#anti tank launcher

[rosemaryhoney27]

“Meet the Parents (And Their Armory)”

When Danny said, “You guys should meet my parents,” the Batkids had collectively paused.

Jason: “Aren’t those the ones who tried to dissect you?”

Danny: “They got better.”

Damian: “You are very casual about attempted vivisection.”

Danny: “Welcome to the Fenton family, baby.”

Dick: “This can’t possibly go wrong.”

Steph: “Famous last words.”

FentonWorks — Amity Park

The Batkids stepped out of the Fenton RV, staring up at the lime green, Frankenstein’d-together house with a giant ectoplasmic turret on top.

Tim whispered, “That building violates every safety code I’ve ever studied.”

“Which means it’s perfect,” Jason grinned.

The front door burst open.

“DANNY-BOY!” Jack Fenton roared, charging out in a hazmat suit and hugging Danny so hard he phased to avoid cracked ribs.

“And these must be your little friends!” Maddie beamed. “Are they in your ghost hunting club? Vigilante group? Paranormal protection gang?”

Jason: “...Yes.”

Inside the Lab

Danny’s siblings (by chaos, not blood) stood in awe-slash-terror as Jack proudly showed off the Fenton Arsenal™.

“We’ve got Ecto-Blasters, Specter Snare Cannons, the Ghost Gabber 9000—”

“That one doesn’t do anything,” Danny stage-whispered. “It just yells ghost puns.”

“—and of course, my favorite,” Jack said, hefting a glowing, bazooka-sized monstrosity, “The Fenton Anti-Creep Stick™!”

“Can I hold it?” Jason asked immediately.

Danny: “You really, really shouldn’t—”

Jack: “You absolutely can!”

Danny: “—oh god.”

Jason grinned like a kid in a candy store as he hoisted the Anti-Creep Stick and blew a crater in the backyard. “I LOVE YOUR DAD.”

Gift Time

“So!” Maddie chirped. “We made each of you a custom ghost-defense item!”

Danny: “...Please be small.”

They were not.

Jason got a pair of twin ecto-revolvers — glowing green, sleek, with ghost-seeking tech embedded in the handles. He was in love.

Tim got a pocket-sized spectral scanner that unfolded into a full laptop. (“It hacks through dimensions,” Maddie said proudly. Tim nearly cried.)

Damian was gifted a miniaturized spectral scimitar. Jack added, “It sings your theme song when it powers up!” Damian smiled — a terrifying, sharp little smile.

Steph got an ectoplasm glitter bomb launcher. She immediately set it off in the kitchen. Maddie was delighted.

Dick received ecto-infused grappling hooks that let him swing through walls. He hugged both parents on the spot.

Later That Night

The Batkids lounged on beanbags in Danny’s room, covered in marshmallow goo from Fenton family s’mores night.

Steph: “Your mom tackled a ghost into the barbecue pit.”

Tim: “Your dad gave me a hug that cracked my ribs.”

Jason (stroking his new guns lovingly): “I’m moving in.”

Danny: “You’ll regret that at 3AM when the fridge starts screaming.”

Damian: “Your father attempted to high-five me. I allowed it. Once.”

Danny snorted. “He’s gonna cry from happiness later.”

Meanwhile, in the Fenton Kitchen

Maddie sipped her tea. “They’re good kids.”

Jack nodded, eyes misty. “Do you think if we adopt them too, we can finally start that Ghost Hero Team I always wanted?”

Maddie smiled. “Let’s give them snacks first.”

Group Chat: [Batfam + Phantom of the Groupchat]

Jason: Can I call your dad Pops?

Danny: ...I literally do not have the power to stop you.

Steph: i want to go back next weekend. ghost dodgeball rematch.

Damian: I defeated the kitchen specter with honor. Fenton called it a “heckin’ good whack.”

Tim: I still don’t know how the toaster is haunted.

Dick: Best parents. A+++ would let them arm me again.

Danny: they’re already building a tank for you.

Bruce: WHAT DO YOU MEAN "A TANK"

Danny: Too late B. You’re a Fenton by association now 😎

[foone]

Immortals who get together to shoot each other and it's like a wine tasting.

Talking about the dry fruity notes of getting shot by a 9mm compared to the full body of .45 ACP.

They've got limited seats for the cannons and rocket launchers so get your ticket now.

There's a speech by The Mound Builder (with PowerPoint) talking about the time she got shot with a High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) round. The event had to book the bigger room to have enough seats for that one. Lotta yearning in that audience, and a bunch of questions that basically boil down to "how can I do this too?"

[hazel-coryl]

anyways here's an over analysis of the guns of love bullet.

Starting with the GOAT, Koharu.

Despite it being the main character Koharu's weapon was the hardest to pin down. This is solely because there's like 50 models of Glock pistols. And this is very clearly a Glock, but which Glock? Its clearly not a subcompact, leaving the full-sized and compact models. Based on the placement of the slot in the lower frame, just below the front sight, we can discount the full-sized pistols, leaving only the compact. From there we can use the number of pins in the lower receiver, shape of the slide and the placement of the slots on the slide to narrow it down to the Glock 23 and 19, generation 3.

Its a little hard to pin down the exact make since a lot of the Glock series look almost identical. The drawings (esp early on) aren't always consistent, which is understandable given the level of detail. The 23 is a slightly more accurate match, however the detail is small, simply the shape of the front and rear sights. The Glock 23 is a compact pistol chambered in .40 S&W, the pistol is almost identical with the Glock 19 save for the aforementioned difference in the shape of the sights. The Glock 19 is likewise a compact pistol but it is chambered in 9x19mm. The Glock 19 is much more popular and widely issued and is chambered in the world's most common pistol cartridge. It is for these reasons it would make more sense for it to be a Glock 19, however the visuals lean towards the more uncommon Glock 23. Glocks, and especially the Glock 19 is kind of a "default gun", widely issued by police and military forces and popular in the civilian market it lacks an identity in its ubiquity. Therefore I think its very fitting for Koharu who is a recently born cupid and hasn't had the opportunity to carve her own identity as a cupid.

