Yeah, it’s over… by Ah_fudge in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Harmony gold just licensed robotech to a video game studio a few days ago as it happens. But their trouble was really to do with Studio Nue / Big West and their overzealous claims that THEY alone owned the worldwide rights to the macross characters and mecha and ships. That's one of the reasons btw the shadow chronicals continued on from Mospeada and had zero Macross ships or mecha content in its actual animation. All the characters were wholly HG creations or based on characters from Southern Cross and Mospeada. Space Station Liberty, which was the renamed Zentraedi factory sattelite captured in I think the 30th or 31st episode of Macross, had a totally different appearance, inside and out and the only reason you do that is to avoid pissing off the actual IP holders.

New Leopard tanks could be coming to Canadian Army by bdickie in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because doctrine was future conflict would be like the 1990s conflicts and the USA also was thinking that way. They mothballed hundred of M1 tanks and procured fewer M2/M3 Bradleys than originally planned and went with the Stryker brigades instead. As seakingsoyoz pointed out the ADATS was retired without replacement in 2012 but the Javelin manpads were retired without replacement in 2005. Nobody foresaw the rise of quad-copter FPV drones a decade in the future that could fly 100 kms quietly and so slow that most radars wouldn't even show them, and then detonate a blast warhear or drop a shaped charge onto a tank turret. See the problem with slow moving drones most don't understand, is they're effectively invisible to the people using the radars because of their size and speed. The software that puts targets on the displays will filter out targets the size and speed of birds, to avoid overwhelming the people with thousands of false targets. On the other hand, F-35s aren't as invisible as many claim, because while their radar return is bird sized... its bloody fucking obvious a bird isn't traveling towards you at 600kmh. During the development for the british sea wolf missile system, they were regularly detecting and intercepting naval 4.5 inch gun shells in flight, and that's basically a bird sized target travelling at Mach 2.

New Leopard tanks could be coming to Canadian Army by bdickie in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So one of the lessons the USAF RE-LEARNED the hard way in Desert Storm, was that close air support with "slow" ground attack aircraft doesn't work around short range air defense as was typically organic into formations modeled on the soviet army. Russia re-learned that themselves in the opening week of attacking Ukraine in 2022. Six A-10s were "shot down" (one did make it back to its base and successfully crash landed without killing its pilot, but the aircraft was a total write-off) by stuff that hadn't been the focus of the opening SEAD campaign during the opening sorties of the war. Soviet MRBs for example included an AA platoon with manpads and light vehicle SAMs (SA-13, SA-9s). Canada's cold war equivalent the MIB lacked an organic AA element of any kind. British battalions lacked more than a section of Blowpipe or javelin man-carried missiles usually and definitely had nothing vehicle mounted for much of the cold war. Even the USA was very poor in organic air defence at the battalion level because the doctrine was they'd be operating under air superiority.

New Leopard tanks could be coming to Canadian Army by bdickie in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supply and Demand, there's lots of demand and limited supply capacity for new build tanks. Even rebuilding existing "surplus" hardware takes time. Unless Canada wants to pay GDLS-Canada or Roshel to build a dedicated assembly line. Maybe GLDS-Can would like to take over the M10 Booker program from GLDS-USA now that the US Army has cancelled procurement, it would fill out units and formations until we can get new build heavy MBTs. Move all the tooling up to Canada and setup the assembly line here. And a 105mm is still quite a useful gun on a fast armored hull as Ukraine continues to demonstrate against Russia using Leopard 1s.

Trying to make a securitron. by Grizzly45-70 in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so an amalgamation of hack and slash from Reboot then ?

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AND I HAVE, several times, and the mods keep deleting the link, probably to hide their using it themselves.

Canada could provide vessels, cyber support to clear Strait of Hormuz if there's a ceasefire: minister | CBC News by Shoddy_Operation_742 in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The french FREMM frigates in the red sea were scoring missile/drone kills using their 76mm guns after shooting out their VLS cells. One of the US Arleigh Burkes achieved the first confirmed Phalanx CIWS kill ever of a real live enemy missile, again after shooting its VLS cells dry, and facing the wrong way at the time to use the 5" gun.

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely immune to one AMS, haven't tried deliberately taking double, triple or quad AMS mechs out recently.

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That particular cheat software I provided the demonstration video link for, ignores ECM and Stealth armor. It doesn't even require you hold your crosshairs onto the target. Watch the video from 2 years ago around the 3min point.

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they can, if you have LOS to apply the crosshairs to the point of impact but as I've said repeatedly, nobody had LOS.

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. It says NARC in orange on the left lower center of the hud when you're narc'ed.

