Comments by "Moop" (@joeis18) on "Task & Purpose" channel.

  1. I appreciate that you're encouraging your audience to respect the Chinese military. In the past, we've underestimated Asian countries and paid for it with lives (Japan and Vietnam, specifically). They're smart. Definitely smart enough to realize that they would be unlikely to build something from scratch and expect it to do as well as tested designs, so they copy. Their lack of experience, too, will become less important if a war happens. Do not forget that upon entering WWI and WWII, the US was incredibly green and had equipment and tactics horribly unprepared for what they would face, but within a year, we were doing fine. Same will go for China.
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  2. When the Americans are willing to buy foreign, you know you've done something really good
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  3. You've got a good editor. Great video, Cappy. I appreciate you covering things that many Americans don't know a lot about.
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  4. They want concessions. They always do this when they want concessions.
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  5. Your videos are very well-researched, Cappy, and I appreciate your effort to stay unbiased.
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  6. Yeah, as we all know, the biggest problem with the humvee was that it wasn't a tank.
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  7. The Dskh is cool and all, but when you remember that the 14.5 is the real top-of-the-line HMG, the 12.7mm just looks small. It's just barely not an autocannon
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  8. I agree. Nothing is less credible than a man who can't change his mind.
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  9. This channel is so damn good. Thank you for being a voice of reason and a real ambassador of the veteran community.
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  10. Not just the 30s. In fact, it wasn't until 1940 that guns bigger started to become commonplace. Up to that point, 45mm, 37mm, and 2-pounder were considered very capable guns.
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  11. Exactly. We should assume they can do everything they say it can do; that's how we got the F-15 and F-22. We cannot underestimate anyone.
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  12. The Humvee didn't fail doctrine; doctrine failed the Humvee. It's extremely rugged, powerful, and mobile. It was never designed for the kind of operational environment that it was forced into.
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  13. God damnit. -_-
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  14. SF HR needs to be a new series. Make it happen, Cappy. There is so much Shorts potential in this.
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  15. I think the M16 with a 16 inch barrel would've been great. I like having more bullets. I feel like going forward, like not in COIN, more bullets will be more important than more lethal bullets bc artillery and air will be doing most of the killing.
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  16.  @Seth9809  Knife fights don't exist. One person bleeds to death in the alley and the other bleeds to death in the ambulance. Unless both of you are Filipino, it's just stabbing as fast as possible.
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  17. Yeah, we have that. It just doesn't need to be armored. Or big. Or have a gun.
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  18.  @kertajaya6881  Broadswords? Uh, if by extremely close, you mean 15cm, then yeah, sure, but Idc how cool knives are, in a fight between two equally skilled people with those weapons, dude with a knife is NEVER getting past the sword. It just won't happen. It's like bringing a pistol to a rifle fight and charging across 300m to shoot the gut with the rifle; it won't work unless dude with a rifle is incompetent as all hell.
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  19. The T-72A, sure, but the T-72 has a lot of variants and some of them are extremely capable by any standard, such as the T-72B3. It's not really fair to compare the T-72 to NATO MBTs because their doctrine is completely different. Almost every vehicle they can field has ATGMs, too. Also consider that Russian equipment is designed to be exported to anyone on any budget.
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  20. ​ INDIA SUPER CLEAN 🇮🇳  I mean, I don't like what you're doing in principle, but you make some convincing arguments. 😔
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  21. Yeah, I'd like to see Russia try, just for lolz.
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  22. Or... make a submarine
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  23. I don't think many people join the military to die or serve their country. At the end of the day, it's a job like any other, and there is no such thing as a labor shortage—only a wage shortage. If China wanted a bigger army, they could pay for it, but they don't.
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  24. I agree. Almost every other military channel is very "wargamy" or literally about video games. This is the only channel that is military content for people who have served.
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  25. The name of the game with the Stryker is operational mobility.
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  26. #SendingLoveFromAmerica Those Americans in the know respect the French military more than any other country in Europe bc y'all actually have a capable military. Y'all make your gear in house which I think is super cool. Much respect. You guys are badass!
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  27. You know our missile defense systems aren't 100= accurate, right? And South Korea is on their border. I think they could definitely do some damage.
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  28. Goddamn, I just knew you were going to talk about Zeihan's work the minute you mentioned demographics. When you reference him, you need to take into account that his clients are mostly boomers in business, so he will say things that sound good to them. He assumes that GenZ, Millennials, and Gen Alpha will continue to be slaves to the boomers and that just isn't true. He assumes that GenZ and Millennials will have children as fast as their parents did, and that definitely isn't true, but he never acknowledges that. TLDR: The man is a geographic determinist who willfully neglects cultural factors when they do not support his thesis.
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  29. Dear Father England, As your children, we wanted to express our love and gratitude for all that you have given us. We know that you may be getting on in years, but to us, you will always be the strong, proud patriarch of our family. Your guidance and unwavering support have helped shape us into the nations we are today. We are proud of our unique identities and the shared heritage that binds us together. As we face uncertain times, we look to you for strength and inspiration. We know that you have weathered many storms in your long history, and we draw courage from your resilience. We also want to take this opportunity to express our admiration for our siblings, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They may have their own quirks and traditions, but they share our love for adventure and the wild places of the world. Father, we know that there are still challenges ahead, but we are not afraid. We will stand together, as a family, with you at our helm. With all our love and respect, Your children, America, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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  30. 5th gen requires stealth. This isn't a stealth fighter. 4.5 gen at best. It can hang out with the Su-57, I guess.
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  31. "Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself." This should really be the Marine Corps' motto.
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  32. ​ @mrb.5610 Found the American. These are not mutually exclusive.
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  33. Yup. No way this was going to be avoided; we were there for 20 years.
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  34. I hope you add something new to what Perun said. EDIT: Okay, you haven't ripped him off and you added new information. Great video, once again, Cappy!
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  35. It's a whole shoot-scoot-boogy.
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  36. ​ @gareonconley1956 the people doing the actual transportation do not own the product. They have no incentive to fight a battle that will result in their death.
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  37. They're not the best optics in the world, but they're definitely the most rugged.
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  38. Yup. This isn't any more of a copy than any other assault rifle.
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  39. ​ @Meyer-gp7nq  We can have both. We should have both.
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  40. ​ @kyledabearsfan  shouldn't we be shooting those with the 5-inch deck gun or a 50 cal?
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  41. If you don't have NFCU, you hate yourself. It's the best. 10/10. Could not be happier with them.
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  42. I think we tried doing this, too. The Germans also tried and succeeded, though it wasn't a rifle.
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  43. Shame he missed.
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  44. Sikorsky 's is my pick bc it looks like the kind of platform that could be turned into a proper attack helicopter. Also, it's literally the AH-56 with modern parts. Way better design, especially considering the Sikorsky design can land in more places.
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  45. I'm only 5'10"! I don't have to walk!
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  46. I doubt that. There aren't a whole lot of people that join the military explicitly to kill people, but all of them are Marines
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  47.  @garhent  Yeah, this whole overdependence on our aircraft is going to be our Achilles heel. Our potential enemies have invested everything in countering aircraft and we've let our army and marine equipment fall decades behind. Our software is very good but you can only upgrade an outdated vehicle so much. Like, it wasn't even that long ago that the Marines were doing shoot and scoot with M-777s. They didn't even replace it; just decided to only use the HIMARS. Better solution: suck it up and buy the Archer. Army ha the same problem with IFVs: buy German or Swedish equipment. They've been building equipment to specifically counter Russian doctrine for the last 60+ years and we haven't given it the same attention bc we've been everywhere at once for the last half century.
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  48. You should really define "meeting engagement," Cappy.
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  49. ​ @simontmn yes, they are not good at force projection, but they are Iran's force projection.
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  50. Okay, well now you need to talk about the Abrams CATTB because it would have been the most powerful tank in the world until the Rheinmetal Leopard.
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  51. I'm just really scared that there will be a weapon system that identifies eyeballs and blinds them.
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  52. I believe you. Judging by the Ukrainians I've talked to, I am convinced that enough of you will fight to the death to make the occupation far too expensive.
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  53. The Swedes make the best IFVs in the world. Like, absolutely amazing kit.
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  54.  @17nirmalya  Why? The front barely moves. It is fast enough
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  55. Indeed. Spanish Civil War vibes
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  56. Russia at war looks like some kind of medieval feudal system with warlords training and equipping their own men.
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  57. It's obsolete compared to things like the Archer. There's absolutely no reason we shouldn't automate artillery as much as possible. Less weight, fewer men, less fuel, less food. It's just better.
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  58.  @lesterquintrell4844  I like how you say it like "Ukraine-war" like it's this weird thing in a far away land that doesn't affect you at all.
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  59. I think we all miss our old warhorses sometimes.
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  60. Amphibious capability means they can push the Russians back across the Rhine. That's literally the only reason Russia insists on making everything amphibious. It was part of their Two Week Plan.
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  61. 17,000 feet!? Shit, and I thought El Paso was a shitty place to run a PFT...
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  62. No, M-16 was the worst launch in history until No Man's Sky.
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  63.  @kertajaya6881  If you're in a knife fight with a machine gun, you fucked up and nothing will save you...except the Cold Steel Tomahawk you bought at the PX bc you thought it'd make you look cool.
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  64. The BMP 1 didn't have a cannon; it was a recoilless "smoothbore".
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  65. If we want the best kit, we have to pay too dollar. During WW2, we tried using microwaves to detect airplanes. It didn't work great, but it did give us the microwave oven when it melted a chocolate bar.
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  66.  @captaincheesepuffs610  Yes, yes, but this is only great if the Army is also extending boot camp by the two weeks it'd take to teach irons.
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  67. Bruh, you clearly don't know about the KORD. That is what a .50 should be. The M2 is hopelessly outdated, far too expensive for what it does, and not light by any means. The Russian HMGs and GMGs are just better in every possible way. The .50 doesn't work well; it's just that we haven't fought anyone that forced us to improved, so we just let is stay shitty. The M2A2 is an improvement on all the things that should've been solved in the beginning, but it still requires a tri-pod, still requires 3 men to move at any speed, can only be used on vehicles and in foxed positions. It's just not good a good weapon system. Yeah, the .50 bullet is absolutely wonderful, but if it's not where it's needed, it isn't useful. Again, look at the Russian KORD. It does the same job, but a single man can carry it [with difficulty], and that's no different from the M240. Again, the 240 is my favorite weapon. Definitely S-tier, but you look at things like the PKM which outrange it while still being similar weight and it's just no contest.
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  68.  @kryzzan7039  Whoa, buddy, no need to twist the knife.
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  69. No stealth = 4.5 gen
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  70. Sanctions are the most damaging thing we can do, even compared to military force, because it attacks his keys to power.
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  71.  @modarkthemauler  Yeah, but he also can't give you a legal order that gets you killed.
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  72. So, in reality, the main character was the bad guy and the Army was the good guy
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  73. I think SK will probably take Germany's crown.
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  74. Size isn't that big of a deal anymore; it's not much harder to hit this than a BMP-1 with modern guns. They also have a lot of men and a lot of manufacturing power. I think this will end up becoming the norm.
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  75. Eh, there's better, but he's the smartest grunt I know, haha
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  76. We have yet to see how carriers will perform in a conventional war. Everything we learned in WWII is obsolete and everything we learned after is irrelevant. It may turn out that super carriers are only a handful of Yamatos.
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  77. This means one of two things for the US: we need to up our SPAAG game to Tunguska-levels of power OR everything needs a 5kw laser. Literally everything. Probably both because SPAAGS are heavy and lasers don't like rain. As it stands, we really don't have much that can deal with these. No, you're not going to shoot one of these with your rifle bc they're at least a few hundred meters above you; and no, MANPADS won't cut it because the Fim-92 has trouble hitting anything smaller than an SUV—remember, these were designed to destroy Mi-24; you know, the very big, very hot helicopter. However, once there are swarms of $300 drones with a block of C4, all games are off.
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  78. Submarines truly have replaced battleships and they're incredible. Thank you for your service.
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  79. Bro, this is the coolest fucking thing I've ever seen.
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  80. You...you're not wrong.
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  81. 8:54 Sir Barius, everyone. Love u cappy ❤
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  82. Former stinger gunner, here. The Stinger WILL hit anything the size of a standard helicopter, but something as small as the gyrocopter, well, not so much.
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  83. You just made that up.
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  84. Nothing they couldn't do with a quadcopter and kilo of C4. The war was fucked from very early on. No way getting out of the country would be easy. We cut our losses. It was the best bad plan anyone had come up with.
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  85. Navy Federal is actually super great. I have honestly never had a bad interaction with them and they've stopped me from buying a stupid car.
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  86. ​ @simontmn yes, they are not good at force projection, but they are Iran's force projection.
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  87. Oh, dear, no. Just no. Tanks need other tanks. That's why tanks role in platoons. Do you really want to drag around all of the support equipment for just one tank? Huh. No thanks.
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  88. The Leopard 2A6 is unquestionably the best tank in the world. Yes, the Abrams is probably just as good, but it's a behemoth that only the US could possibly feed.
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  89. I think we are underestimating Gen Alpha; these are the kids who will fight these vehicles in the coming decades, and they will not be strangers to multi-spectrum engagements utilizing new technology in ways we cannot foresee.
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  90. I'll tell you why SA and Africa trust China more than the US and France: the Chinese have never been their colonial overlords. People don't forget shit like that.
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  91. I think conscripts in Finland and Sweden are different than the typical conscripts.
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  92. It's proven, but the US doesn't want something good; it wants something better than good.
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  93. SK puts K-Pop energy into weapons development; are we honestly still surprised by anything they come up with? Haha. They will replace Germany as NATO's primary supplier, I will bet anything.
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  94. Right. Because it'll do really great against real AA. 😆 as a former AA gunner, I can tell you that the A-10 would get ripped apart by anything with enough firepower.
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  95. Sure, let's tack on another 3 pounds without making the other 90 pounds of gear we already carry any lighter. I'm sure this won't have any consequences.
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  96. A 35 year old sergeant? Jeez, how many NJPs did this guy get
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  97. Can't have their tank specs leaked on war thunder if nobody has the internet.
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  98. Demographics are the biggest reason that they need to act now. The US can sustain its current work force for another 30 years; China has less than 10. If they wait, their economy won't be able to match ours.
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  99. 12 pounds!? I mean, I guess a fully kitted A4 was like 10, but 12!? That's basically an unloaded SAW. 😭
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  100. Yeet. Partial mobilization.
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  101. I choose option D: artillery.
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  102. Right, right, but those 227 Challengers explicitly built to deter Russian aggression.
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  103. Why would you want to slow down Strykers?
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  104. So kinda like the 249, I guess.
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  105. Carrying it to the fight.
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  106. Bruh, you got sponsored by NFCU? That is awesome! I love them!
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  107. I love your self-deprecating humor. Marines are definitely some of the dumbest people I've ever worked with, but we laugh about it with you guys.
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  108. Yes, chicken tikka masala should be an MRE.
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  109. As a POG who spent most of his time on the West Coast, I love the idea of riding this through Yuma and 29. However, there's no fucking way I'd go anywhere near a tree branch in this thing.
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  110.  @shaider1982  Cavalry tank (singular).
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  111. Are GPMGs not the most fun!? I love them!
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  112.  @samsonsoturian6013  This is also why private companies don't run their own militaries...except the East India Company, but other than th, no corporation has ever been able to wage war on a state level
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  113. It sounds terrible
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  114.  @TaskSwitcherify  Are you disabled? Think through what you just said and get back to me.
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  115. A loitering munition would do the job better.
