Question: Can (any) Military buy insurance for their assets?
ie. Make AIG pay for the sinking of the Nimitz in case someone drives a submarine into it.

BTW we talked about rocket backblast the other day... this one is jet engine, not quite rocket but well
LMAO so hard watching the doll bergetar2

Magazines are usually supposed to be disposable (for convenience), but I'm sure these are expensive enough not to be thrown away just like that. Where to keep the empty mags though?

Have you seen how massive these things are?

Also in the heat of battle where quick reloading is very important to your health I'm pretty sure the safe keeping of expended mags are not that of a great priority.

Shoot, drop empty mag, pull out new mag insert into weapon, repeat. Trying to keep an already empty mag seems to just add another unnecessary step to the process.

Since when did getting into a firefight not smack in deep shit? 

China ready to launch supersize 10,000-ton destroyer, report says

HONG KONG, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China may not be far from launching a 10,000-ton Type 055 destroyer and building a semi-submersible ship.

According to Hong Kong news service UDN.com, satellite photos indicate Beijing is nearing completion on a supersize destroyer at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

The warship could be launched before the end of 2016, according to the report published Friday.

Hong Kong-based military commentator Liang Guoliang said the photos show officers from the Zhongchuan Group, and the images indicate construction was reaching its final phase in preparation for a first-time launch.

There appear to be two Type 055 destroyers at the shipyard. At least one ship was equipped with engines, control devices and radar, Liang said.

The destroyer can displace about 12,000 tons and is the largest warship of its class to be manufactured in Asia, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

The UDN report stated the destroyer has 96 vertical launching system grids and a helipad capable of accommodating large military helicopters.

The Type 055 can carry YJ-100 long-range anti-ship cruise missiles, anti-submarine missiles and anti-aircraft missiles.

Other Chinese warships in active service include the Type 051 and 052 destroyers.

China is also making swift progress on the construction of ultra-large semi-submersible ships.

Guangzhou Shipyard International had built a semi-submersible ship at Guangzhou Shipyard on Thursday.

The ship named "Xinguanghua" was delivered to Zhongyuan Shipping the owner, according to the report.

he did it for the lulz... i think he was a little disappointed he didnt go up the ramp

Excerpts from Part 1 of Below The Turret Ring article.

Leopard 2 in Syria

ahhh just noted the qbz also no mags...



the smg looks like something out of ww2...reminds me of mp40 or sten

they held onto the magazine i reckon

I know it travels in formation but these days it gets alot easier to kill that big bullseye.

Carrier killer missiles , there are currently no defense against it.

Hypersonic speed + fire from hundreds of miles away.

Ww2 had it tough

Wondering can an anti ship missile especially hypersonic missile sink a ship? I thought torpedos can break a ship in half and sink it.

Bizarre incident unfolds in Kazakhstan when passing lorry driver is asked for directions by a lost military gunship



This is the bizarre moment a passenger in a military helicopter asks a lorry driver for directions.

The clip, filmed in Karabutak, Kazakhstan, shows a helicopter on a road surrounded by clouds of dust.

As the shaky footage comes into focus, a man can be seen running down the road, away from the helicopter, which has landed but still has its rotor running.

After a short spell of gesturing and chatting, the man returns to the helicopter, appearing to know now where he is going.
The helicopter takes off again, and the traffic is able to move forward for the drivers to continue their journey, after the strange interruption.

paratrooper droop zone Malaysian embassy

it a modular ship
can be fitted if needed to

but for purpose of training this will do
if infiltration success
how to get out 
lol