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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Just to be clear, guys, I'm not actually as evil as my nation suggests. I'm as liberal as you can get, trust me. Except I actually dislike communism.
Ahm... [nation=short]unfallious[/nation]
Penguania And Antarctica
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Aw thanks love..! <3
Penguania And Antarctica
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
I wouldn't quite go that far, but I appreciate the compliment.
Doesn't the Tampa Bay Times operate Politifact? Because whoever behind that site is a hero. I like the Atlantic, too.
That's cool. What feeds do you follow for current events?
I think it's yet another reason the aircraft carrier is obsolete in modern warfare.
You have completely missed the point. We are not complaining that Discord exists. We are complaining that when certain people debate on the RMB, they insist "no ad hominem attacks" and frequently critique how others communicate. But, when those same people are on the RMB, they abandon the pretense of dignity and attack the RMB-posters' character when they aren't there to respond. They debate you on the RMB, as if you are an equal, but call you a troll or alt on the Discord and invalidate you entirely. That kind of behavior is two-faced and degrading. You, I believe, called me a "plebian" (as charmingly quaint as the term is) and a puppeteer because I advocated for reforming citizenship requirements.
In short, the "private club" we are criticizing isn't the Discord. It's the group of people that act high-and-mighty on the RMB but grimy and mean on the Discord. It's hypocritical and immature.
I thought you retired this morning, after labeling us trolls.
Frankly, Yuk actually put it best.
There are arguments, but these are wholly separate to the RMB and are quick to die off afterwards. These "RMB-Posters" as you call them, namely the nations that have no WA, come in and are silent for numerous days only to all become active within the same time frame and comment as one are thus massively more likely to be puppets, and frankly the fact that all focus their comments on the Discord and upon me are also spots of suspicion. I apologize if this hurts your feelings but I've realized by now that I can only offer my condolences.
Should anyone care to check the Discord, I trust in their ability to witness the actual comments and gather their own beliefs rather than blindly trusting your narrative.
Now, about my "Retirement"...
I fully considered it -still am really- but I've decided that my personal feelings, melancholy or not, must come second to keeping the truth out and in the open.
I'll certainly be less active, but I ain't leaving NS and I ain't being pushed out of the RMB by some Valt-1.
Yukona
What are you talking about? This doesn't address our complaint at all.
Our complaint can be summed up as "Some people say one thing on the RMB and another on the Discord. It's annoying and hypocritical." What is your response to our actual complaint?
Also, I have no idea what you mean by "vault-1." you seem to have a problem assuming that people know what you mean.
Finally, Khitoum really called it about you and the word "ain't." You really do use it a lot.
Indeed they do. I often use Politifact and Snopes.com for fact-checking stuff.
Simple, I would wager that no one happens to be giving attacks when they list what they think of you lot.
An ad hominem attack has to happen during the debate, meanwhile all of the people who happen to have noted the likely puppetry of some of the aforementioned nations have actually simply been noting how they feel after the debate has come and gone.
As for debates that happen solely on the Discord and -again- die out quickly...well, Yuk already covered that.
Sometimes people get angry, and as anyone would understand, instant messaging is far more conductive to anger than delayed messaging like the RMB.
Nah on the Valt-1, I don't feel like explaining it to you, and it was more of a joke for the older crowd.
Yukona
This still doesn't have anything to do with what I was talking about. I am just becoming more and more convinced that you genuinely have no idea what you are talking about.
"I don't feel like it explaining it you"? Oh my Goodness Kalaron. You are almost a caricature of yourself.
Congrats, not stating what you were talking about is the least expository thing I've heard all day.
As I responded, people don't attack your character, they instead simply list how they feel about you and what they believe [B]after[/B] they finish their debate with you, that isn't an attack, it's honesty on their feelings. Again, I offer my condolences, but I'm afraid I have responded to your point as fully as I can, and in the absence of an actual explanation of your point -seeing as your quotes wholly agree with the thought that I did actually answer what you said- I can only state that we must disagree.
As for being a caricature of myself...I fail to see how not explaining an in-joke to you somehow dilutes my points, or really does anything but show that I'd rather not speak to you at all.
Have a good day.
