Germany new Attack helicopter

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theaviationist.com/2022/08/23/the-new-aw249-attack-helicopter-flies-for-the-first-time/amp/

The AW249 Recently made its maiden flight, Poland already has an agreement with Leonardo, and Germany may decide to buy It to replace the controversial Eurocopter Tiger.

It is also possible that German interest comes at a price, Italy needs to renew its heavy component (MBT and AIFV).

Surely the AW249 seems to be a solid machine on paper, maybe It Is the last of its kind before Hybrid vehicles replace the Attack helicopter

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Polish Gov is more intrested in AH64 or ah1z bc they dont get along with leonardo

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Polish Gov is more intrested in AH64 or ah1z bc they dont get along with leonardo
      Why the frick don't we get along with Leonardo? Are asiatics the only people PiS haven't started drama with in the last decade?
      What the frick

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I don't know about German/Poland issues but South Korea has shown to be willing and able to keep up with demand. Looking at the K2 procurement by Poland, 180 tanks starting in 2022 and ending in 2026, with Poland locally producing. I do not believe Germany is able/willing to match those numbers or put factories in Poland so they can make more.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          German defense companies build factories in Orban's Hungary, they'd do it in Poland too. Poland doesn't want it.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Stop with the fricking obsession with Germany for one thread, just asongle fricking thread. Can you do that? Cań you not embarrass us every single fricking time by acting like a seething moron?
          You didn't just not answer my question and bring up Germany out of nowhere, you also sound so much like a fricking bot with that pre-planned answer that I'm genuinely starting to suspect most of the new butthurt idiots here are Russian false flag bots.
          Leonardo is fricking Italian with the government opening like a third of it, FRICK

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Seethe kraut

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Nice try, vatnig

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >Cań you not embarrass us
            It does look like a flying potatoe, sorry not even him.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              I think the point anon was making was that the company is Italian and the other guy had no reason to start to shit up yet another thread with off-topic seething about countries irrelevant to the question of
              >why doesn't Poland like Leonardo
              Also the wish not to be associated with such people I guess.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Ok, but potatoe. I thought Italia made sexy choppers?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                I like it.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            do it again bomber harris.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          This anon knows that Leonardo is named after Leonhardt von Wien, a German scientist of the renaissance.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >This anon knows that Leonardo is named after Leonhardt von Wien,
            *Löwhardt
            The Grimm brothers later used some of his sketches to build the first working aircraft in Munich.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        The Italians are notorious for delivering broken products, among them helicopters. Not long ago our navy bought Italian NH90 helicopters only to find out the maritime version couldn't handle salt water. I believe that's fixxed by now but still, its always a surprise whether you get a finished product without major flaws when buying in Italy. We had the same with some new trains we bought from Italy, shit kept flying off while at max speed.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          the frick you're about, nh90 is bsicslly an eurorocopter like the tiger.
          italy is the largest partner only if ignoring the trick of counting airbus france and airbus germany separately.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I know there were massive delays with upgrades and repairs (as in 5 years long)
        Back during the Caracal drama one of the reasons some people were glad the airbus offer was chosen was the offset that included an plant with a polish majority stake so they wouldn't have to deal with Augusta Westlands frickery anymore

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          *Agusta Westland's

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Dude they just bought 32 AW149.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        But they prefer american helis bc they were used in combat

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          It is a matter of politics, not product. Leonardo bought PZL. Meaning this machine will ensure work to polish workers. The big advantage of the Apache Is that It Is ready NOW. These things were expect to enter in service in 2025 and this before Covid fricked up the world

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Polish Gov is more intrested in AH64 or ah1z bc they dont get along with leonardo
      Why the frick don't we get along with Leonardo? Are asiatics the only people PiS haven't started drama with in the last decade?
      What the frick

      I don't know about German/Poland issues but South Korea has shown to be willing and able to keep up with demand. Looking at the K2 procurement by Poland, 180 tanks starting in 2022 and ending in 2026, with Poland locally producing. I do not believe Germany is able/willing to match those numbers or put factories in Poland so they can make more.

      So what's going on between Italy and Poland that they got issues with Leonardo?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        There are no issues, they literally just bought 32 AW149's that will be produced in Poland.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      the idea is that its supposed to build up german military production capability, not to be exported en masse.

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Hybrid vehicles replace the Attack helicopter
    Is there anything even being worked on right now that would suggest this is a near-term possibility?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Hind
      Soviets/Russia has had hybrid helos since the 60's, rest of the world still playing catch up.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >Hind
        So what western countries are currently developing or have plans to develop something comparable to the Hind?

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          We've had utility helicopters with guns since we literally invented that concept. It's nothing new and the hind sucks at both tbh. Multirole helicopters are absolutely a meme. What makes sense is helicopters that can do either/or but not both depending on their equipment.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Well the FLRAA program is an attack helicopter with room for 12-14 + 4 crew.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Booster prop is a cute!

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          AH-60L

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Hybrid refers to the configuration, not the use. Next gen are going to be either compound helis, gyrodynes or convertiplanes

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >Soviets/Russia has had hybrid helos since the 60's, rest of the world still playing catch up.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          That's not really the same thing, it's under-gunned compared to the Hind and only fits a handful of people, most of whom are required to fly the thing and shoot the guns. Hind can fly, shoot guns, missiles, and STILL deploy a small squad when it lands.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Is there anything even being worked on right now that would suggest this is a near-term possibility?

      Yes, Pic related should take Flight this year.

      The AW249 risks to become the next CR42. The CR42 was the best, and last, biplane ever produced. But it was a biplane in an era of monoplane. Outdated before entering service

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Seem ambitious, though I guess we're ~8 years away from the first unit deployment even if everything goes exactly according to schedule.

        Guess it's nice to see the US finally revisiting their helicopters seriously for the first time in a long while.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        i love this helo so much, coolest thing america did in decades

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        ironically enough, LM and Leonardo are kind of cooperating on LM’s FVL entry

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          The Company can't afford to be left behind.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Because they figured out such configuration is moronic and never bothered. Russians realized this too, and hence invested in specialized attack helicopters like Mi-28 and Ka-52.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        (Me)
        Meant to reply to

        Hind
        Soviets/Russia has had hybrid helos since the 60's, rest of the world still playing catch up.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      S-67 Blackhawk

      A prototype us army helicopter. Could carry a squad of troops.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >>Is there anything even being worked on right now that would suggest this is a near-term possibility?
      Airbus has dabbled around with hybrid helicopters in recent years.

      Hind
      Soviets/Russia has had hybrid helos since the 60's, rest of the world still playing catch up.

      Hybrid helicopter means something that has additional thrust in addition to main rotor. Like turboprop or turbofan engine.

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Why don't they buy AH-64? It works

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    if it's as good as the AH-64 and not much more expensive I'd be in favor of it. EU countries should look to EU first for weapons purchases, then NATO (usually US). AW101 seems like a better choice than NH90 too. In return Italy can buy KF41 and KF51 to replace Dardo and Ariete.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      It should be more than the Apache. reduced signature, drone command capabilities and a maintanance that Is easier than the AW129(which from what I know is already very simple) A nice object.

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    attack helis are a waste of money
    buy some mojave-type drone

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >https://www.google.com/amp/s/
    idiot

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I hate pissoids so much its unreal

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Seems like attack heli roll is being filled by drones.

