[Ten] days of Christmas

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[Ten] days of Christmas

[Ten] days of Christmas

@NinePlusOne2

today I will remind them

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Obiewan Gandalf
Obiewan Gandalf@GandalfObiewan·
@cdrsalamander Why would a missile care of it was aimed at land or sea. It’s just a spot on the globe.
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cdrsalamander
cdrsalamander@cdrsalamander·
"Land Attack Cruise Missiles" cannot attack ships at sea. Anti-ship cruise missiles launched from land can. Details matter for clarity.
Jim LaPorta@JimLaPorta

New at @CBSNews - A cargo ship in the Gulf region was hit by a possible land-attack cruise missile, causing several injuries among the ship's Filipino crew, two U.S. officials told CBS News. The hit on the CGM San Antonio — which is owned by a French firm — took place late Tuesday evening local time, the officials said. #post-update-d8be3bf6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cbsnews.com/live-updates/i…

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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
@ChrisExpTheNews Also consider if the EC is eliminated for being unfair, the Senate is not going to hang around for long after. Would WY-ID-ND-SD hang around indefinitely in such a state?
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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
@ChrisExpTheNews After 3 to 4 decades of presidency being decided entirely by the coasts, a good chunk of the upper midwest/rockies might take that deal
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mjv
mjv@m_j_vasey·
@stuarthammond14 Not sure that'd work for supermarkets. The logistics is the important part. Without that they're just another shop selling shit that's way more expensive than the competitor.
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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
Re: these specific vehicles, i imagine the capacity of bridges follows a power law, so cutting vehicle weight increases your crossing options dramatically Important in an age where any static target can be struck from 1000km
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Michelangel Yo
Michelangel Yo@MichelangelYo·
@Aviation_Intel far better if they had ordered a 100 of those prop-special force planes they ended up buying for the afghani air force. now that's real loitering versus the 18's which are overkill.
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Tyler Rogoway
Tyler Rogoway@Aviation_Intel·
USMC F/A-18C/Ds pushed to the Middle East are extremely capable drone hunters. Now significantly upgraded w/APG-79V4 AESA and APKWS air-to-air rockets. Good targeting pod etc. Marines better at dispersed ops. Expect them forward and working in counter air screen over gulf if needed. Good for hunting small boats too etc
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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
@dilanesper I recall a case in England where one trans footballer ended an entire village women's rec league by repeatedly injuring other players Any real solution needs a way to punish this behavior
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Dilan Esper
Dilan Esper@dilanesper·
it's a lost cause at this point given the political salience of the issue, but i continue to think "different rules for recreational and elite sports" was the correct policy. recreational sports are inclusionary; elite sports are hyper-concerned with policing the categories.
👩‍⚕️ Dr. Laura 👩‍⚕️@datadriven_tdoc

Counterpoint. Trans people should be allowed to participate in low stakes minimally competitive recreational activities without drawing attention to their histories of transition.

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Mike Glenn
Mike Glenn@MikeRGlenn·
@KToropin @SECNAV Is there any reason they couldn't just dust off the plans of a Nimitz-class carrier and build another one of those? What did the Ford class have that the Nimitiz didn't, other than the emals catapult system?
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Konstantin Toropin
Konstantin Toropin@KToropin·
NEW: The U.S. Navy is reviewing the design and costs of the Ford-class aircraft carrier and @SECNAV is not ruling out canceling future ships of the class. When asked if the review could scrap the Fords, Phelan said only that “it’s too early to say, but we will have carriers.”
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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
@lord_devlin @esrtweet No, it was designed for CAS and CSAR support in low threat environments (Vietnam), basically as a replacement for the Skyraider The AGM-65 was developed so the A10 would have a chance against Shilkas and the like
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Lord Devlin
Lord Devlin@lord_devlin·
@esrtweet Where do people get the idea that the A-10 was designed for low threat environments? I thought it was constructed to massacre Soviet columns in the Fulda Gap during WW3? Those guys had thousands of anti air ready to rock
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Eric S. Raymond
Eric S. Raymond@esrtweet·
Gotta admit I've changed my mind about this. I was in the camp that loved the Hog but was grudgingly prepared to concede that its time had passed - not survivable in a modern threat environment stiff with drones and MANPADs. But damned if the A-10 didn't turn out to be an effective tool against small-boat swarms in the Straits of Hormuz. And not so expensive to fly or ammo up that you end up with a nasty shot-exchange problem either - not something you can say for putting the F-35 on that job. The Hog has demonstrated that there is still a tier of missions in between the envelope of an attack helicopter and a fast fighter for which the Hog is excellently fitted. Still. In 2026. Of course you need to have done SEAD to lower the odds that it will be popped by competent air defense, but the US Air Force is very good at that mission. As it keeps demonstrating. I was wrong. The Hog deserves its extension. And we ought to be seriously looking at building an A11. Maybe not a manned A11, but a functionally similar instrument with a big fucking gun and the ability to fly low and slow and loiter on a patrol area. In conclusion: "Let me sing you the song of my people: BRRRRRRRRRT."
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force@SecAFOfficial

In consultation with @SecWar, we will EXTEND the A-10 “Warthog” platform to 2030. This preserves combat power as the Defense Industrial Base works to increase combat aircraft production. Thank you to @POTUS for your unwavering support of our warfighters and quick, decisive leadership as we equip our force. More to come.

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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
Column of smoke, ballistic missile! WAY, HEY, IN A SHOOTIN GALL'RY Brace for shock an' hope it fizzles! RUNNIN DOWN THE HORMUZ NOW
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[Ten] days of Christmas@NinePlusOne2·
@BowTiedNiners Tbf the real risk here is overspecc'ing everything and blowing your budget by 300% Gotta get an old ironworker in the room to explain to the rocket scientists that, yes, being a half inch off is ok sometimes
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dude
dude@dude100500·
@vivek_1052 Yes, speedboat gets immediately bought, THEN insurance company appeals and doctor loses license forever and gets to jail if fraud is proven in court of law.
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V.I.V.E.K@vivek_1052·
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@Floridaman35154 @godofsludge @AlexAlmeida2020 A fort >>>> a ship only as long as the ship *must* operate within the fort's field of fire. If the ship can disembark men and guns a bit away, then it can enjoy freedom of maneuver. Or the ship can just go bombard an undefended port. Or seize merchant shipping.
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Floridaman40
Floridaman40@Floridaman35154·
@godofsludge @AlexAlmeida2020 i'm sorry i thought it was the opposite - that a ship could be maneuvered and also non-stationary. 4:1 in favor of sea-based platforms?
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trying too hard
trying too hard@godofsludge·
@AlexAlmeida2020 during the age of sail, a coastal fortress almost always outgunned a ship because it was a stable platform . i think there's a similar principle today, because concentration of force, dispersion, and resupply is much easier on land (and home turf) than at sea.
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