Milsurp picture of the day

[Drache]

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[Dewey Cox]

Bees?

[kennymo]

Bees?

It’s a good looking swarm. Usually they pick a tree or a fence post to pull that stunt on though....

[RangeBob]

This is great stuff to watch on the treadmill.

Thomas Cochrane: Craziest Sea Captain in History
1 hour 20 minutes

http://y2u.be/pU-kFUJoJEU

His exploits formed part of the characters for Horatio Hornblower, and Master & Commander.

Frequently outmatched. Just as frequently victorious anyway.
I uttered much rejoicing.


But let's be real, who wouldn't jump headfirst into an flaming explosive ship to rescue their pupper?
-- Leo S

As a Brazilian, resident of Rio de Janeiro, I'm most delighted to watch an hour long documentary about such fascinating character as Thomas Cochrane. This video alone put to shame what our own schools teach about him this days.
-- Andre Luis Assis

"We're out gunned, we're outmanned, we're out classed, Excellent" - HMS Speedy
-- buk

Spaniards in Perú and Chile: "Our fortresses are inexpugable"
Cochrane: "Hold my Cocaine"

Are we just going to ignore that K&G just casually dropped a whole movie?
-- Monarch Blue

I want a HBO series, preferably several seasons...
-- Jonas Jeaggi

Good to see Thomas Cochran get some well deserved recognition. You call him “crazy” and “insane”, but the actions of a genius in their field of knowledge can appear crazy to the layman. Although his victories seem fantastical, they are far too numerous to be happenstance. He took the Roman adage, “Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat” (Fortune Favors the Bold), to a level we shall most likely never see again.
-- Traeger

Here in Chile, every town has at least 1 street named after him.
-- Juan Ripamonti

[Drache]

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[Drache]

"Did we attach enough guns?"
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Fire it while running away for a speed boost!
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That is a big cannon!
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[Drache]

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It's a bridge, it's a walkway, it shoots!
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[Drache]

Double tap!
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There was a rocket fight!
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[kennymo]

Double tap!

If two is good, six is better....

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Was reminiscing over Grandpa’s Allis Chalmers CA this weekend. Jogged the memory that the tractor company also built the M50 (among other vehicles). The M50 served in Vietnam, someone thought sticking six 105mm recoilless rifles on it would be a good thing. What wasn’t great is the crew had to get out to reload them. Inconvenient at times....