood.
Ruger and Savage are genarally the best in the world of .22 semiauto.
CZ are good in general.
>>32762966
CCI makes good quality cartriges. Aguila if you want match quality.
Opinions on the Mauser 96(6,5x55)?
I've been thinking about picking up hunting, and m/96's are between $10 and $15 here in Sweden.
Thoughts?
>>32762769
10/10
>>32762769
>not buying guns just cause you can afford
>not buying all the guns you can
buy the gun and quit shitting up our board
>>32762769
For that price you really can't go wrong. They are very well-made rifles and 6.5x55mm is a pleasant cartridge to shoot.
/k/, this thing looks cool and I want to know about it.
>>32762753
7.5 fk.
>>32762753
You cannot afford it.
>>32762753
Super proprietary richfag knockoff of a CZ 75 that costs around $7000 for the gun and bullets are $5 each. You will never so much as see one in a gun store.
am i /k/ enough?
>>32762607
Absolutely! Welcome aboard!
>>32762607
That lamp looks weird.
5/10 not enough dragon dildos
What is the best caliber for killing terrorist?
Anything that can reliably erase shaved gorillas.
>>32762560
.22, it bounces around in the skull.
5.56
Post about museums with cool shit. Air and space welcome. Let's see some international stuff too. I need some va/k/ation destinations.
I'll start with some Brussels war museum.
>>32762335
Is that a Spanish Astra?
>>32762335
>Mannlicher-Shoenauer M1903
>FN Mauser M1930
>Vz.24
This must be the Greek campaign.
thoughts on the sig mpx /k??
Just build a 9mm AR faggot
Just get an Mp5 faggot
Just buy a Tec-9 faggot
What (1) weapon would be by your side in an age of anarchy?
Let's say Trump get's JFK'd and civil war breaks - you have 1 weapon to take with you to defend yourself / your group / your family.
Which weapon and why? For me it's pic related.
Ammo is cheap, everywhere, and the weapon is powerful, durable, reliable and accurate. Try and argue this.
AR-15
>>32762177
Why
Also checkd
>>32762169
AR-15 because it's what the military and many police departments use.
Is being fat the ultimate body defence? She was shot 5 times with an AK47, how does this work? Why aren't all operators this size?
Al Capone required his bodyguards to be fat
So it counts for something to some people at least
THICC
>>32761231
I imagine it's quite easy to play dead when you've been shot 5 times.
Can anyone tell me which, if any, real guns this vidya space-gun's shape is based on?
tia
>>32761117
Back panel design on slide appears to be modeled after Glock pistols, but Glocks are fully square at the back of the slide. Hand position/angle of the pistol's grip is closer to Sig pistols; there's a grip safety that looks a lot like some 1911-model pistols, and the mag release also appears to be a round button, similar to 1911s, but it's ambidextrous, which 1911s aren't. The bladed trigger is seen most commonly on many Glocks, as well as some other mostly striker-fired pistols (it's an additional safety measure; you have to depress the trigger blade to properly engage the trigger mechanism & fire the weapon, just like with the grip safety on the back side of the handle). It appears the paddle just below the rear sight is a thumb safety, not a decocker (both seem superfluous; striker fire pistols don't normally have decockers, and a thumb safety seems like overkill on a gun that already has a grip safety & a trigger safety). The slide release (paddle just above the trigger guard in the top & middle renders) is somewhat reminiscent of the paddle-style slide release found on several HK pistols (USP, P2000, VP9, etc.).
Additionally, it appears to have a slide rack assist (silver knob on the back-left side of the slide), some sort of integrated suppressor (the big extension/block thing with the mesh-type texture on the front), as well as a flashlight/laser mounted under the barrel.
I have no idea what the black knob just above the trigger on the right side of the gun is.
I don't recognize this as modeled after any specific pistol, but rather a somewhat amateurish amalgamation of a number of different popular modern pistols.
>>32761117
>I have no idea what the black knob just above the trigger on the right side of the gun is.
what the fuck is that thing? it just juts out the side of the frame and part of the slide.
>>32761318
It's either an ammo count screen or a light for lock on confirmation.
Trying to summon Oppenheimer. I'd really like to learn about nuclear proliferation, and what books are a good start for that. I have access to a college library, so I should be able to get obscure stuff on interlibrary loan.
He made a post a while back saying he was done posting under the trip but would still lurk some, who knows, you might get lucky IF I GET TRIPLE DOUBLE QUADS
>>32760974
seems not
>>32760951
Oppenheimer more or less dropped his trip because of all the retarded tripfag drama it'd cause every time he showed up, he did pop up once to correct somehow who was claiming he'd said things he didn't actually though, so he's still here. He'd usually post this reading list whenever someone asked.
On Thermonuclear War By Herman Kahn
On Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century by Jeffrey Larsen and Kerry Kartchner
The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy, Third Edition by Lawrence Freedman
Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces by Pavel Podvig
Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age by Francis J. Gavin
Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb by Feroz Khan
Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option: From Bush to Obama by Aiden Warren
Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy by Thérèse Delpech
Analyzing Strategic Nuclear Policy by Charles L. Glaser
Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era: Regional Powers and International Conflict by Vipin Narang
Building the H Bomb: A Personal History By Kenneth W Ford