(U.S. Air Force photo by apt. Ray said his immediate concern was for the aircrews’ safety. They state, “circumnavigation is performed by moving in a great circle around the North Pole.”. Savic fought in both Balkan Wars and World War I to become the most-decorated woman of military history. The 7th SFG operates mainly in Central and South America. Though one round did collapse the roof of a church during services. Deterrence Symposium in Nebraska on July 31, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie I. Lee). Dante shown holding a copy of the Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, with the spheres of Heaven above, in Michelino’s fresco. Breaking the record for the longest precision-guided cannon shot in history, the 'extended-range cannon artillery system' was tested at a firing range in Arizona. Regulation table size is only 48 inches across, with a 24 inch separation between deployment zones. In the days of antiquity, being in the cavalry was a privilege specifically reserved for those who ranked higher in the social order than the common people. When vets pass down a woobie to their kid or grandkid, it typically comes with a long, drawn-out origin story — but it’s so comfortable that the recipient probably doesn’t mind curling up and listening to the same story for the tenth time. Cutting a hole in the poncho liner to actually line a poncho is ridiculous — but walking around the barracks wrapped in a poncho liner like it’s a cape is some how… not? During the Vietnam War, the USAF saw the necessity of moving large amounts of troops and equipment overseas quickly. The C-5 was used during the development of the stealth fighter, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, as Galaxies carried partly disassembled aircraft, leaving no exterior signs as to their cargo and keeping the program secret. Three Silver Stars were earned during a hard fight in Afghanistan last year. Johnson also advocated that there was a global conspiracy with regards to the very flat Earth, not just today, but spanning millennia. You’ve done the crafts, you’ve read the entire internet and you’ve finished Netflix. Exactly how the U.S. Army intends to field a cannon with a range of 1,150 miles is unknown. Additionally, the world record for greatest payload to 6,562 feet (2,000m) was broken. A SUPERGUN developed by the US army has broken the record for the longest guided cannon shot in history by hitting a target 43 miles away. The Sun, as seen from low Earth orbit overlooking the International Space Station. So what exactly do the world’s governments and countless scientists and high school physics students throughout human history have to gain by convincing people the world is spherical instead of flat? The past year had been quite tough on the 7th SFG. In turn, Artillery Mages are severely punished when enemies finally succeed in closing in on them, due to their extreme fragility and limited mobility. ), In any event, you might at this point be wondering how the Flat Earth Society believes commercial airlines and ships the world over continue to seemingly travel in one direction and manage to circle the globe. It left the ship with a companion and a robot. Depending on which stadion measurement he was using, his figure was either just 1% too small or 16% too large. That might sound like a lot, but it’s nothing next to the 15,792 pounds of the M198. This work would eventually led to the V-2 rocket that was used in World War II. It’s also not clear how the phases of the Moon and lunar and solar eclipses work given this spotlight model and given they believe the Sun is always above the Earth…, Moving on — as for the many people who claim to be able to see the curvature of the Earth when on high altitude commercial flights, well, the Flat Earth Society, who advocated trusting your own senses over what anyone tells you. “The remaining 39 of 44 B-1s at Ellsworth and at Dyess are down for a variety of discrepancies and inspections.”. For her valor, she earned the highest honor of the Kingdom of Serbia — The Order of Karadorde’s Star with Swords. Any herculean task could require guts: quitting a job, suing city hall, or voting third party could all require a gut check by today’s standards. To get 25 kg of usable blood-steel for a full suit of armor would require a messy 179,376 blood bags — which, surprisingly, is less than the amount of people killed annually by sugary drinks worldwide. and 2% went with “I have always believed the world is flat”. