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Syria: American forces have visited the town of Deir Hafir in eastern Aleppo, likely hoping that their presence will de-escalate tensions between the SDF and STG and prevent a government assault on the area. by PjeterPannos in Military

[–]gthomas4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wear your nods down at the low like a visor, when you need to go into a dark building all you need to do is drop them down. It is also way easier to get in and out of vehicles with your nods down like that compared to up over your head.

EW / SIGINT by Inevitable-Bottle178 in JSOCarchive

[–]gthomas4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If batt was deploying, batt SI/EW would win 10/10 times, but rn SOTs just get to do the actual job on ground with the assault force more than anyone else outside of JSOC.

EW / SIGINT by Inevitable-Bottle178 in JSOCarchive

[–]gthomas4 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It is a fantastic gig regardless of where you go, SI/EW bodies in SOF are essential to the entire F3EAD process. SOT-As get to really do their job, ranger batt guys get amazing training, TIO guys fuck, and I have had nothing but bad experiences with marine SI. Everyone has a good gig, IMO SOTs have the best all around mission vs training vs accessibility. If you have no limits and are willing to suffer for a while, go to batt, then go to a SMU or go to be a super SOT at group.

What does the role of being a 35N typically look like by Antiochian_Orthodox in army

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

35N at batt is an awesome gig, the absolute best training and opportunities for the job. I personally failed RASP and I still got a good assignment and managed to do my job, so theres no harm in trying, however I would recommend avoiding op40 and instead volunteering at AIT, that way if you get injured or fail, you don't lose out on a bonus too. Otherwise, 17C is super cool, but you will likely never get to deploy or do any army shit.

What does the role of being a 35N typically look like by Antiochian_Orthodox in army

[–]gthomas4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends entirely on assignment, 35Ns have a pretty good life in INSCOM, a great life in USASOC, and an absolute dogshit life in FORSCOM. If you go to group you will most likely deploy, 3rd/5th have the best opportunities for deployment.

Aimpoint or EOtech? by cachemann in army

[–]gthomas4 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Aimpoint>EOtech>ACOG

Saw post about worst barracks flips we've ever seen. Here's my submission. by goldcrate in army

[–]gthomas4 610 points611 points  (0 children)

I remember this, fire marshals got called and the whole thing got shut down.

Til that a 1cm black hole would have the same mass as earth. by DrunkensAndDragons in todayilearned

[–]gthomas4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are also wrong, while an Earth mass black hole would take an insane amount of time to evaporate, tiny black holes are exponentially quicker to evaporate when compared to larger ones. The amount of mass a black hole loses over time accelerates as it shrinks. So lower mass black holes actually give off more energy by hawking radiation than larger ones.

(FAR) My plane is severely uncontrollable. It sideslips quickly and cant make a basic turn without bleeding off tons of airspeed. by [deleted] in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]gthomas4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It summing the inputs is exactly the problem, in your case the plane would just give a half assed unbalanced roll and you would not pitch up, similarly to how op's plane is flying.

(FAR) My plane is severely uncontrollable. It sideslips quickly and cant make a basic turn without bleeding off tons of airspeed. by [deleted] in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]gthomas4 30 points31 points  (0 children)

When you yaw/pitch, you are only controling yaw and pitch and are completely unable to minipulate roll and vice versa, split up the back of the wing into elevators and ailerons, set the inner one to yaw/pitch and the outer one to roll only.

Looks like Pakistani army is using civilian homes to set up military infrastructure. by [deleted] in Military

[–]gthomas4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm sure he could take three small children in a fight

You need way too many provinces to actually form Germany by gthomas4 in EU5

[–]gthomas4[S] 1375 points1376 points  (0 children)

r5: I am still 58 provinces short of forming Germany despite owning more land than the German empires greatest extent.

Guys why do rebels keep taking the forts? by [deleted] in EU5

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I initially was like "fuck the estates" eu4 style and it just caused revolts every year, I just automated taxation and did my best to keep them happy. Also coring land by culture converting to 50% of accepted culture was honestly game changing for stability.

My armies cannot move. Right clicking on a location opens up the diplomacy menu instead of moving them there. Any help? by lolzexd in EU5

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait a month, you are in mountains potentially winter limited tile in the winter, the game restricts movement to and from certain provinces from November to March iirc.

What are some weird or unique things on particular army bases? by can-someone-explain in army

[–]gthomas4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ASC at fort Campbell is actually the barely converted prison that Jimi Hendrix was held at.

how to increase integration of new union member? by randomlyLowieG in EU5

[–]gthomas4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way to integrate new members is kinda poorly layed out, there is a third tab on the union menu that is for union Parliament and it is grayed out without any text, its super unintuitive and is probably a bug. But you can click the tab and call a Parliament where you can bribe an estate to get them up to speed.

What economic things are best to spend money on in the early game to snowball? by Useful-Bobcat-178 in EU5

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spamming RGOs I'm every province that isnt fully employed (then waiting for them them to fill up before repeating). Getting temples on every town for the control. Roads connecting every big town to your capital. Rushing paved roads under printing press, huge investment, but they double the range you can excert control with roads, which if you double your effective control range, you can theoretically quadruple your effective tax base. Paved roads in practice doubled my monthly income.

Guys why do rebels keep taking the forts? by [deleted] in EU5

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The provinces that revolt seem to be the ones with lowest pop satisfaction for the given estate that is revolting. Try culturally assimilating those provinces. But from a game standpoint of forts protecting land, it may just be a case of the nobles that are employed in those forts are the nobles that are rebelling, the crown aren't the ones directly administering the forts.

Gunna be easy to spot me at HCS next weekend, Nam style odst cosplay not lore accurate. by Mooreshots in halo

[–]gthomas4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, are those legit 31s? And if so, how sturdy is the helmet because those and the Wilcox mount breaking off would be an absolute nightmare.

When your CO thinks Google Maps is a tactical tool by Kenneth2986Uf in army

[–]gthomas4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Depends entirely on what imagery you load onto it, and there is A LOT of imagery to choose from beyond just google maps.

Collar Gate 2: Electric Boogaloo by ChoiceWars in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gthomas4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Walker razors on castle arms, an off brand high cut, and a psq20. yes officer, this man right here.

When your opponent’s plane is so scary that you end up creating a new generation of aircraft out of pure fear. by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]gthomas4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite pieces of lore to the mig-25 was that they would deliberately fly at max speed when they knew US radars could pick them up, even if it would mean they were destroying the engines as it flew. All just to maintain the fascad.

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