PrimeRadiant
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The potential is there. But converting that potential to wartime production will mean some hedgefunder managers transdaughter wont get diamond slippers for her bat mitzvah, so it wont be done.
Russian Special Military Operation in the Ukraine - Mark IV: The Partitioning of Discussion
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The potential is there. But converting that potential to wartime production will mean some hedgefunder managers transdaughter wont get diamond slippers for her bat mitzvah, so it wont be done.
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Others have already pointed this out, but this is a bullshit excuse. Abrams tanks have been operating successfully in the sandbox for decades - not exact a "dust-free" environment, and that the Abrams already has automatic filters to take care of this. I bet you that whatever issues the Ukrainians are having with regards to engine "dust build up" is entirely due to some other, more basic maintenance that the Ukrainians are completely failing to do, because as we've seen they're complete and utter fucking incompetents when it comes to using or maintaining the equipment they've been given. Forbes is basically throwing American technology and engineering under the bus for the sake of covering up the fact that these dipshit Nazi-collaborator worshiping pig-people are too fucking stupid to fight and win a modern war.
Oh and by the way, this article is by David Axe, the same clueless hack fraud who wrote articles saying how the AMX-10RC heavy armored reconnaissance cars (you, intended only for "reconnaissance") were going to smash through the Russian defensive lines, or how Slovenia's bare-bones 105mm-upgraded T-55's that they dumped on Ukraine because they couldn't find anyone to actually sell them to were some how going to be a game changer.
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Oh nono Abram bros, what are we going to do now? I know, we will blame the Ukrainians.
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Gondolindrim
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WW3 and Nuclear war is just not something I'm afraid of. Call it faith or call it cope, but it's very clear that the old fucks who rule the world have nothing to gain by killing everyone in a big war. If anything, it would erode their power that much faster because, newsflash: No one wants to fight in World War 3. They'll have to fucking bring back the draft to get any Americans to go die in Europe or Palestine or China. Not least of all because these last few years have shown that the USA quite simply cannot win a war that would require boots on the ground. That's why all we do are airstrikes and drones.
What I am worried about are false flags. But I think we're at the point where most people would assume that any big terrorist attack is an inside job instead of something an actual terror group would be able to do.
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Idk about that. You are adding more weight with the motors and generators and you still have the ICE. If that is lighter than the transmission then maybe.
Also you now have an electric system and a mechanical system to maintain, I don't know exactly how modern diesel-electric systems work but I can't imagine it's easier.
IIRC locomotives need the electric motors because they have better torque-RPM characteristics that lets the vehicle accelerate from standstill with 6-gorillion tonnes of freight.
I have seen "small" shunting locomotives that just have an engine with mechanical transmission.
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We had the Hollerdamore now get ready for the Homocaust (again, first one didn't meet expectations):
(Russia banned LGBT NGOs and promotion of the LGBT2SQQ agenda in Russia, hence new sperging from the Drag Queen Story Hour folks)
(Russia banned LGBT NGOs and promotion of the LGBT2SQQ agenda in Russia, hence new sperging from the Drag Queen Story Hour folks)
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I'm sure Russia has a Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, so anyone publically being LGBBQ is insane or deliberately stirring up shit.
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It is lighter, just a fair bit more expensive due to all the copper. That's the reason I've seen to justify why it was never adopted. Clearly not something the yanks care about, the Abrams uses a helicopter motor for zero good reason.
Tanks need huge torque. They're not only heavy from all the armour, they also have to spin super heavy steel tracks around (which will try to bend the other way because of springs in the bushings, which improves grip by coiling the track around rocks and stuff), and smoosh terrain with their suspension. That's why tank gearboxes are super heavy and why they need so much maintenance. Electric drive on tanks makes a lot of sense, it's just that you'd need a generator instead of a big battery. Diesel engines, generators, and electric motors are all much more durable components by comparison.
