How do I become a threat? - DIY homestead defense

[Meat Target]

Someone in one of these threads on the board mentioned taking notes from what's going on in Ukraine. Here's a story the NYT published yesterday:

A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots (archive)


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Yes, they are using a Steam Deck to control a robotic turret.

US troops in the Sandbox were using Xbox controllers to control robots well over a decade ago.

 

[Masturbator]

I have a mental image of the most robust, overprepared, shitposty SS13 clown getting into a scuffle with the ATF

raiding a ss13 player house is pretty much that of a vietnam tunnel experience

 

[Cowboy Kim]

I wish I could find the old /k/ meme that has the SWAT guys talking about the things they hate in raiding a house. Like having all your doors open by pulling instead of pushing, long hallways without cover, shit like that

I will never not laugh at the dragon dildos post.

I have 2 words for you.

Decorative Boulders

But really, they can be handy for dealing with vehicles, can be hidden in convenient shrubbery and it's pretty hard for someone to claim it was a trap.

Was that Jarbo's plan all along?

 

[TETRABAX]

I will never not laugh at the dragon dildos post.

Was that Jarbo's plan all along?

The H-C-I at the end bugged me. He doesn't know what hydrochloric acid is

 

[Moths]

If we are talking in a total societal breakdown scenario your going to want to make assaulting your land as uninviting as possible. This means by appearences making your land cost significantly more to take than a person would gain from taking it.

Tactically you may want to start by making vehicle access on and off road as limited as possible to deny an attacker their force multipliwrs as other people have mentiones boulders can make natural obstacles impassable by vehicles. But you may also consider making shitty boggy terrain that will trap a vehicle.

Secondly making an enemy expose themselves when trying to enter your territory will make it much less desirable to assault as no one wants to leave themselves in the open when being fired upon so this can take the form of clearing back tall foilage and flattening terrain and setting up good overwatch points to repel infantry.

And yes once they get past the zones I guess feel free to go full vietnam pit traps and whatnot but you have to be careful when setting and maintaining those sites that those same traps dont get your ass too.

Ever since the first man erected a shelter he has wanted to defend it and both attackers and defender, has some clever shit been thought up over the years

 

[Thé au lait]

If we are talking in a total societal breakdown scenario your going to want to make assaulting your land as uninviting as possible. This means by appearences making your land cost significantly more to take than a person would gain from taking it.

Tactically you may want to start by making vehicle access on and off road as limited as possible to deny an attacker their force multipliwrs as other people have mentiones boulders can make natural obstacles impassable by vehicles. But you may also consider making shitty boggy terrain that will trap a vehicle.

Secondly making an enemy expose themselves when trying to enter your territory will make it much less desirable to assault as no one wants to leave themselves in the open when being fired upon so this can take the form of clearing back tall foilage and flattening terrain and setting up good overwatch points to repel infantry.

And yes once they get past the zones I guess feel free to go full vietnam pit traps and whatnot but you have to be careful when setting and maintaining those sites that those same traps dont get your ass too.

Ever since the first man erected a shelter he has wanted to defend it and both attackers and defenders have some clever shit thought up over the years

TLDR: You should remodel your home to look like Castle Grayskull

 

[fedoralordjish]

It’s about controlling the situation. You wouldn’t understand the power that gives you over the enemy. When they barter, you hold all the chips.

you need help, not a gun

 

[Ghost of Biden]

you need help, not a gun

You’re fat and I wouldn’t have sex with you.

 

[fedoralordjish]

You’re fat and I wouldn’t have sex with you.

that's because your handlers wouldn't let you

 

[Ghost of Biden]

that's because your handlers wouldn't let you

Your love handles wouldn’t let you fit through the bedroom door tubby.

 

[Doctor Love]

you need help, not a gun

Good point.

Corn, you need to get some more allies. Run a squad, like a mutual defence pact

 

[Ghost of Biden]

Good point.

Corn, you need to get some more allies. Run a squad, like a mutual defence pact

I’ve got a gang of bad dudes.