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSgjzhNRtY4, © MIGHTY NETWORKS, 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, 6 military jokes troops have heard a million times, The American howitzer you never heard much about, This unstoppable artillery bombardment doomed Nazi Berlin, These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat, The 10 most effective self propelled artillery. Later versions of the word became common usage in French, Old Italian, and Spanish, meaning “foot soldiers too low in rank to be cavalry. It’s not uncommon for vets to snag a poncho liner (or two) and keep them laying around the house or in an emergency kit — or on their bed, just like it used to be. The 39cal piece easily reaches 48km/29miles. It’s very high but all contained inside. With it, Hughes managed to achieve an altitude of almost 1,900 feet, which while kind of impressive for an amateur built home made rocket that could carry a human, was nonetheless not able to achieve his objective of getting him to space. When it’s not, it’s night. Another possible Latin origin of the phrase would also describe infantry just as well. As for the issue of someone with even a half way decent telescope being able to see the spherical nature of other planets in the solar system, including them spinning away, the Flat Earth Society claims, As for how gravity works in the flat Earth model, it turns out that, “The earth is constantly accelerating up at a rate of 32 feet per second squared (or 9.8 meters per second squared). Bill Thompson). Try 22 miles. That puts you at 64,749.9 grams of blood-iron sand, or a genocidal 16,188 doomed souls to create a single steel blade. “Our goal is to be a true partner to the military. She stood at attention requesting to return to her old infantry regiment. The Army’s new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) has now hit a record 43 miles. Wrong. New rounds fired from a 55 cal chamber reaches distances of up to 72km, or 44miles. On the other hand, Pararescuemen who get assigned to a Special Tactics/Warfare squadron are often individually attached to other Special Operations units. The Battalion itself received the Meritorious Unit Citation for its contribution in the fight against the Taliban during that six-month deployment (July 2019-January 2020). Much more definitively, the 3rd century BC head librarian at the Library of Alexandria, Eratosthenes, built on their ideas and managed to calculate the circumference of the Earth with remarkable accuracy. Citizens of the town reported multiple sightings of the ship between Sept. 23 and Sept. 27, but when Soviet investigators came to the scene, their only abnormal finding was elevated levels of radioactive Cesium-23. Other shots used the NATO standard L52-23l cannon that was mounted on a firing rig. He then concluded the Earth must be about 250,000 stadia around. In that war, 620,000 men were killed, but disease actually killed two-thirds of those men. He placed a bottle of cognac 40 meters away. Don’t be surprised that and Air Force Pararescueman was on an Army Special Forces team. We’re thinking that whoever invented the meme took this number, did the division, and came to the conclusion that you’d need 359 unfortunate souls to complete the diabolical process. A folded-up woobie is the perfect comforter for the bottom of a dog’s kennel. The aircraft skin, frame, landing gear, cockpit and pressurization systems were also upgraded. Your “personal space,” at best, is usually just a single bunk that everyone can walk past. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. This wall is nearly impossible to reach owing to the fact that NASA is closely guarding it, ensuring no one ever gets close enough to see it for themselves. The reserve aircrew of the “heavy” aircraft brought Army 7th Special Forces Group personnel and equipment to the base for delivery. The Air Force has 62 Lancers in its fleet. “We saw issues in the B-1 because we’re just beating the heck out of them, deploying them, deploying them. In a recent firing series held in South Africa, the German-South African joint-venture Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (RDM) demonstrated a dramatic increase in the range of its artillery firepower. By comparison, its bomber cousins, the B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress, have mission-capable rates of 60.7% and 69.3%, respectively. That’s why transparent cooperation and trust are so important to us.” RDM Managing Director Jan-Patrick Helmsen said, “Tube artillery can provide defensive and offensive fire support. With the right ammo, there’s a howitzer out capable of being a giant sniper rifle with an extremely long reach. How? It’s cheaper and faster than rockets or air support, can operate around the clock, and engage targets with great precision using indirect fire anywhere within its range. What were the results? She earned the rank of corporal and was shot in the chest at the Battle of Bregalnica. Continuing folding and forging, removing the impurities, and adding carbon (which, presumably, could be found in the garbage shoot after all the work you’ve done so far) can harden that bad boy into something more durable. Being we have covered the 50 BMG as a long range cartidge, the attention turns to still another rifle that is world wide known among combat units as the long range sniper rifle of all time. Thus, if they were really traveling in the way the Flat Earthers claim, the fuel requirements would be different, sometimes vastly so. Forging a weapon of war from the blood of your enemies? Imagine sitting in a car that never stops speeding up. Nobody really knows what the Paris Gun’s full capabilities were because all of them were destroyed by the retreating Germans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. The self-propelled artillery system has a maximum range of 420km. Well, this is because these ships and planes are literally circling. As a result, dysentery was the single greatest killer of Civil War soldiers. The Catholics and later other branches of Christianity weren’t the only religious sects that seemed to have its clergy and scholars almost universally think the world was spherical. It’s amazing how they can smile even when the stupid chow hall is out of Diet Coke *again*. With a look, the boy was paralyzed. The details of the battle have been kept under wraps, but his Mar. Australia formally selected the Boeing AH-64E as a replacement for the Airbus Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH). The overly silly name that troops and vets gave a woobie makes a bit more sense when it’s given to their kids. A Special Forces ODA getting ready to go outside the wire in Afghanistan (US Army). Tracy L. Demarco). 