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    The most controversial thing about the Tiger is how some countries fly them fine, while certain others can't stop complaining.
    In the second group, the most noteworthy country is Germany, because it has problems with every helicopter they operate.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      You gonna cry now?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Bundeswehr is a joke, the chopper is fine

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      i would say the most noteworthy countries in the second group are australia and norway, because they abandoned the fricking thing and norway is suing to get their money back

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Don't bother, he's unreasonably butthurt for reasons with no connection to any military gear.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      About the only country that is doing "fine" is France and that's because the damn plant in France.

      Also we don't know if the Tiger in French operation actually achieve its operational readiness or if the french simply suffer in silence

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        It's illegal for French servicemen to complain publicly about equipment.

        Polish Gov is more intrested in AH64 or ah1z bc they dont get along with leonardo

        Objectively incorrect, Poland operates the AW101 and has ordered AW149.

        But they prefer american helis bc they were used in combat

        Britain is by far the most combat experienced in Europe, they love there AW's and haven't had any issues. From the Lynx to the Wildcat also the Merlin and the soon to be ordered AW149.

        All of that being said, their is no contender to the Apache gunship, if you want an attack helicopter you buy Apache.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >they love there AW's and haven't had any issues. From the Lynx to the Wildcat also the Merlin and the soon to be ordered AW149.
          Don't be daft. The main reason we buy half that stuff is to keep the Westland factory open
          In general, the Navy likes them, the RAF doesn't currently fly anything made by them since the navy took the Merlins, but will probably bow to political pressure to have AW149 as the Puma replacement, and the Army wishes we had American helicopters - Since Iraq they've wanted something bigger than Lynx/Wildcat and don't have confidence in the RAF going for AW149s instead of Blackhawks as a Puma replacement.
          They aren't bad helicopters certainly - no abortions like the NH90 or Tiger. But we are guilty of buying helicopters for political reasons in favour of actual better machines

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Blackhawks are ancient the AW149 is a much superior aircraft, as is the Merlin vs Seahawk the Wildcat has its own role as did the Lynx (the most successfull Anti Ship helicopter) especially paired with the martlets.
            Their is always infighting between branches of the military but to say they don't like the Lynx, Merlin, Wildcat is as you said...daft.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              https://i.imgur.com/1hnKsDP.jpg

              It's illegal for French servicemen to complain publicly about equipment.
              [...]
              Objectively incorrect, Poland operates the AW101 and has ordered AW149.
              [...]
              Britain is by far the most combat experienced in Europe, they love there AW's and haven't had any issues. From the Lynx to the Wildcat also the Merlin and the soon to be ordered AW149.

              All of that being said, their is no contender to the Apache gunship, if you want an attack helicopter you buy Apache.

              are you unironically too moronic to correctly use their and there?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              >as is the Merlin vs Seahawk
              Merlin's not better than Seahawk if you don't have ships specifically designed to accommodate a frick huge 3-engine helicopter.
              In the RN we need two helicopters (Merlin and Wildcat) to perform the role that an MH-60R can do in a single airframe and does it better than Wildcat and nearly as well as Merlin

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        France going to be pissed

        Everyone but France has massive problems

        France had huge issues with the Tiger, similar to Germany. Infact the entire Airbus line was fricked in 2017, it would be interesting to see the readiness report 2022. They are carried out every 5 years.

        Tiger
        >The latest official update on readiness of French military helicopters show an average availability less than 50 percent, with the Tiger attack helicopter only ready for operations a quarter of the time.
        NH90
        >The 17 NH90s flown by the Army were available 41.4 percent, down from 47.6 percent, with an annual cost of €61.53 million and average age of three years.
        Cougar
        >The Cougar, with an average age of 26.3 years, was available 9.9 percent, down from 12.2 percent, with a bill of €40.27 million.
        Navy NH90
        >"The Navy has 17 helicopters, 10 of which are in maintenance," said parliamentarian Gwendal Rouillard, who was referring to the NH90 and pointed out that the 17th was at the time grounded due to a mechanical problem.

        In summary, don't buy Airbus.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Good god the French are just as bad as the Germans.

          https://i.imgur.com/OggGZPE.jpg

          https://www.google.com/amp/s/theaviationist.com/2022/08/23/the-new-aw249-attack-helicopter-flies-for-the-first-time/amp/

          The AW249 Recently made its maiden flight, Poland already has an agreement with Leonardo, and Germany may decide to buy It to replace the controversial Eurocopter Tiger.

          It is also possible that German interest comes at a price, Italy needs to renew its heavy component (MBT and AIFV).

          Surely the AW249 seems to be a solid machine on paper, maybe It Is the last of its kind before Hybrid vehicles replace the Attack helicopter

          This looks pretty shit not going to lie, AW make brilliant Naval helicopters and utility helicopters BUT their is no substitute for the Apache.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >their is no substitute
            stop samegayging, your abhorrent spelling gives you away

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            no shit, why do you think the A129 (aka AW249’s progenitor) is called Mangusta (mongoose)?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Everyone but France has massive problems

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Airbus has basically two spare parts lines. One for France and one for the rest.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Typical French behavior. Can't do business with those frickers. Seriously on all fronts not just military.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            If your country is in francophone sphere you're fricked either way

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    how good is it at sitting unused and unmaintained, like all German military equipment?

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Is the M197 really effective? Italy seems to have a hard on for it

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    will it attack the cold of winter?

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    France going to be pissed

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    ah yes, the flugengewhrenstugenheerenwehrenfreudianschlugentubenwaffellaffelstuggefahrenblahren. i understand that the broomstick is fully stabilized and controlled by the pilots helmet.

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    While I appreciate any money Germany gives us (the UK) for helicopters, anything but Apache is a shit attack helicopter.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      weak bait, AW249 is an Italian product.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        It's based on AW149 which has large sections made in the UK. There's 3000 people in Yeovil building sections of AW 101, 149 and 159 plus loads of supporting British companies like you find in every major aircraft project. You know the W in AW stands for Westland right? right?!

        Based moron thinking facts are bait lmao.

        And despite all this, I say you should get Apache.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Westland is owned by Leonardo and Leonardo is an Italian company, now frick off with your dogshit posts.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Laughs in Leonardo UK and their thousands of UK jobs. Airbus has it's HQ in the Netherlands and is listed on the Paris stock exchange, i guess that means there are no German airbus staff who benefit from work from airbus right? lol. Don't be upset because you made a mistake, your anonymous, just take it on the chin and move on, don't double down like the moron you probably are.

