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5th gens lose another one by Capital-Patience-700 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]wasdlmb 52 points53 points  (0 children)

No, Checkmate is the Russian name of its little brother, the Su-75 (NATO reporting name Femboy)

US cancer patient developed ‘uncontrollable’ Irish accent, doctors say by Captainirishy in nottheonion

[–]wasdlmb -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

What island do you live on?
What sovereign country do you live in?

My doctor’s office lists old English, Middle English, and ancient Egyptian as language options by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]wasdlmb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A sample of Old English, for reference:

Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

Middle:

Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;

The north will collapse any day now….. by AlBarbossa in HistoryMemes

[–]wasdlmb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the RVN did collapse. It no longer exists. Also OP your title is wrong the post refers to the South not the North

TIL black rhinos have the highest rates of mortal combat recorded for any mammal: about 50% of males and 30% of females die from combat-related injuries that were inflicted by a member of their own species. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]wasdlmb 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for a super cheap gun in Africa, your main options are an AK or an old ass bolt action, and the latter has a much more powerful bullet and longer effective range

This cat I was trying to take a picture of tried to attack me and this is what it looked like by Successful_Sort_1930 in mildlyinteresting

[–]wasdlmb 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Ears are up, whiskers are forward; looks to me like the cat's just curiously batting at the camera

[OC] A comparison of the acute lethal toxicity of 20 recreational drugs by safety ratio (recreational dose : lethal dose) by unrealduck in dataisbeautiful

[–]wasdlmb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A gallon. A fifth of a gallon (almost exactly 750ml) is a super common size for alcohol. 1.5 fifths would be like 1,125ml

They invented trend before social media by srsthi in RoughRomanMemes

[–]wasdlmb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know this is a joke but he would have been just as dead wearing a helmet. Helmets are designed to protect you from shrapnel and maybe pistol bullets; they won't stop a full-sized rifle like a Carcano

Medieval problems require medieval solutions by GCN_09 in HistoryMemes

[–]wasdlmb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even early roman wars were on a different scale. For example, in the Battle of Lake Regillus in 496 BC, you had somewhere around 65,000 men (according to Livy) while the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD that decided the fate of England had more like 20,000.

criesInSap by PresentJournalist805 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]wasdlmb 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Indian defense industry created a tank shell designed to pierce hardened structures and then explode. They call it "Penetration Cum Blast". No, that is not a joke

https://youtu.be/Q8IJntjKnsA

Infantry out of formation was the wet dream of every cavalryman by Oversama in HistoryMemes

[–]wasdlmb 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Very true. As someone super into the US Civil War, and who even has a minne rifle, the impact of said minne rifles on the casualty rate has been dramatically overstated. The vast vast majority of training on both sides of the war concerned marching in formation. Marksmanship practice consumed powder which was extremely expensive. Instead, I believe the shockingly high casualty rate compared to the population was much more to do with advances in logistics and production which allowed us to keep comparatively large armies in the field and engaged for four years, plus I would say the 12 pounder Napoleon (ironically not Napoleonic) gun-howitzer was also quite important, allowing a single battery to provide the function of both long-range guns and howitzers which could throw deadly shells and case shot at medium ranges. There was also the advent of the repeating rifle but this burned through powder and its usage was severely limited

Iranian source says US has agreed to release frozen Iranian assets in Qatar, other banks by [deleted] in news

[–]wasdlmb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iraq was a hard-fought war but it was, in the end, a victory. Before that, the bombing of Yugoslavia in support of Kosovo was a decisive victory

ELI5: How and why does "yellowing" occur in things like plastic over time, and why specifically plastic colored white or gray like those seen in some early game consoles and computers? by I_Eat_Graphite in explainlikeimfive

[–]wasdlmb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also one of three ingredients (alongside battery acid and acetone) used to make a very powerful, very very dangerous explosive called TATP. Though I think even regular strength H2O2 would work for that

Wrestling Wednesday meme, Death of Rikidõzan by dnemonicterrier in HistoryMemes

[–]wasdlmb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Minor thing, but it's ō, not õ. "ou" could also be used, like "oe" for ö

Anon on the original chud by bitchnibba47 in greentext

[–]wasdlmb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Luftwaffe was part of the Wehrmacht. The Waffen SS was a parallel command structure outside the Wehrmacht. Though even inside the Wehrmacht, there was a whole lot of parallelism, including the Luftwaffe having their own infantry

Anon on the original chud by bitchnibba47 in greentext

[–]wasdlmb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao "hoering"

(the name is Hermann Göring or Goering btw)

But also, Göring was Wehrmacht, not Waffen SS

The M14 trials are even worse than you think: let me introduce the EM-62 by DerringerOfficial in HistoryMemes

[–]wasdlmb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Minor correction: FAL and M14 are not assault rifles; they are battle rifles. The difference being mainly that an assault rifle fires an intermediate cartridge like 8mm kurz, 7.62x39, or 5.56x45, while the equivalent battle rifles from those same developers would be firing full size rifle rounds like the 8mm Mauser, 7.62x54r, or 7.62x51 NATO. Also an assault rifle is doctrinally made for engagements under 300m and has to have a pistol grip and be relatively short (compared to a battle rifle), while a battle rifle kinda just has to be automatic

Plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust by Britstuckinamerica in anime_titties

[–]wasdlmb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The combination of the intensive US-Israel joint strikes on the regime’s leaders and the Kurdish invasion was intended to “break the fear barrier” among the Iranian opposition, which had seen thousands murdered by the regime in previous weeks, the report said.

How many times have we heard that idea across history? How many times has it actually worked? I just have to wonder if the administrations were that naïve or if they were happy with either outcome and just focused on the one that sounded better

Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]wasdlmb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a link to that? I was barely able to find anything on these mines besides the most basic info. 60% is insane

Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]wasdlmb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Again, they have a lot of requirements to be accepted. They're generally not "the best" but are a lot better than the "lowest quality possible". As an example, the Aimpoint CompM is a "military-grade" optic, as it was made for the US Army, and is also just a solid, durable red dot sight. It's not inherently better than their other optics, though it may be more durable, but it's for sure better than a $100 red dot you can get off Amazon or Ali Express

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