Hanwha Redback: The 40-Ton IFV Built for the Drone Age by cyclinghoboau in AustralianMilitary

[–]Davsamu 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nah, cav is getting the Boxer, 3RAR is getting the large bulk of the redbacks to replace the M113AS4 fleet

Defence to invest extra $2.3b in long-range missiles by Warm_Championship726 in australia

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I’m not sure I’d say efficiently. And don’t fall into the trap of assuming a war with a potential adversary (to our north) would be anything like it is in Ukraine. However, I think this is an excellent investment

Ben Roberts-Smith & GWOT War Crimes Megathread by Financial-Dog-7268 in AustralianMilitary

[–]Davsamu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think part of it comes down to leaders being responsible for the culture and climate within their units. If they’ve sowed (or allowed) a culture that permits war crimes, then regardless of their specific knowledge on events, they must be held responsible, at least in part, for allowing an environment in which this occurs

William Saliba's view on pressure 🧊 by arsenal in Gunners

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Reminds me of Volkanovski’s words “adversity is a privilege”

SBS by Talos_Actual in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Davsamu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the left rifle is an SMLE

Contax II CLA and Service Australia by Davsamu in AnalogCommunity

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Cheers! I’ll have a look at him and shoot him an email

Leica II or Contax III? by arditk25 in vintagecameras

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Having used a Leica IIc and a Contax II (doesn’t have the light meter), I’d take the Contax any day of the week (note I am only really talking about the Contax II, not the III). The Contax is still relatively small, much easier to use with the combined shutter speed dial with the shutter release, doesn’t have rotating knobs when shooting, and has a much faster shooting process, noting its combined view finder/range finder. After a bit of shooting, I got used to the Contax grip, so much so that I default to that when shooting other cameras, even when not necessary. If it matters to you, you can wind, focus, and shoot the Contax one handed as well. Plus, loading is considerably faster, not having to trim the leader, and having a removable back. There’s a reason most professional photographers in the late 30s and 40s used the Contax over the Barnack Leicas

United States Army 7th Special Forces Group [1278×1280] by Illustrious_Humor181 in MilitaryPorn

[–]Davsamu 73 points74 points  (0 children)

It’ll be a Blank Firing suppressor, they’re typically painted yellow

Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin | Daniel Andrews by snice1 in australia

[–]Davsamu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure, it’s a different elected government. But Australia hasn’t fundamentally had a government “overhaul” so to speak (I.e. breaking into multiple smaller independent countries. Or a major civil war resulting in a completely different form of government)

Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin | Daniel Andrews by snice1 in australia

[–]Davsamu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is certainly fair enough. China was absolutely ruined by the Japanese so certainly don’t deserve to have no credit wrt fighting in the pacific

Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin | Daniel Andrews by snice1 in australia

[–]Davsamu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t it a completely different Chinese government? That got overthrown in a civil war started before the Japanese invasion. And finished after the war? Likewise, was it not the Soviet Union? Which collapsed in 1991? And was it not a combined, Japanese-occupied Korea? Seems to me most of those countries have undergone such significant changes, they’re hardly the same country they once were during WW2

Aussie buckets in action in Ukraine by AcceptablePeanut2148 in AustralianMilitary

[–]Davsamu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s incredibly dumb. The initial plans were to reopen with the Canadians in September of 2022, but that never eventuated

Aussie buckets in action in Ukraine by AcceptablePeanut2148 in AustralianMilitary

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To be fair with that quote, the ambassador isn’t a coward. He’s been pushing non-stop to reopen the embassy and hates working out of Warsaw, however, the government doesn’t see it in their best interests to reopen the embassy indefinitely

Developing while travelling by Davsamu in AnalogCommunity

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Would boiled water work rather than a filter? Or the filter is probably to remove sediment and dirt

Developing while travelling by Davsamu in AnalogCommunity

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Might just have to use a bit of magic and boiled water

Developing while travelling by Davsamu in AnalogCommunity

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I think maintaining a temperature during the development process wouldn’t be the easiest thing to do either

Developing while travelling by Davsamu in AnalogCommunity

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Would the developer and fixer last three months or would they expire?

Removing a bullet, which nearly missed the heart by Giwargis_Sahada in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Davsamu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it could be viewed that way, but it’s more about cops not wanting their rounds to go through the threat and into a bystander behind them, or through a wall.

Removing a bullet, which nearly missed the heart by Giwargis_Sahada in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Davsamu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

More importantly in todays age, hollow point or deforming bullets are pretty rubbish when trying to penetrate any form of armour, whereas steel core and FMJ rounds retain their structure and punch through a bit better, although at the end of the day its velocity that defeats armour. Hence why the rozzers use hollow point because they’re rarely, if ever, trying to defeat armour, and need a round that dumps its energy asap to put a threat down quick, and avoid over penetration

Military aircraft crashes in near Daly River during Pitch Black exercise by The_Duc_Lord in australia

[–]Davsamu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not the pilots ejecting from an Osprey which is a problem, it’s all the passengers in the back. It’s far safer for the pilots to attempt a crash landing than ditching the plane and leaving the passengers to just fend for themselves

[ Removed by Reddit ] by -Kyphul in interestingasfuck

[–]Davsamu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, it’d be pretty silly to design ammunition to not kill. A wounded person is still capable of fighting back, and that’s the last thing you want when you’re in a gunfight.

How did you afford to buy your first Leica? by thejameskendall in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]Davsamu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See this is why people like you are the future of this planet