            Buy Apache and you get a better helicopter AND you don't send money to the UK, surely it's win win for your fragile nationalism?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              >makes up bullshit and claims subsidiaries are national companies
              >talks about fragile nationalism

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >makes up bullshit and claims subsidiaries are national companies

                Quote where this happened (you can't)

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              do tell anon, is Apple a Chinese company?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Yeovil has been making helicopters at it's factory before Leonardo even existed lol Why are you so mad about sending economic benefit to the UK? ( i mean you should be mad that you're not getting Apache but still)

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >AW149
          >first flew in 2006 in Vergiate, Italy, six years after the Agusta-Westland merge and two years after Finmeccanica bought GNK’s shares (making it a de facto 100% Italian company)
          >based on the Agusta AW139
          the only British things on the AW149 are the tail rotor transmission and actuator and that’s it
          the AW249 is as British as a mozzarella

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            There are 10 UK companies (in addition to Leonardo UK) producing parts for AW149/249. There is clear economic benefit to the UK for the two helicopters being sold - and yet Apache is still better.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              means literally jackshit
              pic related, an Italian car

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Where did i say it was a British helicopter? lmao see

                >makes up bullshit and claims subsidiaries are national companies

                Quote where this happened (you can't)

                I simply thanked Germany for sending the UK money (as we clearly see an economic and sustained jobs benefit from AW orders) and our fragile germ shit the bed lol

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                here

                weak bait, AW249 is an Italian product.

                https://i.imgur.com/VAg9o3d.jpg

                It's based on AW149 which has large sections made in the UK. There's 3000 people in Yeovil building sections of AW 101, 149 and 159 plus loads of supporting British companies like you find in every major aircraft project. You know the W in AW stands for Westland right? right?!

                Based moron thinking facts are bait lmao.

                And despite all this, I say you should get Apache.

                now stfu and derail another thread

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Yeah, thats not me saying it's a British helicopter , thats me factually stating the economic benefit the UK sees from work on it.

                You tried and failed, just buy Apache bro.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                it's me stating the fact that it's an Italian helicopter and you chimping in about muh British participation as if subsidiaries kept any of the profit and not the parent holding

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >it's me stating the fact that it's an Italian helicopter

                I've never contested this

                consider the following
                >only the tail rotor transmission and actuator of the helicopter it’s based on are made in the UK
                >the entire AW249 project is financed by the Italian ministry of Defence and Economical Development
                I see no reason why it should have parts made in England, and even if they end up going down the AW149 route, it will be a minimal contribution

                Thanks for once again showing the Economic benefit to the UK from any German money.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                I mean, if you’re this glad over Guido’s leftovers, be my guest

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                consider the following
                >only the tail rotor transmission and actuator of the helicopter it’s based on are made in the UK
                >the entire AW249 project is financed by the Italian ministry of Defence and Economical Development
                I see no reason why it should have parts made in England, and even if they end up going down the AW149 route, it will be a minimal contribution

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                NOOOOO BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES YOUR A SEETHING GERM NOOO BRITANNIA #1 BOXER IS BRITISH BY BIRTH

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          It's like saying apple is a chinese company because iphones are made in China

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >anything but Apache is a shit attack helicopter.

      This

  16. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    apparently the US is about to buy from Leonardo soon as well

  17. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    you're just an extremely annoying homosexual. Do you see Germans in every thread about British military pointing out that German firms provide the British military with its service rifle, armored personnel carrier, MBT gun, unmanned ground vehicles? No you don't, because we aren't butthurt like you. This is a thread about the AW249 helicopter which you derailed into a nationalist issue for zero reason, and then went on projecting calling others fragile nationalists.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Do you see Germans in every thread about British military pointing out that German firms provide the British military with its service rifle, armored personnel carrier, MBT gun, unmanned ground vehicles?

      Yes, literally every time, germans even make the threads most of the time.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        you have schizophrenia, seeing things that aren't there. Anyway you're easily recognizable by your dogshit spelling, and you seethe about Germany in literally every thread on /k/ where it's mentioned. So much for fragile nationalism.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >Yes, literally every time, germans even make the threads most of the time.
        >butthurt brit blames every post mocking brits on Germans
        >all of /k/ has moved britain for like 13 years
        I'm starting to understand why he's so obsessed, that's a lot of fuel for hatred.
        Lel

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >>all of /k/ has moved britain for like 13 years

          I can't understand your bad English, what are you trying to say?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Mocked, niggy. Autocorrect does weird things sometimes.
            The UK is to /k/ what Canada is to every board with flags.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked, outside of the dull L85 and challenger posting. Much like the USA people pay a lot of attention to us because we're more important than anyone else. The German military on the other hand, that's been a running joke the whole time i've been here, no redeeming qualities.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked, outside of the dull L85 and challenger posting. Much like the USA people pay a lot of attention to us because we're more important than anyone else.
                Okay that was genuinely funny.
                >German military
                >14 years
                14 years ago the German military did better both in reality and in regards to its reputation.
                >pretending to be an oldgay on /k/
                Do you not feel at least slightly embarrassed?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Everything I said is correct, Dunno why you'd be intimidated by me being here since 2008, or make the mistake of thinking 2008 was the oldgays.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >14 years ago the German military did better both in reality and in regards to its reputation.

                You clearly also weren't here for us laughing at Germany being incompetent and blowing up like 200 people by accident after dropping (american) bombs on a fuel tanker in an urban area lol. Even had to pay reparations lol

                >I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                >oldgay btw teehee

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Still not seeing your point? You could gather up the entirety of anti UK threads over the last (almost) 15 years and there would be fewer than just the F35 threads.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                That's because the f35 matters while the UK does not

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                That's not true due to armatard's spamming alone.
                People make fun of brits, you can discuss the "validity" of it, but they do, because brits are the,easiest target on /k/ because
                A: You have no gun rights.
                B: You're not allowed to defend yourself.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >A: You have no gun rights.
                >B: You're not allowed to defend yourself.

                Both wrong, you're outing yourself as a /misc/ idiot. I was here before /misc/ existed. Before /new/ was deleted and the parasites came here.

                Pretty much all of the brit namegays, along with the decent namegays have left this shitty board for places we can keep talking without you autismos.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >britshit can't differentiate between a right and a license
                Kinda sad.
                >notts aren't mocked, we just ran away because everybody was too nice to us
                Lmao

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Don't be mad because you're not allowed in the new communities, you just have no value

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Don't be mad because you're not allowed in the new communities,
                Is that how you call your paki ghettos now? "New communities?"
                I'll stay in my white neighbourhood, thanks.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Mostly other forums, then teamspeak, now discord servers and reddit. All the fun, interesting and intelligent people left /k/ long ago, as evidenced by /k/ having nothing to do with NAFO and just reposting stuff from elsewhere. Sorry that you weren't seen as interesting enough to get brought along, you have fun there though looking at decade old ivan chesnikov and oppenheimer screenshots.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >14 years ago the German military did better both in reality and in regards to its reputation.

                You clearly also weren't here for us laughing at Germany being incompetent and blowing up like 200 people by accident after dropping (american) bombs on a fuel tanker in an urban area lol. Even had to pay reparations lol

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >laughing at Germany being incompetent and blowing up like 200 people by accident after dropping (american) bombs on a fuel tanker in an urban area
                This
                There are several valid reasons to make fun of the current state of German army/MIC but the obsessed anon chooses absolutely moronic ones probably because he jumps on every topic without caring if he knows what he's talking about or not
                How the frick can you expect a pzf3 performing better than a javelin?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                The UK never had anything in the league of that tanker blast, or those US harriers getting destroyed by the Taliban. The biggest UK related story in the last 15ish years turned out to be a total dud - the years of threads about our two carriers being mothballed/sold/cancelled and literally none of it even happened lol

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >The UK never had anything in the league of that tanker blast
                >blowing up shitskins is bad
                Freedom, motherfricker.
                What's that ajax thing that permanently crippled your own servicemen just by being in proximity though?

                Why would I care about being outnumbered by morons? I've always been smarter than the majority of people in every room I go in. I'm only here to frick with people and brag about British superiority.

