Military Enlistment General /MEG/
The Road edition
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>>31491475
>Discord
https://discord.gg/0y3eBT2ji4rHI4TM
>IRC Channel
>implying anyone uses IRC
#MEG on Freenode
If you're on mobile look up AndroIRC for the app. Any questions, ask in the thread to get you set up.
Resources:
>Armyranger.com
For Ranger info, obviously.
>http://www.sealswcc.com/
SEAL/SWCC site with videos and fitness plans and a forum
>Shadowspear.com
All around SOF website. Great info and run by former/active members of every SOF unit. Mentor program. Also has forums for international SOF.
>Professionalsoldiers.com
For all Army SF info.
>http://www.corpsman.com
For Navy Corpsman info.
>http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?115180-MARSOC-Force-Recon
This is an all-inclusive thread for MARSOC/Force Recon stuff. Good site for Marines info too.
>http://www.uscg.org
For Coast Guard info. Good site, lots of vets able to answer questions.
>www.defencejobs.gov.au/
For info on the Australian Defense Force, and how you can shitpost on the world stage.
>https://www.airwarriors.com/community/
Naval Aviator forum with info on Navy OCS as well
OP template
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Before you ask a question, check the FAQ
http://pastebin.com/Rx0nDuga
Which branch are you enlisting/enlisted/considering?
http://strawpoll.me/6764857
Posted this on the last thread but that's dead so I figure I'll just repost my question here. Anybody got any info they can share with me about the Foreign Legion that I wouldn't be able to find out except from someone who might've been in it, such as conditions, unit culture, which regiments are bad/good. Thanks guys, I've looked around on Cervens but there ain't a whole lot of info about anything on there besides Stroeng's training regimen. Anything anybody could tell me would be hugely appreciated.
Ive got my final assessment Tuesday, is joining infantry in peacetime as retarded as it sounds?
How difficult is Navy/Marine flight school?
What is the likelihood a fighter pilot of turning into a PTSD-riddled murder machine?
The last thread had a party
Broom Sweeper Edition
> What's this thread about?
As usual this thread is for the discussion and pics of tracked and wheeled AFVs of all kinds from MBTs to supertanks to self propelled AA guns. Please keep it civil and cite sources for statistics.
With the advent of the M41 Walker Bulldog tank into mainstream service during the Korean War years, a commensurate replacement of all M24 Chaffee based derivatives with the new light tank chassis occurred. One of these replacement derivatives was the M41 based short range anti-aircraft vehicle, which was slated to supersede the MGMC M19A1. After authorisation in August 1951, two prototypes were initially produced, the T141 and the T141E1, with the former being seen as an interim and the latter being the more capable preferred option. By May 1952, however, the T141E1 was cancelled, with development time and costs cited as the primary reasons; another variant, the T53 fire control vehicle was also cancelled. The production process was very streamlined, requiring virtually the same open topped turret as the M19A1 to be mounted on the M41’s 76 mm gun turret ring, and sporting the ubiquitous twin M1 Bofors gun. In October 1953, it was classified as the Gun, AA Artillery, Self-propelled, Twin 40 mm, M42, eventually acquiring the name “Duster”. General Motors Cadillac in conjunction with other plants would go on to produce 3700 M42s until 1959, of which some were the M42A1 with a new fuel injection system. After serving with distinction in Vietnam as part of the Air Defense Battery battalions alongside HAWK missile batteries, more often in a ground support role than an AA role, it would then be foisted on the National Guard until retirement in 1988, having served far longer than anyone could have expected.
> Gun
Rifled 40 mm Twin Bofors M1
> Dimensions (l w h)
5.82 x 3.23 x 2.85 m
> Weight
24.8 tonnes
> Engine
500hp gasoline
> Speed
72 km/h
>>31518960
OP: As always, feedback, suggestions wanted and appreciated.
Business as usual this week, with the continuation of our exploration into post-WWII SPAAGs, their development and doctrinal changes.
One of the most interesting facets of the M42’s service was the nature of its deployment in Vietnam. From 1966 onwards, due to ongoing concerns about the limitations inherent to the HAWK missile batteries, the M42 Duster was reactivated and shipped over to the Republic of Vietnam largely to cover the inadequacies of the HAWK against low altitude targets. In actual practice, however, the M42 found engaged in direct fire against opposing ground forces and positions, as the explosiveness and fragmentation of its 40 mm rounds were excellent against fortified positions and clearing out large concentrations of enemy infantry and also eliminating light vehicles. Unfortunately, a major limitation, particularly pertinent to the Vietnamese theatre, was that the sensitive point detonating fuse of the Bofors invariably led to difficulty in penetrating thick vegetation. In these instances, the M55 quad .50 cal was used instead. An interesting quirk of the M42 was that it was maintenance heavy, and simultaneously easy to repair in the field, on the proviso that scarce spare components could be found. One of the most enduring memories of the M42 in Vietnam was its role as a premier convoy escort vehicle along contested roadways, able to easily suppress ambushes and also provide covering fire for vulnerable supply trains. From the Tet Offensive to the dying days of the American presence in Vietnam, where fire support was called for, the M55 and M42 were invariably on the scene.
>>31518969
More tank news, as per the new format.
If you have more queries regarding a news story, just point it out, and I’ll further elaborate and provide links.
Bit of a slow news day (or perhaps I haven’t been paying attention):
South African defense consortium Denel has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabian defense firm ITAEC Group on the joint manufacture of anti-tank missiles in the country. This implies that the Ingwe missile could be produced out of Saudi Arabia and marketed abroad.
