Nor would it have the electronic warfare systems that, while not much talked about, are really the revolutionary capability that the F-35 will bring. Nor will it have the internal weapons bay that truly provides stealth during the first days of combat, when the objective is first to take down an enemy integrated…

M235i, coupe or cabrio. Lease, buy, or CPO.

Well, since you asked about my name, fun fact: a “quatrefoil” is a four-leafed piece of embroidery that’s affixed to the top of a Marine officer’s hat. Some Marine officers are commissioned from the United States Naval Academy, where Midshipmen are taught quite a bit about naval architecture, damage control, and what…

I wasn’t making much of an exaggeration A hole in the hull floods one compartment. Every ship has built-in “reserve buoyancy” so that one, even a few, flooded compartments won’t sink a ship.

FTW.

The diesel issue has nothing to do with extended range and everything to do with 1) safety and 2) commonality of fuels. Marine vehicles go to sea. The worst thing that can happen at sea is fire. Diesel fuel is far safer than gasoline, and therefore the naval Services go to considerable lengths to field only systems…

Plus one for “Ronin” reference.

The Behind the Scenes clip says the only theing they changed was adding a brake so that they could bootleg it.

Shout out to the grey vehicle that was NOT following too closely behind!

I can’t take my eyes off the not-rolling-even-a-little-bit wheels

TR8. It was completely brilliant, with a 3.5L V-8 that couldn’t pronounce the word “turbo”. Only about 2,600 in the States, one of which was the first car the much, much smarter version of me once owned.

I hate all of these commercials, everyone grubbing for air time in them, especially the women who declares that wif-fi in the car “is the dream”, and now every male who wears a beard, to include my brother.

So I’ll be packed into a tube, with no windows, for seven hours. And the wi-fi will suck? Hard pass.

These days the number of truckers who flash their hazards to thank you for allowing them into your lane is approaching zero. I create room and flash to let them come over almost every day, and almost never get the flash in response. Not sure whether A) they’re rude, B) they’re ignorant, or C) they never checked their…

I’m late to this discussion, but it’s excellent analysis. The Marine Corps is working on virtually every one of these recommendations and more besides.

“Carry thou key in thine left hand, that you may make haste at the start of thine journey”: Book of Ferdinand 3:56

Squeezed to 85% horizontally (guess) and cleaned up gamma a bit. Front and bottom rear “lights” could be high-contrast reflections off the bumper from overhead streetlights, center rear light could be plate light, again at high contrast.

Advanced FN-6 and better MANPADS are proliferating like rats. There are some bad boys down there and they will be respected.

More important than that, F-35's can flex between different phases of an operation. In early days of an op they can fly with internal weapons only, maintaining stealth, to take down Integrated Air Defenses. After the airspace is more permissive and stealth is less valuable, F-35's can bolt on the external racks and…

Forklift.