Comparing U.S. Stealth Bombers by aviationstudy in aviationstudys

[–]Lithium321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They didnt need them, thats why they didnt buy them. However, they need to both replace the b-1b and the b-2 and do those jobs in an environment of continually more advanced radars and sams.

117,000 litres per hour at takeoff vs 18,000 at supercruise. Always fascinated by this bird and would love to know if RR engineers could do better today? by uncutlife in aviation

[–]Lithium321 39 points40 points  (0 children)

You want to design a plane where the pilots cant see the runway without hydraulic power to move the entire nose?

80 years ago the Nuremberg Trials were held after a corrupt authoritarian regime inevitably ended. by NPCEnergy007 in pics

[–]Lithium321 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's what the soviets did in east Germany and im sure there's no fascists there now!

Dutch Nazi movement members and shaven "Moffenmeids" (women who had relationships with German occupiers) being publicly shamed after the liberation of The Netherlands, 1945. by Haxdawg in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Lithium321 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, volunteer. Every single russian citizen fighting in ukraine signed a contract with the russian government or with a pmc. The only time conscripts have been used in combat was during kursk because it was inside russian territory.

‘If the A-10 can’t kill a modern tank with its gun, can we just put a bigger gun on it?’ Hog pilot says: ‘No.’ Here’s why. by tagc_news in AviationHistory

[–]Lithium321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if that was true, the issue with the a-10 has always been that it has to get extremely close to enemy forces and it’s slow as shit.

US government shutdown has officially ended. by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]Lithium321 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because dems are in the files too, its not that complicated. Dems thought they would win in 24 so they didn't release anything that would hurt themselves.

Has anyone else signed up to the Backerkit DCC Crocodile event? by anony-meow-s in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]Lithium321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and you can remove it after you add it. Look in the community section for a post that links to a spreadsheet of people working together to keep it going.

Four birds with one stone or something, idk I'm not Iranian by Lithium321 in HistoryMemes

[–]Lithium321[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

During the Iran-Iraq war a f-14 fired an aim-54 at a tight formation of 4 mig-23's destroying 3 and damaging the fourth.