The British Army’s Multi-Role Vehicle Protected (MRV-P) programme has progressed to a downselect for Group 2, with two variants such as the Troop Carrying Vehicle and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulance. BAE Systems, GDLS UK, Mercedes-Benz, Rheinmetall MAN and Thales are all the selected contenders for Group 2.
The Indonesia Marine Corps has taken as of last week deliveries for the first batch of Ukrainian BTR-4Ms. It is expected that the nation will receive a total sum of 55 BTRs.
One important thing last week I neglected to mention was Peace Mission 2016, as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation assembled with military and counterterrorist equipment and personnel in Kyrgyzstan. Over 1100 service members from China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan participated in the event. (If anyone has more Chinese internet sourced information on some of the battlefield scenarios, I would dearly appreciate it)
And that’s all for now.
>>31518981
Pictured is an incredible long exposure shot of US troops, including AA vehicles, firing wildly into the Vietnamese countryside after provocations from Viet Cong sniper(s).
ar fags btfo by a bee edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEteC_M1154
old thread >>31550356
>>31552313
In
>>31552305
>implying you can even see a bicep in that photo
>implying im not skeleton mode by design
>>31552313
how well do ARs hold up in the rain?
shit charging handles edition
old thread >>31548008
https://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=118&t=675614
>>31550356
>>31550356
Best charging handle reporting
Stay mad poorfags
>he doesn't have a geissele ch
lmao
airsoft warrior edition
old thread >>31545055
>>31547928
not the one i was thinking about, it was darker with some kind of fabric backdrop. obviously i havent seen all of your pics, but i still stand by my intial statement, this one is the best so far IMO
>>31547884
>>31548008
fuck up
Knight's Armament Company edition
Old thread >>31542551
1st for A2
>>31545055
In with KAC
Post your state/city.
Feels guy mandatory.
>>31544858
Bump
sorry im not autistic enough to make one for my own city but please take this dank state one instead (its Texas btw).
>>31545102
As a Texan currently visiting some friends in Oklahoma, yes, fuck Oklahoma.
Best girls only
>>31544429
>>31544429
Her Arise version has grown on me.
>>31544636
SAC Motoko best Motoko.
AK General /akg/
Albanian ASH-82 Edition
>Thread #82
Old thread here >>31535028
reposting from last thread
Just got my first AK in a trade, I took the FCG apart and it went pretty smooth, but the pin retainer spring is being a son of a bitch, I went ahead and ordered a krebs plate
my front sight also won't move, it goes up and down but the slider isn't working, does it normally work?
also the muzzle brake is slightly loose.
lmfao
Memes
>>31543609
how are the akm/amd 63's i am really considering buying one.
variable power edition
old thread >>31537925
>>31542574
>eotech
>operator
get out
>>31542587
EOTechs were operator until about 2006
no magnification edition
old thread >>31533996
>>31537925
inb4
>no magnification
>mro
REPOST
According to RCP, WA is showing +6 for Clinton, while CO is showing +1 for Trump
>no pistol love in either thread
feels bad
Liberal Overreaction Thread: haven't seen one of these type threads in awhile. Post your best overreaction over gear/guns/knifes etc.
>In shitty campus coffee shop getting overpriced coffee. At least it's not Starbucks.
>pull out pic related to cut some info off of a piece of paper that I needed for class
>hear someone say loudly "is that a knife!" from across the shop, but I don't think anything of it
>"excuse me, sir!"
>"excuse me!"
>"sir!"
>finally finish cutting, and look up
>see a cute blonde girl with big glasses (total normie-tier, nothing like what you think).
>she's glaring at me from across the room.
>"you can't have a knife in here"
>realize she's talking to me
>gleefully think of all the /k/ shit I could say to her: "are you gonna shoot my dog?", "I lost all my knives in a boating accident, "AM I BEING DETAINED!"
>I don't want to sound cringe, so I just say "do you work here?"
>"you can't have a knife here! I'm going to email campus PD"
>finish my coffee and leave
>nothing ever happens
It's a shitty story, but it's the only one I got. Let's hear some others!
>>31537486
Please tell me you then brandished a butter knife in her direction.
>>31537541
Nah. I didn't do anything. There was so much I wanted to say, but I didn't wanna sound like a fucking weirdo.
>>31537486
>In my amazing campus coffee shop
>i see some nerd who looks like those school shooters pull out a kabar he had straps to his leg
>quietly ask my girlfriends "is that a knife?", but I don't think anything of it
>he starts eye raping me from across the room like a total creep
>i say "excuse me!"
>"sir!"
>finally puts away his knife cutting, and looks down
>my boyfriend tells him "you show that a knife in here again and ill shove it up your ass"
>he sperges out and yells "AM I BEING DETAINED!"
>I don't want to sound cringe, so I just say "just get out of here"
>he yells back "muh 2nd amendment! I'm going to email campus PD"
>finish my coffee and leave
>nothing ever happens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_LOxq6j4FM
Donald Trump Jr. is very aware of every aspect of the NFA and how it is unconstitutional.
>>31536708
if only he was running in place of his father
>>31536908
You act like his father isn't going to do this.
This brings me so much hope
Thank you, thank you God
I may live to see the day when a full fun, SBR, suppressed rifle won't cost me $20,000+
AK General /akg/
5.45 Pistol Edition
>Thread #81
Old thread here >>31521694
>>31535028
i wish it was snowing here
>>31535028
Just get an AR
>>31535134
no
If you want to write something, please use pastebin to avoid spamming the thread.
>>31534686
Everyone watching Izetta this season?
>>31534691
Haven't heard of it, what's it about?
>>31534703
Nazis and a witch that flies on an anti-tank rifle.