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Defence / History / Oceania / Wargaming Former 8541, messenger and bikewrench Massey CDSS alum (Certified bicycle mechanic with decades of experience in shops, feel free to DM or post with questions)

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Thank you!

13.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are they for real?
You’ve heard of them! I will take the W!

13.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed this film. Brilliant cast performances and a master auteur in Trier.

12.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out their whole thing, getting some serious sniffs from littoral people.

12.03.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eureka Naval Craft: Maritime Defense & Rescue Vessels Explore Eureka Naval Craft and its revolutionary defense, rescue, patrol, interdiction, reconnaissance and attach solutions for maritime professionals.

Did you notice these guys?
AIRCAT
www.eureka.navy

12.03.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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An oil tanker has been targeted in territorial waters near Iraq. #MiddleEast

11.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 263 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 26

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 17707 πŸ” 7122 πŸ’¬ 518 πŸ“Œ 946

As I was telling kids on school camp last week.
Sergeant not sir...;-)
(Spoiler I was being a bit bossy for the 12 yo's)
Really dig those M48's as well. Full on cottage industry.

11.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit bro.
I also seem to note that you revised your F-4 profile to fit the proper Navalised version, F-4B,J etc not the USAF F-4C,D etc.
BZ and S/F

11.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. A reminder
#nzpol

10.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a pretty good, though dated, two volume set.

09.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to hear. This starting line up is worrying me.

08.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolute legend.

06.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A conversation with Sasho Todorov about what casualty data tell us about battle.
A conversation with Sasho Todorov about what casualty data tell us about battle. YouTube video by Pax Americana

@sashotodorov.bsky.social
Can't find this in your feed.
Great video interview on casualties, writ large, WW1 through current Ukraine War with some great observations.
(I too often repeat the fact that pre-WW1 'everyone' was addicted to maneuver and yet...)
youtu.be/ZdKasf8UH_U?...

06.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting testimony on PLAN submarine development. Note comments on expansion of submarine production at three yards. Also on the mysterious Zhou-type produced by Wuchang in 2024, and of course PLAN rebalancing towards a significant nuclear powered submarine force.
www.uscc.gov/sites/defaul...

03.03.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by ForbrukerrΓ₯det - Norwegian Consumer Council

Government-Funded infomercial from Norway striking back at US corporations and the tech Bros for filling the Internet with slop.
youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...

01.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11

@erikthehistorian.bsky.social

01.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fulda Gap content ftw.

28.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Kalashnikov's engineers to Kamov's designers β€” 1.2 million Russian arms workers just lost their anonymity - Euromaidan Press An interactive map of 6,088 defense factories, released by hacktivists on the invasion's anniversary, exposes the personal data behind Russia's war machine.

euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/25/f...

28.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Quoteable.🀌

27.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant work mate! Great to wake up to, lol.

27.02.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, you, watch this; its fun:

27.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4

I also enjoy Fallout 4 and Cyberpunk 2077.

26.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you’re good bro.

25.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not my video, but good nonetheless. JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2.

Seeing these and their predecessor (the US-1,) departing or landing at NAF Atsugi was always awesome.

25.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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"Show what you looked like before you joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Ukrainian Defenders share photos from before they joined the military and after.

πŸ“·: drewndel / Threads

24.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1187 πŸ” 341 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 8
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Spanberger: "Trump continues to cede economic power and technological strength to Russia, bow down to China, bow down to a Russian dictator, and make plans for a war with Iran…Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad? We all know the answer is no."

25.02.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1324 πŸ” 401 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 11

That explains a lot…

24.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ironic right...
There is also the much repeated lack of SEAL fatalities in RVN...
Always alarmed me, especially compared to the high casualties everywhere else.

24.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0