Brendan Gilbert

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 Pistol grip on the M72 looks awesome. I want to fire one of them.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@Mrgunsngear This says more about the quality of soviet armour than it does about either round.

[Australian Army @AustralianArmy]

Who says #AusArmy can’t do it all? 🤩

In an ADF first, #AusArmy CAPT Pascal‑Walter Price graduated as dux of the @Australian_Navy Maritime Warfare Officers Course at HMAS Watson.

📸 LSIS David Cox

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@EliLea1 @2805662 From memory SSM A Sqn’s Boxer is named ASLAV

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 Hopefully they don’t use the RMA turret as the image suggests they are.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@toner_mcsmooth Agree

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@surprisepodcast It is now one of the best dive sites in the world.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 We shouldn’t confuse survivability metrics with lethality metrics.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 I disagree with this point. The science behind 44mm is extremely poor. NIJ and others use 44mm in clay because we know that is safe, so it informs certification and SFARP arguments. That does not necessarily mean >44mm is unsafe or results in immediate incapacition.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 The Bulgarians used them solely as a QRF on base, which was a pretty good use case. Quick to deploy, lots of firepower and easy to use. We built them some elevated firing positions with extra protection to reinforce the entry point they were responsible for.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 Yeah really easy. Interior reminded me of an M113A1, but they drove like a civvy 4WD.

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Do drones live up to the hype? One volunteer’s account from Ukraine raises questions. https://t.co/3ZESM30qec

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@PaulSkallas @DrewPavlou This bloke has obviously never been to a pub in Darwin.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@2805662 I had no idea the brains behind the centurion was an Australian.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@sajwani @visegrad24 There have been around 80,000 M113s produced since the 60s. Only a small fraction were used by the US Army. Virtually every Middle Eastern country has used them at some point. Turkey has thousands of them.

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@TotherChris Me right now:
https://t.co/b84bPS968B

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@BuchananLiz Probably not. But an alternative question is could the US have won the Battle of the Coral Sea without Australia?

[The Cove @covetweet]

Between 1937 and 1939, Australia rapidly expanded it's industry and military capacity to enable mobilisation for impending war. Brendan Gilbert discusses examines this concept, involving strategic planning, social coordination, and national resources. https://t.co/cNI52ptThw

[Brendan Gilbert @bgilbert_1]

@gbcrippa @RealTimeWWII For military preparations check out AN UNKNOWN FUTURE AND A DOUBTFUL PRESENT WRITING THE VICTORY PLAN OF 1941