We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:06:06 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:36:20 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-100029 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-100029 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:16:57 -0600
Billy Oddham's grooming tool, boyo.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99985 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99985 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:38 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99974 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99974 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:26 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99973 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99973 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:24:21 -0600 y'all obviously have never seen an M60 or M1 with an M16 or M2HB attached to a bracket fastened on a searchlight mount, Odd that they'd include such a thing on an M1 that has no searchlight, but there it is. The poster is pretty close to the mark though, the full size stuff is pricey. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99966 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99966 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:40 -0600
The Sovs used to do it for the May Day parade -- my theory is they did that to identify the vehicles they were sure would keep running long enough to pass the reviewing stand...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99956 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99956 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:43 -0600 I have notice the white side walls on many Chinses military vehicles, just seems really odd to do that even for parade purposes. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99951 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99951 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:54:24 -0600
Evidently fearing that a jogger would stagger 50 feet off the road, through the double strands of razor wire surrounding it, and bump his-or-her nose on the muzzle, said dimbulb painted the flash suppressor *red*...

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99940 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99940 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:48 -0600
But I added the caveat because I knew if I didn't, I would get snarked. 

It turns out I get slandered anyway.

Meh.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99937 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99937 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:49:53 -0600 journalist bug".
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99935 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99935 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:42 -0600 Spiff
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99934 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99934 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:41:07 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99933 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99933 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:02 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99932 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99932 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:03 -0600 Good tactic- distract 'em with the whitewalls, then hose 'em with the RPKs.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99931 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/shorad.html#comment-99931 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:24:42 -0600