Tag Archives: tanks

LinkSwarm For November 17, 2023

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Progressives kick Jews out of the club, San Francisco cleans up for a communist dictator (but not mere citizens), FBI busts a brothel catering to politicians…then refuses to divulge their clients, and The Marvels crashes and burns on opening weekend. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 20, 2023

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Lawrence Person

No job yet, but my dogs and I are all doing fine. Israel’s land incursion into Gaza is still pending, more Democratic Party graft, another House Speaker aspirant drops out, and media flame outs at Disney and Apple. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Tank News Roundup For October 18, 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Lawrence Person

A fair amount of tank news has built up in the hopper over the last month or so (some, but not all, related to the Russo-Ukraine War), so let’s do a roundup. The U.S. Army has announced that it’s not … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Avdiivka Offensive: Lots Of Pain, Little Gain

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Russia has been pouring a lot of men and resources into capturing Avdiivka, a town just north of Donetsk, to evidently very little gain. The best overview of the situation I’ve seen is this Twitter post: After days of intense … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 13, 2023

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Bad news: Still unemployed. Good news: Applied/submitted for lots of jobs. Good news: My dog’s operation was a success! Bad news: The lump was cancerous. Good news: The cancer was a Stage 1 soft tissue melanoma, which is the lowest … Continue reading →

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The First Time As Tragedy, The Second Time As Farce

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Hamas decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War by launching another war. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “we are at war, and we will win it” early Saturday as the country’s air force began striking … Continue reading →

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M1A1 Abrams Tanks Finally Heading To Ukraine

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember all the fanfare over the U.S. sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine? Supposedly in time for the much vaunted Spring Offensive? That didn’t happen. Evidently the usual Biden Administration competency was in play. But now the allotment of M1A1 Abrams … Continue reading →

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Russian Optics Factory Goes Boom

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

No indication yet that this was a Ukrainian rocket attack, drone attack, or even partisan sabotage. But it sounds militarily significant. Local officials in Russia say an explosion at an optical plant in the city of Sergiyev Posad, about 70 … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Moran Rates Realism of Tank Scenes in Movies (Again)

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Just as he did about a year ago, Nicholas Moran rates the realism of tank scenes in various movies and TV shows. Good: Band of Brothers. Bad: Rambo III (“Is he driving or is he gunning?” You can’t do both … Continue reading →

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How A 120mm Tank Round Works

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s something informational for Sunday, Nicholas Moran explaining exactly how a modern 120mm (AKA 120×570mm NATO, the type used by the M1A2 Abrams and the German Leopard 2) APFSDS round works. He has a dummy blue round to demonstrate the … Continue reading →

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