Next, we have this image from Chapter 7. She hasn't used this rifle yet, so its probably not canon but whatever. This one is pretty easy, this is a M24 Sniper Weapon System. The M24 is derived from the popular Remington Model 700 rifle by the US Army. Its identifiable by its adjustable butt stock and bipod. Somewhat interestingly its fitted here with a suppressor, which would suggest a later variant, however the pictured rifle has an original model stock.

Now, Kanna.

This was one of the easiest, this is a Milkor M32A1 Multiple Grenade Launcher. It differs externally from the earlier M32 by its shortened barrel. The M32A1 fires 40x46mm grenades from a six-round revolving cylinder. The M32A1 can fire a wealth of specialized ammunition types, however we've only seen what I believe to be high explosive so far. Somewhat notably the reflex sight that the M32A1 comes standard with is deleted. Perhaps this explains her lack of accuracy. In addition to launched grenades Kanna uses hand grenades.

Helpfully one of these comes with a label! This is clearly based on the M67 hand grenade, the other is a M84 stun grenade. Both are American models.

Lastly in the chapter 8 cover we see her with some make of landmine. There's a lot of these and they aren't that well documented from what I could find. Its mildly reminiscent of a soviet TM-62, however the vertical ribs along the rim suggest some manner of Italian made model. Whatever it is, based on its size its probably an anti-tank landmine.

Kanna has an obvious bias toward explosives, at first this clashes with her somewhat reserved personality. However there are some angles where it makes sense. Explosives tend to get the job quickly, which favors her laziness. There is also the notable component that all of these weapons possess the capability to fight an opponent without direct confrontation.

Ena.

Ena is... Kind of boring, weapon wise. This is a M4A1, one of the many, many makes and models of the M4/AR15/M16 family. Together these represent the 2nd most produced rifle in the world, just below the omnipresent AK family. The AR15 is known for its modularity and massive potential for personalization. The rifle, or carbine more accurately, is chambered in 5.56x45mm. This intermediate rifle cartridge is standard across NATO nations. If you have a keen eye "556" is a number that comes up as an easter egg throughout love bullet. Ena's M4 is fitted with a KAC vertical foregrip and ACOG TA31 assault scope. This set of attachments play towards the M4's strengths, allowing it to reach out to its maximum effective range with the scope while preserving its CCQ capabilities. In short, its versatile and utilitarian, and while we haven't gotten to know Ena that well, this seems to pair well with her personality. And for why I said it was kind of boring, these are not unique accessories by any means, in fact there are probably hundreds of photos of US soldiers with this exact set up.

Last and certainly not least is Chiyo!

This one was difficult, but I'm pretty certain this is a MAC M10, as opposed to the smaller M11. Both are nearly identical with only size and a few minor details being different. The M10 comes in two variants, one chambered in .45 caliber and the other chambered in 9mm. Chiyo's weapons posses features of both the .45 and 9mm models, so who's to say. Next to Kanna, Chiyo might have the most unique loadout. The M10, more commonly known as the "MAC-10" is a very popular weapon in action movies and video games. Because its possible to be held with one hand and its high rate of fire the weapon comes off as very cool. Its interesting to note in reality the M10 was made to be fitted with a large suppressor and nylon foregrips as a kind of commando weapon. Chiyo fits none of these and with her dual wielding style is clearly playing into the movie hero image.

Chapter 9 gives us this striking image. She's kitted out with a M60A1 and an RPG-7. The M60 is a General Purpose Machinegun chambered in 7.62x51mm, NATO's full sized rifle cartridge. It became famous and almost indictive of, the Vietnam war and also in movies like Rambo. The RPG is the first non-us weapon we see the girls use. Likewise it also made its debut in the Vietnam war, although the RPG's iconic image extends well beyond that conflict. Because of the heart shapeification of the weapons its hard to say what rocket its using, but its likely PG-7 or PG-7M. Both of these weapons play well into Chiyo's action hero trappings while also giving a mercenary impression.

As a whole, she breaks from the others as the M10's are not standard issue with the US military. I think that fits with her independent attitude. Which brings up an interesting throughline, outside of Chiyo all the other girls field weapons that are standard in the US military or police forces. There also appears to be a trend towards weapons that were popular in the Gulf and Afghanistan wars. Whether this trend reflects only Inee's personal preferences or something deeper is currently mysterious, but may remain something to watch as chapters come out.

Thanks for reading this far.

[i-am-aprl]

Three soldiers from the Israeli occupation army playing with the Javelin anti-tank shoulder missiles.

There was no danger as they faced the target without any cover, and someone was already filming.

The cost of one missile without the launcher is between $70,000 to $100,000. It was exactly $78,000 in a report by the Pentagon in 2021, and now it's more expensive and could reach $100,000.

This is where the taxpayer's money goes; this is why Israel takes aid from the USA.

A video was published by a soldier named Emil Antonov, who is a tattoo maker in Jerusalem.

‏‎ثلاثة جنود من جيش الاحتلال الإسرائيلي يلعبون بصواريخ جافلين المضادة للدبابات على الكتف. لم يكن هناك خطر حيث واجهوا الهدف دون أي غطاء، وكان هناك شخص يقوم بالتصوير. تكلفة صاروخ واحد بدون القاذفة تتراوح بين 70,000 إلى 100,000 دولار. كانت تحديداً سعرها 78,000 دولار في تقرير للبنتاغون في عام 2021، والآن هي أغلى من ذلك وربما تصل إلى 100,000 دولار.

‏‎هكذا تصرف أموال دافعي الضرائب؛ لهذا السبب تأخذ إسرائيل المعونات من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

‏‎تم نشر فيديو من قبل جندي يدعى إميل أنطونوف، وهو رسام وشم في القدس.

[terkmc]

The Caliban level its artillery sized shotgun at me. I hold hands with the squadmate next to me, thus becoming a Squad and gaining resistance and soft cover against it. Defeating the embodiment of ruthless capital with the power of love (and this anti tank launcher I found)

[guerillas-of-history]

A Viet Cong fighter in action with an anti-tank launcher during fighting in southern Cuu Long delta. The Tet general offensive launched in South Vietnam on January 30th, 1968.

[castillon02]

Wade was on the couch, shoveling frito pie into his facehole, when Spidey crawled through the window, paused, cocked his head, opened his mouth, and then closed it again. 