                Average british poster.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >blowing up shitskins is bad

                Your media had a meltdown that made "if you kill your enemies, they win" look like a tribute band. You then had to pay all the people you blew up. Imagine the incompetence of that seal that threw a grenade instead of a flash bang in a hostage rescue mission but apply it to a city block.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Your media
                Lmao
                Nobody really cared and it had no meaningful consequences except to fill whole in reporting until a more interesting story came in and some shitskins getting paid off but worse
                >muh media
                Isn't even an argument. Look at the filth British media talk about and the disgusting propaganda the british broadcasting company spreads.
                Honestly, I've seen brits embarrass themselves here a lot, but I never thought one of you would be moronic enough to bring the media talking about anything up as a point considering your own state media refuses to hire white males for most of its important positions nowadays.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Nobody really cared and it had no meaningful consequences

                >The recent bombing of two tanker trucks in an attack ordered by a German military colonel has led to major international criticism of the Bundeswehr. The incident has given a black eye to a country whose politicians have never been shy of telling others what's best in Afghanistan.

                >Colonel Georg Klein is sitting silently in his office. He doesn't want to talk, at least not about what happened. This morning his press officer gave him a rundown of the headlines in Germany and around the world. It was an onslaught of negative press.

                >He is now the most famous colonel in the world, the man who ordered the air strike and is responsible for the deaths of dozens of people. Klein appears worn out and tight-lipped.

                >Why was he so certain that only members of the Taliban would be hit?

                >"I don't want to comment on that."

                >Why was it absolutely necessary for him to attack on that very night?

                >"I really cannot say anything about that right now."

                >https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-end-of-innocence-in-afghanistan-the-german-air-strike-has-changed-everything-a-648925.html

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Thanks for proving my point.
                Nobody cared and it got cycled out of the news pretty fast, most Germans wouldn't even k ow what you're talking about and I had to look it up myself when you first mentioned it.
                Meanwhile all of this

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                >dull L85
                Warranted, it's shit and an embarrassment.
                >challenger
                ???
                Did you mean
                >chieftain
                Also warranted, also an embarrassment. The best thing about it is the name.
                >Ajax
                Valid mockery.
                >gun laws
                Valid mockery.
                >self defence laws
                Valid mockery.
                >1776
                Valid mockery.
                >a fricking ramp
                Bit of a meme
                >yearly story about british soldiers having extremely gay initiation rituals
                Bit of a meme, weird that there's a new story every year though.
                >British WWII performance
                Valid mockery.
                >british WWIItank design
                Valid mockery.
                >offtopic /misc/shit like rapegangs, extreme leftism, british state media being full 1984 etc
                Valid, but off topic.
                >british pride if "their" boxer
                Valid mockery.
                >warrior IFV
                Kinda valid but has become a complete meme due to warriortard.
                >lindybeige being the most competent brit in regards to fire-arms
                Valid mockery.

                You seem extremely new.

                Is the pure truth.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >most Germans wouldn't even k ow what you're talking about and I had to look it up myself when you first mentioned it.

                Exactly, which is why I was pointing out you weren't here for the memes about how incompetent Germany was in Afghanistan. As I said, I was here for it.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >actually it was a big deal
                >but only anobsessed British anon remembers it
                >actually /k/ never really mocked brits
                >but all british namegays left because/k/ wastoo nice to them
                >actually the German media made a huge hubbub about it
                >but Germans haven't even heard of it
                Kek, I use the word rarely, but: COPE

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >The UK never had anything in the league of that tanker blast, or those US harriers getting destroyed by the Taliban
                And?
                What does Britain have to do with what I wrote?
                Dude I wrote about that moron shitting up almost every thread that's even tangentially related to Germany with his gay drama

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                >dull L85
                Warranted, it's shit and an embarrassment.
                >challenger
                ???
                Did you mean
                >chieftain
                Also warranted, also an embarrassment. The best thing about it is the name.
                >Ajax
                Valid mockery.
                >gun laws
                Valid mockery.
                >self defence laws
                Valid mockery.
                >1776
                Valid mockery.
                >a fricking ramp
                Bit of a meme
                >yearly story about british soldiers having extremely gay initiation rituals
                Bit of a meme, weird that there's a new story every year though.
                >British WWII performance
                Valid mockery.
                >british WWIItank design
                Valid mockery.
                >offtopic /misc/shit like rapegangs, extreme leftism, british state media being full 1984 etc
                Valid, but off topic.
                >british pride if "their" boxer
                Valid mockery.
                >warrior IFV
                Kinda valid but has become a complete meme due to warriortard.
                >lindybeige being the most competent brit in regards to fire-arms
                Valid mockery.

                You seem extremely new.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                none of that new stuff is serious or regular, most of the stuff you claim is valid isn't even a thing but i cba educating you

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >none of that new stuff is serious or regular, most of the stuff you claim is valid isn't even a thing but i cba educating you
                It's neither new, nor invalid.
                And mocking brits has been part of /k/ulture since the first brit ever stepped foot on these hallowed shores.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >none of that new stuff is serious or regular,
                Kek
                >most of the stuff you claim is valid isn't even a thing
                Literally all of it is valid. The only joke I threw in was Mr. Spandau.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                None of it is valid, sorry.

                That's because the f35 matters while the UK does not

                >the largest military power in Europe and the second most powerful navy in the world doesn't matter.

                lel this is what a defeated nation sounds like. I'm older than your country ffs. Go buy AW249 and fund British jobs since you can't afford a decent helicopter like Apache.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >None of it is valid, sorry.
                >Can't give reasons
                >just screeches his denial
                Lmao, Lindy, calm down and post guns.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >>the largest military power in Europe and the second most powerful navy in the world doesn't matter.
                Kinda doesn't. The UK has done nothing meaningful since WWII except be America's b***h.
                >inb4 muh Falklands
                Lmao

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Whats Germany done again? other than pay reperations

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Why are you asking me about Germany?
                And how is it a refutation of my post?
                You okay there little guy?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Because you're German. You refuted your own post when you had to make a caveat lol.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Because you're German.
                Are there Germans in your room right now? Obsessed little weirdo.
                >You refuted your own post when you had to make a caveat lol.
                I was mocking you, anon.
                I'm starting to understand why you think nobody has been making fun of the UK here.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                There's three times as many Germans on /k/ as there are Brits, it's understandable that there's some small man syndrome and jealousy going on. As I said, more people pay attention to us than you, sorry if all your failed shitposting hasn't even registered, but it's very telling that you're so emotionally invested in me noticing you.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Mostly other forums, then teamspeak, now discord servers and reddit. All the fun, interesting and intelligent people left /k/ long ago, as evidenced by /k/ having nothing to do with NAFO and just reposting stuff from elsewhere. Sorry that you weren't seen as interesting enough to get brought along, you have fun there though looking at decade old ivan chesnikov and oppenheimer screenshots.

                >laughing at Germany being incompetent and blowing up like 200 people by accident after dropping (american) bombs on a fuel tanker in an urban area
                This
                There are several valid reasons to make fun of the current state of German army/MIC but the obsessed anon chooses absolutely moronic ones probably because he jumps on every topic without caring if he knows what he's talking about or not
                How the frick can you expect a pzf3 performing better than a javelin?