Anywho, I gathered up a few resources on military reading if one wants some:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/index.html
http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?s=f265cacf8258bfca005e42d42f5d584c&act=idx
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/appc.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/ch7.htm#par11
The reason I am laughing is that Khitoum predicted with astonishing accuracy the strange mix of arrogance and absurdity that you use to respond to people's criticism of you.
KK.
Again, clearly we won't agree, so have a good day.
XXD the reason we don't agree is that you are more of a living comedy routine than a real human being. You have to be trolling me tonight, right? You can't genuinely mean the things you say? Can you?
YAY, I get to skip research now! Thank you :3
Okay, Okay, thats enough :D *awkwardly smiles*
Seriously, he's pulling my leg, right? He can't actually believe that he makes sense.
*awkwardly smiles again* I'm not getting in to either of your psyche, just let it go :D
Jaslandia
Well then. You're the sherriff. I'm your humble servant.
Thank you :P
and Kalaron, I'm (IC) buying weapons from you correct? Because as far as I know, the only military action within the Heartland is Weapons design and development, not manufacturing.
Dunno.
I'll write up some articles if you want, send 'em over when I have time.
Andromitus
Yeeee, no hurry though, Im just trying to straighten out all my faq's fact wise
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ROYALTY, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!
OUR SNACKS: BEEF JERKY, RAVIOLI, AND CARROTS
OUR DRINKS: WHISKEY, ICED TEA, AND LEMONADE
OUR TOPICS: NORTH KOREA, FREE TRADE, AND PREFERRED VIDEO GAME GENRES
BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU HAD TO BE TRAPPED ON A REMOTE ISLAND WITH A WORLD LEADER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHICH WORLD LEADER WOULD YOU CHOOSE? THE WORLD LEADER CAN BE A FORMER WORLD LEADER, BUT THEY MUST BE LIVING.
BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Garnica
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North Korea: An insane and tyrannical threat, but at the moment, not a huge threat to the outside world. However, if North Korea continues on its path toward developing ICBMs and other powerful nukes, than North Korea would certainly become a threat, and more serious action would be required from the rest of the world (preferably including China).
Free trade: I generally prefer free trade over protectionism, but I'll also admit I'm not deeply knowledgeable on trade policy.
Preferred video game genres: I usually play grand strategy games like Civilization and Total War, but I'll also play other strategy-type games, simulators, and puzzle games.
Bonus: I'd go with Angela Merkel of Germany. I feel she'd be strong and capable enough to get stuff done on a deserted island, and help organize stuff like collecting food and building shelter. Obama would be my second-choice, because I think he'd be a cool guy to be around who could help pass the time.
Random links: https://youtu.be/g8U78CeEg1U
https://youtu.be/iJPg-qHC2k0
https://youtu.be/BzlQTeUzC4s
Penguania And Antarctica
That one is a hard one but I'll go with Isabel Peron the former president of Argentina.
Jaslandia
YAAAAAAS, Okay, so,
1. Beef Jerky
2. Whiskey
3. By god somebody pay attention to North Korea, they've switched from weapons development to nuclear offensive simulations holy sh!t! Free Trade, lack information on subject, staying silent. Perferred VG Genres, RPG: 1. Sci-Fi 2. Fantasy
4. If I was stuck on a desert Island, I would be stuck with Former U.S. President Barack Obama, because the media would be so voraciously at his heels, we'd be saved within the hour
5. Time for an open letter;
"Atención Señor Trump, Me llamo es Andy, y no hablo Español en alguno capacidad; pero, no es una problema, porque su demasiado primitivo y tiene miedo de leer más allá de la palabra "Señor", gracias, y buena suerte con esa muro, eh, "esa" muro."
6. http://www.thelondonegotist.com/sites/www.thelondonegotist.com/files/images/334_25843.gif
7. The last sentence you saw set a treehouse on fire.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Aces, you cool with an Not!AK chambered for 6,5?
My dude, give me some of that beef jerky and some Iced Tea please (I ain't even touching Whisky, nuh-uh)
For video games, most things Sci-Fi work, though particular emphasis should be given to games like Mass Effect and Undertale.
For leaders, I choose Tim, 'cause he's my world and I'd let him lead me anywhere :P
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-75/fm3-21-75.pdf
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PCac2r-d9KRKS3hEmvcm7zeG0HltQt7W-tfH1CIV2KI/edit
^Vista wrote this for me and Tim.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I'll have ravioli and lemonade!