 

[Doctor Love]

I’ve got a gang of bad dudes.

Your Scissor Sisters cover band won't cut it, you need some real heavies.

 

[Ghost of Biden]

Your Scissor Sisters cover band won't cut it, you need some real heavies.

I’ll start by handing out pamphlets at the local country jail. I’ll bring snacks to hold their attention. Everyone loves snacks.

 

[Lou Sassle]

Priority one is an escape route. I recommend a culvert tunnel to freedom off your land an into the neighbors. It should be accessible from in your home. This will prevent being waco'd sleep at the entrance.

Step two is being defensible. You'll want rapidly deployed barriers and built in barriers. When I built my home I put 1/2 ar500 in some walls 20 inches wide and 7 foot tall. I put them in strategic places.

Hesco barriers go up fast and so do eco blocks. You'll need equipment for both. Coils of concertina wire are good to spool out.

Signage can be a great deterrent. You can have custom signs made fairly easy online. Having a few signs on a t post you can set up in a few minutes is easy and you can basically block access. "Danger! Mines" plus burying metallic slugs in the area you plant the signs will stop people for hours.

I have a couple government property signs in place as well to help create doubt and some more signs that say "Warning: You will be taken prisoner if possible" those hopefully create fear.

Step three is all the supporting gear and training to make anyone regret trying. You'll need night vision, thermal, long fly time drones with thermal, medical training and more.

After spending over $100,000 on all of this gear and equipment they'll probably just drone strike you in your sleep and claim oopsies.

 

[Topsoil]

Moving my off-topic response in the meta thread over here.

Any martial art is better than no martial art, but there's nothing better than a gun. That being said, assuming we're talking about places where you can't have a gun:
Every martial art is good at a couple things. BJJ is only one small part of the overaching Samurai education. It's not going to be perfect alone, because it was never meant to be alone. BJJ is a ground-fighting art. But when you're in a fight, especially a street fight, you really do not want to be on the ground. BJJ is not some silver bullet to all of your self-defense woes. Your best bet is to learn a variety of combat arts, to suit a variety of situations, if you're really worried about being jumped.

Generally though, if your goal is to learn to defend yourself (rather than just learning a combat sport for the love of the sport), you want to pick a combat sport which has historically been used either by guerilla fighters or by militaries. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program teaches seventeen different fighting styles to every student. Which includes BJJ! But it's not just BJJ.

Edit: there is a difference between B JJ and JJ. Jiu Jitsu is much, much better than BJJ. I still advocate a variety of fighting styles, but at least Jiu Jitsu will serve you reasonably well. BJJ on the other hand is one of the least useful martial arts in a real street fight

 

[Boggy B]

Same shit as computers; you want threat management. Who's going onto your land and what do they want with it?

• If you just want to deter opportunistic thieves, lock your doors and gates.
• A fat man with a katana? As above and grow Giant Hogweed at your borders.
• Niggers and pikeys who think you have something valuable? As above, barbed wire and a 'TRESPASSERS WILL BE RAPED' sign.
  • Back home, farmers would leave out garbage red diesel for gypsies to steal that would irrevocably fuck any vehicle it's put into. Consider a couple of big dogs and maybe a rape dungeon for following through with your initial threat.

Anything more than that and you're taking on the Long Dick Of The Law. Consider Home Alone as others in this thread as suggested.

 

[Doctor Love]

Ever since the first man erected a shelter he has wanted to defend it and both attackers and defender, has some clever shit been thought up over the years

Leave a trail of holes dripping with epoxy resin and a mixture of glue and white/silver paint. Drill these holes into metal, solid rock and whatever you can find. Make the holes about 50mm wide, and over 12 inches deep.

Then leave equally oversized footprints in the mud and leave other clues that a sexually frustrated sasquatch lurks in the area. One who can fuck a hole into a brick wall. If you live in an area with no sasquatches, you can also convince them that you were the one who did it.

Nobody would want to risk going toe-to-toe with a man who can fuck a hole through steel plates.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Have more than one person, anything less and you are just announcing to others that you are a target and they can just zerg rush you