Not Spidey’s usual M.O. 

Then Spidey made a lip-zipping motion at him and dropped from the wall to the floor. His shoulders and calves had tightened, and his movements jerked instead of slinked, his body ready to spring into motion. 

Hot. Mildly alarming, but hot. Spidey had sensed something.    

Wade moved over to the front door to secure their exit. Katanas: check. Guns: check. Frito pie: check. He kept eating. 

Spider-Man did a slow three-sixty, peering around the room, and froze with his eyes narrowed in the direction of Wade’s newest purchase: a Deadpool-themed boombox that Wade had found on Etsy. It had arrived just that morning. 

Wade was going to leave such a negative review if it turned out that his boombox was actually a bomb. Not one star—it had a tape deck, a CD player, and an AUX hook-up, and Wade was all about that retro shit—but definitely negative. Maybe two stars; who couldn’t appreciate the pun of a boombox that went boom? 

Spidey advanced on the boombox and ran his fingers over its surface like a snob testing the furniture for dust. Attached to his fingertip on the upswing lay a red square about the thinness of a gum wrapper and the breadth and height of a motherfucking electronic bug. 

“Christ on a pogostick dildo,” Wade muttered, setting his frito pie on the Javelin anti-tank missile launcher that had been delivered along with the boombox. 

He’d used his last bug detector as a bludgeon, and he kept going out to get a new one only to be distracted by one of the Big Apple’s tempting offerings: people to shoot, Spideys to please, tacos to eat, Spideys to please… Actually, maybe it was kind of appropriate that Spidey was the one helping him out here, given that he’d been so distracting. 

And given that… 

Heh. 

His name was Spider-Man. 

And he’d found a—

Found a b—

Wade made desperate crab pinching motions at Spidey. 

Spidey interpreted his hand signals like a boss and crushed the bug into itsy bits between his freakishly strong spider-digits. 

Wade squealed. “Holy exterminator, Spider-Man! You caught an actual-fact bug in your not-so-actual-fact web! Fly swatter, more like spy swatter!” 

��See, this is why I don’t tell people.” Spidey scratched at the back of his neck. 

Wade put his hand to his chest and batted his eyes even though only the bottom half of his face was visible. “Awww, and you told little old me?” It always made Wade’s heart grow three sizes when Spidey showed him one of his spidery secrets.  

Spidey shrugged. “I figured you’d want your ‘Workin’ 9 to 5’ serenades to be private.” 

Wade settled one hand on his cocked hip and put on a country accent. “I ain’t never got no shame over Ms. Parton, Websy.” 

“I was also trying to avoid mentioning the Nickelback.” Spidey gestured at the CD organizer next to the boombox, which was open to Now That’s What I Call Music! Volume 10. 

Now That’s What I Call Music! Volume 10 had Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” on it, and after the Britney Spears and JLo songs, Wade had definitely planned on belting out the “I SAID I LOVE YOU AND I SWEAR I STILL DO” and “SCREAM ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?” lines extremely loudly and emotionally, possibly before shooting himself. Not his ideal recording to have in the hands of his enemies. 

“Your sacrifice is appreciated, Spidey.”  

Spidey gave a sloppy salute. 

Wade narrowed his eyes. “Hang on. How do you know which songs are on that CD?” 

“Oh wow, some frito pie! And what’s that? I think my spider senses are tingling…” As he darted towards the window, Spidey webbed Wade’s bowl from the missile launcher to his hand. 

Wade wouldn’t be fast enough to catch him; instead, he lunged for the boombox and frantically inserted the CD. “Don’t think I don’t know what your 2002 jam is!” He mashed the skip button.  

Spidey hovered near the window, about to be hoisted by his own curiosity. “No way,” he said. “There’s twenty songs on that CD. No way you guess right.” 

“Oh, yeah? Well, listen TO THIS!” Wade stopped the disc on song 15. 

A piano melody started to play. 

“Oh my god,” Spidey said. He dropped the bowl onto the counter and his face into his hand.   

“Makin’ my way downtown, walkin’ fast, faces pass, and I’m homebound!” Wade sang along with Vanessa Carlton. He pointed at Spidey and walked over. “Starin’ blankly ahead, blankly ahead, making my way through the crowd…Take it, Spidey! Dun-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh—”  

“And I need you!” Spidey stifled a laugh. 

“Dun-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh—” Wade shoved the frito pie spoon, microphone-like, into Spidey’s hand. 

“And I miss you!” Spidey sang into the spoon. 

“Dun-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh— chorus time, go!” 

Spidey leaned into the spoon. “AND NOW I WONNNDER…IF I COULD FALL…INTO THE SKY…” He tilted the spoon at Wade. 

“DO YOU THINK TIME…WOULD PASS ME BY…” 

They sang the rest together: “CAUSE YOU KNOW I’D WALK A THOUSAND MILES IF I COULD JUST SEE YOU…TONIGHT.” 

“Hey,” Wade said after their duet ended. The dulcet sounds of Celine Dion (song number 16) faded into the background, helped by his hand on the volume knob. “Could you check my bedroom for bugs, too?” 

Spidey sighed. “For electronic surveillance, Pool. Don’t get any ideas.” 

Wade crossed his heart (and his fingers behind his back). 

“But,” Spidey said, “even if the rest of the place is clean, maybe we should check the Switch for bugs too. You know. With the very advanced spider technique of playing it.” Spidey fidgeted. 

“Going once, going twice, SOLD, to the Deadpool with the color-coordinated boombox!” Wade mimed banging a gavel. 

Pretty good for a day in which Wade had been considering shooting himself to a Nickelback soundtrack. And Spidey ate all his frito pie, so he didn’t even have to deal with any gross leftovers! 

The next day, Wade did some investigating and posted his Etsy review: This seller attached an electronic monitoring device to the product, BUT someone threatened their family to get them to do it, so, what can you do, ammirite? Took out that trash for you btw, np. The CD player, tape deck, and AUX all work great, the speakers are nice and loud, and the design is chef-kiss. 5 stars for immaculate engineering, 0 stars for being unwilling to sacrifice the lives of your friends and loved ones for a faceless customer with a poop emoji in their username, 5 stars again for being bribed into letting me be a repeat client despite all the bloodstains. Looking forward to the Spider-Man-themed iPod with webby wired earbuds!  

