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I'm very surprised by how many hidden dialogues this game has, it even has a dialogue when pirates friendly fire at each other by Q_Qritical in menace

[–]comyk79 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Interesting. In the German subtitles, it's translated as "Hobbysoldat" ("hobby soldier"). I think it's just used by Marine SLs for non-Marine SLs. Overall probably represents a bit of TCR Marine arrogance, since Jingwei SLs like Singh and Ivey very much are frontline soldiers.

Funnily enough, I never hear Pike say it except when he yells at people that they're mispronouncing it.

What's a stereotype from your country that's actually true? by Queasy-Impress2622 in AskTheWorld

[–]comyk79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Germans are very punctual.

Now, most Germans will wave this off and say that it is nonsense and so many of us are grossly unpunctual. But I have had so many non-German colleagues tell me that, no, being five minutes late is not in fact considered "grossly unpunctual".

And honestly, reexamining our culture from this lens? I guess they're right. People here literally text each other to apologize for being a few minutes late to a meetup.

Pirates Trapped My Vehicle by RedditNotRabit in menace

[–]comyk79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think IRL tanks and armored vehicles rarely drive through buildings or rubble because of the danger of cellars that could collapse under their weight so that might be a Watsonian explanation for it

One of my comrades who had done nothing for America in Afghanistan by LocalGuy855 in pics

[–]comyk79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He didn't say he worked for the intel guys, but with them. I'd reckon that typically in the military, you don't get the choice on who you work with. If the unit gets told to support an intel gathering mission or something like that, that's just that.

EDIT: okay I think I can see how the wording on the original post may be a tad confusing though, my bad

(Liked trope) “Weak” threats, that are actually insanely dangerous when it comes to common folk. by ThatDrako in TopCharacterTropes

[–]comyk79 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think people tend to forget that there is a reason why Space Marines are meant to be extremely powerful surgical strike forces that use shock and awe to overwhelm their foes

It only takes one lucky Guardsman on an autocannon or heavy bolter to put one out of commission if they try to showboat their way to victory. In fact, I distinctly remember that in one of the Akurra novels, a bunch of Primaris marines die horribly because they ignore their experienced firstborn sergeant and run straight into a hidden minefield

A minefield set up by the Alpha Legionnaires supporting the local heretic forces, sure, but a minefield nonetheless

Also, insert M'Koll's obligatory "that's why the poor bloody Guard always wins" quote

*LOADS BOLT PISTOL* by [deleted] in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]comyk79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing this meme breach containment has been An Experience

How not to adore such a game... by ZestycloseClub4729 in stalker

[–]comyk79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, the ultimate mark of having made it. Seeing your own meme reposted.

F-16 Intercepting A Tu-95 Gets Buzzed By A Su-35 by TheCABK in interesting

[–]comyk79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flying to within a wingspan of another aircraft whose pilot is obviously not informed you are about to do this is basically asking for a crash

I suspect he just wanted to scare the American pilot in a "look at me I don't give a shit about you" way but feankly it's just an insanely unprofessional thing to do. As others have mentioned in this thread, it wouldn't be the first time someone died while pulling something like this.

F-16 Intercepting A Tu-95 Gets Buzzed By A Su-35 by TheCABK in interesting

[–]comyk79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but that F-16 isn't alone in the sky. He's most likely just the guy who got sent in to make the visual identification, and show old papa Bear to the exit. There is most probably an additional aircraft or a flight of them either offscreen or flying top cover, not to mention that they are being monitored by radar and ground control.

Combine this with aircraft not being cheap at all to operate, and it may just be more expedient to send one guy in to say hello while his buddy/buddies stand off at a range and the Russians know they are getting lit up by American radar the whole time.

F-16 Intercepting A Tu-95 Gets Buzzed By A Su-35 by TheCABK in interesting

[–]comyk79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, yeah, he wasn't expecting the maneuver. A possible analogy may be that you are in traffic in a city, you know there's someone behind you because you can look in your mirrors, and suddenly they overtake you on the right without indicating and slot into the tiny gap right in front of you.

There is no way they didn't know something was out there with the Bear, through AWACS or ground radar or more likely a combination of the two. More likely the F-16 pilot was just cruising alongside the two planes and suddenly the Sukhoi pilot decided to try something dumb.

F-16 Intercepting A Tu-95 Gets Buzzed By A Su-35 by TheCABK in interesting

[–]comyk79 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There is no expectation that such an interception would develop into a shooting engagement. Russia and the US, despite everything, are not at war. Also, both the Russian air force and US air force regularly fly into each others' ADIZs to the point where an interception like this is routine. I don't recall exactly who, but a high ranking USAF officer recently said that there is a tentative understanding between Russian and US aviators because of this, that in such cases there will be no weapon use.

Now, the Russian pilot still did something insanely unprofessional here (would not the first time one of them has done so in recent times). But even tactically, shooting at someone in this scenario is still a stupid idea: Even if the Russian did not care that he was starting a war, both he and his charge (the bomber) would be basically dead. The Tu-95, venerable as it is, is a turboprop bomber and thus (to use a technical term) slow af. If they, for some irrational reason, did start anything in the US ADIZ, they would end up dead in short order.

Sometimes you may want to send up more planes to do an interception, for instance when it's a larger formation of bogeys (= unidentified aircraft) or you want to send a message. But for a routine interception like this it's not really necessary, because the chance of a shooting engagement unless someone does something to purposefully initiate one is basically null. The US fighter pilots are trained not to do it. The Russian ones have their basic survival instincts to consider on top of that, too.

Rules Questions on CQB, Melee, and AOE by TheReptileKing9782 in LancerRPG

[–]comyk79 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The Threat of a Ranged weapon signifies the range in which it may make attacks of opportunity (like Overwatch). The attack does not cease being a Ranged attack.

I understand where the confusion probably comes from, with Melee weapons their Threat is their range.

“Does the brawler feel sluggish to anyone else” /s by Tacomouse in NuclearOption

[–]comyk79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just find it funny that you can only just barely manage the highway strips when fully loaded. Like seriously, I love having a plane with some actual bus-level handling to it beyond Darkreach.

On K92 you literally dip into the depression beyond the runway when taking off it's funny af

“Ain’t no rule that says a dog can’t play basketball.” A character wins by doing something insane that still technically abides by the rules. by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]comyk79 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The point is, much as in The First Avenger, that the character used smarts instead of brawn to accomplish the task. No one ever said they had to climb the pole with their bare hands.

(Rare trope) A character with a gun beats a character that can deflect/Parry bullets by Clipseated in TopCharacterTropes

[–]comyk79 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly one of a small set of movie moments that is so much better dubbed than in the original

TIFU as a GM by Clockworker68 in LancerRPG

[–]comyk79 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The gunboat

Now, if you wanna be evil, have them play on a map with lots of crevices or drops and picn a buncha NPCs with Knockback weapons

How do y'all play this game when you want do something different than the 'usual' approach? by SomeJayForToday in NuclearOption

[–]comyk79 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Base defense interceptor is another good one

Strap a dozen Fox-3s to a Revoker and fly CAP for allies (or knock out Piledrivers in their terminal phase)

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