                Staggering the emotional trauma that a German purchase funding UK causes. Pesky brits being great at helicopters.

                Is the "fact" that /k/ "never seriously mocked the UK" the reason why you people get so bent out of shape whenever a single post laughs at you?
                Maybe you should learn to handle the banter, eh?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Why would I care about being outnumbered by morons? I've always been smarter than the majority of people in every room I go in. I'm only here to frick with people and brag about British superiority.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Not a single brit has been able to counter any of this.
                Look at them scurry away like rats whenever it's mentioned.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >L85
                A1 shit, A2 ok, A3 fine
                >Challenger
                What about it?
                >Chieftain
                Best Western tank of its time in terms of protection and firepower, engine was shit but this was hardly an issue given it was to be used in a defensive role.
                >Ajax
                Shite, should have bought CV90
                >Gun laws
                Shotguns are shall issue, Rifles need a reason, no semis over .22 no handguns. Hardly the worst in the world defo not the best.
                >Self defence
                Whats bad about them, do you even know what they are?
                >1776
                Frogs had to back the US to oust the Brits? Kind of embarresing on the US part.
                >Ramp
                Choice of 1 catobar or 2 ramps is a no brainer.
                >Initiation rituals
                British banter I guess? Pretty sure this isn't just a British thing though
                >Tank design
                Early tanks weren't the best centurion was arguably the best post war tank though.
                >Groomers
                Abit of a meme
                >Boxer pride
                Joint project, with some spergs thinking it was British all along? Can kind of understand it given we are buy a shit ton more than any other nation. Kind of like how everyone thinks the NLAW is British, but its infact a joint project with SAAB.
                >Warrior IFV
                Genuinely a good vehicle the non stabilised cannon is obviously a flaw as is the feeding system, but it's done its job fantastically over the years. If they just upgraded the fricking turret it would be good to go for another decade.
                >Lindybeige
                Had no clue who this was until I saw people mentioning him, he looks cringe af. Ian is British, he's competent?

                Wierd list 5/10

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Best Western tank of its time
                >what is operation Nasr

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Iran attacking a well dug in enemy, through muddy terrain, without doing recon prior to this? Then after abandoning stuck tanks they send in another wave?
                How is that the tanks fault you simple c**t

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >A1 shit, A2 ok, A3 fine
                Fixed by Germans, still not good, an embarrassing story in all aspects.
                >What about it?
                Nothing, it's a fine tank and never got much critique, which is why it was weird that the supposed oldgay listed it as one of the two things people made fun of.
                >Best Western tank of its time in terms of protection and firepower
                If a tank doesn't work it doesn't matter how much armor you slap on it, the notorious unreliability is the whole reason why it was replaced by the challenger and the inherent design flaws are why there's no Chieftain II, which is why people mock it.
                I mean, you can argue how bad it really was, but the conversation was about a brit pretending nobody mocked british equipment/brits on /k/.
                >Ajax
                >Shite, should have bought CV90
                Obviously.
                >Shotguns are shall issue, Rifles need a reason, no semis over .22 no handguns. Hardly the worst in the world defo not the best.
                I think brits are often confused how bad their laws really are even compared to most of Europe. Only belgium seems comparable, maybe the netherlands too.
                >Whats bad about them, do you even know what they are?
                Can you use any weapon available, legal or illegal, to defend yourself and others if you personally deem it necessary in the situation?
                >Kind of embarresing on the US part.
                Bunch of farmers who just wanted representation defeated the british empire because it was too moronic to give people a vote, losing the entirety of north America in the process. Greatest political frick-up in history.
                >ramp
                It's just a meme
                >Pretty sure this isn't just a British thing though
                The british military only shines due to the homosexusl nature of the initiation rituals and the frequency with which they're in the news.
                >Early tanks weren't the best centurion was arguably the best post war tank though
                Post war isn't WWII and centurion was good for a while because after the war most nations took a step back and made a big leap instead of iterating on WWII design philosophies.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >fixed by germs, still not good
                Ok, how many times have you used it You? You realise how irrelevant an infantry rifle on the scale of war right?
                >is the whole reason why it was replaced by the challenger and the inherent design flaws are why there's no Chieftain II
                Yeh, no your wrong.
                >Gun laws worse than Europe
                Semi autos being banned is literally all That's wrong, before that they were fine.
                >Can you use any weapon
                Yes, if its illegal you will be done for possession of an illegal weapon but not the defending yourself part. Which is interesting because why would you try to mock it if you didn't even know what was right lol, sheep mentality?
                >Bunch of farmers
                Nah they deserve more credit than that + French+Spain. It wasn't the entire British empire either it was approx 60k soldiers with an equal or greater number on the US side, hardly a crushing defeat is it?
                >British mil shines
                Nah, the mortar thing is abit fricked up but nothing else stands out from other countries. I guess UK Is in a bigger spotlight than most being more relevant.
                >Centurion not big leap
                Post war isn't WW2 but it was pretty close given it came out in 1945, your splitting hairs. It stayed relevant for 35 years it was itself a giant leap.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Ok, how many times have you used it You? You realise how irrelevant an infantry rifle on the scale of war right?
                Neither is an argument in regards to people not mocking it, they did. It's also bad.
                >Yeh, no your wrong.
                Then maybe all the people mocking it here and all the tank experts saying it kinda sucked are wrong, but either way, people mocked it.
                >Semi autos being banned is literally all That's wrong, before that they were fine.
                Gungrabber cuck mentality.
                >Yes, if its illegal you will be done for possession of an illegal weapon but not the defending yourself part.
                Then why do you get in legal trouble if you shoot a robber with your lawfully owned firearm in your home?
                >It wasn't the entire British empire either it
                >I only lost the most important part of the world because I didn't use my full strength
                Okay vegeta.
                >Nah, the mortar thing is abit fricked up
                Black person they anally rape3their recruits with a massive piece of steel.
                >Post war isn't WW2 but it was pretty close given it came out in 1945, your splitting hairs. It stayed relevant for 35 years it was itself a giant leap.
                It's not splitting hairs, it didn't do any fighting, period.
                And it wasn't a gigantic leap either, we only got that with the true postwar tanks.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >but they mocked it
                They mocked the A1 for being unreliable, the A2 for having HK fix it and the A3 for its legacy? People mocking something that works is hardly an insult sounds more like banter or maybe trying to find a problem were their isn't one?
                >but THEY mocked it and the Tank experts HERE did too!
                You just gave a high and mighty speech to why their isn't a Cheiftain 2 and how they had to make the CR1 to replace it, I called you out on being wrong and you shifted the blame to THEM and annonymous Tank experts of 4chins? Don't you want to know why you were wrong instead of being so focused on people mocking somthing? You seem to just go along with what other people say instead of finding out for yourself which is kind of sad. I can tell you why you were wrong if you want or you could just go along with your other narrative?
                >Gun grabber mentality
                They were banned before I was born wtf do you even mean.
                >shooting somone with a lawful gun
                You don't, but I'm guessing somone told you that you do and now you parrot it around? Again, sad...
                >Empire strength, lost most important part of the world
                It had around 250k regulars, 50k in the US and it fought a US Army of similar size supported by two other world powers at the time and lost hardly a crushing defeat? It "lose" that part of the world it was just across the border for decades to come.
                >Rape
                Lol no
                >Centurion
                What is this big leap you speak of? The centurion was fighting wars up until the 80/90s it saw way more action that alot of post war tanks so it must have been deemed fit for purpose.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >They mocked the A1 for being unreliable, the A2 for having HK fix it and the A3 for its legacy?
                Yes, also because it's still kinda shit compared to other service rifles.
                Anon said nobody on /k/ ever seriously mocked the UKexcept some light banter over this rifle and the challenger, because anon is a delusional british newbie.
                >>but THEY mocked it and the Tank experts HERE did too!
                Tank experts in general.
                Remember the guy called the chieftain who named himself after it? He likes the tank(obviously) and even he thinks it's shit.
                Once again, valid target of ridicule.
                >, I called you out on being wrong
                Nothing I said was wrong. You just misunderstand the conversation.
                >Don't you want to know why you were wrong instead of being so focused on people mocking somthing?
                This is aboutanon'sclaim that Brits were never seriously mocked on /k/, I gave many examples that prove him wrong.
                Whether the challenger really is as shit as it's reputation is frankly kinda irrelevant.
                >They were banned before I was born wtf do you even mean.
                You are fine with all the commie restrictions and thus enable them. Just the semi auto ban was a step too far for you.
                That's cuckoldry.
                >You don't, but I'm guessing somone told you that you do and now you parrot it around
                So why don't you have a gun to defend yourself with, anon?
                >hardly a crushing defeat? It "lose" that part of the world it was just across the border for decades to come.
                You lost, you shouldn't have, but you did and lost the world with it because you were too moronic to give Americans votes and then too moronic win the fight.
                >Rape
                >Lol no
                Ah yes, all British recruits willingly got their asses fricked.
                How the frick is that better? Lmao
                >What is this big leap you speak of? The centurion was fighting wars up until the 80/90s
                Sten guns are still used today, you're not making a single argument by repeating that the centurion was used for a while.
                Go back and reas what I wrote, then reply to it.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >L85
                People on the Internet say moronic things, news at 11.
                >Cheiftain
                The engine wasn't very good which is what was said earlier but it was to be used from a defensive role hence the good armour and cannon. This was addressed in the first post no idea why you dragged it on for so long.
                >I wasn't wrong
                You were completely wrong.
                >It's about another anon
                No it's about you being wrong, don't shift the posts here. You said "was replaced by the challenger and the inherent design flaws are why there's no Chieftain II"
                It will pain you to know the Challenger 1 is the Cheiftain 2 originally built for Iran but they went kaput so it was rebranded for use with the British Army when the MBT80 program went breasts up.
                >The Challenger design by the former Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment near Chobham in Surrey originated in an Iranian order for an improved version of the Chieftain line
                Accept you were wrong.
                >People mock the Cheiftain because their isn't Cheiftain 2
                Based on what I have just told you above you can see how utterly ridiculous you sound. This is why you shouldn't just parrot shit from 4chins and take it as gospel like when you thought it wasn't allowed to defend yourself with a firearm in the UK.
                >Fine with semi ban
                When did I say that? You are becoming more ridiculous as you go on.
                >so u don't have a gun
                So you accept you didn't know you could defend yourself with a lawful weapon or illegal weapon and also accept you think /misc/tier memes are real.
                >You lost to 2 world powers plus an equally manned army because you didn't give them the vote
                Guess I will time travel back and give them the vote then, do you realise how moronic you sound?
                >All British recruits
                It was one guy fricking around literally with a ceremonial mortar while everyone stood around laughing.
                >Centurion drivel
                I asked you what was the big leap?. The sten wasn't issued to an entire armoured brigade fighting with different nations in many theatres in the 80s though?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >>L85
                >People on the Internet say moronic things, news at 11.
                Tbh you got kinda boring with the copes and that one was so ridiculous that I didn't feel like reading further.
                The L85 is not good.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >machineguns

