Comments by "Diana Pennepacker" (@dianapennepacker6854) on "Matsimus" channel.

  1. Tanks absolutely need an automated turret to defend against ordance. Tanks, IFVs, and Helicopters all have a 30mm cannon that can protect it against cheap drones at least. Slow missiles too. We have the tech for a personal defense cannon. Need to get good software/hardware to combine a small fire radar, and a precise turret. Add in AHEAD flak armor for extra coverage. Imagine firing a Stinger or Russian one that escapes me at a helicopter, and the auto cannon just shoots it down. Then immediately aims at you! The pilot simply tapping an I PAD to shoot. Dragging his finger as you haul arse. Then a second missile was fired, and the cannon automatically takes over, and shoots the missile before it can do too much damage. That is how I see the future. With drone swarms countering it.
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  2. Simple, reliable, and easy to use.
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  3. Feel like going for a larger round with some proximity fuses that throw tungsten led in a uniformed pattern like the AHEAD ammo should be a thing. 30-40mm. More range for the bigger drones. That way it isn't TOO overkill for smaller drones but can also take out significantly bigger threats.
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  4.  @X.Y.Z.07  There was an old tank being used and people laughed at it. I think it was a late WWII or early 50s. Then they laughed at some WWII AA gun. Like if those weapons killed for our grandfather's they are good enough to kill now. The tank protected against small arms fire and shrapnel and it will do so now. Sure an RPG can take it out, but I'd still rather be in that then nothing.
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  5. I'd say the Hind is. I prefer the Hind too, and looks fucking amazing.
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  6.  @fire304  I've been arguing this forever. Oprey is a fucking brilliant for it's time, capabilities, and isn't inherently as dangerous as other craft. It does like to set shit on fire though and sometimes it's self though... The Valor literally can fly it's self, literally. It flies like a videogame so I'm told. Avionics and sensors have come a long fucking way... Anyone try flying a purely mechanical helicopter ? You're going to crash the thing in a second. Now a two year old can literally fly one for 10 USD. It's just the media and politicians had a field day for their own agenda and each crash did have a large amount of deaths because it's a massive transport. The F 35 losing to the F 16 during a training exercise is an other stigma which will NEVER DIE. Why? People read headlines, and the media and politicians are under no obligation to redact misinformation. Haters gunna hate.
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  7. Future here. Absolutely could have been useful in Ukraine. We definitely need A SHORAD that doesn't cost an arm or a leg to destroy a drone that costs a few hundred.
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  8. SK i think is also looking into them.
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  9. ​ @Cheka__ z Imagine portal 3 in VR. Being allowed to make tiny portals to stick your hands into. They need to make a Portal game in vein of Titan fall 2 and Dying Light movement. Since TF was based on source and I think old school bunny hopping which was amazing back in the early days of Counter Strike. Anyway do that and then use the mechanics of the movie Jumper. How they could use momentum of their jumps and drag things through as weapons. Have Titans in it just because fuck yeah - Titanfall was the only game to ever give me the feeling of scale when I got into one. So teleportation as a Pilot - climbing, able to gain speed and sliding of Dying Light 2 with the portal mechanics of Jumper. With the Titans and gadgets of TF2 and Half Life. (Also fighting aliens both small and large. Should be some Kaiju in there.) That game would fucking rock. If only I was a billionaire.
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  10. This comment aged weirdly! HIMARS is the star of the show currently in Ukraine!
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  11. ​ @cullis8327 Knocking out everything that isn't heavilitt armored in a sector would still be devastating. All the APCs, IFVs, tankers, ammo trucks, etc. Even if it didn't kill the tank. It would mess up optics, and such. Look at that Bradley versus T90m. Video. They lit it up with a 25mm, and it was helpless so the crew bailed.
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  12. Electric guns can be good if kept on. Electric or mechanical doesn't matter when it is just bad design, and operation. What is a FPV drone, but if not a slow MCLOS! They were onto something! Wrong use though! Suprised Ukraine isn't strapping flight control software to rockets and guiding em with cameras.
