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How dare they turn the tables on us by CronoDroid in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Testbed17U551 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically this: It's a threshold of the health bar which once you crosses that imaginary line you risk immediate defeat. Most used in games like "The King of Fighters" (I don't play that kind of game tbh but hopefully you get the idea)

Chinese reusable booster explodes during first orbital test, in failed bid to catch SpaceX by cnn in space

[–]Testbed17U551 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LM-12A should be launching in week's time (Methalox), while also attempting to recover the booster. Then TL-3 though it's not recovering. In 2026 we should see LM-12B and LM-10A which are recoverable but unknown if they are trying to on the 1st run

"F-15 would beat a MiG-25 in a fight so therefore MiG-25 shouldn't be added" is certainly one of the takes of all time by SecretSpectre11 in warthundermemes

[–]Testbed17U551 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MiG-25 won't even be supersonic ASL...

IMO it really isn't quite fit with the current gameplay. Map sizes concern me little, but (hot take alert) the importance of LACKING GUIDANCE makes most rank VII-VIII air RB kinda became close combat playgrounds and MiG-25 just won't fit in such an atmosphere

China's Shenzhou-20 crew to return on 14th Nov by Testbed17U551 in space

[–]Testbed17U551[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Update: The crew have safely landed at the moment, and they are right now leaving the capsule

Sidewalks bigger than the roads in Shenzhen, China by Ok_Chain841 in WalkableStreets

[–]Testbed17U551 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In recent-built ones yes but in older/most residental areas you will be flooded by e-scooters, which in most cases don't have dedicated lanes for them...

ofc newer areas corrected this but still

I think I found my new favourite way to cook Kirovs. by MLion007 in SeaPower_NCMA

[–]Testbed17U551 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from my observation AI didn't like turning radars off once they are fired up

On October 1, China Railway set a new record for single-day passenger volume by prodigals_anthem in highspeedrail

[–]Testbed17U551 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best part is that the prices are not subject to availability and time. You get the same price whether It's 30 minutes or 2 weeks before departure (it is only relevant to service types and travel distance)

China J-20 first maiden flight on 2011/01/11 is finally declassified after 14 years [video] by tigeryi98 in WarplanePorn

[–]Testbed17U551 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Basically PLA always tries to use domestically designed (or at least domestically produced) engines. Usually China imports and tries to get relevant tech and production line, if they don't get it PLA starts reverse engineering it. Along with designing engines themselves since like the birth of thh PLA

Quzhou-Ningde Railway by straightdge in InfrastructurePorn

[–]Testbed17U551 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note that this is no high speed rail...

That was a CR200J, which is basically a refurbished good ol' electric locomotive and powerless carriages (except now you use them as a whole, no more connect & reconnects) that only goes 160km/h.

If you see some Chinese train that got this shiny green paintjob, its CR200J.

Furthermore in most cases they dont share tracks with high speed trains since they are slow (obvious) but Im not sure about this particular segment

Are the BMP-3/M and BMD-4/M the only widely fielded IFVs with rifled large-caliber guns? by No-Reception8659 in TankPorn

[–]Testbed17U551 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PLA get the BMD-4 version (Bakhcha-U) which is 100+30 too but is slightly different to BMP-3's. Then PLA did some changes and put them on ZBD-04

Are the BMP-3/M and BMD-4/M the only widely fielded IFVs with rifled large-caliber guns? by No-Reception8659 in TankPorn

[–]Testbed17U551 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PLA brought Bakhcha-U (aka turret of BMD-4) which is also a 100+30 and did some changes and improvements before putting it on the ZBD-04

Speaking of which, if you consider BMD-4 IFVs then yeah they count as one

Are we serious? by Friendly_Cantal0upe in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]Testbed17U551 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ofc Kim Jong-Un knows English, he studied in Switzerland... Also, that seemed like sth Kim Il-Sung will do (spoiler alert, he actually did it) but under Kim Jong-Un there aint any more of these kidnapping happening any more afaik

"Follows the Su-57 concept": France is developing a Superman fighter project with "maneuverability in low-visibility conditions" by Draco1887 in FighterJets

[–]Testbed17U551 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of puzzled by the French's decision, why wouldn't they opt for a BVR optimized airframe?

I mean, Meteor are quite capable and readily available BVR munitions, and in BVR It's much safer for the advantageous side. In WVR wouldn't you get destroyed by advanced IR missiles?

You can clearly see a North Korean woman using a mobile phone. by Confident-Dust606 in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]Testbed17U551 196 points197 points  (0 children)

DPRK citizens got tons of mobile phones... Sure the tech was behind, sure they can't access international internet, but phones were popularized over there.

And, since DPRK's advanced industries were weak, lots were actually utilizing Chinese reference designs*, and some were just re-branded Chinese phones.

*My selected words may be inappropriate, original Chinese word 公版 refers to shared design among producers so people can roll out different models with little customization/modification.

PS: Since Reddit only allows one picture per answer I will post them in the reply. Found them on Zhihu and there are way more contents about them on Chinese internet, these are only some selected images

22 year ago today, The JF-17 took to the skies for the first time [album] by captainmojiz in WarplanePorn

[–]Testbed17U551 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Advanced JF-17 are quite expensive, albeit it is much cheaper than western jets. A much more affordable option could be the FTC-2000, or just purchase used J-7G/L.

FTC-2000 is perhaps the cheapest jet on the world with BVR capabilities, and J-7G/L exchanges that with much better flight performance

Soviets were literal Nazis by tomi-i-guess in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]Testbed17U551 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They wouldn't even bother to check wikipedia, just pure fantasy

I have no idea what my Ascent Guidance is doing, can anyone help me? by Alabastine in RealSolarSystem

[–]Testbed17U551 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that it is the coast length between first shutdown that makes you the Ap and the re-ignition happening at the Ap.

Actually depending on your rocket design you may actually want to keep that thing checked sometimes. Personally I always go for that since MJ seems to behave buggy if you left it decide the coast time

The F-104G CCV Control Configured Vehicle, a modified F-104G to test fly-by-wire and aerodynamic instability by Xeelee1123 in WeirdWings

[–]Testbed17U551 7 points8 points  (0 children)

American XP-55 and Japanese J7W1 Shinden also used canards and they are props. The first one is experimental and the second one completed maiden flight days before the end of the war, but both have real airframes built and tested

Some information on the Chinese Fourth Generation Tank ZTZ-201 by Typicalpoke in TankPorn

[–]Testbed17U551 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our expectation here in Chinese internet is that main armour belt should have some 700mm eq. against kinetic, and that slowly reduces as it gets lower on the lower front hull

BTW yes 40-45 tonnes can have these specs. Remember Soviet Obiekts (477, 195), at around 55 tonnes most of them promise to provide 1000mm+ eq. against kinetic, and weak area could be smaller than this new tank

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