I'm watching Saving Private Ryan right now and wondering if a US soldier was allowed to bring home a pistol, like a Mauser or Luger, he took of a dead German. Anybody know about the rules back then?
to my knowledge, you could and just had to have a certain superior approve of it.
This is the exact reason why you see STG44's still circulating the transferable MG market. Hell, a Vietnam war bringback of a true Russian AK-47 is listed for $55,000.
>>34651583
That's how we got them here in a lot of cases, duder.
Why we have no many Arisakas and shit too.
>>34651583
stop watching that shit movie now and just watch band of brothers instead
Is it physically possible to build a super carrier like this?
>>34650810
If you have underage slave labor like that, yes.
>>34650810
Yes
this show was so fucking dumb it's off the charts
Lets do a CZ thread.
>>34647512
Hnnnng.
CZ Custom had one of these in shop when I went to get my SP-01. I was tempted and now I regret not getting it. It was basically everything I'll ever want in a 1911.
I'm interested in getting into competitive shooting so I think my next CZ's are (in no particular order):
CZ 97B (Heavy Metal Limited/Optic)
CZ 75 Shadow 2
CZ 712 3 Gun G2
Possibly:
CZ 75 Tactical Sport
CZ Czechmate (Open Pistol Competition and possible 3-Gun Open, wayyy down the list though).
CZ 612 w/Tube Extension (Heavy Metal Limited/Optic)
I also still want to get a RAMI at some point, and might just get the B model since it'll share the same battery of arms as the competitive models. I also still want a Phantom and might consider getting a surplus 75B for a fun gun.
Also those Turkish Side by Side's catch my attention regularly, as well.
QTDDTOT edition, so I guess this is now /thg/.
/thg/ is a thread for discussion about tanks, tracked armor and other armored vehicles. Please keep things civil and cite sources.
All things considered, with all the problems the Panther had, would the Panzer IV as the only medium tank have been the better choice?
Although a little outdated, the late models seem to resemble the successful Shermans and T-34s more than the Panther does.
Panzer IV was reaching the end of it's usefulness. They'd already packed as much extra gun and armor as it could handle. So Panther was inevitable. That said, if they had put resources otherwise wasted on their many wunderwaffes into production of proven designs like the IV and the STuG it might have helped a bit. Though it would have been an equal or better contribution if they put more effort into recovering and repairing knocked-out armor. A lot that could have been put back into use was simply abandoned.
>>34646466
but considering everything, cost, reliability, infantry support, actual combat performance, which was the better tank in ww2?
>>34646423
I think the IV could have soldiered on a bit longer if they'd have simplified the design a bit and really focused on it. I'd love to recommend that they should have gone with the sloped armor Ausf K, but all that proposal did was illustrate just how close they were to the limits of the chassis even back in 1942.
However, one of the real problems was the way German procurement worked at the time. You had a very arcane procurement office coupled with an odd decentralized web of contractors making all of your parts. If you would get this under control and simplify the design, you might be able to extend the IV's service life
I'm of the opinion that the Germans really fucked up when they made the decision to split things between 2 tanks in the 30's (resulting in the III and IV). For no particularly good reason (From all I've read on the subject, it came down to them just issuing two different requirements) they split the roles and branched the whole development of each (separate specifications, competitions, etc). I'd argue this really limited both vehicles.
It's interesting to think about what might have resulted if they'd have focused it down and built a slightly longer, beefier III chassis in dual role from the start.
Lets get an /ak/ thread going
>Waiting on fucking scans
How about you post actual good art first.
>>34646110
'kay
>bump
Why do people shit on guard so much? I for one love his art
>People's Liberation Army (PLA)
>People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)
>People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
Seriously? Why not just People's Liberation Army, People's Liberation Navy and People's Liberation Air Force?
What kind of autistic bullshit is this?
>>34642764
>US Army
>US Navy
>US Marines
>US Air Force
>US Coast Guard
What kind of autistic bullshit is this?
>>34642764
Because it's a different language.
>>34642764
because they consider navy and air force as a part of the army
doesn't have to be soccer moms just ignorant/uninformed people flipping shit about firearms
Every post below this will be completely and utterly made up fantasies that always portray whoever posted it as calm, polite, and well adjusted when in reality they likely only own an sks and don't leave the house
>>34639395
My sister thinks 93 million ppl die a day due to guns, because of that one Faggot who said it after the baseball game shooting.