                Autocannon. They created a fake autocannon to make their command vee Boxer look like an IFV version from afar.

                >according to Bild

                Literally less credible than the Daily Mail.

                Keep seething.

                >machineguns

                Autocannon. They created a fake autocannon to make their command vee Boxer look like an IFV version from afar.

                >according to Bild

                Literally less credible than the Daily Mail.

                Keep seething.

                Cope posts

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I asked you what was the big leap?.
                Your entire post is moronic and pathetic but the fact that you don't see a difference between WWII tanks and the postwar tank generation make you look so utterly fricking moronic it hurts.
                >hurr durr but they kept using it
                How is that in any way an argument?
                Brits disgust me. Anon was right to ignore you.
                Stop talking about guns, you'll never use any that weren't obsolete 80 years ago.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Post war isn't WW2 but it was pretty close given it came out in 1945, your splitting hairs.
                People make fun of british WWII tank performance because they all kinda sucked dick and had wonky ideas behind them which at best kinda worked.
                No centurions performed in any WWII battle.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Ok, how many times have you used it You?
                >evolution killed off the dinosaurs? Were you there?
                >You realise how irrelevant an infantry rifle on the scale of war right?
                >okay it's shit but actually the primary firearm of your armed forces doesn't matter
                Bro

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >What about it?
                Greek trials

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                moron

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Cope

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Abit of a meme
                Still bad, anon.
                >Joint project, with some spergs thinking it was British all along?
                Basically. Hence the mockery. Though I feel like it was mostly spurred on by that pic of the boxer with the union Jack paintjob.
                IFV
                >Genuinely a good vehicle the non stabilised cannon is obviously a flaw as is the feeding system, but it's done its job fantastically over the years. If they just upgraded the fricking turret it would be good to go for another decade.
                As I said, there kinda are some valid points, but the warriorposting us mostly a meme due to warriortard.
                >Had no clue who this was until I saw people mentioning him, he looks cringe af. Ian is British, he's competent?
                Ian McCollum? He's american and openly mocked brits before.
                British guntubers aren't really a thing,there's bloke on the range who just shoots bolt actions with autistic fervour, but nearly nobody knows or cares about him. Lindybeige is the biggest british channel that touches guns by far, though he mostly does medieval and ancient history, both of which he mostly gets wrong.
                The problem with his gun videos is that he gets basically everything wrong, has a very strong pro-English propaganda stance abs just makes things up,which caused some of his videos to draw the attention of the entire guntuber "community" to call him a moron.
                If you wanna know more, look up "lindybeige spandau." He thought that's the correct name of the MG34 and MG42 for some reason and made a longvidro explaining why they're both shit and the Bren is superior, then a lot of guntubers basically publicly called him a moron, including forgotten weapons guy, then he made ANOTHERvideo to double down on it.
                I genuinely thought the first one was a parody until I saw the second. The guy's crazy, has a huge following of mostly brits who believe everything he says though.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked
                Oh wow

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                Uhhh

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Once again, not serious because it's based on a lie

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked, outside of the dull L85 and challenger posting.

