I’d like to thank the 317 people who downloaded Tales of the Minivandians during its free period this past week. I hope you all enjoy it, and please spread the word about it to anyone you think would enjoy it.
After you read it, love it or hate it, I’d appreciate it if you all could leave a review at Amazon. Be honest. I want to do better, but I need to know what works and what doesn’t.
Thanks again.
Posted by daddybear71 on June 28, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/28/thanks/
Here’s one of my favorites, the BM-21 Grad MRL. It’s useful for taking out an entire grid square when you don’t have time for tube artillery and left your key to the nuke at home.
| Weight | 13.71 tonnes (30,225 lb) |
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| Length | 7.35 m (24 ft 1 in) |
| Barrel length | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3.09 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Barrels | 40 |
| Rate of fire | 2 rounds/s |
| Muzzle velocity | 690 m/s (2,264 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 20 km (new rockets 30–45 km) |
| Sights | PG-1M panoramic telescope |
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| Engine | V-8 gasoline ZiL-375 180 hp (130 kW) |
| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
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405 km (251 mi) |
| Speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
Posted by daddybear71 on June 28, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/28/gun-data-of-the-day-day-20/
Boo, reading the latest edition of Field and Stream, which has a picture of a man, holding a hunting knife, facing off against a grizzly on the cover – “How do you kill a bear?”
Me – “Well, your mother is trying to do it using biscuits and gravy, but it’ll take a few years.”
Posted by daddybear71 on June 27, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/27/overheard-in-the-living-room-23/
Let’s take a look at artillery, starting with the M252 81mm mortar:
| Weight | 41.3 kilograms (91 lb) |
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| Length | 50 in (127 cm) |
| Barrel length | 1.27 metres (4 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
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| Caliber | 81 millimetres (3.2 in) |
| Elevation | 45º–85.2º |
| Traverse | 5.6º |
| Rate of fire | 8–16 rpm sustained 20–30 rpm in exceptional circumstances and for short periods |
| Effective firing range | HE: 91–5,935 m (99–6,490.6 yd)[1] |
| Feed system | muzzle-loaded |
Posted by daddybear71 on June 27, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/27/gun-data-for-the-day-day-19/
Oops, I missed a day, so today’s a two-fer.
First, we look at the newish G36 from Heckler and Koch:
| General | |
| Calibre | 5.56 mm x 45 |
| Operating principle | Gas-operated |
| Magazine capacity | 30 rounds |
| Modes of fire | SEF |
| Rate of fire | approx. 750/min |
| Sights | O, R |
| Buttstock | FO |
| Dimensions | |
| Length min./max. | approx. 755/1002 mm |
| Width | approx. 65.0 mm |
| Height | approx. 323.0 mm |
| Barrel length | approx. 480 mm |
| Weight | |
| Weapon | approx. 3,630 g |
| Magazine | approx. 140 g |
| General | |
| Calibre | 5.56 mm x 45 |
| Operating principle | Gas-operated |
| Magazine capacity | 30 rounds |
| Modes of fire | 0-1-D |
| Rate of fire | approx. 750/min |
| Sights | O |
| Buttstock | FO |
| Dimensions | |
| Length min./max. | approx. 755/1002 mm |
| Width | approx. 65.0 mm |
| Height | approx. 277.0 mm |
| Barrel length | approx. 480 mm |
| Weight | |
| Weapon | approx. 3,630 g |
| Magazine | approx. 140 g |
Next, we have the XM-8 prototype rifle, also from HundK:
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Posted by daddybear71 on June 26, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/26/gun-data-for-the-day-day-17-and-18/
Today we look at one of the more common pistols in the United States, the Glock 17:
Posted by daddybear71 on June 24, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/24/gun-data-for-the-day-day-16/
Italy signed a treaty with the Entente nations in early 1915, promising to open a new front against the Austro-Hungarians in exchange for territory taken from Vienna. The Italians chose as their target the area that is now known as Slovenia, and staged a series of bitterly fought frontal assaults against the Austrians at the Isonzo River, beginning on June 23, 1915.
The fighting along the Isonzo was brutal, costly, and ultimately pointless. Twelve Battles of the Isonzo occurred by the end of the war, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides in exchange for a static front that never moved more than a few meters one way or another.
Posted by daddybear71 on June 23, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/23/100-years-on-isonzo/
A little levity today:
That, ladies and gentlemen, is a Gebirgsflak 38, a 2cm anti-aircraft gun from World War II. Here are its specifications:
| Weight | 360 Kg |
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| Length | 143 in (363.2 cm) |
| Width | 47 in (119.4 cm) |
| Height | 50 – 57 in traveling, 31 – 42 in mounted |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Shell | 20×138 mm. B |
| Caliber | 20 mm |
| Elevation | -20°to ±90° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 450 rounds/min (cyclic) 220 rpm (practical) |
| Muzzle velocity | 900 metres/second |
| Maximum firing range | 2200 m |
| Feed system | 20 round box magazine |
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Posted by daddybear71 on June 23, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/23/gun-data-of-the-day-day-15/
This one is for Girlie Bear, who got her learner’s permit today.
Posted by daddybear71 on June 22, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/22/todays-earworm-644/
It is our part with the help of Divine holiness to defend by armed strength the holy Church of Christ everywhere . . . it is your part, most holy Father, to help our armies with your hands lifted up to God like Moses, so that by your intercession and by the leadership and gift of God the Christian people may everywhere and always have the victory over the enemies of the Holy Name.
— Charlemagne, in a letter to Pope Leo III, 796 AD
Posted by daddybear71 on June 22, 2015
https://daddybearsden.com/2015/06/22/quote-of-the-day-154/
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