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Jotun wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:52 pm

James1978 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:36 pm Just because I'm bored . . .
Y'all do know this isn't the first appearance of a Soviet mystery aircraft in the story?

Please elucidate...

Yes please help us out, this story is old enough to buy beer in the USA now so it's hard to remember episodes from way back

The Soviets maintained a huge force in Siberia and the far east while they have suffered losses in operations against Japan and naval losses the bulk of the army has not been engaged though the majority were c and b their readiness has surely been increased over the last few weeks so perhaps the Chi...

Project 701?

A friend has recently bought a Snider. Lovely piece of kit and I am very slightly jealous but I have too many rifles now. I've got a focus on Martini-Henry's, the most historical one I have is a Mk I 1871 manufacture, converted to Mk II and then converted again to a 303-1900 for the army of the col...

That's my understanding also. We did, however, take something like £8 million (1980s prices) worth of Argie ammunition into our service. I have found a list of what was captured from a book published in 1986. I will post as soon as I can. I stress that this is purest speculation. Mark, it makes as ...

That's my understanding also. We did, however, take something like £8 million (1980s prices) worth of Argie ammunition into our service. I have found a list of what was captured from a book published in 1986. I will post as soon as I can. I stress that this is purest speculation. Mark, it makes as ...

Eaglenine2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 08, 2025 7:18 pm Eh how did the Italian stuff get there?

Surplus through private dealers i imagine

Wasn't there an even worse incident a few years ago, a crew member shot and killed an officer. I forget if it was an SSN or an SSBN

Just like peacekeeper, with missiles ready to go and nowhere to put them

Is there anything saying they must all be silo based? Couldn't we look at road mobile for at least some portion, cause rebuilding every silo is going to be more expensive then whatever they say it's going to be

"The money was just resting in my account", that line still makes me smile

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:11 pm Honestly I wonder if the sentry ability of domesticated wolves might have been the most important trait, at least at times. A consistent reliable warning of being attacked by enemies would be useful. Just speculating out loud

Right it would make surprise attacks and ambushing very difficult

There are a number of theories as to why Neanderthals went extinct as a separate species (though in part live on in us.) The proposal that modern humans effectively conquerered and eradicated them has often been brought up, but there are some problems with that. It’s clear to us now that the Neande...

Schrodinger's missle then

Wasn't there also an anti AWAC air to air version of the AS-17 developed at one time

Happy new year all

Merry Christmas to all, hope you all enjoy the holiday season

The idea of securing the sea lanes to China seems like an argument open to attack. I'm not saying China trade wasn't the reason, but there must have been arguments against it. So I guess what I need to know about is the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the debate leading up to February 6, 1899, when the U....

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Is this sort of thing usual or are they really that hard up