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Senyu t1_jd9dape wrote

Reply to comment by tbarr1991 in U.S. will speed transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Pentagon says by Just_A_Dogsbody

I honestly thought that'd be the route the Navy would go with their railguns, but it seems that project has been put on hold indefinitely. My guess is they value air strikes and missles more than a kinetic launcher that's costly in electricity. I think both are good, especially given the range and ammo costs of a railgun, but we'll see if it ever resumes.

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Lilprotege t1_jd99ybi wrote

Reply to 2 Illinois teens on spring break killed in a sledding accident at Colorado's Copper Mountain | CNN by Lampwickhu

I’m privy to some information not released to the press… the fact is that these kids are the epitome of a Darwin Award. They trespassed onto a closed mountain, used their personal plastic sled that they bought at Walmart earlier that day (showing that they put thought into this) on what at that time was virtually a bobsled hill with how frozen the snowpack was inside the half pipe. From there they launched themselves over a berm that was meant to stop a skier/snowboarder riding said half pipe, not just booking it in a straight line. Probably a 100 ft. drop, give or take. I feel terribly for their parents and the rest of their group, but this is just a perfect example of the fucking around and finding out Tik Tok generation.

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RollerDude347 t1_jd99etx wrote

Reply to comment by blackbeautybyseven in Justice Department convinces federal judge Trump used his attorney in furtherance of a crime in classified docs probe by Picture-unrelated

Hitler wasn't really that smart. He had a few smart people around him but in the end he mostly chose crazy, yes-men to listen to. I mean think about his strategy going into the war. It was basically just... hit them really fast before they can react. "They" being most of the other world powers all at once. He started losing as soon as the opposition forces got their feet under themselves.

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Dreadedvegas t1_jd98tny wrote

Reply to comment by ClubsBabySeal in U.S. will speed transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Pentagon says by Just_A_Dogsbody

OMFV final three to be announced this year for prototype submission.

Based on the MPF turnaround that means selection will be late 2024 / early 2025 with low rate production in 2026 before it enters service in 2028

There is likely pressure to get it to production this time after two failed programs in the FCV program and GCV program. With the MPF selection (GLDS) , and the AMPV (BAE) production in full swing. Its very likely the Army gets it selected this time.

Current teams for the program are:

GLDS with a variation of the Griffin II

Oskosh / Hanwha with the Redback

American Reinmetall with Lynx KF41

BAE with its successor bradley

Point defense which is new kid on the block

The M113 replacements are already entering service and is in production right now

Edit: with the Abrams, take what the Pentagon says with a grain of salt. They don’t want to see a reduction in capabilities and readiness and sending more Abrams will see that readiness plummet in their active units due to less availability of Abrams. Ukraine already fields turbine tanks, this is nothing new. However IFVs are more important than tanks are in the medium term.

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jeremyjack3333 t1_jd96ya7 wrote

Reply to comment by Picture-unrelated in Justice Department convinces federal judge Trump used his attorney in furtherance of a crime in classified docs probe by Picture-unrelated

Just watch AP for the stories as they come out, they usually have an overarching rundown and they also don't editorialize much if at all.

AP is non-profit, consistently ranks the best in media bias rankings year after year, and has been around for almost 200 years.

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