SpudFiles

ramses wrote:

inonickname wrote:Posted a while back about the racecar I had a hand in building... Anyway here's the [more] finished product at FSAE-A, we placed 5th from 26 entries, and would have been in contention for third place had a leaky fuel cap not cost us time in the tilt test.



Ground clearance is ~15mm

Nice. Is it a steel spaceframe? What is that opening on the bottom in front of the front wheels?

It's a hybrid spaceframe- 4130 tubes with rohacell/carbon stressed panels. The opening you're talking about is probably part of the floor- carbon/kevlar composite with venturi tunnels

Happy new year

I still have a couple hours til 2014! And I'm using them disassembling my vise to get it working smoother...

POLAND_SPUD wrote:Happy new year

RIGHT BACK AT YA! :bom:

POLAND_SPUD wrote:Happy new year

Likewise. I have no idea how it started, drank faaaaaar too much. I'm getting too old for this

edit: moar Syria

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That first bit. The enemy have clearly got our location marked and it is within their field of fire - so let's take turns popping out from cover while firing blindly. Meh, rebel logic.

Also, this looks like something from spudfiles

Disregard females, describe gravity:

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:That first bit. The enemy have clearly got our location marked and it is within their field of fire - so let's take turns popping out from cover while firing blindly. Meh, rebel logic.

T'would seem that whomever is shooting back is using the same "tactic" of aimless, indirect "hope and an allah akbar" fire.

Also, this looks like something from spudfiles

May wish to check your link.

Sometimes the time-code doesn't work consistently on Youtube. Either try this modified link: - or just skip to 16:53.

Gippeto wrote:T'would seem that whomever is shooting back is using the same "tactic" of aimless, indirect "hope and an allah akbar" fire.

In this case, perhaps. A (NSFW! and not for those with a sensitive disposition) search of "syria sniper headshot" on youtube shows that there are at least few good shots in the SAA.

well executed (pun not intended)... I wonder if he was targeted specifically because he was operating a PKP or was he just a target of opportunity...

good that they film everything - at least it helps to show that wars are dirty

POLAND_SPUD wrote:well executed (pun not intended)... I wonder if he was targeted specifically because he was operating a PKP or was he just a target of opportunity...

There are plenty of (again, NSFW and not for those easily offended by mild gore) headshots on rebels armed with anything from AKs to RPGs to HMGs on technicals.

Good luck getting a headshot with an SVD past 400 metres but I gather the SAA has access to more advanced weaponry.

This guy at 10:49 has a 9A-91 FFS!

Now if only they could stop sending tanks into built-up areas unsupported by infantry.

good that they film everything - at least it helps to show that wars are dirty

I suppose they think that if they show themselves getting shot then it gets them underdog support and encourages more would-be martyrs to join the struggle.

POLAND_SPUD wrote: good that they film everything - at least it helps to show that wars are dirty

after watching some these videos for two and a half hours ,i got a precise idea of what people meant by saying war is hell.

This guy kills himself with an Rpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvYw7vw-exU

What happened there Talk, did the tube fail?

BTW everyone, I'm off to Adelaide for 6 weeks to do some stuff at a museum for uni so I may not be around here too much. Will tune in when I can.

delet post mods thanks

Talk wrote:no i checked the link, it's working.

I meant RPG tube

Was wondering how the guy got injured, was he firing too close to something or did the launcher fail?

MrCrowley wrote:

Talk wrote:no i checked the link, it's working.

I meant RPG tube

Was wondering how the guy got injured, was he firing too close to something or did the launcher fail?

looks to me like the launcher may have gotten an hairline crack from or before they were cleaning it, and the pressure from the round blew the tube body into the guys head