  18. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I love UK helicopters

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      see, this is an actually British helicopter, unlike the AW249

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Once again, no one said it was British, I just stated that we see economic benefit from Germany ordering it, yet i still think they should get Apache. Then it's triggered some pathetic germ into inventing a straw man argument and making a fool of himself by pretending the UK isn't involved in Leonardo's helicopters.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          and once again, I’m here to remind you that your assumption that the UK’s plant is somehow involved on the AW249 is based on thin air

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            AW249 is a modified AW149 anon, next you're going to claim UH-1 and AH-1 don't share parts?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              a guy I know just showed me a vid of the test flight, looks extremely stable

              >is a modified AW149
              it uses the same rotor, main transmission (since it has no issues handling engines up to 2500HP, as seen on the AW189), APU and tail, but we’re basing these assumptions on visual evidence and heard through the grapevine
              manufacturing shares is far from set in stone

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Why would any profit orientated company duplicate an existing component production line?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                because the components might be visually similar yet substantially different for one, and as I already said, because the programme is completely funded by the Italian ministries of Defence and Economical Development, the latter of which’s purpose is to exactly prevent national funds to end up in foreign companies

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                You don't change components for the sake of it. And despite AW149 being entirely funded by Italy and it's customers, there's still work happening in the UK. Those 3000 staff in the UK helicopter arm aren't just twiddling their thumbs.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                of course they aren’t, they’re busy with the production of some parts for the AW101, AW149, AW189 and the likes
                I’m not saying there’s 0% chances some parts of the AW249 won’t end up being manufactured in Yeovil, just that it’s a very bold assumption that you wienerily spread as gospel

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                The only assumption going on is you deciding that share components from the two aircraft wont be made where they currently are - you're making the assumption of change, i'm saying the status quo will remain.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                eh ok whatever fits your narrative I guess

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      We have both kinds, Country and Western..

  19. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >seething about the Germans and claiming random defence products are actually British
    Frick me in the ass and call me Sally, it's him!
    https://desuarchive.org/k/thread/54869051/#q54882656

  20. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Italians making stuff for the Germans
    Uh, I've got the feeling someone is about to be included in the MGCS program and maybe even get some new IFVs on the cheap.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Italy doesn't buy non Italian ground vehicles unless it's incredibly niche.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        The Italian MoD explicitly stated being included in the MGCS would be their best option.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Italy doesn't buy non Italian ground vehicles unless it's incredibly niche.

      The Italian MoD explicitly stated being included in the MGCS would be their best option.

      the Italian MoD wants to join MGCS and buy the Lynx but the domestic MiC is trying their best against it
      the latest DPP (basically a document from the MoD going in detail about future military needs/expenses) was pretty clear about it

  21. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    talk about comedic timing
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/28/army-sergeant-shot-dead-short-sighted-soldier-inquiry-finds/

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      As a bong I found that hilarious, don't see what your point is though?

  22. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Staggering the emotional trauma that a German purchase funding UK causes. Pesky brits being great at helicopters.

  23. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    What's going on in this thread?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Brits being upset that they have 3 football teams but only ever won the world cup once somehow.
      Imagine cheating to get 3 times the teams other nations get and still never winning lmao

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      holy shit you just reminded me the euro final
      what a time to be alive

  24. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Be Kraut
    >Train with brooms
    >Have 10/1000 armored vehicles available
    >Have 10% available airforce
    >Become the biggest laughing stock in the world regarding military maintainance
    >Be occupied by Bongs since WW2
    >Has to buy Civilian equipment because of dated shit gear
    >Ukraine aid dropping in 2 more weeks!!! (Said months ago)
    >Bullied by Poland
    >Buy cope copter 6000 instead of Apaches like a real military

    No wonder they are always upset...

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Look at how much effort he puts into expressing his anger.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        That's some other anon, dunno why you keep thinking there's only one brit on /k/

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          I don't think telling me that there's more than one terminally butthurt brit is good for you if you don't want to get mocked, anon.

          https://i.imgur.com/skklnIA.png

          >Posts this [...]
          >LoOk aT aLl YoUr eFfoRt!1!
          Sad.

          There's more than one poster making fun of Brits here.
          Hint: It's all of them.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I mean you just replied to two different people taking the piss out of Germany? So I guess you should take that on board before you post "it's only one Brit posting!"

            Kind of repetitive you always use the same response and assume only one person shits on Germany, the sheer amount of frick ups and the Laughable state of that place generates a large amount of laughs and warrants people making fun of that cluster frick.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Germans cannot face criticism. They used to mock Poland for being cleaners...Now Germany has to train with brooms instead of guns

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >They used to mock Poland for being cleaners...
            That's only ever been a British meme, actually. Here they're known as car thieves since that was a genuine issue for a while after the borders opened.
            >Now Germany has to train with brooms instead of guns
            Fake news Brits have been running with for years now.
            You see, the difference between people mocking brits and brits trying mock anybody is that other people don't need to lie to laugh at Britain.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              >Fake news by Brits
              Except it was the Norweigens, they also voiced serious concerns because Germany had to pretend 4x4s were Leopards and Marders.

              >The German army has been painting broomsticks black and mounting them on armoured vehicles to resemble machine guns, it has emerged. Defence Ministry officials admitted employing the unusual props during military exercises in Norway with Nato's rapid Response Force in September.
              ....
              >
              The German defense ministry confirmed troops were deploying ‘other vehicles to practice mounting and dismounting’ because of the lack of Puma tanks. Instead, the soldiers were using cars because only 20 percent of the Bundeswehr’s Pumas are in working order, according to Bild.
              But that's all Britain's fault right? Kek stfu you subhuman fricks

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Germans have no guns
                >actually *moves the goalpost*
                Lel, look at this and run, rat.

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                >dull L85
                Warranted, it's shit and an embarrassment.
                >challenger
                ???
                Did you mean
                >chieftain
                Also warranted, also an embarrassment. The best thing about it is the name.
                >Ajax
                Valid mockery.
                >gun laws
                Valid mockery.
                >self defence laws
                Valid mockery.
                >1776
                Valid mockery.
                >a fricking ramp
                Bit of a meme
                >yearly story about british soldiers having extremely gay initiation rituals
                Bit of a meme, weird that there's a new story every year though.
                >British WWII performance
                Valid mockery.
                >british WWIItank design
                Valid mockery.
                >offtopic /misc/shit like rapegangs, extreme leftism, british state media being full 1984 etc
                Valid, but off topic.
                >british pride if "their" boxer
                Valid mockery.
                >warrior IFV
                Kinda valid but has become a complete meme due to warriortard.
                >lindybeige being the most competent brit in regards to fire-arms
                Valid mockery.

                You seem extremely new.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Brits made up the brooms
                >Posts proof it wasn't made up and it wasn't the Brits that started the bullying
                >Shifts goal posts completely back to a non related post

                Do you have learning difficulties?

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >Brits made up the brooms
                This is your "quote."
                This is what you actually posted:
                >Now Germany has to train with brooms instead of guns
                This was the answer:
                >Fake news Brits have been running with for years now.
                >You see, the difference between people mocking brits and brits trying mock anybody is that other people don't need to lie to laugh at Britain.
                Now that that's taken care of, refute this if you can (protip: you cant, which is why you're running from it)

                >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,
                >dull L85
                Warranted, it's shit and an embarrassment.
                >challenger
                ???
                Did you mean
                >chieftain
                Also warranted, also an embarrassment. The best thing about it is the name.
                >Ajax
                Valid mockery.
                >gun laws
                Valid mockery.
                >self defence laws
                Valid mockery.
                >1776
                Valid mockery.
                >a fricking ramp
                Bit of a meme
                >yearly story about british soldiers having extremely gay initiation rituals
                Bit of a meme, weird that there's a new story every year though.
                >British WWII performance
                Valid mockery.
                >british WWIItank design
                Valid mockery.
                >offtopic /misc/shit like rapegangs, extreme leftism, british state media being full 1984 etc
                Valid, but off topic.
                >british pride if "their" boxer
                Valid mockery.
                >warrior IFV
                Kinda valid but has become a complete meme due to warriortard.
                >lindybeige being the most competent brit in regards to fire-arms
                Valid mockery.

