Seems like if you just hardened your systems with electronic shielding and good grounding, you would be able to defeat this threat. I thought we already did this to protect us from the EMP made by a nuke going off at high altitude.

Civilian stuff would be toast, but the military stuff should be good, shouldn't it?

Hard to say, they seem pretty confident.
It would probably take out terrorists, and the Tea Party using ordinary computers and cell phones to overthrow the government, though.

Tight fit.

I like how the 'little' A-10's engines are almost as big as the C-5's! I know the A-10 is well in the foreground, but, still.

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With everyone and their brother now owning at least one AR-type rifle, I thought it would be nice to learn how to clean them properly.
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Gentlemen: I present to you the video, "How To Field Strip and Clean An AR-15 Rifle".

Starring Ashley.


You are welcome.

As to why I was looking for info on AR-cleaning, no comment.

The Winchester Model 1897 Trench w/bayonet adapter and heat shield.

This is the takedown version.

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OOoooooohhh, post #666, Devil Gun!!!

Interesting. I was surprised to see that the barrel of the rifle did not get any cleaning attention. Surely it too accumulates residue/schmutz/whatever that needs to be cleaned periodically, no?

Yes, but that can be done without breaking it down.

I present: The Incredible Battle Cat!
 

I want a half dozen incredible battle cats!

Thunder, Thunder Thundercats Ho!!!!

Remember that line??

From one of them there 'heritage flights' what happens at the end of the airshow.

Top down: P-38 Lightning, A-10 Thunderbolt II (more commonly known as the A-10 'Warthog'), F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F-22 Raptor.


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Amazing they can all fly stably at the same speed. I'd think the jets would start to stall at the P-38's speed.

I thought the P-38 could do about 500 mph, but, Wiki says it tops out at about 443 mph in war trim. Wiki doesn't list stall speed for the Raptor, but, what with vectoring nozzles and such, I would guess it's stall speed to be very low. It can probably fly slower than the Lightning.

ETA: Wiki lists the P-38's stall speed as 105 mph, so...maybe not.

The Falcon would probably stall somewhere around 140 mph (depending on angle of attack), as takeoff speed is 138-148 mph, minimum.

ETA: Wiki states the stall speed for the Warthog as 138 mph.

Well, they took the picture, so it's clearly possible. I knew the warthog could fly slow, since that's its mission. But the other two jets look FAST.

Or maybe they took the picture just as they were lined up?

The 'business end' of an F-4 Phantom.

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:lol:


Damn, that's good camo.

AV-8 Harrier. I don't know A from B, nor I from II.

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I know they're cool.

OMG, WANT!!!! (You know, if I had to use one, this is the one I want.)

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^ i want a couple of those.

Dang, Traceur!!! Long time no see, er, read.

hey grav! what did i miss?

Heh, not alot!:D

F-35, first night time vertical landing, aboard the USS Wasp, no less. The USS Wasp is not a carrier, per se, you understand...it's an amphibious assault ship.



I bet that is one loud sumbitch.

Any time I see the muzzle of this gun (or a Warthog cannon) I think of 'The Magnificent Seven':

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Is that the cruise ship zippyt is on? :haha:

Surely not...not nearly enough alcohol on board.:drunk:

Target craft today... fighters/bombers tomorrow... passenger liners next week.

Where will all the hot shot kids go now that the Air Force is turning robotic ?
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USS Ronald Reagan

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It's very heavy on the right.

FIFY

or did you mean on the Republican side ?

I have no memory of this weapon.

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Well, she ain't in a pillbox, but, she's wearing one. And she does a have a machine gun...

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...I'm loving the expression on her face. Ma Barker-ish.

Some variation of the L85, fyi.

Lovely weather.

His expression: Yes Marm. Well done ! .....You silly goose

Airport delays are a pain in the ass, and seemingly inevitable. But you can amuse yourself by building your own weapons from stuff you can buy in the airport, after your cavity search.

ATTENTION TERRORISTS.... don't read this.

Not a weapon... yet... but coming soon to a drone near you.

http://www.informationweek.com/secur...d/d-id/1112913

Information Week
Mathew J. Schwartz
12/4/13

Hardware Hacker Demos Zombie Drone Hijacker
The first 2 minutes says it all... after that it's for geeks only

from TheLibertyDigest

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I don't know anything about this round, or how well it performs, but, it looks fucking awesome!

Maybe they'll come out with a version in which the little stakes are made of wood instead of copper so you can shoot vampires with them.

I don't know about that, but, there is/will be a 12 gauge slug version.:eek:

Easy enough , all you need is some finish nails Tie them in a bundle ( with dental floss) Roughly the size of a 12 ga shell , get a 12 HI Brass ( duck or turkey load )
shell , empty out the shot , leave the wad , put the nails in side , then fill with melted wax , let cool , then FUCK a Zombie UP !!!

Flechettes.

redneck Flechettes.

I would almost bet my balls that the words 'redneck' & 'flechette' appeared side-by-side for the first time right there in Zip's post.

ETA: "redneck Flechettes" returns exactly one Google result. It's almost a Googlewhack. I achieved a Googlewhack years ago with the search term 'marmalade fetish', without quotes.

An oldie, but, a goodie...

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Cut you, sucka.



Only $9750.

Hey grav

Yeah, yeah, but the boner factor. ;)

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2nd pic looks like SR-71s, are those MiGs in the first? (I realize this isn't the what is this thread, just curious :) )

Defense Industry Daily says the first pic is, "Cheetahs and Mirage 50s for Ecuador". The Cheetahs are built by Atlas in South Africa, the Mirage is of course French. I think that picture looks more like Saab Gripens, than Mirages, but they should know. :cool:

I'm not sure that the Mirage 5 has canards.

Here's a Saab Gripen:

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Here's an Atlas Cheetah:

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They do. They got it correct here (about two page-scrolls down, on the left)

I think you're right neither the Mirage 5 or Mirage 50 has canards

Defense Industry Daily.:lol:

I found your picture in Google images and clicked visit page which took me to DID here. Headline story titled "Cheetahs and Mirage 50s for Ecuador". I fell for it. :smack:

If you scroll down to the thumbnail, which is the same one in your link, it's labeled Jas-39s and Cheetahs. So is the embiggened picture.

That'll learn me not to try thinking at 4 in the morning. :blush: