Comments by "GunFun ZS" (@GunFunZS) on "Military History Visualized" channel.

  1. The miniatures were a very significant improvement to your visuals.
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  2. "Psychopath" (& "high functioning sociopath")is a clinical derogatory term for people whose emotional make up suits them to function usefully for others under harsh conditions. IMO the definition tells you more about the values and personality types of the people that tend to make up the mental health professions than it does about the relative normalcy (or mental health) of those few who can defer or suppress emotions during extreme conditions. What it shows is that the mental health attitudes of the last century is very prescriptive. They made a value judgement about what the "right kind of person" is, then gave it a whitewash of science. It's applied philosophy, with some measurement to justify what are intrinsically subjective opinions. A lot of that developed in reaction to societal values of men who were emotionally durable, but not emotionally engaged. The mental health profession rejected this value and substituted its opposite. Obviously, the ability to suppress emotions and behave rationally is valuable, as is "vulnerability". It doesn't need to be an either/or choice. However, lack of ability to suppress emotions is a severe handicap for any job that deals with crisis or decisions which should run contrary to the default emotional drives. If you've read "On Killing" or similar works, you find that very small numbers of troops in any branch of military service are actually willing to kill without extreme circumstantial pressure. Those few who either lack such inhibitions or are able to set them aside more easily account for more kills than hundreds of their peers. Many of the critical military positions actively seek out those who have this attribute. i.e. special forces, fighter pilots, snipers, machine gunners. Basically, knowing that most people won't kill when they objectively should, the few who do are a very valuable resource and are carefully allocated.
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  3. Yes, but those would be better classed as designated markswomen. Soviet doctrine at the time emphasized more of a DMR role than a sniper by the definition described in the video.
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  4. Well done. I think Mr. Lloyd gets a little defensive about blighty and let's that cloud his otherwise solid judgement from time to time. I liked his video overall, but a few of his points were weak. I've noticed that he consistently gets on shaky ground when talking about firearms. 3rd hand knowledge and all that. He validly rebuts that first hand accounts and extensive research give him some ground to talk, and that simply firing a gun doesn't make one an expert. However frequent use of many firearms, particularly in mobile settings as in practical shooting give a very different perspective from handling them in a static setting. Power of the cartridge, RPM, mass of the gun and a dozen intangeables make a big difference in how easy it is to get and keep a gun on target. Open bolt guns all kind of suck for precise aimed fire. The moving mass of the action and locktime interfere with careful aim.
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  5. I appreciate the currently relevant content. Any chance you could do similarly for other nations likely to enter combat soon, i.e. china, Ukraine, Russia....?
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  6. I think the case studies would be far more interesting than the overview. I would watch them.
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  7.  @stevexracer  having fuel is not the same as having fuel at the front.
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