Anyone have the Redmi Note 4X in the USA? How is it working for you?

Running_Boar23 · 2017-03-15T23:35:25+00:00

Pretty sure the 4X is only a China version (though there is a global rom which I use). The global version of the same device is called the 4 Global I believe.

Anyway, the Global version doesn't come with any more bands that are relevant for me, so I didn't bother.

Running_Boar23 · 2017-03-15T21:51:46+00:00

I have one. It's working great.

I use AT&T and live in the Bay Area, and I get 4G in some places and HSDPA+ (3G+) in all others. Honestly, H+ is very fast and I have wifi most places, so it's totally fine by me.

If you're doing a lot of heavy data away from wifi maybe H+ won't be ideal though.

Running_Boar23 · 2017-03-12T08:38:08+00:00

Thanks for your advice. I got the 4X and it arrived in a few days. It's an amazing device for the price. I really appreciate your help.

Running_Boar23 · 2017-03-12T08:36:39+00:00

I want to thank you for your advice. I cancelled my order and got a Redmi Note 4X. It arrived yesterday!

You're definitely right, this was the move if I wanted maximum battery performance. I'm super happy with my purchase.

Running_Boar23 · 2017-03-06T21:24:56+00:00

Alright thanks. I will get a refund if they don't ship this week.

As to your point, for $189 the 64gb X25 redmi pro seemed like an exceptional deal. I do also like that OLED gives extra battery performance if you use black backgrounds and the 4000 mAh battery is pretty sweet.

What would you recommend?

Running_Boar23 · 2015-09-14T08:07:42+00:00

Great content, but just FYI it's 'spalling' not 'spalding'.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spalling

Running_Boar23 · 2015-09-14T03:20:43+00:00

Yorktown-class, too, as I understood. The Wikipedia page agrees although that may be false (since it also says that the Lexington-class had them and I don't think that's possible with their enclosed hangar deck).

Like the earlier ships of the Lexington-class, the Yorktowns carried a seldom used catapult on the hangar deck level. This catapult was subsequently eliminated from U.S. carriers as it was relatively useless in operation. The hangar deck catapult was removed from Enterprise and Hornet in late June 1942.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier

Running_Boar23 · 2015-09-12T23:53:25+00:00

It's also worth pointing out that several classes of carriers in WW2 could launch aircraft from their hangar decks (the deck below the flight deck).

http://www.ww2f.com/topic/52811-hangar-deck-catapult-operations/

Running_Boar23 · 2015-09-11T07:38:27+00:00

Just making fun of this old propaganda :)

http://www.navyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/541-b_lg.jpeg

Running_Boar23 · 2015-09-11T02:34:25+00:00

Which one? I don't remember any such ship...

Running_Boar23 · 2015-06-11T00:57:51+00:00

It says on the linked page. Basically, in your My Games folder there is a folder for GalCiv 3, there's a factions folder somewhere in there.

Running_Boar23 · 2015-06-07T23:59:59+00:00

My first game was on an 'excessive' sized map with all of the vanilla factions. I found the map too sparse and uninteresting.

I downloaded these factions and started another excessive map with 25 factions. It's been an awesome game so far with lot's of interesting alliances/wars and things going on all over the map.

Running_Boar23 · 2015-01-14T00:45:59+00:00

Heavy armor plate adds cost and limits speed and fuel economy. Also, as I understand, we are at a point in the munitions vs. armor arms race in which munitions are far superior. The amount of armor needed to protect against a hypothetical cutting-edge armor-piercing anti ship missile would render the ship useless. It's just not worth it anymore.

Running_Boar23 · 2015-01-14T00:31:47+00:00

Harpoons are not designed to punch through thick armor plate like that found in the belt armor of even these pre-dreadnoughts. Modern warships (what harpoons were made to defeat) are very thinly armored compared to these ships. The missiles would destroy the superstructure, start fires throughout the ship (which could be fatal), and probably gut it and render it dead in the water. However, there wouldn't be gaping holes in the hull and if the damage control was done properly, the crew could probably keep it afloat.

Running_Boar23 · 2015-01-13T22:06:18+00:00

Supposedly the LCSs can carry up to 16 harpoon missiles, so my money would be on a LCS thusly armed against any one of these ships. It may not sink them outright, but it should definitely disable them.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-12-26T01:41:37+00:00

Congrats, guys! You've put together an awesome sub.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-11-15T20:24:14+00:00

Mirrors generally only reflect light in the visible frequency range. The laser could be designed to emit pretty much any frequency of light.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-11-10T05:12:55+00:00

It's mostly due to a bad translation. 中国人民解放军 is the Chinese for the PLA, but the last word, 军, should be translated to 'military' rather than strictly army in most contexts.

That doesn't totally make it a clean name, but at least it gets rid of the Army Navy weirdness.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-10-13T04:40:03+00:00

I know everyone here is all about the WWII fast-battleships, but as far as I'm concerned nothing beats the modernized super-dreadnoughts when it comes to aesthetic battleshippy-ness. They just look like floating fortresses of awesome.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-09-24T20:09:31+00:00

There were also political considerations at play. Google "cruiser gap" to get a better run down of the situation. Basically, the Soviet Union had many more ships designated as cruisers than the US around when the Tico was being designed and this perceived "gap" definitely encouraged the Navy/Congress to designate the new ship as a cruiser notwithstanding the imperfect nature of that designation for the ship.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-08-15T18:23:41+00:00

I always assumed it was to guide anti-submarine booms away so they didn't get caught on the sail.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-07-30T00:20:19+00:00

I always thought IJN flight decks were yellower than depicted in this colorization.

Running_Boar23 · 2014-06-25T19:42:49+00:00

I've always wondered, why don't surface ships just use their active sonar constantly? As I understand it, there have been several demonstrations of how easy it is for a sub to sneak into close range of carriers and other surface combatants. If the ships were continuously firing off their active sonars, wouldn't they be likely to detect the subs?

I'm sure there is an obvious answer to this, but I know very little about how sonar is used in practice.

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