[Roosta]

Heckler & Kosch 426 (USMC call it the M27) is the front runner IMO when it comes to specialized equipment & the 416 adopts the usual AR-15 format but it gets rid of the direct impingement style gas system, which is good but also depends on who you talk 2, but the only downfall IMO is the 5.56 X45mm NATO cartridge as opposed to the AR-10 7.62 that I personally like as it has more punch if you will as many wear body amour now & IMO, you need the extra power to punch through it, if you get my meaning, oh, & not to mention the extra range 2 but everyone has their preference.

Another thing that I would like to mention is the fact that it was a Team 6 guy with a HK416 who double tapped Osama Bin Laden way back in 2011 so it defiantly has it's fans.

[WonderMomma]

Another 360 degree FPV camera of a soldier on an electric unicycle. Cool.

#euc

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"Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to gain a foothold on the left bank of the Dnipro near Kherson - British Intelligence

Analysts note that since June 23, Ukrainian forces have almost certainly begun to move to the left bank of the Dnipro near Antonivskyi Bridge. On June 27, fighting on the left bank intensified.

The Institute for the Study of War also reported that there may be about 70 Ukrainian defenders on the left bank under the eastern span of the Antonivskyi Bridge and that the Russians are not able to drive them out."

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by Roosta ↗

Heckler & Kosh 426 (USMC call it the M27) is the front runner IMO when it comes to specialized equipment & the 416 adopts the usual AR-15 format but it gets rid of the direct impingement style gas system, which is good but also depends on who you talk 2, but the only downfall IMO is the 5.56 X45mm NATO cartridge as opposed to the AR-10 7.62 that I personally like as it has more punch if you will as many wear body amour now & IMO, you need the extra power to punch through it, if you get my meaning, oh, & not to mention the extra range 2 but everyone has their preference.

Another thing that I would like to mention is the fact that it was a Team 6 guy with a HK416 who double tapped Osama Bin Laden way back in 2011 so it defiantly has it's fans.

HK416 (gas piston system) is a fantastic weapon, it is what the original AR/M16 pattern rifles should have been.

The modern gas piston models are great especially for longevity, low maintenance and use with suppressors. When I shoot my direct impingement AR-15 (older fashioned 90's Bushmaster) with a suppressor I get a noticeable "puff" of gas off to the right side of my face when firing, on my gas piston AR-15 there is zero puff. HK 416's are in regular use with SOF guys and many US law enforcement agencies (the latter don't deserve them )

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Another 360 degree FPV camera of a soldier on an electric unicycle. Cool.

#euc

Nifty Tool. It works, Saves Energy & gets the transport job done.

[WonderMomma]

Davydov's update for today.

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"New units of Ruzzian troops arrive in the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Henichesk. The Ruzzian army is also moving its equipment towards the Zaporizhzhia region through the Arabatsky land line…"


"CIA Director William Burns secretly visited Kyiv, and Ukraine shared with him its plans for liberating the territories, The Washington Post reports. The plans include regaining significant territory by the fall, moving artillery and missile systems to the border with Crimea, and moving further east - and then negotiating with Russia.

In an ideal scenario, the Defense Forces would gain leverage over Russia by taking Crimea, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based, "hostage." The Washington Post writes that the United States agrees that Ukraine should start negotiations from a strong position."


"Spain is allocating a new aid package to Ukraine worth €55 million, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada. He promised to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes" and "no matter what the price is.""

AND

"Spain will soon provide Ukraine with 4 additional Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and a mobile field hospital, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said."

AND

"Spain becomes 21st country to support Ukraine's NATO membership - Zelensky"

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"Lukashenko signs law banning media from "unfriendly" countries in Belarus

The law provides for the possibility of imposing a ban on the activities of foreign media in the territory of the Republic of Belarus in case of unfriendly actions by foreign states against Belarusian media.

The law also expands the list of grounds for revoking a media outlet's state registration certificate and restricting access to an Internet resource, online publication, or news aggregator."



"“Do not repeat the mistake Chancellor Merkel made in Bucharest in 2008 when she fiercely opposed any progress towards Ukraine’s NATO membership” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with BILD"

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"After the Russians destroyed the Kakhovka Reservoir, an ancient oak boat was discovered in Zaporizhzhia. Its age may exceed a thousand years"





""We cannot set our soldiers to their deaths not to upset our partners," -
@ZelenskyyUa said.

Zelenskyi responded to questions by Spanish journalists about a specific date for more tangible changes at the front. And here are some more of his statements for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo:

▪️ "We know that the Russian Federation has plans to cause a leak of radioactive substances at the ZPP."
▪️ "Putin is now being threatened more than me. There are more people who want to kill him".
▪️ "As Prikhozhin's rebellion has shown, Russia is weak and out of control."
▪️ "The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the most motivated part of the Russian troops: 21,000 Wagner PMC fighters. Another 80,000 mercenaries were wounded."
▪️ "If today we had the artillery that we requested in the required quantity, the processes on the battlefield would go much faster".
▪️ "NATO would not be complete without Ukraine. The Alliance's models and strategies have already been tested in Ukraine in a real military environment.""

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First confirmed boinked innocent pizza enjoyer in Kramatorsk. Marine veteran Ian Frank Tortorici. Oorah.