Author's note: for those who don't know what frito pie is, it's basically corn chips with ground beef and cheese (and assorted miscellaneous) on top, kind of like nachos. Regardless of its status as a family dish, it is an absolutely bachelor kind of meal.

[cleverwolfpoetry]

Psycho-pass Movie Novel Chapter 7 Complete

Note before reading: sentences in italics represent the character’s thoughts; sentences between square brackets are phone/radio conversations or the voice of dominators or other electronic devices.

1

Among Desmond’s mercenaries was Bun, a dark-skinned Thai with chiselled features. He wore a jet pack with wings and an engine on his back, allowing him to move by jet propulsion.

As a sniper, Bun needed to always move into a dominant position. To do this, he used a high-performance, hydrogen-powered jet pack. It was a hybrid version that also supported compact batteries, which could be replaced by cartridges.

With sniper Bun’s offensive, the raid went from stealthy to dynamic. Bun, who was flying, landed on the top of a hill overlooking the group of ancient ruins. He was carrying a huge sniper rifle, using the jet pack on his back as a rifle rack. A sighting system with magnified holographic display — to receive information from Yulia — and semi-automatic firing of 20 mm armour-piercing incendiary rounds.

After the dull sound of bullets piercing through the armour plates, the guerrilla’s technicals[1] exploded with a burst of flames.

The sniping signalled the start of a simultaneous attack.

Rutaganda broke into the base with surprising dash power, guiding two attack helicopter-type drones via brainwave control. Even if the opponents were poor guerrillas, the level of difficulty of the operation was completely different with or without air cover.

It’s not as if he had a semi-mechanised body for show. Rutaganda could run 100 metres in about six seconds and jump up to five metres at a time with a running start. He made the most of these physical abilities, using them to climb over the walls of the ruins and penetrate the depths of the base.

The mercenary soon spotted the guerrilla electronic warfare vehicles, which were loaded with modified ECM pods — a cutting-edge model used by the Japanese Border Defence System Air Force. These devices may have been removed from a fighter aircraft crashed for an incident or stolen — either way, the guerrillas would not have been able to handle such high-tech equipment without the tactical advisor in question. Nicholas’ government forces had suffered greatly as a result.

Guerrilla engineers and their guards had gathered around the vehicle to activate the ECMs. Rutaganda, holding a compact assault rifle, a carbine model, fired a short series of rapid shots. Bursts of fully automatic fire, separated by finger control. Two to three bullets were fired each time he pulled the trigger. By the time the magazine of 30 rounds was empty, there would be exactly 10 dead bodies.

The reinforced exoskeletons piloted by Weber and Babangida destroyed the barricade the guerrillas had built.

Machine guns and rocket launchers roared, blowing away guerrillas who had recognised the gunfire and jumped out of the way. Dozens of them were reduced to pieces of blood and flesh all at once.

[Bun, you too, over here.]  

Rutaganda radioed.

“Roger.”

Bun, in the middle of his sniping task, took flight with his jetpack strapped to his back. Looking down on the entire village from above, he continued to fire his sniper rifle, supported by his robotic arm.

A small number of guerrilla fighters took out RPG-29 anti-tank missiles, which would have destroyed the reinforced exoskeletons in a direct hit. But the soldier holding the RPGs became the target of Bun’s sniper fire. The incendiary armour-piercing rounds he was using not only penetrated the enemy but also set them on fire. They could shatter bodies or make huge holes in them and set people on fire.

2

Kougami and Tsunemori run through the base of the disoriented resistance forces. Shacks and arms depots were blown up by machine gun fire from the attack helicopter-type drones. The men of the resistance forces first allowed women, children and the elderly to take refuge in caves.

“This way of doing things is different from those we have dealt with before!” Kougami said in a loud voice.

“How is it different?” Tsunemori asked.

“They aren’t relying on drones. They’re highly trained special forces. I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”

The two of them emerged into the square of the ancient ruins complex. From there, a road led in several directions.

Sem raced towards them in a military jeep.

“Sem! The ECMs?”

“They’ve been blocked! The enemy got ahead of us!”

It was then that Kougami realised the situation. After careful reconnaissance, the enemy had launched a surprise attack. Those guys have more advanced equipment than the government forces. As close to the ‘Japanese army’ as possible — something the resistance forces had not expected.

“Sem, we’ll have her escape. Back me up.”

 “Kougami-san!?”

At Kougami’s words, Tsunemori’s eyes widened.

Sem gave a nod and got out of the jeep.

Kougami asked Tsunemori to get in instead.

“You need to leave without me.”

As he was saying this, Kougami was handed an assault rifle and a grenade launcher by another guerrilla.

The man, who had been on the verge of sleep earlier, was carrying only a revolver for self-defence.

“I’m not leaving alone!”

“Your criminal investigation may lead us to catch Han for his crimes. It’s an opportunity for us. Return to Shambala and continue your mission.”

“But…”

“Don’t worry. Do you think I would die so easily?”

As he said this, Kougami wore a smile on his manly face.

“If we both survive this, come and catch me again.”

“…sure!”            　

Sem handed Tsunemori an electromagnetic pulse grenade.

She took it, glanced back and got into the jeep.

Kougami started running with Sem.

After separating from Tsunemori, Sem took his motorbike. Kougami and Sem, riding fast together on the bike, headed for the vehicles with the ECM pods. First, the helicopter-type attack drones above them had to be eliminated, or they wouldn’t have been able to counterattack or retreat. Had they been able to activate ECM, they could have disrupted the enemy’s coordination through communication jamming[2], noise jamming[3] and deception jamming[4].

Instead, huge machine-gun rounds rained down on the two men as they moved. They were from Weber and Babangida’s powered suits. For the moment, they had no choice but to flee. Kougami, who was driving, tilted the motorbike and quickly changed direction with an accelerated turn. He tried to get as far away from the powered suits as possible. But as soon as he slowed down to change direction, Sem, who was riding behind him, jumped off.

“Go! Kougami.”

“Sem, come along!”

“I can’t abandon a friend!

“Tsk!” Kougami clicked his tongue — Stop, you’ll die.