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  116. ​ @dynamicascension981  That doesn't make his ideas true, though. He is a rigid geographic determinist and his bias towards "America number one" was a business decision. He has very good supporting arguments for his thesis, but he chooses to ignore cultural factors because he is out of touch and that's not his area of expertise.
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  117. 50k for a 6-year enlistment? Fuck that. Size years is entirely too many.
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  118. Eh, S4 is what changes maps. Logistics people win wars. Infantry win battles.
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  119. I remember when invading Mexico was just a HoI4 meme. All this is going to do is kill innocent Mexicans. Like, you'd think we learned our lesson in Afghanistan, but no, we're gonna do it all over again.
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  120. ​ @blackhatch46 no; it's imprecise because guidance kits are expensive. Greater accuracy means fewer rounds need to be fired to kill the target, which effectively increases barrel life per fire mission. There are times when suppressing a grid square is the intended effect, but the US hasn't needed that capability more than its needed pinpoint accuracy.
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  121. The Puma is a very good piece of kit. It's clearly better than the Bradley. Best of all, it already works. Time will tell if it can compare with the CV90, but the CV90 also comes in 120mm cannon and dual 120mm mortar configurations. Shit, our Bradleys are so outdated. We need something new
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  122. Anything that can survive a 155 barrage and keep going is an asset to Ukraine because Russia's operational center of gravity is their artillery. If they can't suppress a unit, then that unit can do whatever the hell it wants to every Russian formation it encounters until a helicopter or airplane shows up.
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  123. How is this not an APC!? Please do a video
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  124. Yeah, we're gonna do Gen6 soon, so let's keep that money for that.
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  125. Please work on your pronunciation.
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  126. Goddamnit, Cappy, this is going to be our next Afghanistan, isn't it.
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  127. If we're planning on 2027, then the upgrades will take too long no matter what, so best to put that money into the NGAD.
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  128. So we've really invaded Mexico, huh?
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  129. So they'll split squads between 2 vehicles, with each squad using 1½–1⅓ vehicles? Nah, should either do 12 or 6.
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  130.  @MPdude237  those vehicles remain fast by having no armor. Thats not what the US wants
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  131. It probably would've been a lot like this. I don't think any war has been as covered by every form of media as this one.
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  132. Hey, shout-out to 3rd LAAD with the Stingers!
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  133. Wait, helicopters don't have fly by wire, yet!?
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  134. I did not know that about TOWS not working on forests or water.
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  135. Congrats
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  136. I love your goat guns ads
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  137. You got the look in your eyes for a bit, man.
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  138. Yep. They've been preparing for a war with one opponent for many decades, now. Even if they don't have experience, they will after the first few months. Recall that when we went into WW2, we were the greenest boots around, but we closed that gap very quickly.
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  139.  @theimmortal4718  For the first fire shots, maybe, but over the course of an hour, the machine always wins. Men cannot compete with the robot. Only Reformers would think otherwise
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  140. China works on corruption. It works in the civilians sector, but I don't think it works very well in the military.
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  141. Of all the countries in the world with nukes, I feel that China is the least likely to use them; that just isn't their style.
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  142. It's actually the sexiest rifle I've ever seen. I want to fuck it. Shame it's not perfect, but give them time. This is hardly unusual.
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  143. I guess they're just as experiences as us in CT, now. Big brain move
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  144. What people seem to miss is that the Abrams was designed to be supported by the USAF just like the Russian tanks are designed to have the support of Russian artillery.
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  145. The fuck you mean it can't penetrate the sides of an Abrams? Which Abrams variant? What type of ammunition?
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  146. The Russians aren't going to bother feeding and caring for their victims. They'll just wait for them to die and replace them with ethnic Russians.
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  147. Nah, Turkey probably is right to suspect the CIA. This is exactly the kind of shit we do.
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  148. I'm glad we're finally getting the AH-56 that the A-10 program stole from us. Fucking Reformers always fucking everything up.
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  149.  @GH-jl2td  Brown people were never the intended target; it's always been the Russians. Plus, Brown people don't have tanks, helicopters, jets, etc.
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  150. I have to agree. If I could do it over, I'd be a coastie privateer
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  151. The bad leadership of the legion caused a lot of people to break off and form their own units that don't take orders from anyone. So, there aren't many Legionnaires, but there are still a lot of foreign fighters.
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  152. It still kills just as well as a Sig; 9mm is 9mm
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  153. They'll figure it out. Prototype vehicles are always rough.
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  154. "The Stryker is unarmored and lacking firepower." NO SHIT. IT IS AN APC. IT IS NOT MEANT TO FIGHT IFVs, let alone tanks!
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  155. Did you reupload this video?
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  156. Thank you for not contributing to the Asian hate. China is not our military rival; they are our economic rival and we don't need to go to war.
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  157. NO MODULARITY!? FUCK THAT SHIT.
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  158. Goddamnit. I can hear people talking about how they "shot expert with only an ACOG" when this comes out.
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  159. I don't understand what the end game is. How do we know if we won? What is the goal here and is it realistic?
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  160. I think these are going to be the real army we may end up fighting.
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  161. It'd be hella tight if it used machine learning to adjust to the shooter.
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  162. Damn, 1 pet squad? That's a lot!
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  163. I think calling this thing a "fighter" will be a very generous description.
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  164. Underestimating them bc they're not us always ends badly. Every time we go to Asia, we get fucked up bc we underestimate what they can do. This will be no different.
