Taking NK soldiers who love their country so much they risk life and limb to defect, and then brining them to an open combat zone 1000's of miles away from home and hope they don't just run to freedom?... it's a bold strategy Cotton... I'll give em that.
Eh. The slave labor that NK rents out to other places tend to stick to the script more often than I would expect. Plus, regardless how shitty Russian rations are, still probably better than in UK.
Damn you mean to tell me we can weaken TWO rival enemies without getting any of our soldiers involved? This is the most Us beneficial special military operation ever performed.
McDonald's! We need you to jump on supplying a couple of pallets of Happy Meals. One Happy Meal for each NK soldier, more food than they've had in the past month, and a toy? They won't go back.
I like how the kid says 'this Earl Gray tea.' Like he does not even understand the importance or elegance of it. It is just a thing he believes he needs to bring.
It's part of the nerd heritage he's got. Granted it's hard to see behind the massive testosterone of being _the deadliest manned thing to fly..._ but it's there. "Tea, Earl Gray, Hot."
those poor guys... it's like sending civilians into a car shredder at an auto salvage yard. they just wear fancy uniforms and march all day while being brainwashed. they don't know of a better life. i hope they can escape to freedom and be shown mercy. sigh.
I'm thoroughly amazed no reference was made to the *weeks* it took us to sink our *own* bath toy in 2005, with the USS America. We know how hard it is to sink one of our carriers. I'm fairly sure we're the only ones who've done it since 1945. Of course, there was that one time we nuked an Essex class, twice (and then towed it away to scuttle it). Or the time we used ~500lb of C4 *very* specifically placed to make a reef. That one's particularly neat.
The only fleet carrier sunk by nukes was the USS Saratoga. She was a Lexington class carrier, not an Essex class, and it took 2 nukes to sink her - the second one was 400 yards away and 93 feet underwater.
@@erichammond9308 I was actually meaning to refer to the Independence, which *wasn't* sunk in Crossroads (actually surviving instead), though I was still off, that one was lead on her own Independence class. It was the Oriskany (the great carrier reef) that was the Essex. I'd forgotten Crossroads got the Saratoga. Again, still only after a second nuke though, which still very much backs up my "we have trouble sinking our own toys" point. Thanks for the correction and reminder on that one!
those poor guys... it's like sending civilians into a car shredder at an auto salvage yard. they just wear fancy uniforms and march all day while being brainwashed. they don't know of a better life. i hope they can escape to freedom and be shown mercy. sigh.
Probably not. To my knowledge none of our recon aircraft have weapons systems other than anti aircraft defense. At least I know the SR-71 didn't have weapons. These are made to be invisible flying nerds. And as much as we want to shit on a hybrid aircraft, think of logistics. Fuel is heavy, and it needs replacing. I would wager this aircraft has a radar signature of a golf ball until that golf ball is empty and needs the Air Force version of a tanker truck. Less fuel: flies faster, stays aloft longer, more stealth, basically the idea recon plane. Random question here, being hybrid, does it put out a smaller contrail? If that's the case even more stealth from an actual visual standpoint
@@jasonflay8818 So, contrails are HIGHLY altitude and atmospheric condition dependent. Its not dependent on jet or not jet. You can see photos from WW2 with b-17's leaving contrails. The advantage of the hybrid recon aircraft is that its effectively running cold when its in electric mode, as well as being fuel efficient. Even radar stealth aircraft have a significant heat signature due to the jet exhaust, but this thing runs on electric ducted fans that are top mounted.. so its even more invisible to detection than its contemporaries. Also, its a similar planform to the B2, but significantly smaller, and the B2 had an RCS about the size of a bumblebee. So this is probably the equivalent of trying to spot a grain of cold sand floating 12-15 miles in the sky.
@@KenanVonKaisershut up wacko. You said you saw a missile shot down because you were there in another comment as well as called America a paper tiger because they avoid war. Yeah, that’s kinda what all countries should do. Well, except for the ones who need to compensate for not being on top of the world like they wish they were.
@KenanVonKaiser did you have a stroke or something? No punctuation, several misspellings, completely misses the point of the video. You sure you're not a Russian psyop?
