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As I am neither, I am preparing. (There’s actually a song about it, Schism by Tool).Stalagmite wrote:I was under the impression that most Americans had their heads stuck up their asses, not in sand, but best of luck anyway.Junktown Commando wrote:Planning, hoping, awaiting the storm so we can rule over those who stuck their heads in the sand and said “It’ll never happen!�
Or perhaps not. Those same people remember what life was like under the Taliban, and 905 want nothing to do with it. The rest are in no condition to say no- Most of these are of a class that even the Taliban doesn’t want (mostly medically unfit to even run a mile, let alone fight and run for a mile).rad resistance wrote:You can't defeat the mindset of a population or change thousands of years of a feudal system that has held Afghanistan together or in the dark ages. These men in Afghanistan have been fighting well before most of these soldiers were born. Afghan rebels will continue to fight until they defeat or force the withdrawal of yet another invasion force into the mighty Afghan.
Yes, but all those other things help. I happen to be watching “Weaponizers� on the Militry Chanel right now, and they use basically used vehicles to build pretty nasty war wags.fallout ranger wrote:Machines break down, run out of fuel, get stuck in sand, the most effective weapon on the battlefield is soldiers with small arms, that's why infantry has and always will exist.
As to fuel, “The Colony� on Discovery address this a couple different ways, and new fuel sources threaten even the dictatorship of oil (hint hint President Richardson).
Militrily, the US did win the overwhelming majority of engagements, most especially the biggest ones. The Tet Offensive, which was the beginning of the end in Viet Nam, was actually an abysmal defeat to the North Viet Namese. They won because we quite. Period. (Sounds familiar, somehow… Not sure why though…)Wolfman Walt wrote:That, my friend, is grade A bullshit that was popularized by individuals such as Col. David Hackworth. The US lost multiple engagements in Vietnam, such as the attack on Hill 875 and the Battle of Lang Vei.the U.S. didn't lose a single engagement in Vietnam
But back to the real topic, rather than drivel and bullshit.
If you consider bolt-action, lever-action, revolvers, or integrated magazines “antique� then yes. I’m not into black powder generally, since 99% of black powder weaps are harder to reload. But for short periods, I have heard that black powder can be used to reload spent shell casing (though any automatic weaps that are reloaded with black powder must be manually reloaded like a bolt-action until the black powder rounds are gone, then have to be cleaned so heavily that about half will be useless afterwards).the thing about black powder, unlike cordite, is that anyone can make it in their own home (the hard part is digging a latrine, then dealing with the smell later). During the American Civil War, the Confederates actually had part of a gunpowder factory right underneath a Union base- shortly after the loss of that facility (a saltpeter refinery) the Confederates militry situation began going badly quickly.fallout ranger wrote:Anyways...Anyone into black powder? Antique firearms?
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Hill 875 was an unsuccessful initial attack followed up by a successful attack; the entire operation would be classified a single engagement. First time of heard of Lang Vei, and you're right about that.Wolfman Walt wrote:The US lost multiple engagements in Vietnam, such as the attack on Hill 875 and the Battle of Lang Vei.
I change most stance to the U.S. military won a vast majority of the engagements in Vietnam.
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Since my argument isn't that Americans should only be allowed to own muskets, there's really no argument other than you're too stupid to have an argument.fallout ranger wrote:What an eloquent, stinging, well put-together argument
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Retlaw83 wrote:Since my argument isn't that Americans should only be allowed to own muskets, there's really no argument other than you're too stupid to have an argument.fallout ranger wrote:What an eloquent, stinging, well put-together argument
Wow, you can't pick up sarcasm very well can you.
Nice logic too.
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There’s ALWAYS some people like that. (I should know, I’m usually “that guy.�)SenisterDenister wrote:I know I've only been here three years, but is civil discussion too much to ask for?
Another nice one is the Police ITHACA. There’s this switch near the stock that when activated will allow the shotgun to fire every time the slide is operated… Not exactly “semi-auto� but it has the same effect.
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I'm pretty good with sarcasm, I just have trouble seeing it in text when it's done by unfunny people who have never shown an inkling of wit.fallout ranger wrote:Wow, you can't pick up sarcasm very well can you.
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Well...if you wanna laugh at someone...... (literally drunk right now)Retlaw83 wrote:I'm pretty good with sarcasm, I just have trouble seeing it in text when it's done by unfunny people who have never shown an inkling of wit.fallout ranger wrote:Wow, you can't pick up sarcasm very well can you.
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