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  165. What if we put the drums in the backpack and take them out when we need them?
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  166. I don't want to sound like a boomer, but building robots for transporting 1000 pounds of equipment seems a bit odd when we have horses and have had like 2000 years to work out all the bugs.
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  167. Mmmm, look at all that modularity and enhanced lethality 😋
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  168. The carrier is there to make a political statement. It is a direct challenge to the USA. Everyone knows it would be smashed in an engagement with a US carrier group, but that just makes it an even stronger statement.
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  169. Sure, but the Russians have ATGMs...
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  170. Things are heating up in Ukraine. Can you do a video on why Finland and Sweden joining NATO would be a nightmare for Russia
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  171. Wait, they're 2.5 lbs!? That's stupid heavy. No thanks.
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  172. Femboy Political Replies tells it like it is
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  173. I think it's like a company of men. That's nothing, calm down. America, France, and England do this all the time. Basically everyone does it.
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  174. The Bradley's don't really add new capabilities compared to the BMPs; not compared to the Challies donated by England today. We can't let those fuckers one-up us! Send the Abrams!
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  175. A 12 lb weapon is fine if you don't have to do dismounted manuevers, but that's just too fucking heavy if someone has to carry more than their rifle, water, armor, and a very light assault pack.
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  176. I'd guess it's better than we think but not as good as they hope.
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  177. So what are they gonna do about YATYAS?
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  178. Absolutely
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  179. I got my crayons right here
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  180.  @Taskandpurpose  Yeah, it was a bit confusing.
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  181. I think we've pushed the 5.56 to its limit; look at the civilian market for those weapons in the US and you see the absolute peak of the technology.
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  182. LAAD's cool now. Fuckin shit. Of course it's after I get out. 😢
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  183. Oh this should be good, haha
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  184. This weapon really doesn't get enough love for how great it was. Everyone gets their dick hard over the .50 🙄
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  185. My first car was a humvee. People still think I drive weird.
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  186. No, it's really not. We do this shit ALL THE TIME. It's a company of men, not a whole-ass brigade.
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  187. This video has aged very well.
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  188. We have the best shit bc we push boundaries. Nobody gets the tech edge without a lot of flops
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  189. I want the AMA to die
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  190. I think it's probably fine against the systems it was designed to handle.
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  191. And "they" aren't the ones who get to make the call.
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  192. If Belarus wants to stack on UA's border, maybe NATO can stack on their border. You know, just to remind them who has the bigger stick.
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  193. Pelosi was the perfect agent for the job because nobody would be completely upset if she got shot down. One either would like to see her get shot down or is very supportive of Taiwan's independence and would love to start a real fight.
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  194. You have truly mastered self-deprecating humor. I enjoy.
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  195. ​ @Alejandra-cv7rj we won't, though. Those ships would get knocked out and no president or congressperson would sign off on something that likely to get hundreds of people killed at once.
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  196. No, that system is being phased out. Furthermore, it wouldn't matter vs top-attack munitions.
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  197. York's balls must have been bigger than his head.
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  198. I'm so glad that I never had to go through this training. Nobody would take me alive, bros. I'd die before getting captured.
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  199. This looks dangerous to be inside
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  200. Inb4 they put the ammo where the men go.
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  201. My Fleet rifle was named 'Becca, after my roommate's girlfriend, haha.
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  202. If we can see through aircraft with the right helmets, why can't we do that with tanks? Isn't that, like, the biggest issue with tanks right now?
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  203. I don't think it'd make sense for things that aren't very fast actions that will definitely not last longer than the battery.
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  204. ​ @The_Savage_Wombat mhm. I suppose it's not like one couldn't wear laser goggles.
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  205. The US and democratic countries in general prioritize crew protection because the political cost of a soldier's death is high; not the same reason Israel does it.
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  206. About the GPS not being in vehicles: almost every POW said they didn't know they were in Ukraine, and if they did, they didn't realize it was an invasion until they were getting shot at. Consider the Russian people and their relationship with their enemies; it would be no different than telling American soldiers to start shooting Canadians. Thus, their tactics suck because they aren't using any and they don't have GPS for the same reason they've been cut off from the outside world: Putin doesn't believe his soldiers will walk into Ukraine if they know they're doing it. Like, remember every other Russian operation in the last 30 years: they skull-fucked everyone, but why is this time different: because it is Ukraine and Putin is right: they are one people. I'm sure there are capable soldiers and lots of equipment in reserve...for the trip back to Moscow and overthrow Putin
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  207. The times sure have changed. Back in the day, destroyers were the terror of submarines.
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  208. I was at a similar outpost in Jordan 10 years ago. We were all stinger gunners and, ironically, our base had zero air defense capabilities.
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  209. Canceling the F-22 is a classic boomer move
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  210. "the infamous ASVAB." Oh, y'all mean that thing that tests if a maaf got through grade 10.
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  211. "Washington is bureaucratic." Germany be like, "Hold my beer."
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  212. IFV. Not a tank!
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  213. 78 MJ laser, please.
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  214. Bruh, I fucking love this. Do the Bradley next!
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  215. Idk about these GenZ carrier 😂
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  216. The Russian infantryman don't seem to know that they're in a war until the get shot at. They're a bunch of boots that can't possibly believe they were going to war. Their tactics suck bc they aren't using any.