From what I can read about the Shepard, the hybrid tech will allow it to fly for longer, and will make it harder to detect. Both good qualities for a stealth recon spy drone.
@@thatjeff7550 I extrapolate that the SHEPARD will be able to turn it's fossil fuel generator off and operate on battery power when near the enemy, thus producing zero emissions that could be used to track it, and be extremely quiet since the noise from the combustion only happens if you run the generator.
@@CeeJayDK Sure, but the way these things work somebody chose a word first and then made up something to fit as an acronym - it’s not something pronounceable just by chance. (See how the R doesn’t actually fit.)
Happy to hear that the Raccoon survived the fight for the chicken nugget and they became friends after that! :D Edit: I was wrong... It was a possum that he was fighting for the chicken nugget. Maybe the raccoon was his battle buddy and they split it?
Jokes aside, it's worth noting that the new Rolls F130 engines that we're sticking on the Buff are *much* more fuel efficient than the old TF-33s. They're also more powerful, but Grandpa Buff is getting a substantial decrease in fuel consumption in the process (which has the added benefit of a longer unrefueled range).
I still wish the airforce could have persuaded its self that going with a single engine per pylon was a better idea. Still, given that they are sticking with two engines per pylon, I can't really fault their choice for a replacement. I'm more of a GE fan, but I admit that the Rolls is probably going to be a good choice.
@@sadlerbw9 And have to redo all the flow field and wing load analysis? Hard pass. Read up on WHY they did it this way. It saved years, and hundreds of millions of dollars. Not to mention re-certifying all the weapons again. The SOW specifically called out that the flow field, weigh and balance, and weapon separation had to be the same as the TF-33. It's a smart move. The number of engines is fine, it's no big deal. The fuel savings and parts inventory using a modern commercial engine are huge.
@@HammerOn-bu7gx oh, I have read about it. I’m fully aware that the plan they are executing is very prudent and fiscally a much better idea…I just irrationally wanted to see B-52’s rocking massive turbofans! I am not in any way claiming it would have been a good idea. I just think it would have been cool.
Look for the Chinese-made 1/3-scale Radio Control A-10 powered by electric fans, with a 2:1 power to weight ratio. It's not technically a drone, and it's not shipped armed, but it's still so full of possibilities!
Rocket man... Burning out his fuse up here, alone... ------ Seems like Japan will have to have a heart-to-heart with Iran about what happens when you touch the fucking boats.
Iran seems to forget what happened the LAST time they touched one of our fucking boats, things got awfully "proportional" around their neck of the woods.
At this point Japan is better off letting everyone learn the lesson themselves. History is written by the survivors, (as one tiktokker put it), but it's obvious those who come after ...or weren't in the blast radius, don't take a hint.
F-14 Tomcat: Who doesn't have a hypersonic missile? AIM-54c Phoenix: Can I show em dad? Can I show em what we do? F-14 Tomcat: Sorry bud, we're all done with that part of our lives. We're on museum duty now. Phoneix? Phoneix? Where'd he go? AIM-54c Phoenix: *disassmbly noises* F-14 Tomcat: Look what they've done to my boy. 😢
The Blue Angels still use Tomcats for some of their shows. The iconic image is kind of beloved so they refuse to get rid of them. ALL of the Blue Angels are combat capable aircraft, which meant it's systems had to be overhauled to handle more modern missiles but yeah. Israel still uses a few of them as well. After all, this was the plane that lost one wing, half of another wing, only one engine worked, only had one landing gear, still completed the mission and got the pilot home safe...that plane was repaired and the pilot continued flying it.
@@Nempo13 last time I checked, there are no flight capable Tomcats left in the USA. They've all been destroyed or disabled and turned into museum pieces. Israel never had Tomcats or Phoenix missiles. Iran was the sole export customer.
"Grummy Bear"?! i sweh ta gawwd, Habs, every video you find a way to make laugh out loud. That really freaks out my fellow cubicle-dwellers here in DilbertLand. Yet another reason they fear me (I am also on average 25 years older than them). Thanks.
You live a good life except for the Dilbert land. A desk job would deflate my will to live and they'd find me oozed over the desk and dripping on the floor. Useless and floppy disced. Goodbye and good luck. I do hope you are happy.
