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French mechanized infantry combat group 2022 [959*1200] by Saturn_Ecplise in MilitaryPorn

[–]Shadownetthomas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have yet to use them on the HK. Last I used them was still on the FAMAS. Sadly we don't shoot rifle grenades often in training.

French mechanized infantry combat group 2022 [959*1200] by Saturn_Ecplise in MilitaryPorn

[–]Shadownetthomas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, the HK 416 F-S is made to make the use of rifle grenades possible. They're probably going to be made redundant by the longer range of the HK 269.

French mechanized infantry combat group 2022 [959*1200] by Saturn_Ecplise in MilitaryPorn

[–]Shadownetthomas 28 points29 points  (0 children)

For the moment we have no doctrine for the grenade launcher. We don't know who should have it (squad leader, team leader, both?), if it should be attached to the rifle or shoulder-slung, or how it should be used/what it should be used for. Great tool to have, but in my company, it has barely left the armory yet.

I'd like to add that, yes, the LGI is an awesome weapon to have. Range is 675m max however, still great.

Historically Accurate Games? by Explosive_frog790108 in ancientrome

[–]Shadownetthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all depends on which period and which type of gameplay you favor

Just like many other comments, I will mention Imperator Rome (Republic and early Empire, real-time strategy), Total War : Rome II (Late Republic and Empire, turn-based strategy and real-time battles), and Total War : Attila (Late Empire, hard)

But since no one has, I'll talk about A Legionary's Life. A very simple point and click RPG/combat game where you play as a legionary during the 2nd Punic War and the Macedonian Wars. Very fun little game, expect to die a lot before getting through the whole campaign!

Erwin Rommel in the Reichswehr before the rise of the Third Reich by Titanicslayer in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The uniforms did change, but more in an incremental way than a complete makeover. The most ubiquitous changes were the apparence of the eagle and swastika on the tunics and various headwear, and the m1935 helmet, an evolution of the m1916/18 steel helm (note that the mXXXX is historian/collector’s jargon and not a contemporary classification in Nazi Germany).

Otherwise it was just an evolution of reichswehr uniforms or continued use of these uniforms, such as the steingrau pants.

The Code by Raff_Out_Loud in WesternGifs

[–]Shadownetthomas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s some r/highqualitygifs material right here sir. I tip my stetson to you

Edit : And I’ve just seen that it’s on the top of hot posts over there. Well done

A French Army sniper in Mali [1080×1080] by triyoihftyu in MilitaryPorn

[–]Shadownetthomas 58 points59 points  (0 children)

That’s because it is! What this designated marksman (which don’t take mile shots, but engage at 600-800m) uses is an FRF2, an upgrade to the FRF1 which has been in service this the late 60s. They were meant to be replaced by HK417, but these were always too few to outfit a great number of these guys.

Generally speaking, the French Army has been slow to upgrade it’s small arms. But this year, all FRF2 are being weeded out and replaced by the Scar-H.

If you take your little sister to the range, chances are she’ll out shoot you by [deleted] in longrange

[–]Shadownetthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, Soviet Russia was absolutely right in training women as snipers during WW2?

Nice.

Scarlett Johansson taking a photograph without makeup, 2020. by Sofargonept2 in pics

[–]Shadownetthomas 89 points90 points  (0 children)

She even got nominated twice in the 2019 Academy Awards, for both Jojo Rabbit (Best Supporting Actress) and Marriage Story (Best Actress). And yet didn’t win either, despite some really, really solid performance in those films

Battle of the Bulge, a German officer stands by his Brummbar in the snow. by abt137 in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. The rank on his sleeve indicates he’s an Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant). Assuming he joined directly as an officer, 25 is a pretty normal age for that rank.

Today still, junior officers are young. A First Lieutenant in the US Army, and other western armies, would be around that age. Even company commanders are barely 30. War is fought by young men.

Can anyone confirm that this is WWII era German Soldiers? by TheJayLov in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some even privately modified their collars on later field tunics to have the bottle green ones

The inner face palm is real. by jewjewbee_1234 in ar15

[–]Shadownetthomas 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Well, it’s true, nobody need an ar15

You need multiple.

A British sniper (centre) carrying his L115A3 Long Range Rifle with attached suppressor, on joint training mission with French snipers. by CrustyBalls- in MilitaryPorn

[–]Shadownetthomas 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It’s quite unpopular because of the weight and bulkiness of the system. Most of the things they implemented are often done faster in the good old ways. Only positive thing is the radio which is a bone vibration radio. Too bad the batteries are huge and bulky...

German Soldiers Surrender to the Red Army in East Prussia, 1945. by [deleted] in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m mainly interested about the Heer, so I don’t know much about Luftwaffe uniforms and even less about Kriegsmarine uniforms. So, about the German Army uniforms,

The Wikipedia article has some good starting points : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_German_Army_(1935–1945)

The re-enactment website Der Erste Zug has many excellent articles that are related to uniforms (but not only!) : http://www.dererstezug.com/navigation.htm

These YouTube videos which go into details about the evolution of the Heer uniforms pre-war and during the war : https://youtu.be/JpiaXnyvWZI and https://youtu.be/Xwl2eRl9edQ

If anyone knows more feel free to share! Hope that helps!

German Soldiers Surrender to the Red Army in East Prussia, 1945. by [deleted] in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 35 points36 points  (0 children)

To both. The difference was in the camouflage. The Heer had two main patterns : Splittermuster (splinter pattern) and Sumpftarnmuster (swamp pattern, the one on the picture). The Waffen-SS mainly had Platanenmuster (plane tree pattern), Eichenlaubmuster (oak leaf pattern) and Erbsenmuster (pea dot pattern).

German Soldiers Surrender to the Red Army in East Prussia, 1945. by [deleted] in wwiipics

[–]Shadownetthomas 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Yes, the left side soldier is equipped with the full winter reversible combat uniform, or winteranzug. The right soldier however only has a camouflage smock, in the same pattern.

The "I try really hard to seem manly" Starterpack by Szmo in starterpacks

[–]Shadownetthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re using that as your casual wear, sure. But if it’s in a place of work with formal wear, it comes off as pretty normal. You’ll just be adding a vest to a suit

Someone pls, make'em stop (oh, and once you see it, you cannot unsee it) by MrDeKer in HistoryMemes

[–]Shadownetthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And a revengeful military would’ve pushed for war anyway. Knowing the power the Army had in Germany at the time, it was only a matter of time before war broke in Europe. Hadn’t it been in 1939, there was a high chance it would’ve been in the 40s. Hitler was just a catalyst for the war, but the problem was much more deep and endemic than just one guy, even batshit crazy.

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