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  217. The DHS is probably very interested in this war because it is a textbook example of radicalizing (let's call it what it is) foreign fighters. Not so much Americans, but there are countless young 18 year old Europeans who flocked to Ukraine instead of joining their national militaries.
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  218. No, we don't.
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  219. Five-thousand fold tank barrel.
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  220. Hammers vs Screwdrivers That's a good analogy
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  221. It's really sad that they shut down this factory.
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  222. Nuclear weapons don't need to be accurate; that was what people liked about them so much in the 50s.
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  223. Drones aren't supposed to play with fighter jets. Typical Turk comment. 😂
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  224. Wait, no nvgs!?
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  225. Very cool. I've never heard of this.
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  226. Okay, the Warrior is cool and all, but I don't see it putting the ammo where the men go, and that's a huge failure in my book.
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  227. That thumbnail got me tho
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  228. Ugh, they already made the best helicopter and it was called the AH-56. Instead, the Reformers killed it and we got the Apache and A-10 turd-hog instead.
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  229. I'd like you to speak on America's machine gun fetish. Specifically, American tanks have had more machine guns than any other nation since the beginning. Why are we like this!?
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  230. But is it modular?
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  231. "exclusive?" I don't think he has boys in the CIA, jon
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  232.  @donh1572  Well, yeah, but you don't understand how it works; it just takes switching a magazine to go supersonic. That's the whole trick; you have your regular AR-style rifle and can change its function by switching mags.
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  233. Do a video on the recruiting crisis.
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  234. The Great Meme War
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  235. I really think this is the future of tanks; what could possibly be more tanky than something we are okay losing?
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  236. Well, no, Pentagon Wars is fairly close to history IF the roles of the DoD and the protagonist are reversed; he was the negligent bad guy and the DoD did not like him.
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  237. The T-62s are probably being used bc everything more modern has had all the copper ripped out.
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  238. I'm sure he'll manage to kill some innocent people given time.
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  239. ​ @patrickglaser1560  The only person affected by psyops is you.
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  240. Cappy, there won't be a war. That isn't the Chinese way. They're going to build an army and navy strong enough to punch us in the nose. Then, all Pacific nations will blue up with them because they don't think we can protect them. The only way to stop this is a preemptive strike, which is something we aren't willing to do. Thus, China wins if we keep doing what we're doing and they keep doing what they're doing. Nobody will die, but that will be the sun setting on our empire.
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  241. What China doesn't seem to understand about the American people is that we are convinced that we cannot lose a conventional war. In fact, Left or Right, we will gladly fight anyone that thinks they can pick a fight with us and walk away. I don't even like Pelosi, but that was a Ballsy move on her part.
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  242. I appreciate that you're giving the Chinese respect. The biggest mistake the US could make is underestimating them. That's how people get killed.
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  243. That is a fair reason not to buy NATO air defense equipment, though. Our shit is very expensive and not very good.
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  244. Well, I can't say I'm surprised. Until there is a ridiculous leap in small arms technology, we'll be using these kinds of weapons into the 22nd century.
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  245. As long as UA knows where Russia's tank formations are, these don't need to engage them. They're still plenty enough to punch through a BMP-2, and might be able to take on T-62s.
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  246. Facts. The AH-64 does everything the A-10 can do, but better.
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  247. Cappy, they don't have to transport all of them at once. In fact, I don't think they'd attempt a contested landing unless they were absolutely sure they would succeed, and with the numbers you've put out, they can't do that. Instead, they're going to glass the beaches and every other asset that would let Taiwan contest a landing. Then, they'll just ferry them to the island several times over.
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  248. It looks very awkward to carry
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  249. How York accomplished this is less a question of tactics and equipment, but one of psychology. Humans are weird.
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  250. Gen 4.5 tank
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  251. So the Bradley's armor can stop two 30mm rounds from a weapon that fires, likes 600rpm. I'm no scientologist, but I think there is a very obvious solution to this problem of explosive reactive armor.
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  252. "AZZZERRR-BAI-JOHN," Cappy.
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  253. They're obviously going with GD bc they're an American company.
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  254. I'm not sure they're the same. A helicopter is probably the best tool for punching down, but they don't really do anything than a squadron of much cheaper drones.
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  255. Sounds like bugs. Ick
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  256. Cappy, you need a different editor. Whoever did this is including pictures of 75mm cannons when you're talking about 12.7mm MGs, BMP-1s when you're talking about BMP-3s. It's just bad. Fire him and get a new one that can tell the difference between a machine gun and a prototype AFV.
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  257. This rifle is basically Star Wars VII; if you're gonna copy something, then the M-16 isn't a bad thing to copy. Good on them
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  258. "Junta" is a Spanish word, so the "J" is an "H," like "Hoon-tuh."
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  259. What? No! I want the goddamn Apache Block 3 (basically the Cheyenne II).
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  260.  @saltysteel3996  But the F-22 was air to air
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  261. This rifle looks so cool!
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  262. The United States is designed to constantly be at war. Our government and economy are mechanically inclined towards pursuing and lengthening war. It doesn't necessarily need to be our men involved—preferably, it isn't—but we can sustain low-intensity conflicts indefinitely and could outlast anyone in a conventional conflict. Well, sort of. We don't build tanks like Germany or Russia and we don't build ships like China. Our aerospace and software is our biggest advantage. Also oil. We can engineer ridiculously expensive solutions that other countries couldn't conceive of
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  263. We're so cooked. I can't believe the most uninformed voters decide who is in charge. It's fucking ridiculous.