Sem. You’re not the type to die here.

Kougami rode the motorbike, worried, and eventually braked in the middle. He got off the bike and prepared the grenade launcher.

He didn’t make it in time.

Along with other soldiers fighting back, Sem was hit by a machine gun shell. With one shot, most of his upper body disappeared. No need to check, it was instant death.

“Sem…!”

— Such a man eliminated so easily!

Kougami shook with anger and clenched his teeth.

This was no time for shock.

He aimed the grenade launcher at the powered suits — .

At that moment, a moving antenna like a ‘scorpion tail’ attacked. Despite its name, it was almost as strong as steel and had a sharp hook at the end. Unable to dodge it, he quickly blocked the hook with his weapon.

“Thwap!”[5]

The grenade launcher was destroyed by the scorpion tail.

Yulia, dressed in a stealth suit, appeared in front of Kougami with a knife at the ready.

— Why doesn’t this female mercenary shoot me, even though she has a gun?

Kougami wondered as he dodged the knife attack by striking her wrist with his palm heel. If she has a weapon, she wouldn’t normally try to fight in close combat.

Then he realised — Maybe the order was ‘Don’t kill the Japanese’.

Kougami jumped back and paused, trying to use his assault rifle, which hang from a sling, but Yulia broke in earlier. To push her away, he hit her with a front kick, stamping with the back of his foot.

The woman dodged his front kick and swung her knife in a half turn. Kougami dodged the attack by lowering his head and countered with a low turning kick. Yulia used her shin to parry the lower kick and promptly kicked backwards.

Kougami bent his upper body to avoid her powerful move, then held Yulia’s knife-holding arm with his left hand while delivering a single backfist with his right.

Yulia deflected it with her left forearm.

— She is no ordinary woman.

In terms of fistfights, it was rare for Kougami to find an opponent he couldn’t defeat with that number of moves.

(... Have the government forces spared no expense in hiring a group of top soldiers?!)

Kougami couldn’t hide his surprise that such a unit would be working on a freelance basis.

3

Bun repeatedly shot from above while flying with his jetpack.

He reported by radio.

“Target Delta sighted. Should I fire?”

Delta — the code name for Kougami Shinya.

[Wait] Rutaganda’s voice said from the receiver. [What about target Juliet?]

Juliet — Tsunemori Akane.

Tsunemori was sitting in the passenger seat of the military jeep driven by a middle-aged guerrilla. When the helicopter-type attack drones approached, she did not hesitate to use the electromagnetic pulse grenade. The explosion of the electromagnetic waves sent sparks flying from the drones. One crashed, but the another held on. Tsunemori moved to the rear of the jeep and unlocked the safety of the heavy machine gun mounted on the vehicle. The fusillade of 14.5 mm rounds blew off the second aircraft as well.

[She got me. She’s getting away.]

Rutaganda said.

“Juliet, do you want me to chase her... ?”

[No, it’s too late. Go after Delta instead. I’ll be right there.]

Bun detached his jetpack and landed directly in front of Kougami, joining Yulia in a two-on-one battle against the Japanese.

The Thai man fell from the sky, his face close to his shoulders, his jaw protected, a high stance. A Muay Thai[6] fighter, recognisable at a glance. The moment he touched down, he filled the gap and delivered a kick. A powerful kick — the Dtae Kan Core[7] (high kick), which is swung raising the pivot heel.

Kougami parried it with his forearm.

Matching the timing, the Russian woman delivered an oblique kick. Kougami blocked the kick with his shin and returned it with a jab.

Not only were they well equipped with high-tech gear; they were also well trained from head to toe. A Thai man and a Russian woman, a good combination.

He dodged the Russian’s knife and elbow-striked the Thai. The attack and defence continued without the slightest distraction.

It’s rather good, Kougami thought. I appreciate enemies who deliberately challenge me to a fight, no matter how tough they are. Now that I know the other side wants to catch me alive, I can take more risks. Once these two are defeated, I’ll have my way…

“Ugh” Kougami landed a front kick to the Russian woman’s stomach.

Hit in the gut, the woman was blown away.

The Thai then punched him to cover her. Reading the attack, Kougami grabbed the Thai's neck and elbow, locked him in a joint lock and threw him to the ground.

The Thai hit the Russian woman Kougami had just knocked out. The two were tangled together, exposing the back of their heads, completely vulnerable.

The next moment, Kougami lifted his leg — to trample them down and deliver the final blow.

“Tsk!”

A large man rushed in from the side with incredible speed.

Rutaganda also attacked Kougami.            

Yulia and Bun were two, and yet they were about to lose. He was secretly impressed and wondered if such an incredible man existed. That’s awesome!

— I LOVE GUYS LIKE YOU!

Bun, who had been thrown to the ground, was about to be kicked in the back of the head when Rutaganda intervened. Kougami had good instincts and jumped back quickly when he sensed the danger. Rutaganda kicked the ground and took another step forward.

Close combat.

After a quick punch with his human left hand — which he deliberately allowed Kougami to block — he unleashed his likely winning right hook. Rutaganda’s right arm was made of a special alloy. Kougami caught this right hook with his left arm.

Rutaganda blew him away with his entire guard.

“!”

With a deep groan, Kougami rolled to the ground.

Rutaganda went after him.

Kougami stood up and delivered a spinning kick in the style of capoeira.

At the critical moment, Rutaganda stopped the kick with his elbow.

(It was quite something to kick back from that position.)

Rutaganda grabbed Kougami’s wrist. It was difficult to take the joint. Kougami then shook off Rutaganda’s joint lock technique and turned it into an elbow joint. —  A mistake on Kougami’s part. He must have instinctively returned the joint lock to the opponent. Rutaganda’s right arm wasn’t that easy to break. Kougami’s movement stopped when he failed to overcome the special alloy prosthetic arm.

Rutaganda delivered a low kick with his left leg, which, like his right arm, was made of a special alloy.

The strong kick overturned Kougami.

Kougami hit the ground with his back. Finally, there was an opening.

Rutaganda grabbed Kougami’s neck with his right hand, then put his knee on Kougami’s stomach and started pressing.

“…You’re quite something.”

“If you let me live, you’ll regret it…!”

