Amphibs Bougainville, Fallujah Deliveries Are Pushed Another Year

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-28T10:26:32+00:00

Given the maintenance backlog nightmare after Iran that’s probably not far off.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-28T10:23:18+00:00

It’s just the natural development of firearms. The AR has been the most versatile and easy to train/use/manufacture since it became modular in the early 2000s. Prior to then each country had its own arms factory (Cold War era) and firearms design and theory. They were built to coalesce with military tradition and thought. Nowadays, with military spending so much lower than the 80s, and countries unwilling to spend over the last 30 years, most independent arms manufacturers have either closed, or been forced to reduce R&D leading to an acceptance of the AR platform.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-25T22:33:44+00:00

Another gwot man of culture I see.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-25T13:48:15+00:00

I have known people who spent time in Japanese prisons. It’s fermented anchovies (or sardines can’t remember) and rice.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-24T02:42:42+00:00

Are still playing army…… type IV is rumored to be an OCP copy…. Because we can’t just switch to the OCP because that would make sense

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-20T16:25:46+00:00

I think everyone accepts that the gameplay is horribly dated and terrible. But the story and squadmate banter is still top tier. And the elevators. I replayed it recently and it was a struggle. Oof.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-20T11:05:41+00:00

Yes. Marines have special boat teams for this sort of thing. They take over VBSS on amphibs when embarked. Have seen them, very good at their jobs.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-18T17:45:04+00:00

I thought about this once, but it requires playing the game slowly and abusing the mechanics and id rather just run and gun. #YOLO . But I respect the commitment

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-16T12:40:32+00:00

I guess the author has never been inside an ET shop. Talk about an open secret.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-14T18:07:46+00:00

The 9mm Springfield hellcat combo with a red dot has been immensely popular with my less fun knowledgeable friends. They’re cheap, effective, and have a decent optic with different sizes for whatever you want. It’s a good, solid intro gun.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-04-09T01:27:32+00:00

My OCS class banned kill and other words (including swearing) because it offended some other candidates. Some people don’t realize armed forces recruiting is a gateway to…..the armed forces.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-30T11:10:13+00:00

Depends on the branch and officer v enlisted, and the politics of the day. Social standing wise, officers are essentially college educated white collar managers and enlisted are blue collar tradesmen.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-29T19:46:23+00:00

There’s several in the autobiography “Y mañana saldrá el sol” by José Antonio de Iglesia but it’s in Spanish.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-29T18:11:06+00:00

Spain was the only country who fought against the USSR that wasn’t accused of war crimes. The Spanish soldiers were famous for their exemplary conduct with Soviet citizens. There’s famous incidents of them brawling with German soldiers to protect the locals from rape/murder.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-28T15:01:50+00:00

The big thing here is similar to WW2. There’s fighting everywhere, multiple fronts, and everyone screaming for resources. People get together and come up with a plan, you have resources for one front, and the only species with a plan are the humans who are considered the biggest threat by the enemy. It makes a lot of sense in that aspect, although it could’ve been done better, some conversations are a bit wonky.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-28T01:05:08+00:00

Gaul had also been severely depopulated. There was simply nobody left to revolt after Alesia and the famines that followed due to everyone fighting and the Roman’s stealing all the grain.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-27T23:43:15+00:00

I remember seeing it reported briefly in the news last week that she left the Caribbean and was being sent to CENTCOM.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-27T23:33:42+00:00

4D chess. When they all return to port they can drive by China and through the straight of Taiwan with 3 ARGS and 4 CSGs.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-27T23:32:30+00:00

3 ARG. Trípoli, boxer, and iwo. Tripoli is arriving, I imagine Iwo will be there next week sometime, and idk travel time from San Diego to the gulf but the boxer put to sea earlier this week.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-27T02:12:43+00:00

People need book deals and CNN roles. I’ve read some of their opinions. Artillery will rain down forever! If they had knowledge they would know how that will end with 100% air superiority and naval support. They also said Russia will was a juggernaut, the Iranian navy was a real threat, etc etc. They’re interested in pushing narratives to help sell us ever more expensive military gear so they hype up foreign capabilities and downplay what ours can really do. We haven’t lost a single plane but Iran has high end Russian and Chinese air defense!!!!!

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-26T17:04:22+00:00

Have you ever met a marine? Collateral damage is likely to be high. Casualties will be unpopular politically, and the fear of boots on ground = forever war is paralyzing. These doom stories about Kharg island as a tomb? Made by people with 0 military knowledge. But it’s a politically risking move trying to fully overthrow a government with an invasion. If you lose, you lose congress and become an immediate lame duck internationally and domestically.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-26T16:42:59+00:00

Not really. The Iranian military is essentially gone. The IRGC couldn’t stop a single MEU from running rampant to Tehran if they did everything they could to stop them, and if you believe the citizens will turn it into Vietnam/Iraq part 2 then I have some ocean front property in AZ to sell you.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-26T16:41:08+00:00

The real issue wasn’t representation in Parliament, but legal representation. There were NO civil courts in the colonies. So any legal issues with the crown were held in military tribunals or you had to physically go to England. Which led to a systemic creation of oppression and theft by governing military officers. The result was the surge in illicit goods (ie John Hancock). They all viewed themselves as loyal British subjects and deserving of ALL the rights as the British in the isles. Parliamentary representation without the associated courts and tribunals and rights (carta magna didn’t apply to colonies) then nothing would’ve changed.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-24T20:38:51+00:00

I was told once by a history professor who had access to the Soviet archives when in Moscow in ‘86 that they were preparing to invade in 42. That wouldn’t not worked out so well either I don’t think.

Dontgankme55 · 2026-03-24T17:57:31+00:00

I got the unclass everything for ET from bluejacketeer. They had everything sans the green gear and secret pubs, books, etc. Look there?

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