North Korea was an epic meme four years ago. And now it's possibly America's next target for war. So that's a real bummer. Like sure truthfully outside of dank memes I would like to see the Kims deposed and Korea reunited but war is also lame because a lot of times good innocent people die.
As a white working class person who supported Bernie, I'm sure you could already assume how I feel about free trade. There is some benefits, but there's also been a ton of harm from it. I just wish there wasn't so many people still living in the Rust Belt. Perhaps we could still have disastrous free trade policies without those white people up there throwing a hissy fit and giving us a guy like Trump as our President. Do I blame the Rust Belt or do I blame free trade deals that benefit rich corporations or do I blame the fact that higher education is expensive af and perhaps our country really does need more people working in careers that require college degrees than the factories. Like it is indeed 2017, not 1877. The industrial revolution is long passed.
I don't rly play video games much so I guess I don't really have a preference ://
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
¿Qué?
After the horrible tragedy, the people of Minnesota Dakota have elected Amelie Lacroix as Premier. She served as Speaker of Parliament under Amidala. She hopes to bring Peace and Prosperity back after what the Fascists did as well as strengthen ties to the NNP. Amelie will tour Naboo tomorrow.
Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
Forgot about the Solo cup I did :p
Or I haven't? People shat on Discord and I put my thoughts out there, I wasn't directly addressing you, was I? If people want to complain about you, why can't they do it on the Discord? You could do it, and as I said - it'd only happen on some private skype or something that would be private, if it wasn't on Discord. People have the right to discuss regional affairs in the regional Discord, what exactly do you expect? Whereas they're having a civil debate on the RMB, why can't they voice their honest opinions in the Discord? If I called you a plebian, probably a plebkid, not a plebian, it was most likely not serious - but I'm not exactly going to apologise. I'm allowed to talk to my friends about things I think, sorry bud. I don't want to sh*t on you either, but unless you're stalking the Discord or getting your info off someone it's not exactly as if I am conspiring against you or something. I just see something, go hey - that guys stupid (not in your context) and move on. I never even got involved in the citizenship debate, neither have I talked to you before - so it isn't exactly two faced, but I'm not gonna argue that.
You talk of this private club which now hasn't become a private club of Discord but has instead become a group of people, which is private how? They voice their thoughts as does everyone else and people may agree or disagree on it. Come on Discord and blast ass if you really feel it, it's the way she goes. If you think an idea is dumb, you call it out on the RMB - I would do too, but I have Discord, so I use the Discord, mainly because it acts as an immediate communication with my closest friends in the region.
As I said, if it doesn't happen there, it happens somewhere else where no one can see. It's not like there's a private room where people go "yeah Oz, yeah f*ck that guy he wants a citizenship reform", people just go "that reform's ret*rded" - if they think that (I don't know or really want to know the details of your argument for that). See what I mean? Just because people disagree with you and happen to not like you (which I'd just like to clarify is hypothetical, as I don't really know you) doesn't mean you have to shut it down, if it's so important just get on there and make friends with them. It's just the same as the RMB but quicker, not too difficult. People will be friendly and talk to you like a normal person.
Kalaron
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10110176/9/?x=0#post10010323
Posted, dudes
Tell CaDS to post on the Viper Rp. I've got nothing to write about.
Ravioli and lemonade please.
North Korea: Also known as Bad Korea, I have a North Korean banknote :)
And it's the only necrocracy in the world: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/necrocracy
Free Trade: I think it's good but I also think it's necessary that countries with free trade agreement between each other must have similar consumer rights and business law. Otherwise it can lead to problems if there are legal disputes between consumer and company, between two companies or between a company and the state.
Video games genres: Strategy games and simulation games. But sometimes I also play action games or RPGs.
Bonus: Hm. That's a tough question. I think I would take Obama.
Nonsensical sentences: Wer 'brauchen' ohne 'zu' gebraucht, braucht 'brauchen' gar nicht zu gebrauchen.
(That's an actual German mnemonic kids sometimes use in school)
Jaslandia
But Kal; you're an American
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Don't get me started
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Fools
Ah, sorry.
