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the bann is only on the use of the call 📞feature of Discord.
Moldova will host the military exercises “Fire Shield-2024” with the participation of US and Romanian military personnel.
The exercises will last from August 5 to 23.
The local population has already been warned about “the intense presence of military equipment”.
New U.S. military force posture adjustments in the Middle East now:
Naval:
— USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to replace USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the Central Command area.
— Additional ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers deployed to U.S. European Command and U.S. Central Command regions.
— Deployment of an additional fighter squadron to the Middle East.
— Increased readiness to deploy additional land-based ballistic missile defense.
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Propaganda posters released by Iranian media today.
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"Netanyahu..! Wait for our missiles"
Maritime historians from the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA) have located the wreckage of the schooner Margaret A. Muir, which sank in Lake Michigan in 1893. The discovery, made by researchers Brendon Baillod, Robert Jaeck, and Kevin Cullen, is a significant find in the field of underwater archaeology.
The Margaret A. Muir, a 130-foot, three-masted schooner built in 1872 by the Hanson & Scove shipyard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was designed primarily for the Great Lakes grain trade. Throughout its 21-year career, it carried various cargoes across all five Great Lakes. The vessel met its end while en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, carrying a load of bulk salt.
On the morning of September 30, 1893, the Muir encountered a violent storm. According to Captain David Clow, the ship cleared the Straits of Mackinac and was heading towards the Wisconsin coast when a 50 mph gale struck at around 5 a.m. Initially, the schooner weathered the storm, but by 7:30 a.m., the waves had intensified, and the vessel was nearly at Ahnapee (present-day Algoma, Wisconsin) when it began to take on water. Captain Clow ordered the crew to abandon ship just before the Muir lurched and sank, taking Clow’s beloved dog with it. The crew managed to reach shore in a lifeboat, battling 15-foot seas, and were aided by townspeople who provided them with dry clothing and shelter.
According to "thisdayinaviation" and the Wikipedia page for the Mackinaw Bridge, fitting a Boeing RB-47E Stratojet under the Mighty Mac was a tight squeeze with little margin for error. The highest place between the water surface in the Mackinaw Strait and the bottom of the Mackinaw Bridge is 155-feet at the center. The tail of an RB-47E stands 27-feet, 11 inches off the ground. If you do the math, that leaves about 127-feet of space between the water and the bottom of the bridge to play with. Considering the RB-47E stall speed in these conditions may have been as slow as 150-190 MPH, the plane would cover that distance in altitude in just over a second or two.
There are not a lot of details confirmed on the record, but it happened. John Lappo, from Muskegon, lived the tale. And while the Air Force may not have anything to say about it, the late Lappo’s story lives on years after the controversial flight.
On April 24, 1959, Captain Lappo, 39 years old at the time, and a 12-year Air Force veteran, was up early to take part in a nighttime simulated bombing run. As the crew flew near the Straits of Mackinac, heading back toward Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio, Lappo decided to fulfill one of his pilot fantasies.
Lappo confessed to the Detroit Free Press in 1976 that he had always wanted to fly under a Bridge.
Lappo told his two crew members, “I’m taking her under.”
He remembered there were only two vehicles on the bridge at the time — a car and a truck, both heading north toward St. Ignace. While it was a clear, sunny day, he was flying in a “stiff breeze” that whipped up “whitecaps” in the straits. Lappo took his dive, leveled off at approximately 75 feet, and made his legendary pass under the Mighty Mac. The rest is history.
Lappo believes his navigator was the one who turned him in, telling the Free Press, “I didn’t know at the time that his father was the general and he was going to go rat on me when we got back.”
Lappo was grounded in more ways than one. The Muskegon native faced a court martial hearing, at which he admitted to his antics. Several character witnesses were presented to try to save face, testifying not only to Lappo’s skill and bravado, but to his integrity, highlighted by the fact that he confessed to the accusations.
The Strategic Air Command removed Lappo from flying duty and imposed a $300 fine to be paid off in monthly $50 increments. His salary was also cut from $860 to $660 per month.
