N.R. Jenzen-Jones

Arms and munitions intelligence specialist. Director, Armament Research Services (ARES). Editor, Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms. VF, Nottingham Trent.

[Trevor Ball @Easybakeovensz]

Photo of the unexploded warhead of an Iranian anti-ship missile that hit the Namuho has been released (left). Iranian anti-ship missile warhead seized by US military (right). Great thread by Fabian that goes into a bit more detail on the warhead in the QT:

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@AbraxasSpa @historicfirearm @ForgotWeapons A hideous, 12-gauge AUG-alike!

[Jeff @SteelMillJeff]

It’s TILT TUESDAY🪂 Today’s post features Buckshot & Beehive, the new book on 40mm anti-personnel cartridges of the Vietnam War & beyond by N.R. Jenzen-Jones.
Foreword by John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer.
Pic: Tilt with his cut-down M79 “Thumper” in ’68. https://t.co/aJisBOmmHa

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@SOGChronicles @SteelMillJeff @SFA_ch78 @sofmagpublisher @HPS_CEO Thank you, John! Your contributions were much appreciated.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

My latest book, Buckshot & Beehive, is now in stock and shipping from @headstampbooks. The book looks at the 40 mm APERS cartridges that were products of Cold War-era R&D and rapid-fielding initiatives, covering various novel designs.

https://t.co/zAGdHRcnBG

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

I am delighted to be speaking at this year’s Arsenals of History symposium, to be held at the Cody Firearms Museum from 26–28 August. As ever, I will be in very good company. You can review the exciting line up of speakers and purchase tickets at:

https://t.co/zQRKB0QapB

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

I am delighted to finally see the information in this report made public. It builds on work conducted since 2017, and identifies a direct-fire CW capability developed by IS. It wouldn't have been possible without critical inputs from each of my co-authors & confidential sources.

[ARES @Arms_Research]

New on The Hoplite: ARES releases Special Report 5: IS Craft-produced Light Recoilless Guns – Conventional & Chemical Variants

https://t.co/mL1LMqJAEF

[Open Source Munitions Portal @MunitionsPortal]

🟥The OSMP's Iran War collection page now contains 117 munition images after 36 more were added, including:

-Hadid-110/Dalahu OWA UAVs in Kuwait & Bahrain
-GBU-39 250 lb air-delivered bombs in Iran
-Ghaem-118 surface-to-air missiles in Iran

View all: https://t.co/XwsLDczMOU

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

Wanted: contract editor for non-fiction articles, monographs, and books. Projects will vary from copy editing to developmental editing. Mostly in the Humanities. Experience working in academic publishing a plus.

CV to: [email protected]

[ARES @Arms_Research]

New on The Hoplite: Unidentified Israeli Munition Documented in Lebanon, Gaza & Iran

https://t.co/DYJ9zZaH13

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

Wanted: contract editor for non-fiction articles, monographs, and books. Projects will vary from copy editing to developmental editing. Mostly in the Humanities. Experience working in academic publishing a plus.

CV to: [email protected]

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

A lot of hand-wringing lately over GBU-39 guided bombs potentially falling into unfriendly hands. As Trevor, I, and others have written, these have been widely used and are not that sensitive. The recovery of a Talon in this condition would be a far more significant TECHINT coup.

[Trevor Ball @Easybakeovensz]

Kill vehicle of a US THAAD Talon interceptor missile reportedly found in Syria.

[Open Source Munitions Portal @MunitionsPortal]

🟥The OSMP has added new images of munition remnants to our Iran War collection, including:

-American-made BLU-91/B scatterable anti-tank landmines in Iran's Shiraz Province
-MK 84 2,000 lb air-delivered bombs in Tehran

➡️Click here to view them all: https://t.co/XwsLDczMOU

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@ruz_m_akgun Looks to be one of the Turkish shotgun models. Not my strong suit, but shouldn’t be too hard to match.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@gregbagwell U.S. CSAR capability is unparalleled, and frankly enviable. Reported CIA role in this op also very impressive.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@intensionality I agree this is difficult. Mostly because it has been poorly articulated by the combatants.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

This. And because—despite what many accounts are screaming into the Twittersphere—Iranian AD has, in fact, largely been neutralised and air superiority (supremacy, really) has been achieved over key portions of Iranian airspace.

[Dale Stark @DaleStarkA10]

People are asking how CSAR helos can operate over Iran after an F-15E and an A-10 were shot down.

It’s because the CSAR package doesn’t go in alone, it brings a world of hate with it. Any threat to the helos gets swarmed by a pack of rabid dogs. It’s still risky as hell, but overwhelming firepower lets us stack the odds in our favor.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

@intensionality I suppose the point I was trying to make is that the challenges the U.S. faces in this conflict are largely strategic, rather than operational.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

Reports indicate more than 12,500 combat sorties have been flown over Iran by U.S. aircraft. Claims of new hyperadvanced missiles and “passive IR cameras” somehow being magic new tech are ridiculous. There are still threats, of course, but current narratives are overstating them.

[N.R. Jenzen-Jones @RogueAdventurer]

I was drafting a short thread on the subject last night, but Air Marshal Bagwell has covered it well below. I would reiterate his point about the potential for rapid OSINT analysis (conducted in a public forum) to aid Iranian forces. Please be mindful of this.

[Greg Bagwell @gregbagwell]

Some thoughts on the Combat Search & Rescue Mission (CSAR) today over Iran. Normally, these would be highly sensitive, but in today’s connected world that ship has well and truly sailed. But, as we await official confirmation, I will be guarded in what I say. 🧵1/11