And ask if it’s that time of the month.

Russia purchasing artillery… insane.

Of course 120 pieces is 2-3 days worth of supply for the guns. The rocket launcher light live longer

Hmm…

I think the size of the opening created some challenges. Specifically the angle of firing. Around 45° is the maximum angle for the furthest distance. To hit things closer reducing the angle is needed. Clearance through the hole would be limited with a full grad stack. The firing distance options would also be highly limited. Having just the one row gives them the maximum range options.

These really seem like they are designed for single use suicide mission/terrorist style attacks. Sneak across the border looking like a regular truck. Destroy a critical target then attempt to escape.

They had to scrounge up more golf carts to carry them in on. APC’s and tanks arenot for the cannon fodder.

Not an expert but a few questions the sniper needs to think about.

Did they drop from a close call?

Did it hit their armor and stun them?

Did it only graze them?

Was it deflected by a tree branch/other object?

After opening fire the sniper has to reposition. Make sure the target is down then bug out.

I think they have had these for a while now. The videos of FPV drones taking out long-range artillery make more sense. They likely entered service around Jan or Feb of '24. Ever since then Ukraine has been reporting an increasing destruction of artillery.

Those numbers are from the census of agriculture.

The census of agriculture numbers are also not anywhere close to reliable anymore. As consolidation occurs, reporting on the ag census is rapidly declining. NASS does not enforce the fines, and larger operations refuse to report.

Without the reporting, NASS does not have enough data to make accurate estimates. When I was a statistician the error rates I saw were upward of 20-50% on every number. It’s only gotten worse since then.

The summary of that investment portfolio is accurate.

The farmland landscape (no pun intended!) is changing drastically. Ownership patterns are beginning to change. A sector once dominated by owner-operated farms is now undergoing rapid consolidation as billionaires, institutional investors and foreign players look to scale their farmland portfolios.

It’s an ongoing trend. Investment companies and large farmers are buying up huge tracts of land at stupid high prices. They then lease-back the ground to the local farmers. Most smaller farmers can not afford to buy the ground because of the inflated land sale value. So they are forced to sign lease agreements and pay rent.

Here’s a nice introduction from a investment company.

https://bravantefarmcapital.com/education/who-owns-farmland/

They didn’t even mention potentially the largest land owner , the Mormon Church (AgReserves). Who have been quietly purchasing millions of acres of farmland around the world.

When there is no possible way to hide it, misinformation and a plausible cover story is better.

Combined with a spotter/signal relay drone, those little guys are probably a nightmare for logistics/artillery/bunkers. What they really look like is a mobile antivehicle mines.

The breakup of monopolies is the only viable recommendation. He missed a big one however -land ownershop monopolies. The others he’s looking at the symptoms not the cause.

Fertilizer/pesticides usage is causing runoff because we are farming more ground than we need to. We are also farming using the wrong technology and locations. The highest yielding areas are arid regions with irrigation/high tunnels. It’s physics and plant physiology. Arid regions = more light and heat. A lower disease, weed, and insect pressure is a nice addition. The limiting factor is water storage of course.

Moving farming away from high rainfall zones would eliminate most agricultural runoff. This would take massive investment into irrigation systems to move water hundreds of miles away (Mississippi to West Texas, New Mexico etc…) It would also completely interrupt the existing infrastructure. However it would reduce our land footprint by 80% or better.

Reducing our total land footprint would also help preserve the wild types/land races giving them space to grow.