Whatismoo
@whatismoo.bsky.social
Transatlantic Doctoral Student covering the Cold War to the present.
Logo adapted from that of the Soviet Army Studies Office
Logo adapted from that of the Soviet Army Studies Office
I appreciate the creativity but bottom mines need significantly larger warheads than a small diameter bomb. Just throw them off boats.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I appreciate the creativity but bottom mines need significantly larger warheads than a small diameter bomb. Just throw them off boats.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
I have heard it called the poop chute by professional people. It was mostly used as a spare fuel tank. It could buddy fuel out of that too. Though it did occasionally get hot and squirty out the back on a cat shot. Fine for the jet, usually. I've also heard it called the 'linear bomb bay'
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I have heard it called the poop chute by professional people. It was mostly used as a spare fuel tank. It could buddy fuel out of that too. Though it did occasionally get hot and squirty out the back on a cat shot. Fine for the jet, usually. I've also heard it called the 'linear bomb bay'
NAA Columbus had some enlightened ideas in the 50s. Including some VG studies, the WS300A long range interceptor, XF-108 (the mach 3 superfighter) and a lenticular bomber (i.e. a nuclear armed flying saucer)
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
NAA Columbus had some enlightened ideas in the 50s. Including some VG studies, the WS300A long range interceptor, XF-108 (the mach 3 superfighter) and a lenticular bomber (i.e. a nuclear armed flying saucer)
F-111's internal bay was a very weird size. I would need to look through the SOR.183 information I have but it was basically tapped out at two SRAM. There were at least two major stretch proposals, FB-111B/C and FB-111H
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
F-111's internal bay was a very weird size. I would need to look through the SOR.183 information I have but it was basically tapped out at two SRAM. There were at least two major stretch proposals, FB-111B/C and FB-111H
The evergreen Charles Stewart
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The evergreen Charles Stewart
Getting my USS Caldwell vanity plate
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Getting my USS Caldwell vanity plate
NTC and BATUS are both only ~1000sqmi. This used to be the purview of REFORGER FTX, to an extent, but a larger training area would be useful. Has anyone checked if there's a 50 x 50 mile box of somewhere we could rent out? What's going on in Franklin and St Lawrence Cty, NYS?
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NTC and BATUS are both only ~1000sqmi. This used to be the purview of REFORGER FTX, to an extent, but a larger training area would be useful. Has anyone checked if there's a 50 x 50 mile box of somewhere we could rent out? What's going on in Franklin and St Lawrence Cty, NYS?
Learn from the example of Charles Stewart!
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Learn from the example of Charles Stewart!
As much as I love the US campaign streamer tradition, the british tendency to put them on flags is pretty incredible too.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As much as I love the US campaign streamer tradition, the british tendency to put them on flags is pretty incredible too.
Thinking about good ideas
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Thinking about good ideas
THE CROWN IS LYING IN THE GUTTER MR MAYOR
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
THE CROWN IS LYING IN THE GUTTER MR MAYOR
In light of the 28 points of idiocy, I want to remind everyone that the US never recognized the illegal Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states.
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In light of the 28 points of idiocy, I want to remind everyone that the US never recognized the illegal Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states.
hahahahahahha we're in danger
www.csis.org/analysis/sev...
www.csis.org/analysis/sev...
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
hahahahahahha we're in danger
www.csis.org/analysis/sev...
www.csis.org/analysis/sev...
Apparently Romania was offering new production AA-2 Atoll (K-3, i.e. AIM-9B) air to air missiles in 1989, which is only like 25 years after it left US production. Fascinating.
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Apparently Romania was offering new production AA-2 Atoll (K-3, i.e. AIM-9B) air to air missiles in 1989, which is only like 25 years after it left US production. Fascinating.
In light of the GA-ASI Gambit video which really makes a much more sane argument for CCA than most, I just want to remind everyone that there is nothing new under the sun, and the USAF was experimenting with CCA in Vietnam.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In light of the GA-ASI Gambit video which really makes a much more sane argument for CCA than most, I just want to remind everyone that there is nothing new under the sun, and the USAF was experimenting with CCA in Vietnam.
Multicam Stop Resisting would be an absurdist bit if it wasn't real.
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Multicam Stop Resisting would be an absurdist bit if it wasn't real.
The infamously straightforward internal politics of Nigeria
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The infamously straightforward internal politics of Nigeria
Not every missile has this, the P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 SHIPWRECK) uses a 750kg SAP-HE warhead, seen here.
October 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Not every missile has this, the P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 SHIPWRECK) uses a 750kg SAP-HE warhead, seen here.
I know I'm late to the modern Battleship discussion thing, but it's a very stupid idea. This is the warhead from an AS-4 KITCHEN / Kh-22 Burya. It weighs ≈1000kg. That shaped charge looks somewhere between 500 and 750mm. At a conservative estimate of 2 cone diameters you cannot carry enough armor.
October 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I know I'm late to the modern Battleship discussion thing, but it's a very stupid idea. This is the warhead from an AS-4 KITCHEN / Kh-22 Burya. It weighs ≈1000kg. That shaped charge looks somewhere between 500 and 750mm. At a conservative estimate of 2 cone diameters you cannot carry enough armor.