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  13. That would be amazing. If it works like stated then they should slap it on for self defense on every warship. I feel like CIWIS 20mm isn't enough and those are direct kinetic kills. A 76mm would allow further engagement range and could carry tungsten flak with a computer programing the rounds to fire as they leave the barrel like the Skynext system. (Think that is the one. Seen one take out a drone swarm in a single burst.) Don't know why the US doesn't use flak. No one has ever stated why but if a hypersonic missile is coming at you surely even small tungsten pellets would wreck the missile. The velocities involved would be enormous, and its a lot easier to hit something with a flak wall then it is with kinetic kills. The CIWIS has no margin for error.
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  14. Slings are devastating. Some guy let me one, until I fucking shot it too far and It nearly hit house. He just put his hand out, haha.
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  15. No. Nope. The materials and power plus calculations alone are incredible. I think a missile is superior. I wonder why there aren't slings that rotate at insane speeds before lobbing 100 grenades! Now that would be some Caveman tech! I would not want to operate it though.
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  16. Love the looks of it. The view looks amazing. Definitely better looking than the Galaxy.
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  17. Skynext looks good too. Rheinmetall also has a munition and I don't know if it is the MANTIS or Skyguard that also use it. Yet is a automated auto cannon with munitions that explode and throw a huge flak wall. Why the US always uses direct kinetic kill weapons is beyond me. At least with flak you don't need to hit the incoming shell, drone, missile, or aircraft - just get close enough for the spread to sufficiently rip the flight surfaces. I'm pretty sure what makes it special is the spread is pretty uniform and a computer times each round as it is being sent down the barrel. I've seen one test where one burst took out a swarm of drones. Someone said because anti ship missiles are armored, but there is NO ARMOR known to man that can withstand tungsten pellets traveling at thousands of meters per second. The speed of the incoming missile and outgoing munitions well exceeds any armor a missile would have. So flak is definitely going to make a return until lasers become common. Missile versus missile are not cost effective. Isreal already has some operational and US will have a Stryker with a 1mw system and the technology is only going to get better. Again if someone can tell me why we use kinetic kill weapons instead of flak let me know.
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  18.  @frederickgolden6694  The Apache was made ground up to fight against the Russian tank coloums and military so I don't know where you got this idea its for counter terrorism. One good thing we know is our missiles are FCS are amazing due to trying to limit collateral in counter terrorism operations. Our weapons have shown they are VERY effective against Russian assets... The Longbow and FCS carried by both the Cobra are more advanced compared to our Russian counterparts. Russia can't produce some of the more advanced CPU or parts like precision mirrors for FCS. I know our missiles are just as good if not better and are more reliable. Lots of stories about Russian missiles not working in Ukraine, but no one can agree on what is going on. I am leaning to maintenence. I know the Apache is pretty well armored. Don't know how they compare but it hasn't been good enough because their helicopters are dropping like flies causing them to fire dumb rockets as far as they can to avoid being blasted. I do wonder how effective the ejection seat is, and that's pretty cool but is jt worth the weight and complexity. I think I'd prefer more armor TBH, and use auto rotation. Anyway ill give Russia credit where its due but I would say the Apache is overall the more lethal system. Now it can coordinate with drones and other aircraft as well, and the Cobra shares many systems of the Apache. One thing America doesn't have is a Hind. The Hind is a beaut.
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  19. Must be in NJ.
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  20. The west needs cheap SHORAD for sure. We cannot be using missiles for cheap drones. I will say the first generation of laser weapons are suppose to be coming online this year with the Stryker. It was suppose to be deployed but keeps getting pushed back for whatever reason. Still that is a dedicated vehicle but it would be nice if most had the ability to use their primary.
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  21. Letting you know. YouTube hasn't been sending me your vids WTF. Stupid algorithm sends me trash all the time. Skips good creators for mysterious reasons..
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  22. Yes of course. They are probably working on it. Surprised it has taken this long and costs so much. I guess it also has other features. Less bullets and rounds needed for same effect. I don't know what it is called but where one gun can basically have multiple rounds hit the same area at once? That would be devastating. This and scoot and shoot seems to be the future for artillery. Of course extended ranges are going to be ever more important in the future. Surprised we aren't shooting basically cruise missiles yet or some type of gliding shell.
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  23. While I love history... The thing is it doesn't matter what you use to make but what you can create NOW. So just because they use to make solid vehicles doesn't really mean a thing. I have no knowledge so I can't pass judgment on quality. I just know shoot and scoot is the future of artillery. Unless you have a range advantage a static location seems so vulnerable due to being able to easily locate artillery whether it be drones or radar. Towed artillery seems like it takes ages to set up and relocate even though they are cheaper to make and maintain. So being able to move to a location, fire for a few minutes, and booking it will be very important.
