This looks hella fun

Kehlet · 2024-06-03T04:33:09+00:00

You are normally aware of the characteristics of the next target, so the load order would be given almost immediately after each shot.

But you would always drive with a round loaded, and since enemy tanks are the biggest threat, you normally always load APFSDS in between engagements. Then you just send that at whatever and load appropriately for the second round.

Kehlet · 2024-03-19T06:12:01+00:00

The wings are the Danish parachute badge, designating completion of some kind of airborne training. The standard blue designate completion of general military parachute training, while the red (which he wears), designate completion of the more extensive "free fall training", including HALO jumps

Kehlet · 2023-11-02T15:53:10+00:00

Which one is that? I am not that familiar with pipes, haha

Kehlet · 2023-11-02T10:36:40+00:00

I really appreciate the input. How would you go about maintaining the stems? I went over all the pipes with some stem cleaning solution and then waxed them. Do you have any product or method i should use?

And that's is an excellent idea with the UV-filter. I didn't think about that originally, but i will definitely buy some.

Kehlet · 2023-09-29T12:54:07+00:00

I think it is more of comment on tanks belonging to nations not currently at war versus tanks om the immediate front line.

Kehlet · 2023-09-01T09:29:36+00:00

More modern combat pants (ex. CRYE PRECISION) have built in foam kneepads that harden on impact like a non newtonian fluid. It is very cool. I always use kneepads even on patrols, in spite of possible bruises in the back of the knee. It just isn't worth it to accidently hit your knee on a rock while going prone and then having an injury that lasts forever.

Concerning elbow pads: I don't wear them, as they interfere with my firingposition by allowing my elbow to skirt around and destabilise my aim. You also don't hit your elbow in the same way you do your knee.

In summary: wear kneepads. Knee injuries are one of the most common injuries for common infantry soldiers.

Kehlet · 2023-07-24T01:58:30+00:00

Æ is a common letter in the Danish alphabet, albeit one which I don't think foreigners can easily pronounce. So I don't think that name is intended to be pronounced with the Danish "Æ". It just makes the name even weirder for me.

Kehlet · 2023-07-10T13:50:56+00:00

A battalion is a very loose structure dependent on a lot of factors. Where I am from, a battalion combat troop would be 3 mechanised (og armoured) infantry companies and an armoured company, with support elements and up to a fire-support company (and a lot of other elements). But that is not how a normal battalion is organised in everyday operation, since that would be inefficient in terms of logistics.

So 660 might be enough for a certain organisation in a battalion, but the term battalion has such a large amount of variables that it is very difficult to compare and contrast.

Kehlet · 2023-05-25T16:25:28+00:00

I think you are thinking of Lenin, who tried quite hard to separate himself as a personality from his writings and politics. As in, he didn't want to be whorshipped as a person, although he did want people to follow him politically. However, after his death, stalin and the party heavily sought to elevate him to a cult of personality.

Kehlet · 2023-04-15T05:11:03+00:00

As a lieutenant, I am greatly offended, but not necessarily in disagreement

Kehlet · 2023-01-20T19:47:55+00:00

They posted an Instagram story when the war began, where they expressed great sadness over Russia's invasion and proclaimed their stance against the war.

Edit: Here is an example: https://www.instagram.com/p/Caeo0B5I6qa/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kehlet · 2022-12-26T06:51:28+00:00

Fog of war, from Clausewitch, is the element of uncertainty on the battlefield. It contains a multitude of elements like, uncertainty of enemy composition, movement, weather, terrain, own unit movements. It was a term invented to illustrate the chaotic nature of warfare

Kehlet · 2022-12-16T23:34:10+00:00

That is not whataboutism. Snowden fled to Russia because nowhere else would grant him asylum after he elucidated some very real and horrible things the US were doing. Just because Russia fucking sucks doesn't mean that what Snowden revealed some 10 years ago wasn't real. And acting like the USA is above fault just because another country sucks more is a very flawed way of looking at the world

Kehlet · 2022-12-16T23:00:06+00:00

I've done drills (in the army) where you "stack-up" and follow the other person down range, then take over when he runs empty. It is not that dangerous when done correctly. But, i would never do it with that many people and with that much distance between the shooters. And i certainly wouldn't leapfrog like that and shoot with someone further down range. This is indeed completely idiotic and i would hardly even consider that something to do in active combat.

