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Since the varied bailouts of North American car companies in 2008-ish, I've opted not to buy North American vehicles anymore....I figure I've bought a couple already with the taxpayer money they've gotten. Mileage I got out of that was crap, so I have stuck with Honda/Toyota since then.

Ferdinand Porsche was an engineer as well, was he not? (Shades of WW2 German Tanks with overly complex electric drive mechanisms....)

The family doesn't get it either if there's no proof of death in combat...

When the US finally retired their Bofors 40mm's from use in the AC-130, that spoke volumes about the long-term sustainability of that weapons platform. It had an 80+ year run (probably closer to 90?) that's really only exceeded by the M2 Browning. If the US isn't able to source parts to keep...

The problem with a 'River class batch 2" would not be the armament...it's the mechanical systems. The gearboxes and shafts and engines. Going with a simplified build like the 'CDC' that uses relatively common engineering plant equipment would be a very good idea.

I watched a video the other night that talked about the state of various navies at the beginning of WW2. Consider the size of the German Navy in 1939: 103 ships, 7 capital ships, 8 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 24 torpedo boats and 72 subs. Their famous "plan Z" was to have nearly 800 ships, with...

If we look at what the RCN's Carrier history looked like, we see 5 ships. Nabob, Puncher, Warrior, Magnificent and Bonaventure. Nabob and Puncher were mostly used for transporting aircraft to Europe, then Puncher shifted to being used in an attack role rather than an ASW role near the end of...

And....I had to go find it.... https://readerslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Red-Storm-Rising.pdf Page 379 USS REUBEN JAMES "Drop now-now-now!" O'Malley yelled. The eighth sonobuoy ejected from the side of the Seahawk, and the pilot brought the helicopter around and headed back east...

But....it makes good reading....LOL

100-ish pounds of HE, when exploded underwater, is enough to poke a hold in a sub. If you read Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" from way back when, there is mention in it of trying to aim for the stern of the submarines so that the explosion would pop the shaft seals and cause non-recoverable...

They've offered $1500 for a specific type of firearm which I am aware is worth closer to $10K, and if the accessories for it are included, it'd be worth well over 15K. If you're going to take someone's M1 Carbine, and that's the only rifle they have which shoots .30 Carbine ammo, are they going...

Rumbles floating about that the Cape Breton police are recalling their police chief after he unilaterally decided to support the gun ban confiscation program without consulting his officers. Also rumours abound that he is the BIL of the local Liberal MP... Maybe the gun confiscation has hit...

As I have read, the 'troops going to Portland' have been federalized and their role is only protection of federal assets/buildings. They cannot do police work. Putting troops on guard on those buildings does, however, free up some of the police and other agencies who were guarding their home...

Probably not....they'll just 'locally retire' the horse, which will solve part of the 'rations supply' issue that they may be facing.

A pertinent video?

Which is probably why we'll do exactly that. /cynicism

The website manufactured lower receivers - some of which were sold in Canada. It's a valid make and model of AR Lower.

The RCN did it during a strike in the 80s. As the tale goes, I think one of the old DDE's was up in Ontario (Welland...? Rings a bell) for a refit and the company went on strike, so the navy sent down the crew over a weekend, loaded up everything with the crane, and pulled the ship off the wall...

You missed the "CD" - 12 years....implying an attempt at humour about getting a Canadian Forces Decoration at 12 years....with following clasps at 10 years.... sigh I'll take my Military Dad jokes elsewhere...

If we go with the German CD option, we have a guaranteed delay of at least 12 years. Probably 10 years for the next one....