“Terrifying. Unfortunately, we have some important questions to ask you.”

Squeezing his carotid artery, Rutaganda easily knocked Kougami unconscious.

4

— The enemy’s pursuit seemed completely forgotten.

Having separated from the guerrilla soldier who had been her driver, Tsunemori was now driving the military jeep alone. She crossed the forest, running fast on the bad roads to the glittering Shambala Float.

“The gunfire has stopped…”

The fight was over.

Who won? In this situation, the result was obvious.

Tsunemori had a faint expectation that Kougami would go after her with an innocent air, but that seemed a little too optimistic.

— No matter what, Kougami Shinya is not the type to die in a place like that. Somehow, I can be sure of that. Of course, I can’t shake off the anxiety. There are no ‘absolutes’ in the field where lives are at stake. I just want to believe that he will be all right. To think that we were separated like that in Japan, reunited after so many years, and then immediately separated again in combat — .

“Kougami-san…”

She murmured involuntarily, as if praying.

NOTES TO TRANSLATION:

[1] Technical is a neologism for a non-standard tactical vehicle (NSTV) in United States military parlance, a light improvised fighting vehicle, typically an open-backed civilian pickup truck or four-wheel drive vehicle modified to mount small arms, light weapons  and heavy weaponry, such as a machine gun, automatic grenade launcher, anti-aircraft autocannon, rotary cannon, anti-tank weapon, anti-tank gun, anti-tank guided missiles, mortar, multiple rocket launcher, recoilless rifle, or other support weapon (somewhat like a light military gun truck or potentially even a self-propelled gun). (from Wikipedia)

[2] Communication jamming: An attack that attempts to interfere with the reception of broadcast communications.

[3] Noise jamming: It’s the simplest form of jamming that works by overwhelming the target radar with a large amount of noise, making it very difficult to find any actual radar returns within the cone of effect.

[4] Deception jamming: Deception jamming is an electronic warfare technique that aims to fool radars into believing that the target is in a different location than it really is, or that there are more targets than there really are.

[5] Thwap: a loud, heavy, slapping impact or the sound made by such an impact.

[6] Muay Thai: martial art also known as Thai boxing, characterised by stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques.

[7] Dtae Kan Core: this muay thai move is also called high kick or kick to the neck. (from Thai Boxing Terms)

translation by cleverwolfpoetry @ https://cleverwolfpoetry.tumblr.com/

PLEASE, NO REPOSTS OUTSIDE OF TUMBLR.

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

And yet everyone keeps telling Ukrainians they have to surrender, instead of telling russia to get out of Ukraine to stop the deaths...

Russia Loses Entire Regiment in One Day

This Was the Deadliest Day Yet for Putin’s Forces.

Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on November 12, that they killed or injured 1,950 Russian soldiers in just one day — a number nearly equal to an entire Russian regiment.

Lost An Entire Regiment

A Russian regiment typically consists of about 1,000 to 2,000 soldiers, depending on its type and role within the military structure, according to Ziare.

Motorized rifle or infantry regiments usually have around 1,500 to 2,000 troops, while armored or tank regiments tend to be on the smaller end, closer to 1,000 to 1,200 troops.

These numbers are rough estimates, as the size and organization of regiments can fluctuate, especially during wartime when units may operate below full capacity due to casualties and logistical challenges.

Highest Recorded Since Invasion

This daily toll is the highest recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, underscoring the heavy losses Russia faces as it maintains its offensive in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s General Staff also reported the destruction of 81 Russian armored vehicles in the same period.

These losses occurred as Russia continued to apply pressure on multiple fronts, leading to a series of intense battles.

The Ukrainian forces’ success in resisting these assaults has resulted in significant damage to Russian personnel and military equipment, according to Ukrainian sources.

Since the war started, Ukraine has been releasing updates on Russian losses. The recent totals, with daily changes in parentheses, are as follows:

Personnel: approximately 712,610 (+1,950 from the previous day)

Tanks: 9,276 (+23)

Armored combat vehicles: 18,847 (+81)

Artillery systems: 20,352 (+38)

Multiple rocket launchers: 1,249 (+4)

Anti-aircraft systems: 996 (no change)

Aircraft: 369 (no change)

Helicopters: 329 (no change)

Drones: 18,737 (+61)

Cruise missiles: 2,636 (no change)

Naval vessels: 28 (no change)

Submarines: 1 (no change)

Vehicles and fuel tanks: 28,870 (+68)

Special military equipment: 3,626 (+6)

[hummingjay]

rotates you around so i can go through your pockets for any cool art you found recently

Jokes on you I never keep art in my pockets that's for flintlocks and miníe bullets. BUT here's a Schnäpper concept I never did finish, stored in my skull hole. I worked on it I think a month ago so my art is greatly different, but I think it's still good.

Also I had this sitting on google docs for almost a month now:

SCHNÄPPER NOTES With help from @sosadraws in this ask.

Scnäppers are the anti-tank units of the Eusan Nation army, playing a crucial role as infantry support. Our ÆON designers developed MNHR and SAPR units similarly, and parts are largely interchangeable. The upper handle-like bars on both MNHR and SAPR helms can hold either SAPR weapon or aid modules or the industrial tool modules of a Mynah. This malleability allows for damaged SAPR units to use the parts of a decommissioned or fallen MNHR or SAPR, to aid with supply issues and quick repair. Schnäppers are generally equipped with panzerfaust launchers, tank-like projectile cannons, or automatic weapons chambered in Nitro-Express anti-armor rounds. This arsenal makes them the quite literal nightmare of any imperial tank crew. Disarmed Schnäppers are not any less dangerous; their tough, large limbs serve as blunt rams that decimate any soldier and are known to flip enemy tanks onto their sides to incapacitate them. Schnäppers are also known to use large beams of fallen infrastructure as clubs. In battle, Schnäppers are the support of the infantry and a rallying force. The sight of the anti-panzer unit spurs allied troops into an offense and frightens the enemy. The armor of a Schnäpper is designed to be almost completely impervious to small-arms fire, including shotguns and lower-power rifles, though anti-armor rounds can still be effective. It is also designed to deflect glancing but not direct blows from tank rounds. Schnäppers, despite their frightening presence, display a motherly and protective personality towards their fellow soldiers. They quickly grow protective of the infantry they’re stationed with, and will begin to take charge of non-combat needs such as aiding with cleanliness, sustenance, and health. Soldiers stationed with SAPR units are amongst the most well-adjusted, as the latter will ensure that wounds are properly taken care of and that the soldiers stay in satisfactory shape. It is not unknown for Schnäppers to use their bodies as shields for their less-armored compatriots in combat. Schnäppers will also protect the mental states of their compatriots, including keeping KSAR units distanced from FLKR units, helping ARAR units plant in safe locations, and sometimes even carry spare mirrors with them for EULR units. Agitated units will keep close to Schnäppers who will comfort them, the latter of which being surprisingly skilled at dealing with combat-fatigue and stress, PTSD, and general ailments. The large size and armor of the Schnäpper may suggest an inefficient and slow gait. This is far from the truth; Schnäppers are frighteningly fast and will charge at roughly 45 km (28 miles) per hour, even carrying their large weaponry. Another misconception of Schnäppers is their weight. While irrefutably heavy, they’re light enough to stand on damaged infrastructure without destabilizing it, as SAPR units often find themselves in buildings for both surveillance and ambushes when stationed in urban warzones.