That's all I got.
"work" rigs and IT JUST WERKS gear edition
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Soup Gear Queers, quick question: I want to upgrade my plates from AR500 level 3 to something that will protect me from AR15s and other high velocity rounds, but I can't decide between ceramic or steel plates. From what I understand, the ceramic can protect against AP and high velocity, but they can break if dropped, and they somehow only last 5 years?
Anybody with some real experience want to weigh in? Weight is not an issue, I am used to carrying the ar500 plates already.
>>34639473
you want level IV ceramic plates they don't even make level IV steel plates. They would be like 10+ lbs
the dropping thing and expiration date is a meme. it's only there for liability reasons.
>Anybody with some real experience want to weigh in?
fucking ignore me pham
>>34639473
just buy the ceramics
even the "level 3+" steel plates are very sketchy and prone to failure
also you're not gonna break a ceramic plate by dropping it a couple times, there's a reason why they're issued
HK: Because you suck and we hate you.
>>34639001
My Beretta's hk impression
I don't want to get a VP9 after seeing 2 different videos of it failing in muddy water
Is the HK MR556 any good? I haven't really heard anything about it at all from people here.
Provided humanity doesn't purposefully axe all it's space agencies and imprison itself on earth forever in order to keep resources scarce and populations in line what do you imagine Space Warfare to be like?
>>34634252
Well we just got railguns down pat recently, so as soon as spaceships are a thing hopefully we return to broadsiding other galleons with volley upon volley of metal projectiles moving VERY fast at incredibly high speeds
>>34634252
>what do you imagine Space Warfare to be like?
drone warfare. What use would humans fighting in space be? We're too fragile to fight in that environment, just use machines that done give a fuck about oxygen and temperature.
One month of maneuvers followed by two seconds of railgun fire and missile spam followed by two more weeks of maneuvers. Lots of SIGINT and boring signal detection. If you're lucky you'll get to drop bombs onto an asteroid for a field exercise.
New picture edition.
>>34633638
>Carrying without a mag in the gun
>No phone
>No multitool
>No flashlight
>No lighter
>No watch
>No pen
Dude, I'm going to give you a fucking 2/10... and that's only because I'm a fan of ZTs and Glocks. Get your shit fixed and try again.
there is already a thread made for this that is still young.
Can't wait until fall.
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Last thread >>34601251
I have nothing to contribute except for a nice picture
>>34633516
Are we posting scenic SKS rifles now? Here is my contribution.
>>34633750
Here's mine.
lets keep these going,
Gunsmithing general. Lets go on, everything from building firearms to small jobs
New pastebin here: https://pastebin.com/xCTc1NwM
since the pastebin is brand new, a lot of resources can be added to it. Please feel free to share resources that can be added and I will add them to the pastebin
Lets see your projects!
>>34630902
atf pls go
summer pls end
>>34630902
Noice, a Yugoslav kit I'm assuming?
I'm the FAL with a shitty trigger guy.
I clipped the spring back around a coil to a could and a half and now it works great on setting number 3, even going so far as to eat brass.
So.
Folks. Check the tension/pressure on your triggers when you get a kit. Apparently some are overpressured.
Also, ynfucking a carcano.
>>34630923
>summer
>doesn't know gunsmithing and building your own guns is 100% legal
Fucking summerfags
>>34630930
it's just a picture I found on google images I don't have any pics to post right now lol.
/k/ takes forever to post a new thread edition.
What's a good red dot sight for a Mini 30 tactical?
Can someone identify this beauty?
>>34631017
looks like a fudded ptrd
>>34629642
could a juggernaut suit be viable in battle
Post those collections, motherfuckers.
Where should I go from here? Maybe a shotgun?
>>34628667
GEW88/05
Nugget 91/30
Winchester m1917
Springfield M1
Lithgow SMLE
FR-8
VZ52
Rasheed
Daewoo K2
P95
Shield 9mm
M&P22
Homebrew Ar15
RPR .308
>>34628667
Needs more wheelgun. Also, yes, scattergat.
This is my AK collection minus 3 guns that I didn't have at my house.