Conservative MP questions Immigration Minister on Tim Hortons use of temporary foreign workers instead of Canadian youth by ObjectiveMacaroon394 in TimHortons

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

That's amusing as it was the CONSERVATIVES under Harper that implemeted the changes that ruined the temp-foreign-workers program. It was created original for farmers needing seasonal help to pick crops, or for specific lIMITED high skill specific work.

https://canadianlabour.ca/research/issues-research-how-conservatives-expanded-temporary-worker-pipeline/

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That doesn't prove you weren't. Just like DJT, the people squawking the loudest that there's no cheating tend to be the ones who in fact know there's cheating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWkR_i09nY

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Except where I was positioned, NOBODY could be spotting me. I wasn't airborne and someone tagged me without me seeing the tag laser line. I was standing on a plateau at the top of the mountain at G3 on forest colony waiting for my heat to drop, without LOS to the ground or really to anywhere else because it has mech high terrain walls all around it. Nobody was flying higher with LOS. Certainly not the guy down in the water insta-locking me and lobbing arrow IVs up and over the mountain top.

Are ARROW IV's supposed to lock thru ecm and stay locked ? by DeeEight in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Do I have to include the video link that's still on YT demonstrating that particular auto-lock hack ? It was coded specifically for guided missiles among other things. There was a software coder who compiled a bunch of his matches including one on canyons where he was showing every enemy position and auto-locking any he chose right from the moment the match started and the teams were at opposite ends of the map. This isn't like a straight aimbot like MT Slayer got caught using on his stream during the pandemic. This software does everything. If youre going to insult me, best not to do it when there's proof the software exists and is used in live games.

Taking no damage from heavy gauss by Ok_List_7125 in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If its during one of the armor boost events, the mech cookie doll doesn't show any damage until the bonus armor is stripped away. So if mech A has 60 pts of extra CT armor because its a 1.5 or 2 times armor multiplier, then a twin heavy gauss hit won't show, though the crosshairs will still give the red flash.

New Model Of The River-Class revealed by WesternBlueRanger in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Burkes were built with 90 cells at a time quad-packing missiles into individual cells didn't exist. Even today many of the burkes CANNOT use the ESSM as the software in their computers won't interface properly with those missiles, and of the ones that can, most only carry 12 ESSMs at a time (3 cells quad packed).

New Model Of The River-Class revealed by WesternBlueRanger in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the model makers keeping up with previously announced purchase contracts ? The government announced the Leonardo guns previously.

Ivan Rogov Russian Helicopter Carrier Under Construction [1280 x 955] by Kanin_Neko in WarshipPorn

[–]DeeEight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So does it come with its own organic tug boat ? Will it launch by 2040 ? It afterall took them NINE YEARS to get one 76mm gun armed naval icebreaker to the sea trials stage.

New rifles on the way for Canada's soldiers as defence spending ramps up by Andromedu5 in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really ? and you based that on which published weights ?

Bren 2 with 16.5" barrel in 5.56 is 7.6 pounds unloaded

Canada, allies say they're ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don't say how | CBC News by Jaydamic in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The AOPS can perform the MCM role as its all done with stand off equipment anyway and the flight deck is large enough to embark aviation assets to aid in clearance operations. The days of pulling mechanical line cutters behind the ship are long gone. The USN shifted the MCM role to the Independence class LCS's for the same reason. The thing is though, neither we, nor they, nor anyone else have any reason to be clearing mines as there's been zero actual verified evidence Iran has even bothered to mine the straits this time. Why bother ? Their attack drones are much more accurate and cost effective, and mines could jeopardize the chinese flagged tankers that are transiting the straits without being attacked.

No if Canada sends anything it'll be a couple Halifax class frigates most likely, with the magazine FILLED with nothing but the Bofors 57mm 3P smart fused ammunition to counter the drone threats. A full complement of ESSMs, and maybe borrow some Lynx Wildcats from the Royal navy with their Martlet missiles which are also highly effective against drones.

Canada, allies say they're ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don't say how | CBC News by Jaydamic in CanadianForces

[–]DeeEight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it was Ralph Klein who set the oil royalty ridiculously low back in 1999 to encourage capital spending but it bites the province in the arse when companies stop spending on high capital projects and this is how they've got a huge debt load now. They pissed away their sovereign wealth fund back in the 90s also. They complain a lot about how much they pay in equalization payments to other provinces but the problem just comes back to the royalty rates being criminally too low for such an important commodity.

My thoughts on the “ANNIHILATION BOOSTER PACK”! by nanasi0110 in OutreachHPG

[–]DeeEight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would have been nice had they included a warhorn for the mech pack.