The idea has a bad reputation among War Thunder players because when Porsche tried petrol-electric in the 40s the result was useless, but with modern tech and not labouring under the same resource scarcities Germany enjoyed, it's probably the best solution. Another advantage is that you could actually move the tank on a relatively small buffer battery for a minute or two, letting you emergency start instantly without waiting a couple minutes for the turbine or whatever you have cranking the generator to get going (the Abrams takes five minutes to start due to the big turbine). Also, tanks spend a lot of time idling. A diesel-electric tank could spin its turbine down to a more fuel efficient range while it isn't moving, saving a tonne of fuel and letting it stay in the field longer. Refuelling is one of the most dangerous things a tank can do, because by nature it operates close to hostile artillery, it's not a plane that can just fly off to refuel three countries behind the front. Fuel efficiency actually matters.
It's also interesting from an engineering perspective. Without a transmission there's no need to put the powerplant at the back of the tank. The electric motors themselves are tiny, you could probably even put them inside the sprockets, so moving the powerplant up front and the crew to the back lets you put the Armata's armour bubble at the back where the crew could have Merkava-style escape doors, or just standard roof hatches which would be shielded from small arms by the turret.
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Yes, I don't like him, but his actual independence make him far better than anyone else.
Yes, he gave Europe the kick it needed to not freeload militarily
Doubtful, but since the SA-80 rifle scandal I wouldn't rule it out.
The longer the range, the more rump Ukrainian territory that needs to be sacrificed for a demilitarised zone.
He did a effective job making surrender or retreat too risky for rational people to choose. Problem is, surrender would have saved Ukraine and its sons.
Are they serious? Crazy.
Do not denigrate Ukrainian soldiers, they were forced into a horrible situation by their evil government.
I support LGB rights, but not at the expense of a new Chechen war or being undermined by foreign NGOs
MrJokerRager
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From the river to the sea.
Odessa will be free.
Free Novarossiya.
Odessa will be free.
Free Novarossiya.
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No one cares what two adults do in private but the promotion of American Bacha Bazi is a bridge too far for 99% of the world.
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I don't know, look at the Wuflu scamdemic. There was something really shady about it once the promised mountain of corpses never happened (outside of nursing homes where people like Andrew Cuomo, Phil Murphy, and Admiral Troon were shoving Wuflu patients in there and killing tens of thousands of elderly). But people went along with that shit lockstep and the media was all locked down. If there was a nuclear war or false flag, the government could legally step in and shut it down to get the control they desire since that's what a state of national emergency allows.
Time for the Homodomor!
How does this square with the US supporting Islamist terrorists in Chechnya?
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It doesn't. It's not supposed to.
The current ideological justifications for railing against or fucking with Russia are all just window dressing or slop to throw to niggercattle, when at the end of the day it's just the Deep State wanting to play empire builder games and power politics.
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Except this game doesn't let you load a previous save or reset the board when you game over. Can't even flip the table and pretend the game doesn't matter.
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Why does US foreign policy seem to always have to include the Weimar Republic? US controlled Taiwan for example.
I guess they realized it's a foreign government supported element.
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So, anyway today it seems all over TG. Ukies are wrtting basicly that Elensky is being soft couped.
Few days back all leaders of in Verkhovna Rada signed a memorandum saying that there can be no elections during wartime, with which they basicly cut Ze off from a fake re-election with a 99% result and total control of Verkhovna Rada. Now a new coalition is being formed with this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan_Stefanchuk
Who is known to be US of A fav puppet.
Few days back all leaders of in Verkhovna Rada signed a memorandum saying that there can be no elections during wartime, with which they basicly cut Ze off from a fake re-election with a 99% result and total control of Verkhovna Rada. Now a new coalition is being formed with this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan_Stefanchuk
Who is known to be US of A fav puppet.
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¡Los puercos hablan español!
Asegúrese de tener su testamento disponible, por favor.
Now you have irrefutable proof skeevy burgers are in charge; their solution to the AFU's manpower problem is to import Mexicans. Guats, Colombians, Ecuadorians, etc.
Asegúrese de tener su testamento disponible, por favor.
Now you have irrefutable proof skeevy burgers are in charge; their solution to the AFU's manpower problem is to import Mexicans. Guats, Colombians, Ecuadorians, etc.
