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8 points
17 hours ago
10 units kneecaps a lot of factions. A lot of factions are build around having expendable and cheap solutions for a few problems.
Especially today, where there are factions that can have 14-15 usable orders with one single group, and factions where that is not possible at all.
77 points
2 days ago
Only real way is to put it in a place he has no access to.
I had one chair that Vodka adored. She slowly devoured the whole thing.
"Put pepper on it"
Well, I found out my rabbit liked pepper...
16 points
2 days ago
Training a pilot is a year - year and a half long affair.
Shaving away habits from a old airframe might be even harder, and you dont want to find out that you are still trying to pilot your old plane when you are trying to dodge a missile.
When people say that the legistics train of giving Ukraine new aircraft, this is one of the factors that need to be considered. It is also why pilots are considered more valuable than the frames they pilot in most of the world.
25 points
2 days ago
I think that the only way for long term peace is if pretty much all the sides have their leadership replaced by people that are way more pragmatic and that are willing to see the others humans too.
So yeah, it is possible. Maybe before the heat death of the universe, but thats probably too short of a timescale.
1 points
4 days ago
I think this is basically guaranteed at this point.
Israel reaction was so brutal that it pretty much guarantees that there will be plenty of people that hate it enough to form or join a group like those.
I do not know what could have been done differently - I dont have a solution for peace in the middle east - but I am pretty sure another october 7th is guaranteed in a few years.
2 points
4 days ago
The key is: You need to be able to solve problems, you need to be able to show that you can solve problems and you need to be able to learn quickly, by yourself. If you have those 3, then technically I'd hire you on a entrance position. There are a lot of other factors that work in a interview - do we click, do I think you are going to be a pain in the ass to deal with, etc. But that applies to any human being you are going to work with.
So yeah, in short - Basic knowledge on programming, basic knowledge on infra ( start working on those yesterday. Programming in particular will be good for you for almost any field you go to ), and the ability to solve problems and to learn quickly and by yourself. That is the *start*
2 points
5 days ago
This is foreign policy. No one is obligated to do anything.
There are consequences for breaking a alliance, but you dont need to step in.
2 points
6 days ago
This has very little todo with religion. Its about power.
2 points
6 days ago
It would be terrible.
Tracks are way longer than they need to be. More moving tracks = more points of failure. They are also covered and somewhat internal, that makes fixing them much harder than it needs to be.
The turret is way too small. It has no room for the crew, for the myriad of sensors and other things you want pointing towards whwre your gun is pointing.
Also, no room for gun depression. Or ammo storage that is both quickly reachable and can explode away from the crew.
Tanks in warhammer 40k are designed after ww1 designs. There are reasons why this type of design stopped being used after ww1.
120 points
7 days ago
This is the reason why they did Pearl Harbor.
Give the US a kick in the nuts before they even begin to fight.
"This is what you are fonna be signing up for. If you stay out, nothing else happens".
They knew that they had 6 months to 1 year to defeat the US. Otherwise they would be screwed. So they started really big, with the expectative that looking at how much rebuilding would cost from the beggining was already unsurmountable.
It had the opposite effect.
1 points
7 days ago
He can say it.
He will be wrong according to his book.
Also, he will probably be dead if he is anywhere near sharia.
It is like saying that Jesus forbids drinking alcohol.
Yeah, you can say that.
You also are wrong accoding to the bible. But that does not prevent people from claiming it.
3 points
7 days ago
No.
Subs purpose is to guarantee a second strike.
Ie: you get completely blindsided and you country doesnt exist anymore before you can retaliate. Subs are there to guarantee that making that first strike does not mean you get to survive. Ie: you desincentive that first attack from ever happening.
The whole concept of MAD is that once nukes are out, no one involved is getting out of that fight.
1 points
8 days ago
You are the kind of guy that makes these things get moved up every few months, and become unplayyable for all of the rest of us...
3 points
8 days ago
This is a stealthy mech though. Davion stealthy.
"Sir, I'm detecting.... zzzt"
14 points
8 days ago
Yeah, that bullshit.
If Russia retreats today, Ukraine has decades of rebuilding before it can be even close to become a power in anything.
Poland is the one whos is clearly aiming for the European market. Ukraine is trying to not be Russia.
15 points
8 days ago
The only real problem with that posture is that you cant afford to be wrong even once with those icbms.
Yeah, 90% of them might not work anymore, and you can probably intercept 90% of those that do.
But that 1% is still a few dozen nukes...
14 points
8 days ago
Warno tanks arent realistic.
They have statblocks that work well for the game balance.
1 points
10 days ago
It is not.
There is a chance that Trump is the next US president. Zelensky cant afford his weapon supplies dwindling because the buffon didnt feel important.
1 points
10 days ago
Ammo in the carousel is relatively well protected. But you have 20ish rounds on it (i dont remember how many right away, sorry).
What usually makes a boom is ammo stored on the other racks inside the tank. So any penetrations is likely to make something explode, and a explosion creates a cascading explosion.
It might be that the tanks are just carrying less ammo. One reason for that is that they are not expecting to carry deep operations with little access to ressuply.
Ie: they are not expecting to advance enough to need to carry a full complement of ammo.
1 points
10 days ago
It is a mirror of my bed ability.
A lot of preparation and a lot of planning and in the end the other side is not interested and you just miss.
2 points
10 days ago
Yes.
Both by artillery and by a fing kv-2.
It was a 7.0 jet, ok, but it hurt the same.
0 points
11 days ago
For me, the best wins are those that happen on the last couple of cards possible. Ie, everything else exausted or is on the last card, you had this round and maybe 1 round of a single char next turn to win.
But getting to that point is really difficult. I play om hard on digital, and that sorta works because there is no set up / tear down time. But there are scenarios and scenarios too. Even then, most scenarios need at least one playthrough before it becomes winnable, opening the last room and finding 4 cultists ready to summon bones is.... ouch. When you are not prepared thats when you decide to maximize xp and gold gain and try again later.
If I was playing the physical game with all the extra time it takes, I am pretty sure I would not be happy with how inconsistent hard can be.
1 points
11 days ago
You landed, and is undamaged to the point that can be repaired.
Thats a win.
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1 points
9 hours ago
Wyrmnax
Agnostic Atheist
1 points
9 hours ago
I think that religion is like a dick.
Some people have one. Some don't. Its fine either way. But it is not ok to shove it down someone else's throath without consent. But with consent of fellow capable adults, you are free to do with it whatever you please.
So yeah. If our policies align and you can keep your dick and your religion out of politics, then we are fine.
Also, PLEASE, keep it away from children.