Because the Schnäpper arsenal is precision focused (SAPR cannons and panzerfaust are slow to fire with a small ammunition capacity), Schnäpper units are as reliant on the infantry it serves with as the infantry is on them. Though enemy footsoldier firearms don’t usually lethally damage a Schnäpper, repeated hits will eventually crack armor, certain areas of their shells are weaker, and machine gun fire is still effective. Schnäppers will hang back just behind the infantry to provide support, and because said infantry is leading the brunt of the offense the enemy will be largely unable to focus fire on the SAPR unit. An interesting strategy, and moreover an interesting dynamic between soldiers and SAPRs, employed by Schnäpper units is mounting footholds on their backs and machine guns on their heads which a soldier, generally KSAR units, will then ride them and use the mounted firearm. Said KSARs will also aid with loading the projectile cannons of the SAPR.

Schnäpper units will also carry supplies on their backs, including rations, ammunition, weaponry, and fuel for vehicles. Soldiers also enjoy being carried by Schnäpper recreationally. Because Schnäppers are mostly machine; their cranial frame the only part truly flesh and blood, their wounds are almost entirely mechanical, and will be repaired as such, not healed. For this reason Schnäppers will see ARAR type units instead of the medical units stationed with them for repair. They will quickly grow fond and protective of their repairers. It’s not uncommon for tank crews to do the repairs, since they are already experienced with the mechanics. MNHRs can also administer repairs as they are technically industrial workers, though it is rare to see both in the same situation.

Schnäppers will sometimes paint their armor to more distinguish themselves from Mynah units. This inadvertently creates an even more frightening presence, though it’s usually the units around them who do the painting. If a Schnäpper is stationed near EULR medical units, it is not uncommon for the Schnäpper to be decorated with images of flowers, much to the dismay of their officers and the bemusements of their fellow soldiers.. An important note on Schnäpper personalities; while motherly and friendly, never mistake their kind demeanor as disarmed comfort, Schnäppers display a personality akin to a guard dog; constantly alert for all signs of danger, if only to protect their fellow compatriots. Attempting to sneak up on a SAPR unit, even as a prank or similar friendly endeavor, is ill-advised, lest they mistake the gesture for genuine danger.

It is rare to see degraded Schnäppers, as they possess a persona that is easy to manage at the worst of times. All that is truly needed to stabilize their persona is exposure to something to care for, this usually takes form of their fellow soldiers, though animals and in some cases even vehicles can suffice. So long as the soldiers serving with the Schnäppers are in good shape, Schnäppers will keep calm and collected. If their team is killed, mostly wounded, or otherwise in a state deemed lethal or unsatisfactory, Schnäppers will show signs of stress and agitation, and if left in such a state for too long, will eventually degrade. Degraded Schnäppers are quiet and unsociable, averse to touch, and will retreat to somewhere enclosed. In open spaces KSAR and ARAR units, in addition to any unit experienced in trench building, will dig and build comfortable cavities in the ground for them to reside, before they calm down, though the effects of degradation will often remain. Decommissioning such a tough unit is difficult; it is generally best to send SAPR units on an attack on a fortified position. Without needed support from infantry, the chances of survival are abysmal. MAKE CERTAIN that their infantry is unaware of the intention of the task; the soldiers stationed with SAPRs are equally loyal as they are; it is even possible for soldiers to violently rebel against the decommissioner.

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

by Shoshana Bryen

The Assad regime is gone. Sadynaya Prison is liberated, and the depth of the Assad family’s depravity is becoming clear.

While the West seems to hold out hope that the transition will lead to something better for the Syrian people, the saying in the Middle East goes, “The enemy of my enemy can also be my enemy.”

The incoming warlords are the HTS — a Sunni, ISIS-adjacent, Taliban-adjacent, Turkish armed and funded organization on the US and UK terrorist lists. If you Google them, the stories would be accompanied by graphic, hideous videos of revenge killings. I am choosing not to link to the horrific murders here, but you can find them online, and just know that they are a tiny fraction of what’s out there.

HTS leaders and militants said, upon entering Damascus, “This is the heart of the Abode of Islam. This is Damascus, the [land of] Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the land of Islam … This is the camp of the Muslims. From here we are coming to Jerusalem. Be patient, oh people of Gaza. Say Allah Akbar!”

One fighter added: “Just like that, Allah willing, we will enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Prophet’s Mosque [in Medina], and the Kaaba. We will enter these [mosques], Allah willing.”

In this context, Israel has offered the world a gift, decimating the Russian-Iranian arsenal Assad left behind before HTS can get its hands on it.

The first IDF strikes were on Syrian chemical weapons depots and “research facilities.”  (You know, the ones President Obama declared 96 percent destroyed in 2014.) Then, according to @IDF on X:

Israeli Navy missile ships struck the Al-Bayda and Latakia ports, where 15 Syrian naval vessels were docked. They took out dozens of sea-to-sea missiles with ranges of 80–190 km. Each missile carried significant explosive payloads posing threats to civilian and military maritime vessels in the area.