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  264. I still want to see the Pumas make their debut in Ukraine, to see how they compare with the Scandinavian IFVs
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  265. Well, to be fair, it's a pretty good machine gun.
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  266. "But it's from China so I doubt it works" is a dangerous thought. We shouldn't underestimate anyone.
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  267. Nicu'augua. I love you.
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  268. A metal box isn't a great design, but sometimes all someone needs is a metal box
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  269.  @ericwilliams538  Nobody does
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  270.  @michaelzomsuv3631  We're fighting China, next. Capitalizing on technology and training is the only way they don't drown us in their own blood.
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  271. Nope. This thing is gonna be put outside the wire and ppl gonna call it a piece of shit. Just like the humvee.
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  272.    Bruh, you had me at dual 120mm mortars. Having learned about them in Wargame, I believe they're the best weapon ever devised, haha. But yeah, y'all make incredible medium vehicles.
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  273. Oh my god, I was expecting goat guns but I got raided
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  274. Did I just see a guy using a branch as a ram rod?
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  275. This equipment was never tested by people without super short necks.
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  276. The sanctions announced today will destabilize Russia at all levels in the long term, resulting in a coup, as Russia often does. However, that won't save the ten thousand people who will die on Kyiv in the next week.
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  277. How anyone can look at this and not see an APC is beyond me.
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  278. Remember that time Russia got navally invaded by a country without a navy?
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  279. I'm excited to see what the Army comes up with when the Air Force isn't jamming the shit a-10 down our throats.
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  280. Yeah, as former Marine ADA, I know of this "basically infantry" thing.
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  281. Haha....yeah :(
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  282. What is it about the Bradley that gives its occupants steel balls?
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  283. ​ @antmanv05 no he's really not. We aren't going to have any allies left by the end of it.
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  284. We are excited to see the legendary German cats in action within our lifetime. 🇩🇪💫🇺🇲 Be proud, my friend. The whole world salutes you.
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  285. ​ @braveheart4603  It can't conventionally threaten Europe, but its capacity for hybrid warfare has been demonstrated time and time again. The Russian Empire needs to be broken up along ethnic boundaries and left to the people who live there; no more empires. Russia should be ruled by its people; not its elite. I have Russian friends who are good people. I know that it is their state that's sick. It has a sickness that we can cut out. Russians deserve to be free. Ukrainians deserve to be free. All people ought to be free. This is the way.
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  286. YES! Is it an HMG or an autocannon?
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  287. Okay, but does it put a big red arrow on the objective
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  288. That's the most British thing I've ever heard.
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  289. A 12 pound weapon? Is that with all of the accoutrements or without it because that's only a few pounds away from "it better be a fucking machine gun."
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  290. Turkey is shit. The whole country is shit. Their planes, obviously, are shit. It can hang out with the Su-57.
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  291. The Abrams is the best tank in the world for the US, but it would be harder to think of a worse "good" tank for most other countries.
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  292. If these missiles can take out a carrier, then we've already lost the Pacific. It really is that simple; they only need one of them to defeat a CSG.
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  293. Yes, that's one of three options, including railguns and lasers. There isn't anything fast enough, otherwise. Furthermore, even though we have lasers, they're too small. Kilowatts lasers just aren't enough to deal with these; we need gigawatt lasers to destroy targets moving this quickly.
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  294. If it isn't the Somalian pirates, it's the Houthies.
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  295. 12 pounds is too much for anyone that has to do dismounted manuevers a lot. The War on Terror was a weird time, but the fight we're preparing for will be with bombs, missiles, and artillery. All a rifle has to do is pin the enemy long enough for something big to show up.
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  296. Wait...Ryan Routh? That sounds so familiar.
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  297. Fuck, maybe the US should use these instead.
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  298. Its the high/low concept. We do the same shit in america.
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  299. Tikka Masala is absolutely a British dish just as much as General Tso's Chicken is an American dish.
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  300.  @cherminatorDR  How do you think it's an improvement? How many rounds can a crew load and fire within a minute? Probably the same amount—if not slightly more—than a machine. But let's drag this out to hours and even days. I've seen how artillery operates and I've trained with them. They push themselves harder than anyone to maximize rate of fire, but it isn't enough. A machine will operate until it runs out of fuel [not a problem for the US logistics'] but a person becomes dangerous when they get tired. They get stupid. They crash vehicles and kill the wrong people. Look at Arty's fatalities in training and you'll notice it's significantly greater than anyone else bc they are too tired to safely operate the equipment after a couple days of intermittent naps. It's just bad. You could give those same gun crews an automatic gun system and then every man would be spending ⅓ the time crewing the weapon, letting them get rested. That's the real drawback of manual systems: you need more men to operate them. It isn't about speed, but sleep. Men need to sleep or they get stupid, and being stupid in war is the fastest way to get your boys killed.
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  301. It's nothing like the PKM. The PKM is just better in every possible way
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  302.  @fleetSRT  Well, it's a machine gun so unless people start thinking they are invulnerable, 5.56 is better because it means more bullets
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  303. It's not that the Marine Corps doesn't want SPGs and tanks, but that the budget isn't big enough to give it everything.
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  304. 12 lbs? Damn! That's nice!!