That December, the SAC affirmed its ruling. Lappo would never fly for the Air Force again.
While he was grounded, his military career wasn’t over. A 2017 profile by MLive says Lappo served in the Air Force for another 18 years before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1972.
Before Lappo’s death in 2003, writer Kenny Shepherd pressed him again. Why take the risk? Why put your career — and your life — on the line?
Lappo replied with “Why do men climb mountains? Or what motivates them to go into space?” Lappo said. “It’s just a sense of adventure that some men have, and some don’t.”
I just found this one.
That one is actually pretty cool.
Its a KV-1B that (for whatever reason) was modified by replacing the original ZiS-5 7.6cm main gun with a 7.5cm KwK 40.
The second pic shows the only KV-1B this was ever done with on the eastern front in the year 1942.
This one is even worse.
its a Panzer 1 Auf. B with a 7.5cm StuK 40.
The second picture shows the only piece of this vehicle ever build in the ruins of berlin in 1945.
Still a mystery: Three eyewitnesses claim Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a projectile fired at his room, not a planted bomb.
— They heard sounds consistent with a missile before an explosion shook the building.
— The attack resulted in partial collapse of the ceiling and exterior wall of Haniyeh's room.
— This account contradicts a New York Times report suggesting Haniyeh was killed by a bomb planted two months earlier.
HMS Campbeltown being inspected by German officers shortly before she explodes, killing 250 and rendering the drydock she rammed useless for the remainder of the war.
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A Russian couple on Wednesday was sentenced in the Slovenian capital to 19 months in prison each, after pleading guilty to spying charges. The husband and wife were released on time served and were ordered to leave the country.
The Ljubljana court sentenced them for espionage and using fake documents to register their firms. The couple was also banned from returning to Slovenia for five years.
The couple reportedly used the Slovenian capital as their base to travel to neighboring NATO and EU member states, relay orders from Moscow and bring cash to other Russian sleeper agents. They were arrested in 2022.
🔗https://apnews.com/article/slovenia-russia-spying-sentence-release-ce33d2b676c21de799e5989b7ebbeed4
It happened again: Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting battered female opponent Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan during box match at Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Yu-ting was disqualified from the 2023 Women's Boxing World Championships for not passing gender tests, along with Imane Khelif.
A veteran of the Battle of Trafalgar. HMS Implacable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was originally the French Navy's Téméraire-class ship of the line Duguay-Trouin, her keel was laid down in 1797.
She participated in the Battle of Trafalgar. HMS Implacable survived WW2. Still, the Admiralty scuttled her by an explosive charge on 2 December 1949. A fireboat towed her to a spot east of the Isle of Wight and she sank into Saint Catherine's Deep, about five miles from Ventnor. Implacable was by then the second-oldest ship of the Navy after Victory, and there were heavy protests against her disposal...
Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reports that Israeli Air Force has killed two more members of Hamas political bureau, Sameh al-Sarraj and Rawhi Mushtaha - a close advisor to its leader Sinwar - following an IAF Airstrike on Gaza City underground bunkers.
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🇷🇺 Defeat the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with an accurate hit from an anti-tank missile system (it looks like a Kornet) right in the forehead.
The missile flew into the frontal modules of the BRAT remote sensing device, but the tandem charge still disabled the vehicle, killing and injuring several crew members with the landing force, some of whom were able to crawl out and fall into the grass, while the remaining intact ones left the vehicle and ran away
The US Air Force has sent at least two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Such actions indicate a possible task of a comprehensive attack on Iran and its allies.
Sunderland unrest: Several police officers injured, cars and property on fire as protests erupt after the killing o three young girls and several other injured. The killer has been identified as Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, which used a kitchen knife during the attack.
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Russia was preparing to deliver missiles and other military equipment to the Houthi rebels in Yemen late last month but pulled back at the last minute amid a flurry of behind-the-scenes efforts by the United States and Saudi Arabia to stop it, CNN reports.
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Some Polish guys decided to order pizza despite being detained by the police.
