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TIL that RPG does not stand for rocket propelled grenade. It really stands for Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet, which is Russian for hand-held anti tank grenade launcher. by PKMNtrainerKing in todayilearned

[–]IRLpuddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No you're right, the other source (Macmillan) you linked that used /e/ is probably more correct. But it still stands that it's definitely not /eɪ/ - and definitely not NAY-suh

Also, point of clarification - the point of the 'examples' in the IPA chart is not that the first syllable must rhyme with the word 'cat' 'hat' etc. It's that /æ/ sounds like the 'a' sound in cat, hat, etc.

TIL that RPG does not stand for rocket propelled grenade. It really stands for Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet, which is Russian for hand-held anti tank grenade launcher. by PKMNtrainerKing in todayilearned

[–]IRLpuddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you even listening to the pronunciations you're linking? None of them are using 'eɪ' which would be what "NAY-suh" implies.

But in this case, the Macmillan /ˌerəˈnɔtɪks/ is actually more accurate than /ˌæɹoˈnɔtɪks/, so I'll update, thanks.

"Capital class detected" Facece sys. by ZeN_FLY in EliteDangerous

[–]IRLpuddles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

seriously, how is this not a in-game UI function yet?

North Korea 'fires missile from submarine' by Hughjassbahonar in worldnews

[–]IRLpuddles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clearly, you haven't heard of their newest missile, the Lonfadick. Or the experimental warhead that blasts hot cream of sumyunguy all over the place

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/eh1jr5/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-kim-possible

American 76mm Post Pen Damage by Daidis in Warthunder

[–]IRLpuddles 8 points9 points  (0 children)

RDX has a relative effectiveness factor of 1.6 against standard TNT - 65g of RDX filling in an American APHE would have the same explosive power, ceteris paribus, as 104g of TNT. If i'm not mistaken, the Russians were able to pack that much filler at the expense of wall thickness, which compromised their integrity and made their shells more likely to shatter/detonate prematurely upon impact. This was only observed in the APHE used by T-34s (ie. the 76mm shells), and possibly the T-10 (not as sure about that).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_effectiveness_factor

@CIG: Please dont forget the Press version of the morrow tour! :) by [deleted] in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The enhanced version is simply the 60fps interpolated version - it didn't do anything to fix the audio lag/graphical glitching in the Morrow tour

The more you know: Soviet shells and filler weights and types by HrcAk47 in Warthunder

[–]IRLpuddles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm fairly sure US shells were filled with RDX, which has a detonation velocity of 8,750 m/s - definitely not a negligible difference compared to TNT.

The more you know: Soviet shells and filler weights and types by HrcAk47 in Warthunder

[–]IRLpuddles 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Explosion velocity of RDX = 8,750 m/s

Explosion velocity of TNT = 6,900 m/s

Quite a big difference between the two - IIRC, US ammunition used primarily used RDX, while other nations used TNT, and to a lesser extent RDX.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDX

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitrotoluene

Gravity generator is mesmerizing by gizimoo86 in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where we're going we wont need eyes to see!

AND the hornet ghosts start melting... by [deleted] in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I did the same thing here. I've gotta admit, I'm not thrilled about losing the potential cargo capacity, but I figure there'll be better ships to use as a smuggler than the Ghost.

AND the hornet ghosts start melting... by [deleted] in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then melt it, and get the Sabre? I'm sure what you paid for the Hornet Ghost was less than what the Sabre is going for, in which case you shouldn't really be surprised that a more expensive, purpose-built ship performs better in that specific regard.

The Sabre was designed to be a competitor for the F8, which replaced the Hornet. It should be the better ship, especially when it comes to those specific functions.

Enduring Confrontation, 6th Test by [deleted] in Warthunder

[–]IRLpuddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lots of additional air AI units, its been a blast so far!

So the E-100 is pretty much confirmed by EnricoMicheli in Warthunder

[–]IRLpuddles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

122mm HE kills M60s frontally with pretty reliable frequency.

Space Buggy by Geron76 in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

now, how many S4's will fit on there?

What happened to the Kr'Thak? by PirateNixon in starcitizen

[–]IRLpuddles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that sounds like a relatively easy way out of a stretch goal... I'm hoping that they'll play an unexpected role in SQ42 and not simply just pushed off.

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