I'm used to stalking the IDT and the MMGVOYN threads so I tend to coop their terms, and since I found how Europe writes decimals -They use the comma :0 - I've been quick to use it.
I was thinking of specifically using an AK-series or derivative as the base, but adapting the internals to use the 6.5 round as it has better performance and a negligible increase of felt recoil. Specifically, I was wondering about using the AEK-971.
Hehe, thanks Yuk!
But yeah, being super serious Yuk has it pretty right, he's quite a bit more eloquent than me ;P
Yukona
Roooouuuuggggeeee
Llllllluuuuuvvvvvv
You're my Luv ;D
I'm also straight.
I see how that turned out :P
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Wait. You were straight.
Wow
Penguania And Antarctica
I know, it comes to me every so often, but then I remember that I have the best boyfriend on the planet, so it's fine.
Penguania And Antarctica
Don't
Get
Me
Started
Rogue. Rogue One. Rogue One Good.
Gay
Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Well true.
You're the rouge of breath because you took my breath away.
And do start, you know I love it ;P
Penguania And Antarctica
SNACKS: BEEF JERKY, RAVIOLI, AND CARROTS (I want them all)
DRINKS: I want grandma's lemonade
NORTH KOREA: I find it fascinating how people believe great lies coming from the mouth of their dictators. I often compare the North Korea with the Communist Albania where people were heavily influenced by the Albanian propaganda of the time. People used to believe that only Albania is worthy and that everyone around the world wanted to destroy the country. My parents were born in the Albanian communism and now that they have tasted democracy they want nothing of their past. I guess something similar will happen sometime in N.Korea as well.
FREE TRADE: Hm today's globalization has destroyed a lot of economies and many took great advantage of Capitalism. Enterprises, Companies, Governments (You name it) have often won or lose from what we call free trade. To me personally the words "Free Trade" are hypocritical at least. There's no freedom or equality in the markets when your country for example, buys foreign products but has little chance of selling domestic ones.
PREFERRED VIDEO GAME GENRES: I prefer first person shooters, MMO and MMORPG
BONUS TOPIC: PUUUUUUUUUUTIIIIIIN. I don't know, but I just love the guy. A former KGB agent that knows his business, is not afraid to say things as they are and a great strategy man. I admire his methods.
BONUS PROGRAMS: Blowing somebody's candle, will not make you shine brighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bA7nrdVEqE
Jaslandia
Mmkay
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
This is my first time that I participate in TEA-TIME
Jaslandia
Look, he's cute. It isn't my fault.
Penguania And Antarctica
Weren't AEK-971 used during the Soviet era? I think military technology has advanced since then?
Actually, updated variants of the 971 were being tested in 2015.
"My aek-47 uses fmj dual wield suppressor with laser bullets"
-TCaDS
Boom roasted
Yukona
My goodness. Yes, you have missed the point. Have you even read my posts?
No one shat on discord. You misread our posts.
No one is complaining about having conversations with friends.
Our problem is how some people use the RMB ti pretend like everyone is welcome here, and say nasty things about you on the Discord.
It's about how some people insist no ad hominems on the RMB, but don't hold them self to that standard on the discord.
It's about how they pretend to want to have a valid, respectful debate on the RMB, but post on the discord that you are a troll or an alt and should just leave.
We don't care about your freedom to speak your mind, we are just bothered about how hypocritical some people are. Those people can either choose to grow or ignore us. But we never said the problem was the discord itself. It's the hypocrisy it hosts.
Khitoum also made uncanny points about the argumentative styles of kalaron and sulania, but that's his complaint, not mine.
Since we're not having a debate, you're an a
No problem sayin it here, just a problem of using it as a point in debate. That's what makes it ad hominem. You're using it as a point in debate to draw attention away from relevant points.
Some people dislike you and mistrust you, and we can talk about, I just don't believe in making that a point in debate.
Kalaron
I think you mean AK, Mag. Also I use hollow points, lasers are too flashy and barely do damage.
A what?
I do not know what you are talking about. What am I using to draw attention from relevant points.
That's completely fine. That's not the problem I am talking about.
Yay more arguments
How fun.
Jaslandia, Yukona
Guys, I think it's about time we did something that we should have done for a long while.
