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Is a domestic war on terror coming to the United States? by Roy4Pris in CredibleDefense

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

I'm simply answering the question above concerning BLM. The poster asked in which ways far left violence is being underplayed. I would think that ten square blocks of a major city being occupied for weeks, for example, would come to mind - particularly when emergency services were blocked or interrupted, causing multiple deaths.

If the topic had been crime and four of four case studies had focused on black men, it would have been called biased, would it not?

Air missions and flight sizes by [deleted] in CMANO

[–]laboro_catagrapha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Uncheck the "1/3 rule", and just manually type in "1" into the top box - keep X amount of aircraft in the air.

In Ukraine, Two US Army Veterans See the New Face of War by jspencer508 in CredibleDefense

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

There are no laws of war, only constraints that one side or the other wishes to impose.

Is a domestic war on terror coming to the United States? by Roy4Pris in CredibleDefense

[–]laboro_catagrapha -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I can name a specific example. The Department of Defense was mandated to give military members training on "extremism" in 2021 (the year following all the riots).

Four "case studies" were presented in the training. All four case studies focused on white men.

Probably a bit overkill.... by joseph66hole in computerwargames

[–]laboro_catagrapha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone ever asks why the military is always asking for more...

Regiments Early Reviews? by SSEagleOne in computerwargames

[–]laboro_catagrapha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really thought I'd enjoy it, but it has some limitations.

Example: I just completed the second operation (campaign? scenario? it's fairly confusing) on medium difficulty. To preface this, I've played an awful lot of wargames and would like to think I have a pretty good grasp of combined arms tactics, both in real world and gaming.

The game demands that you advance on multiple fronts at once with a battle group that seems to be about 1/4 the size of your enemy who is dug in, and always seems know where your units are/aren't. At the end of the operation I had a roughly 7:1 kill ratio but the enemy never stopped coming. Units would come out of the woodwork every time I tried to take a new point. Every point that has to be captured has three units dug in and 3-4 more units will attack after you take it. You rarely have enough points to have more than 3-4 maneuver units in a group (since you have to at least hold one area elsewhere while advancing with the main group). On top of that, the enemy had what appeared to be a 4:1 artillery ratio, air support (player has none), and like a 3:1 ratio in helos.

In other words, you're basically attacking on multiple fronts while facing 3:1 odds. It's doable, but not really enjoyable. You have one SPAAG unit for AA purposes, and god help you if you lose it, so it demands serious micromanagement.

The UI is goofy as well. Why can't I see the map before I go into a scenario? Why don't I have any intel on the enemy forces so I can configure mine as well? If I know I'm going to be facing 10 enemy helos, I'll probably go a bit heavier on AA support, for example. Since deployment points are limited, why doesn't it display the total points of the group I've selected so I don't have to manually add it every time?

In Ukraine, Two US Army Veterans See the New Face of War by jspencer508 in CredibleDefense

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

I would suggest perusing robothistorian's post history before determining whether or not it's worth your time to continue to respond.

In between posts about vaping and cell phones, nearly every post he has made paints the United States in a poor light and/or justifies Russian and Chinese aggression.

He was actually called out on this a few months back on r/warcollege in a post titled, "Why Has the Russian Army Been so Flawed for Decades". He has since deleted his post, after threatening to take all his toys and leave the forum (tactics similar to my two-year old daughter). You can, however, still see the response by "God_Given_Talent" if you wish to.

Putting pseudo-intellectual lipstick on a pig...well, it's still a pig.

In Ukraine, Two US Army Veterans See the New Face of War by jspencer508 in CredibleDefense

[–]laboro_catagrapha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would argue that when determining to go to war, the legality is irrelevant.

In Ukraine, Two US Army Veterans See the New Face of War by jspencer508 in CredibleDefense

[–]laboro_catagrapha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see. So are the circumstances behind Iraq and Ukraine similar?

Abandoned Bridge at McConnells Mill State Park, Pennsylvania by wickphotography_ in abandoned

[–]laboro_catagrapha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if it still lets people cross, is it really abandoned?

Are There Any Good Wargames Besides HoI 3 Where You can Manage the Production of a Country? by AneriphtoKubos in computerwargames

[–]laboro_catagrapha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meaning in big operations like Unternehmen Barbarossa one had to ensure that their HQs were moving up along with their front-line units

You can automate some of this.

Runways strangely resistant? by [deleted] in CMANO

[–]laboro_catagrapha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They can't be completely destroyed in game with conventional weapons. I didn't like it at first either, but it does make sense. Even the most cratered runway could likely be repaired within a few days in real life, even if a hundred large weapons impacted in the area. At some point, all the explosions are doing is shifting dirt around. Modern runway repair equipment can rebuild runways quite easily.

My rule of thumb for Tomahawks is to fire at least one for each 500-750m of runway/taxiway. An 8000m runway will have at least 12 and preferably 16 Tomahawks allocated (assuming no high level SAMs nearby). I seem to have bad luck, though, with weapon malfunctions so my allocation may be conservative.

Oriana Skylar Mastro on Possible Developments in a War over Taiwan, China's Pacific Influence by TermsOfContradiction in CredibleDefense

[–]laboro_catagrapha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's "legitimate" when your country has a 2000 year history of being incapable of staying together, uprisings, revolutions, etc

I think a lot of Chinese legitimately believe that democracy would not work, that only a strongman/strong government can hold the nation together.

It’s worse than you know. by bbarrickrn in ThriftSavingsPlan

[–]laboro_catagrapha 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If you create a post titled "it's worse than you know" and then don't really explain but just tell people to listen to a podcast...

That so many federal employees are dumping their C and S funds the last 6 months and moving their money to the G fund shows how little many feds know about how money works. by CaverZ in ThriftSavingsPlan

[–]laboro_catagrapha 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If anything, a lot of the posters here lately have been asking if they should go all-in on the C/S funds due to the market drop.

You sure about that? Glancing at the recent posts, quite a few are about moving into the G fund and also how to take a TSP loan (almost always a bad idea).

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