I really know very little of PIRA, and the irish revlutionary/independence movement in general. That's very interesting, I'll have to track down a good book or two.
Training/tactics for a militia in the event of a revolution/civil war
Jose Lopez
Michael Martinez
The first image is too specific as it is made for the US. Europe is far too urbanized for this to work.
You also don't need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to revolutions. If you want to make Fascism mainstream then look at how the NSDAP managed to do this in Germany. For revolutions in general just look at the ones that have been successful and try to compare them to current situations.
War has never been as mobile as it is today. Fixed defensive positions have their purpose but the most important thing in combat currently is the freedom and ability to manuever. Multiple fixed positions with a tunnel system, a nearby forest and IEDs are a good mix but this setup can be expanded. Stalling the enemy is heavily underestimated and can be done by things like simply placing a fake IED on a road the enemy will pass.
Hunter Turner
Fixed positions - depends on who you are fighting. Against an army you would be better off using guerrilla warfare tactics. Unless you have multiple fixed positions connected via tunnel system, a nearby forest (or some other environment that can give you an advantage when moving/escaping) and IEDs.
Against militias? Could work. If they don't have too many "heavy" weapons (mortars and rocket launchers). WWI style trenches could work against a large group that only has small arms (rifles, machine guns, and perhaps the odd rocket launcher).
Long story short - don't use a tactic because it looks cool. Use tactics that are calculated to work against the enemy you are going to fight. If the chosen tactic works, keep using it. If it stops working, or never really worked to begin with, alter it to make it work or stop using it.
Brandon Russell
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Beside his autistic right vs left tantrums he has 2 good episodes on the topic.
Rest seems to be garbage.
Fucking Ashida Kim called.
Yeah when you walk slow, your steps are quieter what a surprise.
Connor Sanders
In urban, static entrenchment changes things. For the people in the emplacement, they need the capability to withstand seige, else they will die of thirst. For the attacker it is a nightmare that pretty much guarantees artillery, bombing or risking armor if the emplacement must be overcame it the objective it guards is that valuable.
There is also an unstated advantage: one day it could be manned, and the next abandoned. It can play in psychological warfare a bit.
Jose Sullivan
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William Cox
Non violent revolutions? You mean like the occupy movement that was ignored by the government (as it wasn't a threat), that the media got bored with (as nothing exciting happened), which meekly moved on when the police started using force against them? Well, the ones who didn't grow bored with being part of the movement, or
You might be able to have a relatively non-violent revolution where few people die, but unless you are able to damage the state/regime you can't defeat it. The state/regime isn't going to politely give up power just because a group of hippies demands it.
Andrew Roberts
I call it VVX it’s about 5/6 as toxic as VX since it contains VC and other V-series contaminants but it has a much higher vaporization pressure so it is more easily aerosoled and it is extremely persistent which makes it good for area denial.
VX is O-Ethyl S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothioate
VVX is O-Ethyl S-(2-dimethylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothioate.
into a very dry 2000 ml round bottom flask, the following ingredients are added, quickly, one after the other with swirling to mix them a few boiling chips, 800 ml anhydrous ethyl ether, 284 grams of methyl ethoxyphosphoryl chloride, 212 grams of dimethylaminoethanethiol, and 212 grams of triethylamine. it is very important that the glassware be very dry, and that the ingredients espescially the methyl ethoxyphosphoryl chloride be protected from moisture, because the presence of water really lowers the yield in this this reaction.
when the ingredients have been added and mixed, a good efficient condenser topped with a drying tube is attached to the flask and a flow of very cold water is put trought the condenser .
the contents of the flask are heated to boiling with a hot water bath and the reflux is maintened for one hour.
the byproduct of this reaction, hydrogen chloride, is absorbed by the tiethylamine as it is produced, forming triethylamine hydrochloride cristal cristal
at the end of the eating period, the mixture is cooled and the cristal of triethylamine hydrochloride are filtred out in a Buchner funnel.
the filtered reaction mixture is then returned to 2000 ml round bottom flask, a few boiling chips added, the glassware set up for simple distillation and the ether removed by distilling it of under a gentle vacuum.an aspirator is perfect for this job since it will flush the ether fumes down the drain.
when most of the ether is gone, the mixture is poured into a 1000 ml round bottom flask with a few boiling chips. the remnants in the 2000 ml flask can be rinsed out with ether an poured into the 1000 ml flask. once again this flask is set up for a simple distillation and full aspirator is applied to it. the last of the triethylamine and ether (bp 88 C°) will be gone shortly.
now a vacuum from a good quality vacuum pump is applied to the distillation. A vacuum of less 1 mmHg is to be preferred here to keep the distillation temperatures reasonable and to avoid burning product. BE CAREFUL THE PUMP MUST NOT BE STOPPED DURING THE DISTILLATION. IF THE PUMP STOPS, RUN OUT AND NEVER COME BACK !!!
after a small forerun is collected in a 250 ml flask, a 500 ml flask is attached and the main bulk of the product is collected at a boiling point of 80 C° at a vacuum of 0.6 mmHg.
the yield is 260 to 275 ml of product. a fair amount of tar remains in the distilling flask.
you have now VVX agent. NOTE THAT UNLIKE VX THIS IS NOT A BINARY IT'S FUMES ARE LETHAL UPON COMPLETION OF THE RUN IN PARTS PER BILLION AND UNLESS DEACTIVATED WITH CHLORINE OR OXIDIZED IN THE OPEN AIR WILL REMAIN SO INDEFINITELY
This material is completely legal in the USA though moving the product on a state highway may be illegal depending on the quantity and your licensing.
These instructions are intended for educational purposes only, in no way would I suggest any other use for this material ;)
Jackson Jenkins
That's fucking idiotic, i'm studying and therefore surrounded by young normies, all they think about is partying and the like. these aren't starving farmers, they don't have the reasons or skills to wage a war.
I see a war happening in Europe somewhat soon, but a troubles tier conflict, nowhere near a proper civil war anytime soon.
Thomas Roberts
How is the weather in Jerusalem?