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  24.  @ECHOFOXTROT289  People just say that in English in general. No need to get your speedo get all up in your rectum. I've seen people say American versions. Next you're going to complain with the usage of AFV versus Tank Destroyer versus armored combat vehicle.
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  25. Wonder if a modern non turret education tank destroyer with super heavy frontal armor that works against modern MBTs. Smack a 155mm on it and give it enough arc to double as artillery. Wonder if that would be useful. I guess that would be an assault gun?
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  26. Why can't a tank just be used. Seriously these upcoming tanks all should have high depression/elevation and the ability to add charges. Especially with American tanks who use manual loaders. Someone told me there are rounds that can set off a certain amount of charge but I've never heard of them. Also why two barrels... I don't see the benefit outside of heat but surely a regular tank can do a sustained RoF for a good amount of time? Anyways with FCS being what they are today what stops tanks from becoming artillery anyway.
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  27. We wouldn't be able to build enough submarines. Good idea if you had unlimited money though! Smaller missile ships, and carriers FTW. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. I don't know the optimal size though, because with ships the square cubed law comes in massively to benefit them.
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  28. Yeah what is going on in SA is insane. For a while I thought it was a jewel of Africa. Maybe a bit rough, but nothing a little polish could do. Now the shit seems to be hitting the proverbial fan from economics to that. Crazy that they could produce this helicopter - even Russia struggles with making their optics and they were literally using regular old NVG googles on their Alligator helicopters till 2010ish. The war in Ukraine showed us just how much western components they were using. Not sure if the South Africans were doing the same. Lots of specialized companies out there making sophisticated parts for the larger system that we don't think about. Mirrors are one of them.
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  29. Also automated turret which i think all countries should do so. This should eliminate the problems with elevation and depression I think. I'm sure you can design something... Anyway I think tanks in general should also be able to have the ability to choose different amounts of charge so they can be used as artillery as well. Also you can put the turret further back for better stability. Also it doesn't have to be a 152. I think that's a bit too large. I think building a 130mm but designing a tank to go bigger is the way to go. I feel like armor technology isn't keeping up and eventually will be useless with more active defenses taking priority. The Russians say the Armata can tank a hit to the face by an American Abraham's 120mm + DU sabot but I'm not sure how true that is. Would not want to test that theory personally. Also there are now smart shells that are designed to be shot over the top of a tank and uses a shape charge to penetrate the weaker top armor.
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  30. I don't understand this TBH. Maybe if it was a 1300mm or 155mm. Why not develop a tank that can fire like a howitzer. Ballistic computers and fire control systems aren't the issue. Surely we can develop a MBT gun that can have different charge levels. A full charge being the standard and being able to take some away or add to it. Anyways yeah guys tell me why we don't just develops an MBT/IFV that has a high elevation. A lot of the newer wheeled and tracked artillery can fire directly at targets now. Tanks are going to require a lot of elevation then the past anyway due to urban and drone warfare becoming more prevalent.
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  31. Material science would need one hell of a breakthrough. Armaments are just too powerful. Have you seen new missile/bomb/videos done on ships? One hit and there it goes. Sadly short of a submarine I think smaller the better. Better to have 100 ships than 10 big ones IMO. It would be cool to see what a modern state of the art battleship in action though. Ever hear about spin launch? Maybe a spin launch system can be used to launch huge projectiles halfway across the earth. Maybe it would be used for logistic purposes. Think of a heavily armed space station. Still swarms are the future.
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  32. Don't know why we got away from Flak style ammunition to be honest. The Orieklon and Italians have it right. The Italians are testing a new Super Rapid 75mm to fire at 200rpm. Add AHEAD ammo to that with an amazing fire control system, and a ship could defend against any Hypersonic missile attacking it. Afterall Hypersonic have to turn into the target.
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  33. I'm late. Notice a lot of new anti ship missiles have stupid low range. Well compared to their land based counter parts. I'm not exactly sure why when stand off weapons are the name of the game especially for Naval combat. The new Tomahawk is going to have antiship capabilities but it is slow. The newer NSMs I've read about have a range from 125 to 300km. I guess they are a lot harder to shoot down for whatever reason. Not sure about the newer air to ship missiles either, but at least they have the benefit of being able to be carried close to the target. I don't know i figured we'd be striving for at least 1,000 nautical miles on ship to ship missiles.