                You seem extremely new.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >machineguns

                Autocannon. They created a fake autocannon to make their command vee Boxer look like an IFV version from afar.

                >according to Bild

                Literally less credible than the Daily Mail.

                Keep seething.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >Posts this

        >I've been here for more than 14 years and I've hardly seen the UK get seriously mocked,


        >dull L85
        Warranted, it's shit and an embarrassment.
        >challenger
        ???
        Did you mean
        >chieftain
        Also warranted, also an embarrassment. The best thing about it is the name.
        >Ajax
        Valid mockery.
        >gun laws
        Valid mockery.
        >self defence laws
        Valid mockery.
        >1776
        Valid mockery.
        >a fricking ramp
        Bit of a meme
        >yearly story about british soldiers having extremely gay initiation rituals
        Bit of a meme, weird that there's a new story every year though.
        >British WWII performance
        Valid mockery.
        >british WWIItank design
        Valid mockery.
        >offtopic /misc/shit like rapegangs, extreme leftism, british state media being full 1984 etc
        Valid, but off topic.
        >british pride if "their" boxer
        Valid mockery.
        >warrior IFV
        Kinda valid but has become a complete meme due to warriortard.
        >lindybeige being the most competent brit in regards to fire-arms
        Valid mockery.

        You seem extremely new.
        >LoOk aT aLl YoUr eFfoRt!1!
        Sad.

  25. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    quite impressive how this autistic Brit managed to derail the entire thread again.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      British posters are the worst people on this board

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        The Germany military is the worst in Europe and that's more humiliating. I can't wait for Germans to start freezing to death this winter because of their awful political choices.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Don't care i'm not german

  26. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Impressive that they made such an unmenacing looking attack helicopter.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      All European attack helicopters look a bit shit tbh.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        The Gazelle is cool.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Wouldn't really call it an attack helicopter any more than i'd call a Lynx with TOW's one but yeah it's nice.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      almost as if it’s an unarmed prototype huh?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Looks even worse.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >that doesn’t look menacing
          try harder

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            It looks goofy, like an Airtruk from a bad angle.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            No it looks cheap and tacky. Get a real attack helicopter.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              please refer to

              for those comparing the AW249 with the Apache: you’re a bunch of clueless morons

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Looks like a Chinese copy of an Apache.
        Will the moronic Buneswank get a cannon this time or will it be a fake attack helicopter like the Tiger?

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          The A129 Mangusta has proven to be a great machine.
          The same had served in Somalia, Balkans and Iraq were sent in Afghanistan in which the operated for, at least, 13,500 hours. Sometimes taking fire, Italy never lost a single one of its Attack helicopter despite age and being used a lot. In Afghanistan they outperformed the Tiger.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Video of an aw129 hit by7,62/12,5 despite the damage It kept doing its mission

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              no euros allowed

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Irelevant if those rounds would have hit vital parts it would be game over. How many aw129 has seen combat vs apache? It's a piece of shit.

              except it takes hits better than the apache while being half the weight.
              number of helicoter taken down by iraqui farmers with bolt action rifles:
              a129: 0
              ah64: some

              >Bolt action meme
              Cmon man you didn't belive that did you?

              nice non argument, Apache is the only real choice for serious militaries. Everything else is decades behind.

              This is the only answer, any other is wrong.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                The 60 machines have took service in Somalia, Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. The same usual 60.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Are you 12 ?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              BN has now retired atter 40 years of beng shot at.
              The bestest at not being downed by sily bangy stuff.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          except it takes hits better than the apache while being half the weight.
          number of helicoter taken down by iraqui farmers with bolt action rifles:
          a129: 0
          ah64: some

  27. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >AW249
    what's the problem with the Tiger ?

  28. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    for those comparing the AW249 with the Apache: you’re a bunch of clueless morons

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      nice non argument, Apache is the only real choice for serious militaries. Everything else is decades behind.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        cool
        you’re still a clueless moron tho

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >The Apache Is the super super machine

        Video related, I was there.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >those old farts chiming in
          KEK
          it’s the same the world over

  29. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    short vid of the AW249 prototype in its maiden flight
    https://twitter.com/NichoConcu/status/1564232747492823042

  30. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >hurrr durrre muh Apache
    why is /k/ so filled with mouth breathing morons who couldn’t tell a difference between a recon/light attack helicopter and a heavy attack one

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Nice cope

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        what next, the M41 was a worse tank than the M103?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      That means that the Apache can do everything the AW129/249 can, but the AW can do 75% of what the Apache can.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        the AW129/249 is smaller, lighter, needs less fuel and logistics and maintenance
        as I already said, there’s a reason why the A129 was called Mongoose - threat animal eats cobras, meaning it was a direct competitor to the AH-1
        different tools for different uses, but then again I’m on PrepHole, where more big boom = more big good and nothing else matters

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >the AW129/249 is smaller, lighter, needs less fuel and logistics and maintenance

          less payload, less range, slower, less well protected, less well equipped with sensors, maintenance has to be done back at the factory and not in the fields, low rate of production means ongong timly maintenance will never happen.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >less payload
            yes, because, as I said, it’s a light attack helicopter, not a gunship like the Apache or the Hind
            >less range
            false
            >slower
            yet nimbler
            >less well protected
            debatable
            >less well equipped with sensors
            MAWS, LWR, FLIR, TOPLITE, what else does it need?
            >maintenance has to be done back at the factory and not in the fields
            ????
            Mangustas are particularly renown for their ease of maintenance, even on the field
            >low rate of production means ongong timly maintenance will never happen
            the Italian army currently uses the D variant and the direct successor, the AW249, will be adopted soon so…

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >a light cruiser can do everything the a destroyer can, but the destroyer can do 75% of what the light cruiser can.
        Geee, i wonder why every WWII navy didn't switch to light cruiser only

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Not him but all WWIInavies were set up in a completely moronic manner because nobody knew what he was doing since they didn't get the chance to try things out yet.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            true, also the Washington naval treaty set limits everyone tried to skirt around in interesting ways

  31. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >another thread derailed by abhuman *ngloids
    LMAO!
    i for one cant wait for russia to sink that whole island

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Does the UK have a plug? Because Russia sure won't be able to hit an island thousands of km away with anything other than a manned kamikaze plane lol

  32. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    how much better are apaches compared to viper? since our gov is buying vipers+venoms instead of apache. i assume apaches are more expensive?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      probably, but also Viper + Venom share a lot of the same parts, so buying both together makes sense, makes maintenance easier and cheaper.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      From what I can see the AH-64 Apache is around $35M a pop in 2019 it's hard to find numbers on the AH-1Z due to the fact most of them were upgraded airframes, not brand new.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      They are very similar now. Apache is tougher but Cobra is much better at fighting other helis since it has AIM-9.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        You can put AIM9 on anything.

  33. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    god that is fugly

  34. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It's Italian, not German.

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