On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:42:08 -0400, 68hx.1804 wrote:
The Russian psychology seems to differ a bit. Instead of trying to
ride the technological bleeding edge for most planes they instead
trend towards "simple and tough". In short they are built to "get the
job done",
minus any flair.
It's the AK-47 versus the M16. The AK owes quite a bit to the Garand but
the gas piston is a straight piece and keeps the dirty gases away from the bolt. It's simple to manufacture and for Ivan to keep working. It's
looseness gives it extreme reliability while maintaining sufficient
accuracy to get the job done at zhe ranges it is intended for.
People laughed at the stone age vacuum tube technology used in the MiGs
but a vacuum tube is rad hard. Speaking of which, with all the bullshit I wonder if you can still get Svetlana vacuum tubes?
On 3/14/24 12:35 AM, rbowman wrote:
On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:42:08 -0400, 68hx.1804 wrote:
The Russian psychology seems to differ a bit. Instead of trying
to ride the technological bleeding edge for most planes they
instead trend towards "simple and tough". In short they are
built to "get the job done",
minus any flair.
It's the AK-47 versus the M16. The AK owes quite a bit to the Garand
but the gas piston is a straight piece and keeps the dirty gases away
from the bolt. It's simple to manufacture and for Ivan to keep
working. It's looseness gives it extreme reliability while
maintaining sufficient accuracy to get the job done at zhe ranges it
is intended for.
The AK-47 was a work of pure genius ... cheap, ultra-reliable,
even 3rd-world dufusses could make use. Not THE most accurate,
but it'll WORK even after you drag it through the mud. Most
fire-fights are fairly close-up anyhow.
It was derived from the very nice SKS from WW2 ... the
answer to NAZI "assault rifles", but built to encourage
better ammo conservation (a *serious* issue).
STILL a zillion of them in use almost 70 years later. Not
"perfect", yet "GENERALLY perfect".
NEVER underestimate Russian design genius.
People laughed at the stone age vacuum tube technology used in the
MiGs but a vacuum tube is rad hard. Speaking of which, with all the
bullshit I wonder if you can still get Svetlana vacuum tubes?
Yep - vacs are EMP resistant. Russia stuck with those
through the cold war. Fighter pilots were, well, expected
to be PILOTS ... not slaves to ultra-tech. The USSR
*could* make general transistors/ICs, but decided to
err on the side of battle endurance.
Hmmm ... I've seen mention of new vac tech ... cold
cathode, very small. A nano-textured cathode that is
keen to emit electrons. Can be flattish or 3D. At
present mostly the "hi-fi" industry is interested,
but that might change.
Mostly I delete 'guns' groups from the headers because
they are not-related/provocative ... but since we're
talking some actual guns here .......
On 13 Mar 2024, "68hx.1804" <68hx.1803@g5t6x.net> posted some news:WTKdndHm9MS0DG_4nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@earthlink.com:
On 3/14/24 12:35 AM, rbowman wrote:
On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:42:08 -0400, 68hx.1804 wrote:
The Russian psychology seems to differ a bit. Instead of trying
to ride the technological bleeding edge for most planes they
instead trend towards "simple and tough". In short they are
built to "get the job done",
minus any flair.
It's the AK-47 versus the M16. The AK owes quite a bit to the Garand
but the gas piston is a straight piece and keeps the dirty gases away
from the bolt. It's simple to manufacture and for Ivan to keep
working. It's looseness gives it extreme reliability while
maintaining sufficient accuracy to get the job done at zhe ranges it
is intended for.
The AK-47 was a work of pure genius ... cheap, ultra-reliable,
even 3rd-world dufusses could make use. Not THE most accurate,
but it'll WORK even after you drag it through the mud. Most
fire-fights are fairly close-up anyhow.
I've personally seen one put a round completely through a 10" tree branch.
It was derived from the very nice SKS from WW2 ... the
answer to NAZI "assault rifles", but built to encourage
better ammo conservation (a *serious* issue).
STILL a zillion of them in use almost 70 years later. Not
"perfect", yet "GENERALLY perfect".
NEVER underestimate Russian design genius.
Not sold on their BEV model styling.
https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/BXNbov/s1/amber-ev.webp
The AK-47 was a work of pure genius ... cheap, ultra-reliable,
even 3rd-world dufusses could make use. Not THE most accurate,
but it'll WORK even after you drag it through the mud. Most
fire-fights are fairly close-up anyhow.
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