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  34. No coaxial rotor helicopter is easy to work on mate. Those two words don't go together. The gearbox/transmission/powertrain is amazingly complex.
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  35. Uh I feel like short of missile defense that artillery is all that is talked about TBH. Maybe not the Paladin but other systems. When I saw this topic I thought you were saying why is no one destroying the enemies artillery hehehe. Seems like Russia specifically has free range to pummel X towns. I guess that's what happens when neither side has air superiority. Anyway yeah I only see people talking about tanks since countries are sending them to Ukarine now. Before that people were discussing how tanks are useless. How Russian new tanks has yet to be seen and Russia bringing decade old tanks out of storage. Past 7 months though many YT videos on artillery. I've learned a lot since then. The only other weapon systems are those talking about Anti Air missiles.
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  36. The AH 1z is surprisingly good. I was quite amazed looking at it. It's like a lighter, faster, Apache that is cheaper. Even has the longbow FCS. I don't think it can cordinate with drones though ATM while the Apache can. I'm not even sure what drones the Marines use anyway. Also a fewer less missiles, 20mm versus 30mm, and less armor but again easier and cheaper to maintain. Spare parts everywhere due to the Huey.
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  37. Hold more ammo. Different kinds of ammo. More versatile. Faster reload. Now we have smart rounds that can attack over targets with EPGs. Now if it was a missile system like a Stinger that could take out drones and low flying helicopters then absolutely add it. Just seems redundant. More cost and weight. IMO all MBTs from here on out should be able to have a FCS that allows them to work as artillery in a pinch. We have the computer power and hardware. That would require somehow to manage charges but it is a no brainer to be able to launch a few 120mm(130, 140, 152mm for future tanks) shells over the horizon. Also all tanks should have a drone it can release to locate targets and come back to charge.
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  38.  @Zman44444  A stinger from Uncle Sam, and a Starstreak from the late Majesty and blessed by King Charles. America needs to get it's head in the MANPAD game. Also to be fair this is the first modern conflict with new Western weapons being used. Some analysts say that attack helicopters are incredibly vulnerable regardless of whom or what is flying. Infantry can conceal themselves asily and just wait for a helicopter to get into 5km and bring it down. It's becoming easier to make sophisticated missiles and harder to counter them. Hopefully we see some active systems like a trophy, or EW that works most of the time.
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  39. Wasn't it caused by a decimal point in the wrong place? Haha,. You'd think I don't know... During construction someone would've said hey this isn't right... Whoa I lived in Groton and been where they build them. Seen one partially constructed and it was massive. They don't look so big when you're on the bridge and see them going out.
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  40. I tried explaining this so many times. Politicians and media blew it out of proportion for their own agendas and stigma will never die like with F 35 losing to 4.5gen fighters. People said oh but it is complex and the for maintenance will be a pain. Like a contra rotating coaxial push prop helicopter is a simple machine. Some act like it 90% of missions will now not be viable... Short of the footprint this is better in basically every metric. Oh and it can't auto rotate. I couldn't find information on Vortex Ring state or if it will have issues with it's exhaust like the Osprey does. People are going to find any excuse to hate the damn thing. I personally think they made the right choice. Helicopters as we know it are reaching physical limitations. Tilt rotor/jet are the future IMO.
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  41.  @ryancamara5689  Agreed with everything you said. I think people are worried it won't be able to insert troops or something due to the larger footprint. I'm thinking in what situation will that make or break a mission where a LZ is not available or cannot be created. We've been using daisy cutters and such for decades now. There's always the option to rapple. So let's say they are correct there will be missions it cannot do. Yet I think overall this opens up MUCH MUCH more options that helicopters cannot do anyway due to lack of speed and range. They made the right choice from a strategic, logistic, and tactical point for a near peer enemy. Army still has the Lakota anyway. Still curious what armaments they will decide to tack on.