The Air Force conducted more than 350 strikes on targets including anti-aircraft batteries, Syrian Air Force airfields, and dozens of weapons production sites, neutralizing Scud missiles, cruise missiles, surface-to-sea, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, UAVs, fighter jets, attack helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars, and more.

The IDF conducted air strikes on 130 ground assets in Syria, including weapons depots, military structures, launchers, and firing positions.

No civilians or homes — or anything besides destructive weapons — were targeted.

[girlactionfigure]

🟧 DRONE HIT NAHARIYA - Real time from Israel  

ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

🚨VIDEO - HEZBOLLAH SUICIDE DRONE HIT in Nahariya, hit a support cable on a pedestrian bridge near Nahariya's train station. Shrapnel caused slight damage to a train carriage (broken window). No injuries, thank G-d. 

⚠️THREATENING SMS MESSAGES.. reports of people receiving threatening SMS messages overnight from “SINVAR” (name of the killed Hamas leader).  Ignore, BLOCK, and DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.

▪️IDF - SOMEONE STOLE.. the captured Hezbollah rocket-launching truck, from an army storage parking lot in the north. In a quick operation by the police, the vehicle was found to be on a tow truck in the area of ​​the Golani interchange and two suspects were arrested.  No word on whether the stolen truck actually had rockets in the launchers.

▪️CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE.. (Abu Ali) many videos from Lebanon in the last day show a change of perception in the air. People talk differently. They speak freely against Hezbollah, which previously was dangerous to do. These are the fruits of the fighting in Lebanon.  An amazing and historic change in less than a month. (( The particular significance: Lebanon is very sectarian, with different ARMED groups. Hezbollah had been so powerful that the other groups didn’t dare to raise their heads. That’s changing, quickly. ))

▪️THE UNRWA VOTE.. as previously reported, the Knesset has passed the anti-UNRWA law, to prevent any activity of UNRWA in the State of Israel. UNRWA will not be allowed to operate any office, provide any service nor carry out any activity, directly or indirectly, in Israel.  The vote: out of 120 Knesset members: 92 for, 10 against, 12 abstentions. 

.. UNRWA: We condemn the shameful decision of the Knesset in Israel to prevent our activity.

.. UN SEC GENERAL: “I am very concerned about the decision of the Israeli Knesset to adopt two laws concerning UNRWA, which, if implemented, will prevent the agency from continuing to operate in Palestinian territory. There is no alternative to UNRWA.”

▪️AID.. Gaza sources: a large amount of trucks with goods entered Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing: some trucks ordered by merchants and some aid trucks. The trucks with the goods of the private traders reached their destination, while the aid trucks were robbed and "taken to an unknown location".  (( Reminder: the US State Dept and Def Dept DEMAND Israel increase aid - which is then taken by “unknown people” to “an unknown location”. ))

🔹US WARNS IRAN AT UN.. The United States ambassador to the UN at the Security Council meeting today issued a stern warning to Iran. “Should Iran choose to undertake further aggressive acts against Israel or US personnel, there will be severe consequences, we will not hesitate to act.”

♦️LEBANON - Enemy report: IDF tanks are advancing towards the south of the town of Khiam, south Lebanon, under intense cover fire.  That’s approx. 6 km north of the border, north of Ghajar, in the Metulla area.

▪️SIREN TESTS.. Almagor 10:05, Chazon 12:05.  It’s a test.

▪️AIR TRAVEL.. Polish airline LOT delays return to Israel until at least Nov. 19.

⭕While we aren’t reporting it because of the volume - CONSTANT rocket and drone alarms throughout the north, 70-200 rockets fired at Israel, mostly at civilian areas, PER DAY.

[helldivers-2]

🚨 NEW MAJOR ORDER 🎖️

Helldivers, it's time to choose between liberating Choohe or Penta. Depending on your choice, you will receive either the MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines or the RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher.

(And you'll save the citizens. Don't forget the citizens.)

[copilotjimmy]

A very… rectangular box sits on the bar, with a note on it.

“To: 1LT Jimmeth Brezbak, 12’th Mechanized Infantry”

From: 2LT Sarah Illian, 2631 McKinley Loop, Holloman AFB, Alamogordo”

Opening the package expecting food, instead you find a LAW single-shot 66mm unguided HEAT anti-tank rocket launcher in sawdust, and a note.

“I’m not sure why you wanted us to mail a M72 LAW to you in your last letter, but we managed to do so.

It was hell to declare this box via Mojave Express (somehow you can mail guns but not rocket launchers, so I had to do a little arguing about the type of weapon it was and Pete had to bribe the courier,) but hopefully it should arrive before you march on Denver…. if the courier doesn’t bring it to the wrong person.

Express is somehow capable of mailing packages to the wrong people, even if that wrong person is on the Moon, so…”

@freedoms-per-eagle

Hey chat just so you know this guy sent porn to a minor so uh. Don’t let him interact with you!

[captain-price-unofficially]

Footage of Ukrainian forces from the Wild Hornets drone group testing an FPV drone armed with a RPG-22 anti-tank rocket launcher. Yes that is the Terminator 2 theme playing.

[viktorviolettaenterprises]

Bell OH-58 "Kiowa"

The OH-58 "Kiowa" is a single engine reconnaissance helicopter, developed by Bell. It represents a further development of its predecessor, the OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter. It is a result of the Army Helicopter Improvement Program or AHIP. The first OH-58D prototype made its maiden flight in 1983. Deliveries began in 1985, and the first deliveries to a Europe-based unit took place in 1987. Under Operation Prime Chance, 15 OH-58Ds were modified from 1987 for operations against Iranian fast patrol boats in the Persian Gulf. These helicopters were fitted with hardpoint for weapons. Provision was made for Stinger air-to-air missiles and Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles in addition to 12.7 mm machine-gun pods and rocket launchers. These helicopters were designated as OH-58D(I) Kiowa Warrior. Later all previous OH-58Ds have been upgraded to this standard. By 1998 a total of 424 helicopters, including some older OH-58, were upgraded to the Kiowa Warrior standard. As of 2013 a total 368 of these helicopters were in service. This reconnaissance helicopter has saw action in Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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