Monthly Archives: April 2022

Survivor’s Bias and the Nintendo Generation

Posted on April 30, 2022 by rthtgnbs

Military service in the United States is not exactly a low impact, safe, employment option. There are rigorous physical demands at times, and often inconsistent levels of appropriate medical care for injury prevention and recovery. So when I see clickbait … Continue reading →

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277 Fury and the 270 Winchester

Posted on April 24, 2022 by rthtgnbs

277 Fury does from a 16″ barrel what John O’Connor’s Winchester 70 did with a 22 inch barrel, launching a 130 grain projectile north of 3,100 fps. The 270 Winchester just did it with lower pressure and a longer barrel. … Continue reading →

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Sig Sauer wins next rifle and machine gun contract

Posted on April 21, 2022 by rthtgnbs

The Sig Sauer 6.8×51 hybrid round duplicates the ballistics of a 270 Winchester Short Magnum, allowing Sig to claim a weight savings reduction over the equivalent cartridge by simply having a smaller cartridge. The 80,000 psi max chamber pressure is … Continue reading →

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The pending evolution of the tank…

Posted on April 19, 2022 by rthtgnbs

The performance of drones and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) has led several pundits to believe that the end of the tank as a premier land power instrument of battle is upon us. This would be similar to the point in … Continue reading →

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Random factoids about Germany, the F-14, and F-35…

Posted on April 4, 2022 by rthtgnbs

German’s consider the idea of “American Exceptionalism” to be propaganda for domestic consumption, at least in one textbook used for their final stage English studies according to this TikTok Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@usa.mom.in.germany/video/7079008151823027461. This is probably “true enough” for someone simply looking … Continue reading →

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