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  42. Yeah I have spent hours saying this to people. It is always DuR hurrrrr tilt rotor dangerous. People read some headlines then thought they knew more than the military. Osprey is an amazing aircraft for what it is for especially for its time. First production tilt rotor that has has a stellar record. If you are going to complain. Talk about the price, and that it sets places where it lands on fire. Or it can't auto rotate. The Valor fixes these issues and some. The damn thing can literally hover and land itself. Flying is dangerous. Rotor aircraft even more so. I personally can't wait to see the attack variant. There are mockups of it and they look awesome.
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  43.  @Pyrochemik007  Wonder how long it takes to shoot and scoot. It doesn't matter the format but I feel like that is what the future holds since counter artillery is only getting better. Unless you have a significant range advantage I don't see how a more static defense is viable. Towed artillery seem so vulnerable to set up, fire, and relocate. It is so easy to scout with drones, aircraft, and now we have radar and computers that can pin point the location of your location. I forsee artillery firing a few rounds for a few minutes then booking it to some predetermined location. Better when coordinated with others spread out over a few KM.
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  44. Kind of wish Poland developed their own but understand they wanted a solid tank NOW. The K2 is slept on - wonder how Polands will be different.
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  45. Who thought drones were going to just be a gimmick? They've been pushing drones hard since I've been alive. So I'm 38. I've seen the potential, and I'm no Nostradamus. Just an average civilian. Maybe since I've watched sci-fi. They are going to get worse. This is just the beginning of an arms race unless we get counter measures. Luckily lasers are becoming a thing. It is going to be harder for cheap drones to cause devastation I think. Yet only well equipped armies will have it for now.
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  46. Uh I know a lot of westerners who have nothing but respect for Russian equipment. Ask someone if they don't like the Hind or if the Crocodile doesn't look bad ass. The Ukraine war showed a lot of flaws within the Russian military so now you have armchair generals that are anti Russian who don't know anything.
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  47. Now we just need to stop using kinetic kill and go back to flak for drones and other threats. Missiles aren't cost effective for defense. Flak needs to make a comeback and laser technology needs to improve. Rheinmetall has created a new ammo for their systems. I think Skynext, and possibly MANTIS and Skyguard? Basically the FCS primes the fuse as the round leaves the barrel and the shell explodes throwing a wall of tungsten in a decent uniform pattern at the target(s). Think the pattern is what makes it so good. It can also be used against ground targets. Not sure if it also has a proximity sensor. Why we don't even use proximity fuses for the CIWIS is beyond me, because I don't care - getting even hit by small tungsten flak will tear up any drone, shell, and missile. The speeds of the incoming weapon and outgoing shell just makes it impossible for something not to get chewed up. It seems like it would be hell a lot easier to hit the target as even a few pellets would mess up the trajectory of anything. No instead we'd rather hit a bullet with a bullet midflight...I mean it's crazy we can do that but why we don't we use flak. It would probably use less overall ammo too. Seen a test where it shot down like 10 swarm drones in a small burst. Someone told me its because anti ship missiles are armored but at the speeds of both objects heading towards each other I doubt a missile could still punch through it and STILL hit the target.
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  48.  @frederickgolden6694  Yeah it is. Russian helicopters look better too haha, and of course are probably ten times easier to work on. America's Cheyenne is my favorite but a prototype. Viper is sleek. Hind is my favorite as it looks like it wants to throw down a hail of rockets before unloading a squad to clean up the bodies. It's weird that Russia fields the Havoc and the Alligator. They look pretty similar on paper TBH. Helicopters really need to figure out a way to counter MANPADs either by stand off or active measures like a trophy system. It's too easy ATM for infantry to conceal themselves just waiting for a helicopter to get within 5km.
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  49. Too bad it has a bad rep for being unsafe even though it literally has similar or better safety records compared to other helicopters... Turns out flying can be dangerous. Politicians and media had a field day with it for their own agendas and the stigma lives onto the Valor... Which isn't even being produced yet, but people insist tilt rotors are inherently more dangerous! Edit And yeah love the Osprey. Nothing like it and it was ahead of it's time. Can't beat the speed and range of it. Surprised they haven't tried making a gunship out of one yet. Put a 120mm on one haha.
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  50.  @cringebaby2558  Yeah kind of a big fat target. I'd say give it a gimbeled 120mm underslung with a mean ballistic computer. Have it hover above and outside the battlefield just sniping crap. But yeah a 30mm sounds good too. Too bad it cannot destroy modern tanks anymore but I'm sure it still can mess up all the sensors and cameras at least.
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