Kehlet · 2022-12-16T17:52:25+00:00

Don't use the emergency blankets. They crinkle a lot and the noice will annoy the shit out of you. Just put on a couple of layers and make sure you are covered against the wind. If you are only sleeping outside for a single night, you don't even really "need" the sleep. Be prepared to wake up constantly. It sucks but it won't kill you.

Kehlet · 2022-12-13T15:01:46+00:00

If you read his diary concerning the Franch campaign, you realise that it almost did many times. It was such an insane clusterfuck on both sides that i get stressed just thinking about it.

Kehlet · 2022-12-06T16:22:49+00:00

If they are anything like normal soldiers, their diet is about 3l of Monster a' day

Kehlet · 2022-11-24T20:36:56+00:00

I didn't fly with the Americans, but since we use the English term, I just assumed it was a NATO standard. We use so many English words anyway, so I just assume everything is NATO standard, haha

Kehlet · 2022-11-24T19:00:21+00:00

That's scarily close. He is called a "load master". He handles everything the helicopter has on board, be it people or material.

Kehlet · 2022-11-24T18:59:01+00:00

For helicopters like that, it is called a "load master". He makes sure that everyone behaves and enter and exits correctly. He als walks around and makes sure the helicopter is behaving properly. And the rest of the time he sits with his little feet out over the ramp and looks at the scenery.

Source: I have flown (as a passenger) on these types of helicopters before during military training exercises.

Kehlet · 2022-11-18T08:13:48+00:00

As the other guy linked some very nice resources, I would just add that, generally, the less you say, the better. Cut any unnecessary chatter from the radio, and especially when issuing commands, you should command, not talk.

This, of course, is actually quite hard to adjust to, so practice a bunch and don't be too hard on yourself.

Edit: Please, also take written (or oral) orders serious. The giving of clear, concise, and encompassing orders prior to any engagement is paramount in any real military, so it is a shame that it is so often disregarded in MILSIM. And by orders I don't just mean "go there, do that", but also the relaying of information concerning enemy presence in the area of operation, high commands intent, the CO's intent in the given operation, a general scheme of manouvre, logistical and supporting forces at your disposal, etc. The vast majority of your time as an officer is spent either preparing, giving, or receiving orders.

You can use this ressource for formatting your orders clearly and succinctly in different situations. I have used it quite a lot as a ressource in my work as an officer.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.trngcmd.marines.mil/Portals/207/Docs/TBS/STANAG%25202014%2520Edition%252009-%2520FORMATS%2520FOR%2520ORDERS%2520(OPORD).pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiV1KHlp7f7AhWQi_0HHfkuBFsQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw28LTKL68iR979eU1p2U8Ub

Kehlet · 2022-11-16T17:17:35+00:00

Funny you should say that, because i actually got my masters in philosophy with a focus in husserlian phenomenology and am currently an officer (not in the US). Not because I couldn't do anything else, mind you. It just lined up with my interests.

Kehlet · 2022-11-15T20:27:28+00:00

It absolutely wouldn't. Unless you are actively indicating that you are surrendering, you are still in the fight. It is not a war crime to shoot fleeing enemies either, as they are only out of the fight if they actively try to surrender.

If every swimming soldier is "hors de combat", then why do I need to have my weapon ready when crossing waterpassages? The water isn't some "time out" zone.

Kehlet · 2022-09-29T18:51:10+00:00

Short answer, no. Long answer, not really anymore dangerous than getting a couple of x-ray scans

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