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Submachine guns can’t penetrate modern armor which is more common than it was during WWII. Supplying separate ammo makes logistics more difficult. Short carbines can do the jobs submachine guns did in the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jhoYl86OWY

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Why did HAND GUARDS on SWORDS get BIGGER in the Medieval period?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Lone Candle

Swords for a long time didn’t have long cross guards because shields mostly covered the hands, even while striking. Long cross guards grew as the use of strap-shields grew. With the shield strapped to the arm, it couldn’t cover the hand as well, so a cross guard was more useful. Basket guards that covered the whole hand became popular once the sword became a side weapon and unarmored hands were needed to operate firearms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvp8AuQQWtU

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The AI Doomsday Machine Is Closer to Reality Than You Think

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Lone Candle

“Almost all of the AI models showed a preference to escalate aggressively, use firepower indiscriminately and turn crises into shooting wars — even to the point of launching nuclear weapons. “The AI is always playing Curtis LeMay,” says Schneider, referring to the notoriously nuke-happy Air Force general of the Cold War. “It’s almost like the AI understands escalation, but not de-escalation. We don’t really know why that is.””

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/02/pentagon-ai-nuclear-war-00496884