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  305. Gotta be quick to watch this one 😅
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  306. Eh, but then their ammo isn't interchangeable.
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  307. So, the use of bright camouflage can be explained with game theory. First, one accepts that one must know themselves and the enemy. Second, one accepts that under even good conditions, knowing the enemy is difficult. Third, it's easier to know where you own guys are than the enemy. Fourth, if we don't know where our own guys are, even if we know where the enemy is, we can't capitalize on the opportunity. Thus, it is better to make sure we know where our stuff is even if it does the same for our opponents because it will benefit us more than the opponent. If you don't believe, try playing an RTS without unit icons.
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  308. Damn, our ex is looking good.
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  309. If every Israeli citizen is a reservist, conscript, or professional soldier, then are there any civilians, really? (Serious question, not trying to be a smart ass)
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  310. The British know a thing or two about showing up on your beach with a few guys and generally fucking your life up. 😂
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  311. If they only make the AH-56 to go with it.
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  312. The biggest downside of the BMP is that its engines need fuel and its crew needs food.
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  313. Hmm, I think that if it were a drone, that'd be pretty decent. Gyros are cheap. If they die as fast as any other helo, then I saw go for it.
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  314. Cappy, tell us about the KF51 Panther and why the fuck the US won't just buy that and the Lynx.
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  315. I like France. France and America are the oldest of allies. I'm glad we get to fuck a bitch up together. :) 🇫🇷🇺🇲
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  316. That's...okay, that's a very good point.
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  317. Can we just hurry up and by the damn Archer? It's perfect for our doctrine and it's well-tested
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  318. Who measures armor in inches!?
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  319. It's just a weird middle child. It's useless against tanks with even the most basic ERA, but it's still heavier than a LAW while also being less useful than a law because the warhead will penetrate just deep enough to not destroy walls. Yeah, no, I'll take the LAW, thanks.
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  320. Well, it's genocide, so about bad as i thought.
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  321. ​ @tylerward4386  they don't need to be blue water ships, though.
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  322. Fuck, the Abrams is so outdated. We need a new tank with an autoloader and remote turret.
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  323. Lethality Situational awareness TACTICAL CLOUD Bruh, I'm gonna lose all of them.
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  324. The comment section stinks of Reformers-logic.
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  325. 40 miles long with 1 mile of fuel.
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  326. You've built a good community here, Cappy. I scrolled through the comments and didn't find any anti-Asian bullshit. :)
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  327. We're calling it Putin's Big Oof now
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  328. Idk why it's so hard to put a 20mm cannon on an amphibious armored vehicle. The army should just do that and call it a day.
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  329. The Phillipines is standing up to China because Marcos agreed to let the US build bases in exchange for propping up yet another dictator in the country.
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  330. I fucking knew that War Thunder had something to do with this. Only in War Thunder would someone actually try this, and it fuckin worked. I guess we've gotta rewrite the training manuals. So many times, former crew members have said "you wouldn't aim for the optics or breaking the barrel, etc, but this dude did it. So fucking aggressive.
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  331. Would've helped if the Afghan government paid their boys, but that'd require exports that weren't opium.
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  332. Nah, the Fins already proved they'll kill every Russian they find. They're certainly very disciplined
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  333. The US military cheating on tests? Doesn't ring a bell...Abrams cough*cough
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  334. Ah, well, I honestly didn't think I'd see this change in my lifetime.
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  335. I worry that training an entire generation on this optic will not work well if EMPs fry the optic or they run out of battery. Sure, it might be usable like the ACOG, but looking back, I was one of the last Marines who trained on irons before they were phased out of boot camp. The boots that came after me didn't know how irons worked, and they were useless if they had to use anything with them, including machine guns, somehow. If the army wants to have this high tech system, every single soldier needs to be at least 80% as proficient with irons, relative to the capability of that system, and I don't see the army extending the length of boot camp by two weeks to teach a weapon system that they will rarely use.
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  336. The Terminator isn't a fire support vehicle for the infantry; it's for their tanks.
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  337. I'm sorry, but 2.5 lbs on top of a weapon IS too heavy. Unless it makes it literally impossible to shoot anything but expert on the rifle range, I want a lightweight optic that is impossible to break.
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  338. So what you're saying is Japan needs a strong military to conquer lands to secure resources?
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  339. God help our enemies if we Americans simp for 30mm RCWS like we have for the M2.50.
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  340. Sorry about that, India.
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  341. Eh, let China deal with those weapons when it is inevitably their turn to stroll through the graveyard of empires. The circle of life.
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  342. A missile cruiser can do one thing: kill stuff. An aircraft carrier has a lot more utility. It lets us have a rung in our escalation ladder that wouldn't be there, otherwise.
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  343. BMP 1 and 2 don't get ERA.
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  344. Love that you noticed @Justin_Taylor. He reminds me of you, but with a more dry sense of humor.
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  345. Those aren't Marines but is is weird that they share our woodland digital.
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  346. That's actually really cool.
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  347. I want the Taliban to succeed. We should all be hoping they don't burn their own country down
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  348. You know every fuckin pilot is going to insist on being in that aircraft bc guilt. I wouldn't be able to let other people go on a patrol while I stay in a bunker. I'd feel terrible!
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  349. Pretty sure
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  350. "Why is this enlisted man talking to me?"
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  351. When the French ask you if you want to see them get crazy, it isn't a threat, it is a promise.
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