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Two sailors from USS Enterprise stand on a section of the forward elevator awaiting rescue from USS Waldron after being blown into the water by the same explosion that sent the elevator high into the air, 14 May 1945.
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Okay, i stop beeing autistic about improvized german tanks of ww2…
for now
This one is hillarious too.
It’s a Lorraine L37 armored supply tractor with a panzer 1 turret mounted on top of the original storage compartment.
These where mainly used by occupation and anti partisan troops in croatia.
people be like
„german late war weapons where higly advanced“
the average german late war weapons meanwhile:
Biden then told Netanyahu the U.S. will help Israel defeat an Iranian attack, but also warned Netanyahu that if he escalates again, he shouldn't count on the U.S. to bail him out.
Source: Axios
India’s diplomatic relations with Türkiye have reportedly taken a significant downturn following reports that the Turkish government has imposed a moratorium on the export of arms and defense items to India. This development surfaced during a recent session of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee, where a senior government official revealed the decision. The move by Türkiye follows the cancellation of a significant shipbuilding contract by the Indian Navy, which had been previously awarded to a Turkish shipyard.
🔗https://www.eurasiareview.com/31072024-india-cancels-shipbuilding-order-turkey-suspends-defense-exports-oped/
Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process said.
Israel carries the status of NATO partner and has fostered close relations with the military alliance and some of its members, notably its biggest ally the United States.
Prior to Israel's offensive in Gaza - prompted by Palestinian militant group Hamas' Oct. 7 rampage - NATO member Turkey had been working to mend its long-strained ties with Israel.
Since then, Ankara has been fiercely critical of Israel's operation in Gaza, which it says amounts to a genocide, and has halted all bilateral trade. It has also slammed many Western allies for their support of Israel.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources said Turkey had vetoed all NATO engagement with Israel since October, including joint meetings and exercises, viewing Israel's "massacre" of Palestinians in Gaza as a violation of NATO's founding principles.
🔗https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-01/turkey-blocks-nato-israel-cooperation-over-gaza-war-sources-say
Israel was able to assassinate 2 more members of Hamas political bureau and 3 military commanders in a tunnel in Gaza City, Arab media reports claim.
— Rawhi Mushtaha: Described as the de facto prime minister of Gaza and in charge of Hamas' financial affairs. Mushtaha was described as very close to Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader in Gaza. The one in the photo.
— Sameh al-Siraj: A member of the Hamas politburo since 2021, responsible for internal security in Gaza.
— Abdul Hadi Siam (intelligence chief in Gaza division)
— Sami Odeh (leader in the general security apparatus)
— Muhammad Hadid (leader of the rocket unit in Gaza division)
The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, took place from August 1 to August 3, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars. In this significant naval engagement, the British Royal Navy, led by Admiral Horatio Nelson, decisively defeated the French fleet under the command of Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers.
The battle took place near the Nile Delta in Egypt. The French fleet, which was anchored in Aboukir Bay, was caught off guard by the arrival of the British fleet. Nelson's strategic brilliance and bold tactics played a crucial role in securing victory for the British.
Nelson decided to split his fleet into two divisions and attack the French line of ships from both the seaward and the landward sides. This unconventional tactic, known as the "Nelson Touch," allowed the British to engage the French ships simultaneously, disrupting their formation and causing chaos within the enemy fleet.
During the intense battle that followed, the British ships inflicted heavy casualties on the French fleet, sinking several French vessels and capturing others. The French flagship, the L'Orient, caught fire and exploded, leading to a devastating loss for the French.
By the end of the Battle of the Nile, the French fleet was decimated, with only a few ships managing to escape. The British victory at the Battle of the Nile not only secured British dominance in the Mediterranean but also dealt a severe blow to French ambitions in the region.
The Battle of the Nile is considered one of Horatio Nelson's greatest victories and a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson's leadership and tactical brilliance during the battle solidified his reputation as one of the greatest naval commanders in British history.
The Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque has been arrested for mourning the death of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh
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The grave of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, buried in Qatar, Doha today.
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