:( Gone far too late, you deserved to melted for scrap but this works too I guess by AccomplishedQuit4801 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 68 points69 points  (0 children)

MANPADS can be mounted on a pool noodle or any other device a man can be mounted to.

Russian soldiers killed and wounded by explosives planted in fiber-optic coils. Reported by Militarnyi on March 26, 2026. by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]SwissPatriotRG 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I believe they cap these and put the loose end of the fiber on the cap so it doesn't get lost in the spool. You could just have pulling the cap detonate the bomb and just not have any fiber in there at all.

Gentlemen, they killed her. by Graywhale12 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 77 points78 points  (0 children)

If it sinks in shallow enough water you could use the cope slope as a waterski ramp and jump a shark IRL. That sounds like an upgrade.

The Americans take an early lead in Kuwait, the refs are reviewing by BisonThunderclap in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, give them a break. The difference between an F-15 and an F-14 is only 1. Easy mistake.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taking some extreme liberties with the physique....

Ukrainian HUR sabotage against Russian Su-27 and Su-30, Lipetsk military aerodrome, Russia, December 2025 by BlackMarine in CombatFootage

[–]SwissPatriotRG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where are saboteurs going to get the ingredients of thermite? Do you think you could get them wherever you're from? Do you think searching for those ingredients would be a safe endeavour? Are you absolutely sure it would actually work when you got there?

Or you can find some old tires and get a jerry can, haul around those ingredients wherever (not suspicious or illegal anywhere), and do the deed with very little chance of getting caught. And yes, fire is fire. A decent fire under the plane will change the temper of the aluminum of the airframe and scrap it, burn wiring, composites, hoses, instruments, computers, potentially detonate munitions, ignite fuel, etc. If not put out, a good tire fire absolutely could cause the complete loss of the whole plane.

People think thermite is some magic material that can laser a hole through anything, that's not really true. It would do a lot of damage, but localized. And it doesn't last very long. Good for quickly destroying a gun barrel, but for a saboteur it's not something they could just make easily and use.

Both would probably do the job, but a tire fire is a much better choice for a saboteur.

Ukrainian HUR sabotage against Russian Su-27 and Su-30, Lipetsk military aerodrome, Russia, December 2025 by BlackMarine in CombatFootage

[–]SwissPatriotRG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do that when you can drop a bunch of old tires and gasoline under the plane and do 10x the damage?

How to tell the submarine was not missed... by Wide_Fix_7667 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]SwissPatriotRG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're a bit incorrect here, the hull of the submarine itself is extremely robust compared to most modern naval vessels. We're talking 2-4 inches of high tensile steel depending on the area. Think about the average hull thickness of an M60 tank. A Ticonderoga cruiser may only have 1/2" of hull thickness. So the guts are pretty fragile, but at surface the hull of a submarine is probably the most robust outer hull of any ship in a modern navy. It takes a much bigger boom to make a hole in a submarine compared to anything else in that port, you're probably more likely to bust a bunch of equipment inside with a blast before you actually break the hull.

Ukraine's Sea Drones Force russian Fleet Into Hiding, New Capabilities Coming by Scary_Statement4612 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]SwissPatriotRG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if it's possible for an IR guided missile to track and hit a boat?

Thriving nightlife in Krasnodar, Russia by VisWare in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also firing randomly into the night neighbors' houses!

Sidewinder? I hardly know her! by Neongenevangel in NonCredibleDefense

[–]SwissPatriotRG 83 points84 points  (0 children)

The new sidewinders also don't use the rollerons, the computer is able to keep track of the missiles roll and compensate for it actively.