5% stated “I always thought the world is round, but more recently I am skeptical/have doubts”, 2% stated “I always thought the world is flat, but more recently I am skeptical/have doubts”. After taking a triangle formation around the robot, the robot came to life. The relevant equation is v/c = tanh (at/c). 'No need for imported artillery' generally credited with being the first known person to have suggested a spherical Earth, though the idea didn’t exactly catch on at this point. Of course, his timing wasn’t exactly ideal given the launch of Sputnik in 1957 which, beyond being in orbit, put out a signal that anyone with a little know-how could track, very clearly demonstrating the spherical nature of the Earth. Used mainly as an anti structure weapon, the Barrett semi auto 107A1 is a good deal like many of the companies offerings but a change up in cartridge choice. Two Army Special Forces soldiers and one Air Force Pararescueman received the nation’s third-highest award for extreme valor while under fire in Afghanistan. Lockheed was able to meet the ambitious design requirements of a maximum takeoff weight twice that of the USAF current airlifter, the C-141 Starlifter. At least now, you get healthcare and not cholera. As for how the ship and plane captains don’t seem to be aware of this, in modern times it’s because GPS devices and autopilots are designed in software to simply make it seem like the craft is circling a globe and not continually turning slightly. “We started to build the C-5 and wanted to build the biggest thing we could… Quite frankly, the C-5 program was a great contribution to commercial aviation. A top DRDO scientist said that the newly-produced ATAGS howitzer is the "best gun in the world" with the capability to strike targets at the longest range of 48 kilometers. Aristotle (4th century B.C.) “We’re known for the Assegai family and our V- LAP round, the longest-range conventional artillery projectile. Or if the Flat Earth society wanted to pool together their resources, for prices from ,000-,000 they could charter a flight to the South Pole itself. All that was ever captured were fixed-gun emplacements. An average longsword has a finished weight of around 1.5 kg — but typical generates an additional 0.75 kg of waste. First of all, there are roughly 5 million red blood cells in a microliter of blood. And so it was that in 2004, one Daniel Shenton created a discussion forum home for the mostly dead Flat Earth Society and by 2009 a new wiki website was created in its place, with the society slowly growing from there to apparently around 500 members to date. In days gone by, if someone asked a soldier if they had the guts to fight the coming day or the next day, it wasn’t just an affirmation of macho willpower, it was a real question of a soldier’s ability to maintain his position and discipline in the ranks instead of running off to the latrine every ten minutes to evacuate his bowels. If she could hit it, another 19 bottles were for her. Photo: RDM. We’ll help you out with the last one. On Sept. 13, 2009, a C-5M set 41 new records and flight data was submitted to the National Aeronautic Association for formal recognition. Rowbotham ultimately created the Zetetic Society, which, besides advocating for a flat Earth, also advocated that only facts one could prove themselves could be accepted as true. And this doesn’t end when troops go on their last field exercise. During a speech at the Deterrence Symposium in Nebraska on July 31, 2019, Ray spoke about “setting the pace” for deterrence, saying that sometimes the demand for resources wins out. It is just the same for those satellites.”, When pictures of the Earth were taken from space clearly showing the planet’s spherical nature, the man who strongly advocated trusting what you can see with your own eyes stated, “It’s easy to see how a photograph like that could fool the untrained eye.”, When astronauts came back still believing the Earth wasn’t flat, he went with the catch-all explanation for any conspiracy theory when no other suitable explanation can be thought up- “It’s a deception of the public and it isn’t right.”. PJs, being world-class combat medics, often fill out or complement the combat medic spot on Navy SEAL platoon, Ranger platoon, or, as in the case of this action, a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA). The demonstration employed three 155 mm cannons with 52 and 39 caliber lengths, which scored three world records – firing at ranges of 76, 67 and 54 km. 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