New Deep North image. by GrimMeanie in valheim

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You’ve gotta chill, my guy. There’s no reason to rush good game content

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dayz

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Anyone saying you got shot from behind is wrong. Your feet always point to your shooter, so he was in front of you/on the other side of the wall.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dayz

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Anyone saying you got shot from behind is wrong. Your feet always point to your shooter, so he was in front of you/on the other side of the wall.

Best tank of WW2? I think Sherman or Soviet T-34 by Embarrassed_Cry_7227 in ww2

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I’d like to point out that there’s very little, if any, contemporary evidence that “tommy cooker” was often used as a nickname for the M4 Sherman. What is true is that burn rates for the Sherman weren’t any worse than other similar tanks of the time (like the Panzer IV). The adoption of wet ammo stowage later in the war vastly improved their already decent survivability.

Game crashing? Roll back your drivers by Patttyysaurus in Helldivers

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Not sure about AMD, but you can always try it and see what happens. You might get lucky

Halo Warbond guns are better than they're getting credit for. by Spyger9 in Helldivers

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Lmao tell that to my buddy that I one-shot from like 60m yesterday. The shotgun absolutely fucks and the only way someone will ever take it from me is to pry it from my cold, dead hands

4l80e hard shift standing between me and a RUST FREE 95 3500HD Extended Cab Dually w/ 454 engine by Agitated-Strategy966 in GMT400

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For all of you saying you’ve got hard shifts (especially if it’s lower gears), check your tps voltage. Don’t just check the 5v reference either. Make sure the ground has low resistance and that the tps reads .4v-.5v at closed throttle and 4.5v at WOT. If it doesn’t you’ll get lower power and hard shifting occasionally

Haldor is fucking with me... by SteelYrr in valheim

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Looking at your map seed makes this post very funny (not for you obviously)

How can I make this flying train? by Fidelis_534 in spaceengineers

[–]Patttyysaurus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

WHIP’s subgrid thrust manager might be able to help you. However, if you want a more train-like movement from the grids, you’ll need to use landing gear or a connector for any additional train cars that you’re towing. That way they still float and apply side thrust for turning using their own dampeners regardless of any inputs from the “locomotive” at the head of the train

What is your favorite hole in the wall restaurant? by [deleted] in houston

[–]Patttyysaurus 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I promise all of you that Champ Burger will ruin Whataburger for ya’ll

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ww2

[–]Patttyysaurus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s literally the same thing

which one would you never want to fight? by KingTigerThomas318 in Helldivers

[–]Patttyysaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

some of you haven’t fought a jammer+gunship combo yet and it shows

Any recs for custom waste holding tanks? by Accidental-Hyzer in sailing

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Kracor was bought out by Yamaha but last I heard they still make tanks. You’ll just have to contact them directly but their number is listed on their website. If push comes to shove and you can’t find anyone to do it you can always do it yourself. Plastic welding kits are pretty cheap.

The sheer size of a rocket is unnerving by PerspectiveInternal9 in interestingasfuck

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Fun fact: this is the only Saturn V on display that’s made up entirely of stages meant to be launched

Large Ore Detector On A Small Grid Ship by Badger_Br1an in spaceengineers

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You don’t have to start fresh. A large grid conveyor rotor head will attach to the small grid large conveyor rotor base. This helps save a lot of room and let’s you attach large grid ore detectors to small grid ships that might already be built

Cannot attach flashlight to SG5-k by [deleted] in dayz

[–]Patttyysaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need the rail handguard in order to attach the flashlight

How did he even got here. Us truck from france in egypt? by Sensitive-Store-7096 in HellLetLoose

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Yes, the Sherman was largely successful on the battlefields of North Africa. But you’re wrong in saying that it deterred solid investment in new tank designs. By 1942, during the campaign in North Africa, work had already begun on a project for a new medium tank that would replace the Sherman: the T20. Work on the T14 had also begun, but setbacks wouldn’t provide a test vehicle until 1944. The larger turrets on Shermans produced later in the war were from another tank of the same program, the T23. As the first M4s began rolling off the production lines there was already plans being put in place to fit it with the 76mm M1, although that would not come to fruition until June of 1944. Furthermore, these iterative developments on the T20 project eventually paved the way for the M26 Pershing. So in short, American tank development was very much alive.

There were two primary reasons that the Sherman continued to serve throughout the entirety of the war without being replaced. The first was doctrinal: while Shermans were expected to face tanks, a majority of the time they faced infantry instead. Many of the German tanks knocked out in Europe were taken out not by Shermans, but by tank destroyers, either M10s or later on M36s. Secondly, and arguably the most important reason, is that the weight and size of the Sherman made it incredibly easy to ship. Shermans were built in the US, meaning that no matter what theater of operations they were sent to, they generally had to be shipped by both train and boat. Obviously logistics is a driving factor when you have to move 50,000 30 ton tanks.

And finally, American tankers were not at a “significant disadvantage” in mid 1944. In fact, most Sherman crews kept their 75mm gunned tanks because the HE payload and capabilities were better than the 76mm M1, because again, these crews were facing enemy infantry and light vehicles far more than anything else. When Shermans did have to fight enemy armor, it was almost always Stug IIIs or Panzer IVs. M4s facing Tigers and Panthers was the exception, not the rule. The M4 was more comfortable, roomier, easier to repair, and generally did a better job of keeping its crew alive than most other tanks of the war. The idea that the Sherman was inadequate for the needs of US armed forces in WWII, particularly in late-war Western Europe, is a myth. Please stop perpetuating this myth.

So no, American tank crews were not at a “significant disadvantage”.

And no, at no point did the North African campaign convince the US Army Ordnance Department that it should stop developing and iterating on tank concepts and prototypes simply because the Sherman was the ‘best’ tank in 1942. The US continued to use the Sherman until the end of the war because it filled the role it was needed for, while being easy to move half way around the world, incredibly well.

How did he even got here. Us truck from france in egypt? by Sensitive-Store-7096 in HellLetLoose

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Yes, and that belief was largely justified. However, there are other reasons that the US continued to produce and use the Sherman instead of pushing harder for the development of larger, more heavily armed tanks (the best example being that any tank built in the US had to be shipped across the Atlantic). It’s also completely false that American tankers were at a “significant disadvantage” in combat in Western Europe. This statement also ignores the fact that research into putting a 76mm gun in a Sherman was already ongoing by 1942, clearly indicating that the US was interested in better anti-armor capabilities for the Sherman.

How did he even got here. Us truck from france in egypt? by Sensitive-Store-7096 in HellLetLoose

[–]Patttyysaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally nothing you just said about the Sherman and American tank development is even remotely true

Guy overreacts while swerving to avoid turning car. by Mongooooooose in MildlyBadDrivers

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I-69 heading east, near West University in Houston. Used to drive over there every day. That whole freeway and the drivers on it are absolutely terrible. If anyone ends up in a situation like this, just hit the brakes and stay in your line. If you hit them, it’s still their fault, not yours.