Monday, November 21, 2005

Guns "r" us

The Internet has really fed my need for toys of all descriptions with the military toys a guilty pleasure.
Why guilty? I am not Pro war so it is contradictory that I enjoy reading about them and watching them so much. But as they say "the duality of man". Here is a selection that should be in everyone’s collection even if they did break every known law.

Automat Kalashnikov 47
Everyone knows this one, even my grandmother. After all it is the granddaddy of all small arms you can keep your M16a2 your FAMAS and g36k’s. This is the only one that has really mattered in the small arms field recommended by the Russian army and every guerrilla army there has been, with particular praise from the NVA. From its wooden stock distinctive sound and banana magazine this is a design classic.

UZI
Cause i'm an Uzi lover (should be sung to the tune easy lover)

B52 bomber
Since watching Kubrick’s film Dr strange glove this monstrosity of the sky has always had a special place in my heart.
From its eight engines to its 70,000lb bomb capacity who cannot love the BUFF

AH64 Apache
It has FLIR and radar, guns, dumb rockets and smart ones and probably sharp sticks what does this thing not have?

G5 howitzer
Designed by the ultimate gun nut Dr Gerald "super gun" bull this also comes in a Self Propelled G6 version that has freakin huge wheels. Considered to be the best artillery piece in the world it can hurl a projectile up to 54km

T72 tank
There are better tanks now but when this one came out NATO soiled itself fast manoeuvrable with a good punch and a low profile. This came from the long experience Russia has with tanks (kursk anyone?)

B2 stealth bomber
This radar sneaky aircraft is the ultimate in deeeep penetration and it looks good to boot. Having seen it myself I am always amazed at how big it is, and how small it looks. This is the silent fellow who says nothing but when he does watch out.

Nuclear weapons
The one weapon in the world that people speak about in hushed tones from the Davy Crockett tactical nuclear weapon: variable yield 0.01-1 k to the Tsar Bomba device: 50 Mt — USSR, largest yield explosive device ever, mass of 27 short tons (24 metric tons), in its "full" form it would have been 100 Mt. The reverence people have for these borders on the religious Oppenhiemer got it right when he quoted "and lo I have become death the devourer of worlds"

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