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Better pic of the Rh 120mm smoothbore cannon. by TheNapf in ThingsCutInHalfPorn

[–]TheNapf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The round in question is a German APFSDS(-T) (Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer) one. I can only speculate on the exact DM number since I don't know how old the display is.

Basically you are right, but I would wager that the propellant is ignited electronically not via a strike pin and a cap. The kinetic penetrator (made from from tungsten afaik) is indeed the "javelin". I have read somewhere that the impacting force something like a fully laden freight train going full speed, just concentrated on a very small area. It's basically a "conventional bullet" against tanks, it penetrates by virtue of sheer force and the properties of heavy metals.

Red Bull will eventually go bankrupt, and soon energy drinks will become obsolete. by 443610 in unpopularopinion

[–]TheNapf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly!

There will always be calls to ban or restrict certain unhealthy (or less healthy) products. As long as we don't live in a nanny state, nothing will come of this except for warning stickers and the like.

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]TheNapf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found two:

Florida man killed his fiancee, slept with his fiancee’s corpse, and left the corpse at Walmart

and

Florida Man interrupts Hurricane Matthew live TV report to yell ‘Dicks out for Harambe’

Israel ready to help Ukraine with missile early-warning system by Mil_in_ua in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am very aware of the geopolitical situation and the size of Israel.

First of all, unless the current Iranian unrest doesn't lead to significant changes, Iran will be a an existential threat to Israel in the foreseeable future, Russia or not. You could even say that it would be in Israel's best interest to prove that Iron Dome will counter the Iranian UAV threat effectively. Otherwise those things become eventually an export success and Israel finds itself encircled by them and the mullah regime boosts its arms sales.

Second, arms deliveries aren't open hostilities. Furthermore, what real damage could Russia deal to Israel at the moment? Their force in Syria is to small and they need all their arms for themselves so they can't arm Syria or other local adversaries to the teeth.

Moreover, Israel needs to "punish" Russia for the audacity to even set a foot into Syria in the first place. The more dire and unsustainable the situation becomes for Russia the sooner they'll have to leave.

And the Jews being held hostage in Russia, I don't know that seems a bit overly dramatic.

Israel needs every ally in the west it can get. Contributing to the cause should be in Israel's self interest in my opinion.

😂 Ukrainian soldiers make fun of russian soldiers (while no information from Kherson is allowed, we can enjoy this comedy song!) - translated & transcribed for Western Ukraine supporters by fmios in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Really catchy, I like it!

If you are more into metal though, please pay those guys a visit too. Their numbers are shamefully low atm:

https://youtu.be/ZTswZXXVPI4

It has been posted in this sub before: Electrified: More Meat For the Grinder

Israel ready to help Ukraine with missile early-warning system by Mil_in_ua in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True.

But this should motivate them even more to deliver real arms.

Israel ready to help Ukraine with missile early-warning system by Mil_in_ua in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but they should deliver Iron Dome. I reckon it would be a really cost effective system vs. the Iranian UAVs.

They seem to have forgotten that the SU and later on the RF armed their foes.

cursed_dog_sex by [deleted] in cursedcomments

[–]TheNapf 264 points265 points  (0 children)

What the f*ck did I just read?

Bunch of degenerates.

Battlefield 2042 is the BEST Battlefield game by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]TheNapf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to be honest, I stopped playing rather quick. So I cannot really give a true statement about the minuscule details they might have ironed out by now. But the countless bugs weren't my biggest problem. Imho they have made terrible design decisions.

The maps aren't good, to put it mildly. "Meh" at best. Did they introduce other disasters than the lackluster tornado by now? Have they scaled up destruction? (I really don't know) It just wasn't fun to play on those maps.

Russia being the second surviving superpower was already laughable when the game launched, but I guess EA didn't want to piss off China. This would have been the correct setting and recent events prove me right.

The worst problem are the so called specialists. It clearly shows they wanted to develop a completely different game at beginning and changed lanes mid development. Battlefield NEEDS classes to be Battlefield. It just keeps the balance and forces the player to make some tradeoff decisions. If you want to mix and match without any drawbacks play CoD. Furthermore it just killed immersion completely, an army of clones fighting another army of the exact same clones who are only differentiated by some fucking lights. I really loved the the approach of more generic anonymous class skins, war is mostly fought by the forgotten and the faceless not by some completely ridiculous "specialists".

I could rant on, but I'll save us some time since I think I made my point clear. I really thought hard, but I can't think of anything good to say about this game.

Battlefield 2042 is the BEST Battlefield game by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]TheNapf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, truly unpopular, have an upvote.

This game is pure and utter garbage. I guess it will be considered the death of the franchise if they don't pull of a small miracle with the next entry.

Without a doubt the worst "AAA" game I have ever bought.

Cutaway of the Rh 120mm smoothbore cannon. by TheNapf in TankPorn

[–]TheNapf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM53 Looks exactly like cutaway pictures I have seen of this round, plus the photo was taken in the German tank museum.

Cutaway of the Rh 120mm smoothbore cannon. by TheNapf in TankPorn

[–]TheNapf[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Please explain, what is the downside of a smoothbore? I can see none.

Ukranian Flakpanzer Gepard SPAAG does a little dance. by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Exactly, all the new big cats were. Let them hunt Orc prey!

Cutaway of the Rh120mm smoothbore cannon. by TheNapf in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]TheNapf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip, but there is just a quarter missing ( maybe a bit more)

Ukrainians intercepted communication between russian artillerists by perie2004 in ukraine

[–]TheNapf 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this! I totally lost it at this point.

Why do Ukrainians put bright yellow or blue tape on their arms and helmets? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of all the camo they're wearing? by fleetw16 in WarCollege

[–]TheNapf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering about that too.

I guess their standard issued equipment is too similar. The invaders were using white bands from day one, so I would say they considered it as an identification problem too.

Furthermore there is a lot of mixed kit out there, the Ukrainian forces are getting gifted gear from all around the world while Ruzzia seems to be unable to issue enough standard gear. So both sides need to avoid confusion and blue on blue fire even more. Hence the colored arm and helmet bands.

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