I hope last night made something clear, these posters, whether you wish to refer to them as trolls or not, have the simple aim of being offended or offending.
It's time we simply ignored them because, like a towel, it's impossible to properly combat their points.
They make a post deriding the Discord for using Ad-hominem attacks?
As last night showed, that simply wasn't their point.
Want to just stop talking?
It's time for them to act incredulous.
These people, in my belief, simply are trolls, and it's perhaps the best defense to ignore them for long while.
I understand that they'll make plenty of posts about how "Oh my god Kalaron is such a arrogant prick" but I believe firmly that anyone of knowledge in this region will understand and accept the likelyhood that three trusted members with WA are more likely to be honest than a few nations that all become active at once -yesterday showed that too- to post only comments about the Discord.
I'm not arguing that they won't ever have a valid point, just that they make a game out of attempting to infuriate others and we simply cannot play it anymore without showing needless arguments on the RMB -TY to Tim for giving me the words to explain this- and damaging the regional rep.
Illegal.
I'll respond soon, got class.
Yukona, Magnatronia
Kalaron, I really do think you read only every other word or possibly every other sentence of other people's posts. Towels? I'm sorry, but what world do you live in? Do you really think the things you say make sense?
Seriously, are you ok? Because this was a very discombobulated, paranoid paragraph. I don't know what you are projecting on us, but the way you pull this stuff out of nowhere is concerning.
Yeah I don't even read them anymore, it's the same crap over and over.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Yea, I don't really the RMB anymore.
Oelesa
It's why I spend more time on Discord
Oelesa
I would still like you to explain your earlier post.
Hi!
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hey, it should hopefully be over now.
I just hope that this time it takes for all parties -including- since it's hardly appropriate for an RMB to be full of so much arguing.
While the vehicles and other assorted technologies have advanced, one would be surprised at how little rifle tech has advanced since the seventies. The internals of an AK for example have rarely changed.
On the AEK:
It's closed-bolt which makes it more accurate than an open-bolt, it seems to already have polymer furniture though we could replace it with a more modern version that will be lighter, more durable, and potentially cheaper.
The BARS -my real object of interest- would be imperative for fully automatic fire with a 6.5mm projectile.
If you wish, I could develop a LMG in the style of the HAMR.
I don't trust what I can't read about.
I am so disappointed in the nations of this region I don't know where to begin
So then you've missed my point, no need to get angry my home skillet - People are going to have conversations about people or what's going on in the RMB, that's the way she goes. The Discord isn't for people from other regions to see, it's a bunch of friends shooting sh*t, whether that's your friends or not that's how it is. If people are hypocritical that's your direct problem with that individual, not the Discord - and you did talk about the "Discord elite" which is just ridiculous. And again, I was making a general point about all mentions of the Discord, I told you - I'm not directly addressing you and I felt people shat on the Discord for no particular reason except for the fact that some people made comments about them. Pretending some elite is a scape goat for the problems you've experienced (not you directly, I'm talking generally again) isn't good. If the dudes are argumentative, so what? Don't respond or don't start the argument in the first place - or, probably a better option, join Discord and get to know them - it's just a suggestion.
Hello people.
[spoiler=Today is March 28 and today are:]
Today is March 28 and today are:
- Bali's Day of Silence and Hindu New Year (Indonesia)
- Barnum & Bailey Day
- Chaitra Sukhladi (India)
- Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū
- National American Diabetes Association Alert Day (United States)
- National Black Forest Cake Day (United States)
- National Something on a Stick Day (United States)
- National Weed Appreciation Day (United States)
- Respect Your Cat Day
- Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet)
- Teachers' Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- AD 37 Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
- 193 Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
- 364 Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
- 1566 The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
- 1794 Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
- 1795 Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
- 1801 Treaty of Florence is signed.
- 1802 Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
- 1809 Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
- 1814 War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
- 1842 First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by Otto Nicolai.
- 1854 Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
- 1860 First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
- 1862 American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
- 1871 The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
- 1883 Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- 1910 Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
- 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
- 1933 The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
- 1939 Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
- 1941 World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
- 1942 World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
- 1946 Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the AchesonLilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
- 1951 First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
- 1959 The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
- 1968 Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
- 1969 Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
- 1970 An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
- 1978 The US Supreme Court hands down 53 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
- 1979 A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- 1990 United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
- 1994 In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
- 1999 Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
- 2003 In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
- 2005 An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 9151,314 people dead and 3401,146 injured.
