02/06/2021 7:22:35 AM PST
· 6 of 43 LSUfan
to Onthebrink
1. M249 SAW is the Squad AUTOMATIC Weapon, not ASSAULT Weapon.
2. The most prolific user of the 1911 pistol in today’s US military is the Marine Corps, which issues it to its Force Recon and Raider units as the M45.
3. The M60 was nowhere near the best GPMG of the Cold War. The FN-MAG was far better and in fact, it replaced the M60 as the M240 in US nomenclature.
Incidentally, the receiver and action of the M240 is basically a modified version of the Browning used on the M1919.
It can’t be overemphasized how bad this development with the conformal fuel tanks on the Super Hornet is. The aircraft was supposed to have significantly longer combat radius with them while carrying a combat load. Now it will have to carry external tanks which reduce the combat load. But it’s actually worse on that. For reasons involving aerodynamics, the underwing pylons on the aircraft are canted outboard 5 degrees. That produces drag and with a combat load the Super Hornet cannot exceed Mach 1. It is now slow with a light load and a combat radius significantly inferior to the aircraft it has struggled to replace for years: the A-6 and F-14.
I am dubious of the supposition that labeling the cartels as terrorist organizations would automatically result in a huge influx of asylum claims. The author only cites a Mexican government source and I don’t trust the Mexican government. There is no elaboration as to why this is so. The use of military forces in a combat role along the border and even into Mexico would seem to have a similar effect and the author doesn’t seem concerned.
The other idea of using Tier 1 special operations groups like Delta and SEAL Team 6 in close cooperation with the Mexican government is also a non-starter. The op sec problems with that would be massive. The author is naive to even suggest it.
No matter what we’re all still dependent on figures and statistics from the Communist Chinese. I’m not prepared to draw any conclusions based on anything the Chicoms release or claim
02/10/2020 12:07:36 PM PST
· 11 of 14 LSUfan
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Seems like an inappropriate way to deal with an act of espionage by members of a hostile foreign military acting under orders from that hostile foreign government. Those men will never stand trial and will receive no punishment. There needs to be some other form of retaliation...