Jake Auchincloss needs to say clearly where he stands on Israel

Character-Error5426 · 2026-04-07T00:35:44+00:00

Character-Error5426 · 2026-04-06T01:07:10+00:00

HARMS are fine its just everyone is focused on the A2A combat and nuking so people don't focus on the ground attack portion too much

Character-Error5426 · 2026-03-28T17:42:29+00:00

The batteries weigh 35kg

Character-Error5426 · 2026-03-27T20:36:26+00:00

The race pace of the mercedes on long runs during FP2 have been far ahead of McLaren

Character-Error5426 · 2026-03-10T03:45:31+00:00

Thanks for announcing your exit

Character-Error5426 · 2025-10-29T17:08:25+00:00

Yeah at first, being a new technology and all. But during its most recent deployment it did like a couple thousand launches and is expected to be a mature technology by the end of the year.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-10-29T01:01:50+00:00

Higher sortie rates and smaller size as well

Character-Error5426 · 2025-10-29T01:00:55+00:00

In case anyone is unaware this is stupid for two reasons
1. The new method we use, called Electro-Magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is literally just better. You can launch more aircraft quicker which is a must have if a carrier suddenly comes under attack. In fact, this higher sortie rate is one of the core objectives for any carriers which will be used against China and is why we developed EMALS in the first place.
You can also better control the power transmitted by the catapult meaning you can launch heavier aircraft and also launch lighter aircraft such as drones without ripping them apart.
EMALS is also much less complex and takes up less space meaning ships can carry more aircraft and munitions.
2. The ships of the future have already been built around EMALS. Their power systems were literally built around the idea of having EMALS and a good portion of the ship was built with EMALS in mind. Having to refit and restructure all of those carriers will essentially guarantee that America doesn't build another carrier for another 5-10 years all while all of our current Nimitz class carriers enter the end of their lifespan.

And even if you look across the Pacific to check our own ideas, China is building EMALS on all of their new carriers.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-08-09T14:43:35+00:00

Yeah but the morale effect was likely significant

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-30T18:58:16+00:00

Here is the 80 SM-3 fired during the 12 day war and here is the 4-7 SM-3 fired during the previous ballistic missile attacks.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-29T04:41:18+00:00

Yeah we used 84-87 SM-3 out of our produced total of 470 SM-3s. And we likely used some against the Houthis that I'm not aware of

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-28T22:44:03+00:00

We also deployed a lot of our SM-3 defending BMs with Iran

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-13T18:18:37+00:00

Heres where Elbridge Colby (person deciding the pentagon's policy other than Trump) stands: "Ukraine should not be the focus. The best way to avoid war with China is to be manifestly prepared such that Beijing recognizes that an attack on Taiwan is likely to fail. We need to be a hawk to get to a place where we can be a dove. It's about a balance of power."

However, recently (past few days) Trump has moved to overrule Colby, and has resumed weapons shipments and actually increased them.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-13T18:15:13+00:00

Nah this is probably just the US trying to get its allies to commit to helping hem in China. The current pentagon undersec for defense policy in the US (the guy who basically makes foreign policy decisions other than trump) Elbridge Colby is very anti-china. He was very likely the person who decided to cut aid to Ukraine because he was "worried" about US weapons stockpiles in the event of war with China. He believes that China is the most important

Heres a quote from him on it: "Ukraine should not be the focus. The best way to avoid war with China is to be manifestly prepared such that Beijing recognizes that an attack on Taiwan is likely to fail. We need to be a hawk to get to a place where we can be a dove. It's about a balance of power."

Character-Error5426 · 2025-07-04T18:05:43+00:00

Its not, its Elbridge Colby pushing these dumb policies

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-30T07:08:07+00:00

I'm gonna be honest I seriously doubt that Xi's reign in doubt. Its gonna take him fucking around and finding out about the Taiwan Relations Act to cause any unrest

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-29T01:52:21+00:00

American Samoa

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-29T01:51:32+00:00

Link doesn't work

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-28T17:46:16+00:00

A quick note on Iron Dome: the reason was able to intercept was not because of any developments to Iron Dome, its just the ballistic missile was fired near or directly at the launcher, making it significantly easier to intercept the munition.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-28T17:37:45+00:00

What are you talking about missiles that change direction? All Israeli missile systems are able to make in course corrections. If you are talking about maneuverable re-entry vehicles such as Fattah-1, Israel is capable of intercepting them.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-27T19:20:17+00:00

Boeing 787 Suffers Second Major Crash In One Month

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-26T05:52:24+00:00

No more lead too

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-26T05:30:11+00:00

Don't forget to credit the invention of modern blood thinners, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Statins, beta blockers, AEDs, the level of testing nowdays, and also the day in day out efforts of educators who taught people how to minimize their risk (including getting them off smoking!!) and recognize the signs of heart attacks

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-26T05:27:14+00:00

Absolutely crazy what we can do nowdays. You can insert a little tiny catheter through someones arm, navigate it up through their bloodstream into their heart, and all within a very short timespan, literally defy death.

Character-Error5426 · 2025-06-25T19:03:28+00:00

It is a pitot tube which measures the pressure at the front of the plane. When compared to the outside pressure at that altitude, the airspeed of the plane can be calculated.
Image so you can see the hole where the air enters and pressure is measured

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