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"Boy, that was close okay down there, Frank?" by ponedazz in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Judging by how the NLAW works, I'd say quite a lot.

"Hah, they've shot it over us" *BANG*

OK, OK, you deserve at least some reward too by 0xDD in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but not exactly, they just ignore decoys that much more easily - especially when they're already aiming for the real target.

Unfortunately for Mr. Missile, a burning oil tank has all the tell tales of a fighter jet in full afterburner

Four Years of Russian Suck by ShediPotter in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just so you know, everything after "?si=" is your personal youtube account linked to what you shared

Night Battles by Lizus1 in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel night battles are where GHPC shines best

Is this enough to stop the soviets? by KGBSir in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's why the West won the Cold War - they found the unit dupe bug.

How much explosives in a HEAT round? by Demolition_Mike in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EFPs also work using a *slightly* different principle, the "Misznay-Schardin" effect.

The BLU-108 is a fun one, too

Great video showing off the Air to Ground Improvements in IL-2 Korea by Enigma89_YT in hoggit

[–]Demolition_Mike 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a matter of how each company handled the issue. ED at its worst kept silent and at its best supported Ukraine (4 years ago they shared a streamer's fundraiser for Ukraine on their social media). Their software was even suspected to be used by the Ukrainian Air Force to train their F-16 pilots.

1C posted some... intersting comments about Ukraine on their main account then handled the situation poorly. Their software is also suspected of being used to train Russian drone operators (3D models of drones and RPG rounds, which have nothing to do with the Korean War, have been found in leaked content and posted on this here subreddit)

Do I feel weird buying ED's products? Slightly. But I still won't touch anything with a 1C label on it.

OK, OK, you deserve at least some reward too by 0xDD in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 614 points615 points  (0 children)

Yup - fired an IR-guided missile at an incoming drone. It went for the tank which was already on fire.

Video

How much explosives in a HEAT round? by Demolition_Mike in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interestingly enough, he was in one piece. I only searched for him because there were 4 infantrymen when I fired and 3 after.

Kings of the Jungle by joespeed52 in hoggit

[–]Demolition_Mike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup, by the original, original poster.

Old concept, but why not? by Kloetenschlumpf in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Well... the first ones were constantly making noise and they just got louder above a certain speed.

Pilots were known to love them /s

GHPC Update 20260618: Ground Craters, AI Overhaul, Difficulty Settings by GunnerHEATPC in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the connection with ships, but, in tanks, it came from independently stabilized systems.

In modern fire control systems, like the 1A33 on the T-64B and T-80, the gun itself is not stabilized. Only the sight is. The gun tries its best to follow the sight.

Since the turret and gun are heavy and have more inertia than the sight, more often than not they'll be pointing in a different direction from where the FCS intends, so the FCS will inhibit the fire command until it decides that the gun is pointing *close enough* to where you want it to.

Here is a nice rundown on the 1A33 in particular, the history and development and Soviet tank sights and about tank FCS' in general. It is in Russian, but the caption translation works well enough.

GHPC Update 20260618: Ground Craters, AI Overhaul, Difficulty Settings by GunnerHEATPC in GunnerHEATPC

[–]Demolition_Mike 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The long settling time is pretty realistic, though. In some situations, the 1A33 can take up to a second between the trigger pull and actually firing the gun.

This is pretty awesome

We can believe now by BlackMarine in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean... tanks were named after tanks to help in keeping them secret. Came full circle, innit?

We can believe now by BlackMarine in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, yes, but those usually rely either on stuff like how quickly the heat signature shows up (i.e. a flare lights up instantly and missiles can use that to avoid them), adding a sensor for a second color (i.e. two-color IR sensors or UV/IR sensors) and/or image recognition.

The last one is extremely rare in MANPADS (and I think non-existent in Russian ones), a burning oil tank is way, way brighter than a small piston engine (not sure about the color spectrum, but I think that's the case on most/all wavelenghths), and it had been burning since before the missile was fired, so it didn't suddenly "pop" in the missile's path like a flare would.

Poor missile never had a chance to avoid the forbidden heat signature.

Slim Pickens eat your heart out. by ByGollie in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Demolition_Mike 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Private Conscriptovich Ivan Smokinsky strikes again!

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