...... Well it's canon in this instance but it could also be cannon knowing the kid. SO canon raccoon cannon? Gotta love English. Thanks for nothing ya wack redcoats.
@@xxpoisonblxx so what I'm hearing is that we need HLC to start crowdfunding to pay Bradley Cooper enough money on Cameo to record Rocket's part of the skit?
Hybrid seems like a way better idea if they can make it work. Better fuel economy means longer range and better loiter time. The BUFF doesn’t really matter because the BUFF is too big, slow, and vulnerable to operate in contested airspace anyway, so needing a tanker is less of an issue.
The hybrid propulsion system is not actually a terrible idea in a number of military applications; In aircraft, if it's running on electric power, it means it's not making nearly as much heat, so if you're trying to be thermally stealthy as well as physically stealthy, it'll make that thing pretty much invisible to _everything._ Even hybrid tanks are absolutely terrifying, because just think of an armored vehicle that has no engine noise, can sit in a hidden position, and simply wait for enemy troops to approach while being nearly invisible to thermals and not making a sound while using its electric motors to silently aim the turret...
Just puttin' it out there, The Abrams is now a hybrid vehicle, and they're still doing just fine. Feel like the Shepherd'll find a solid niche sooner than later. Even if there's some teasing to weather first.
Wait till people find out that very heavy equipment have been hybrid for a long time - those HUGE dumptrucks that work open pit strip mines with 13 foot tall tires? Yep, they have been hybrid for longer than we have had hybrid cars. There are other machines too, but people get bored when serious tech is at work sometimes.
Ironically, the antimatter might not be the hardest part of making a photon torpedo. Creating antimatter is stupidly expensive, but it can be done. Creating a good enough magnetic containment system for it isn't going to be easy. Then, we need to figure out the warp field sustainer (that is, of course, after we figure out warp).
@@lonnyyoung4285 We could always seal antimatter in the hollow space enclosed by a buckyball... Electrostatic repulsion keeps it from contacting the normal matter of the containment, no energy input required. Of course, the trick there is detonating it... but it's not _that_ hard.
If they are actual engineers, you never know. They’ll be really used to working with the worst supplies and the threat of being shot for messing up. Let Ukraine keep em.
We do! We’re actually building a whole new giant airbase in Romania remember? Would be nice to have some engineers to help that’ll work for cheap so long as we feed & take care of them!
“A flying Prius” killed me man, but I do gotta say, finding cleaner alternatives for all aviation fuels is a pretty great, as it stand right now they’re one of the worst polluters as far as transportation goes so any progress towards a greener air travel is gonna be good for our planet, I get keeping it under lock and key but we should really be researching commercial uses for those hybrid engines, I’m also hoping we can find an efficiency rating similar to aviation fuels, we only have one planet right now so destroying it kinda screws over, ya know, everyone
Makes me wonder if they're just carefully treading the line between failure and success to stay essential, avoiding the project finishing, which would make them a sudden liability...
Ooh, can we have a competition to name the successor to Operation Praying Mantis ? I vote for Operation Bug Hunt in honour of Private Hudson , of the Sularco.
First of all, look, the Sky Warden is actually kinda neat. Secondly... yeah, it kinda is a jab, since everyone bold enough to step up is so far behind that we've *really* gotta step things back a bit to keep it fair.
@@AlexWalford-jm3mg think of it this way if you could ruggedized hellfires where they could handling the shocks of traveling overland, it would make a great missile bus ... The crossing guard can laze out in front... 😜
Remember the whole mustache boys signing a very serious pact that totally didn't end in a thorough stab fest toward the red, hammer, and potato guys? Yeah... Them neither 😅
I dunno. It kind of does. I get what you are saying but... Yeah it is breakfast. Breakfast is the first meal of the day and it is breaking your fast. "fast" in this context means period of time when not eating. It's the origin of the word.
I want you to know, your videos got me back Into playing ace combat. I use the 22 to intercept SU-57s while playing your videos in the background. It's the least I can do for the kid. Also I rediscovered my love for the YF-23 black widow or as I've been calling it, the F22s bigger brother.
