2010-12-03, 08:53 | Link #10321 | |
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using it at a target 100m away from you is great. using it on a target 10m away is crazy. i'd prefer a weapon of this caliber be used as a rifle rather then just an RPG-esk weapon. i'd think that this last part would be a given. after all, its not a standard iron sight weapon anyway. any gun that has an actual fire-control system, means that you need a specifically trained person for using it. not even standard grenade launchers are given to just anyone. its a squad weapon.
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2010-12-03, 08:59 | Link #10322 | |
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2010-12-03, 09:02 | Link #10323 | |
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Update on the NASA press release:
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two analyses that seem fairly accurate and balanced: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/no...-about-aliens/ http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/20...tm_medium=link and the official press release: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010...oxic_Life.html
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2010-12-03, 09:11 | Link #10324 | |
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you can still use the weapon as a rifle, and use the grenade launcher only when needed. its a gun+a grenade launcher. if you need to have a completely stand alone weapon to use this new feature, then you either limit one soldier in the company exclusively to a support role, or you just say "nevermind then" and not take it. which is a terrible waste.
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2010-12-03, 09:14 | Link #10325 | |
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2010-12-03, 09:15 | Link #10326 | |
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Like I mentioned earlier, I never said all infantry units are irresponsible and expendable, but there are always those who are and that's the reason I believe extra attention should be placed on choosing who can carry that kind of weapon. |
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2010-12-03, 10:48 | Link #10327 |
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I never liked carrying the launcher because it add weights to the rifle. However, the good thing is that you usually aren't the one doing the flanking, you are always at the back of your teammates trying to dye the enemy position red.
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2010-12-03, 12:37 | Link #10328 |
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WikiLeaks moves site to Switzerland amid U.S. fury
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...6B224P20101203
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2010-12-03, 13:09 | Link #10329 | |
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pull the plug already.
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2010-12-03, 14:16 | Link #10333 |
Um-Shmum
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its also called reckless endangerment
and unlawful provocation vandalism slander (prove they didn't make stuff up) theft of intellectual property (in a way). illegally publishing another persons work without their express permission to do so. trust me, where there is a will there is a lawyer. finding the legal justification for a cease and desist is easy. and if WikiLeak's people have a problem with it, they can spend the next 5 years in the court systems arguing about it. besides, if its possible to ban showing pictures of Mohammad so as to not offend people. banning publishing sensitive materials is easy.
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2010-12-03, 17:49 | Link #10335 | |
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i kept saying that this stupidity is life threatening, now i've found the perfect example.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomac...srael-1.328521 Quote:
what happens to this guy who this leak has now exposed. how long do you figure he's got left to live. if something happens to this guy (Lebanon's defense minister mind you) then its directly the result of these leaks.
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2010-12-03, 18:04 | Link #10336 | |
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2010-12-03, 18:17 | Link #10338 | |
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A moment of Silence for Mr. Murr
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2010-12-03, 18:25 | Link #10339 |
Um-Shmum
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in all honesty, this isn't a joke or anything.
people have been talking about how the leaks might expose potential collaborators whos lives might be put in danger as a result. this isn't far from that scenario.
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