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A look at modern FIBUA/MOUT/FISH, especially in the NATO context. One big takaway is modern construction is very strong, so dismounted Infantry are going to need to carry lots of explosives (Carl-G, 40mm grenade launchers, satchel charges, hand grenades) to systematically deal with it, as well...

A long article on the deterioration of the DPRK's military capabilities. Instead of just "rust out" like we face, the troops are malnourished and essentially live off plundering nearby civilians, while the regime uses a "starve the many to feed the few" strategy to shore up it's Special Forces...

Finally some real future armour. The Philippines has selected the Israeli "Sabrah" light tank. This is actually a development of the Ascod, but has been retooled to incorporate a tracked suspension, 105mm cannon and purpose built two man turret with modern electronics...

An article on how diplomacy is changing the balance of forces in the Indian Ocean away from China, with the "Quad" (US, Japan, India, Australia) holding joint exercises. The fact this goes unremarked in the US press is also an interesting data point...

Interesting, at the time this was posted the election was still in progress: https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1323837231233142784 Chinese yuan tanking

Another look at some of the factors which have been building over the years. Even a convincing Trump 300 EC vote win only kicks the can down to 2024: http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/america-in-november-2020-a-structural-demographic-view-from-alpha-centauri/ America in November 2020: a...

Now you really did it this time, Chris. Come next years budget expect the Canadian Armed Forces to start buying Toyota Hilux pickut trucks as we being another round of "Transformation" into a "technical" mobile force....

Just thinking about this a bit more, I realized that the evolution of various communications and sensor technologies is bringing us to the point Chris is talking about. A Korean K-2 tank can fire a K-STAM (Korean Smart Top Attack Munition) and engage targets at 8km. A tank platoon could...

Here is a video from a defector from the DPRK describing her daily life. Very interesting look from a personal level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afqaRpYPkFw Eating dinner early in the winter because candles are so expensive.....

Could Trump flip California? For most observers this would seem to be a ridiculous question, but the article at the link suggests that Trump support may be far greater than most observers believe. While "flipping" California is a very outside edge of probability event as far as I can tell...

I'm not sure how far you can go with "amorphous" in this, or almost any context. While Odysseus was able to deal with diverse threats like the Sirens, the Cyclops and the Suitors, he was preternaturally cunning, and had overwatch from his patron Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Strategy. Finding...

One of the roles I enjoyed was Danny Dravot in "The Man who would be King", but there are so many to choose from.

Nothing is ever 100%, of course, but I can imagine the justification of deep data mining being to ferret out cash transactions and the barter economy for "tax collection" purposes. A simple and non AI enabled example is criminals using pizza joints as a front to launder cash - the investigator...

Not entirely clear where this should go, so if the Mods have a better place for it, then be my guest. https://mythaxis.com/2020/10/28/stupefying-stories-an-interview-with-bruce-bethke/

Those are actually questions for the doctrine and procurement threads  ;D And on the cold tundra 30,000 years ago, Thaggs cousin was scratching into the side of "Glacier.ca" on the replacement spear thread, bemoaning the fact they were still using flints from the previous inter-glacial period....

While I agree with you to a certain extent, there is a necessary division of labour, and has been since Thagg's "Execution" paragraph stated "Grog throw spear, Urk follow up with rock and hit Mammoth on head". Urk would be less than pleased if Grog speared him by mistake, and even less happy...

Like I said, I have personal as well as professional interest in not seeing this happen - after all, I don't have Liam Neeson on speed dial. I'm sure lots of people also are invested in the idea of a peaceful transition or continuation of power, but there are obviously some very vocal proponents...

FJAG I'm not wedded to the G6, although I suspect the LAV might not be suitable for a 155 turret without considerable modification. OTOH, there is a "pickup truck" version of the LAV which might work with the "Archer's" 155 gun + magazine setup with a turntable on the "pickup" bed, so as a...

Long article from the Gatestone Institute outlining the existential threat China is presenting to the West and indeed much of the world. "We" will need a steady and steadfast political leadership, and the ability and will to employ all the tools of DIME (Diplomacy, Information, Military...

Given the potential speed of modern warfare, a SP platform would have to be far faster than a Bronco or even a Swedish "Archer". Conceptually, I would imagine something along the lines of the South African G6 Howitzer (who's gun, ironically, owes a lot to Canadian Gerald Bull), since it combines...