- 2006 Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
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Famous Birthdays:
- 1515 Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint
- 1862 Aristide Briand, French politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1868 Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright
- 1897 Sepp Herberger, German footballer and manager
- 1936 Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, playwright, and essayist Nobel Prize laureate
- 1946 Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian economist and politician, 48th President of Peru
- 1955 Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1985 Stanislas Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player
- 1986 Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
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Quote of the day
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
- William Hazlitt -
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Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Yukona, Percyton
Hello and welcome!
Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay. :)
Jaslandia, Yukona
You keep trying to drive a point that no one is debating.
Any complaints I made about "the Discord" or the "Discord elite" were about the people who act one way on the RMB and the other on the Discord.
Please stop trying to defend the existence of the Discord or your right to free speech. It's not what I am talking about.
'Allo!
It's furniture can be modded to adapt more recent technologies being developed, such as high-density plastics. And 3d printing allows us to develop unique geometric structures to handled the stress of a high fire-rate and kickback. We can also shift onto some more "techie" stuff with digitized armaments (essentially the weapon only fires when a "key" is worn, such as a ring or watch, on the firing arm/hand).
But hey, if its in the realm of possibility, and you build it, consider Andromitus a buyer.
Yeah but it is what I'm talking about, so what you trying to say fam?
It will be, but I ain't a fan of the "key" idea.
I'll see what I can cook up.
Ouch. I wouldn't advise the generalizations
Jaslandia
Hey, this rifle I'm making, would the ITF be interested?
>I don't like the discord
>ok
>No I really don't like the discord
>ok
>Kal you're actually an idiot
>what
>I really don't like the discord and kal's an idiot
Everyday. Every single day.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona, Magnatronia
Just saying, I described the Key system in the worst way possible :P And am also wondering if you've heard of the XM25 CDTE Grenade Launcher and Dread Weapons system (and similar technologies) and if it is up for debate regarding manufacturing within Kalaron
Like clockwork
Oelesa, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
What do you guys think of me introducing Graphene Body Armor as G.I. equipment for my military?
While graphene is getting cheaper by the day, and 3D-printing is making it easier to produce, no form of graphene enhanced body armors have been developed by any military for the general reason that widespread use of the substance is economically impossible at its current stage
mind you that graphene is as thick as an atom, and at $100 per gram, that's a lot of graphene. And according to Graphenea, not only is graphene extraordinarily strong, it is also very light at 0.77 milligrams per square metre (for comparison purposes, 1 square metre of paper is roughly 1000 times heavier). It is often said that a single sheet of graphene (being only 1 atom thick), sufficient in size enough to cover a whole football field, would weigh under 1 single gram.
meaning i could by a football field's worth of graphene under 100 bucks.
It wouldn't matter.
You won't be equipping them solely with Graphene due to the need for a backplate.
If it happens to rip or tear at any point -which is fully possible- then you need something like a kevlar backplate or preferably a full interceptor set to ensure true protection.
You'll need to pack graphene and pray that it won't kill your men if you want to go it alone with that.
I would happily accept making the XM25, though the intergration of caseless propellant might be needed to reduce the weight to a semi-bearable level.
The "Dread" is something I don't believe any government would truly want.
Trust me, im not.
Also, can you build some smart bombs for me, you know, the type that can alter their fall for better accuracy?
Yeah, sure.
It'll be a while though since I gotta write up the KA-25E (Working title of the XM25 here) and that AEK.
I can wait.
Hang on, I just realized something.
You still using HP rounds?
Umm, yeah, mostly.
I ain't selling to a nation that uses HP.
Yukona
HP?
Hollowpoint ammunition
It's been more than 100 pages since I last posted on this forum, ;)
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Welcome back my friend
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Bullets designed to expand when hitting a target, mostly to increase collateral damage while decreasing penetration. It works well when hunting or against someone without body armor, but it doesn't do as well with armor, I.E. every nation if at war with CaDS
Yeah, it's so great to be back. I've been busy as hell
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Hey dude. How are you doing?
Jaslandia, Percyton
Yo Dash, how've you been?
Jaslandia, Percyton
*grimaces*
Yukona
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