Category Archives: Technology

Out of the Cold War: One Thai M48A5 destroys four Cambodian T-55s!

In a perfect example of why you should hold the high ground, during the recent border war between Thailand and Cambodia a Thai U.S. designed M48A5 took out four Cambodian Soviet designed T-55s (possibly Chinese built Type 59s) which were approaching in the valley below.

Vehicle I-D: Cold War Zombie tank T-55, they’re everywhere!

Korean 대한민국 M48

Berlin Krise, ‘Game of Chicken’ M48A1 vs. T-54/55!

Terminator: Confirmed, SpaceX is about war! And Star Trek?

On 12JAN2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke during the nationwide Arsenal of Freedom tour at the SpaceX facility in Brownsville, Texas.  Elon Musk introduced the Secretary of War by stating that he wanted to make Star Trek real.  Department of War video via Scott Howe:

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.”-Proverbs 15:3, New International Version Bible

Terminator 2020: SpaceX satellites all about A-P-N-T/L-R-P-C-F-T?

NWO Oil Wars: Iran reveals A-I controlled FAV catamaran corvette.

On 03JAN2026, Iranian news sources revealed details of a new naval weapon called the Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis class of catamaran corvette.  They claim it is a Fast Attack Vessel (FAV) designed for rapid response and survivability in confined waters, specifically in the Persian Gulf.

Supposedly it is made of hardened aluminum, built in modular fashion, with intentionally redundant sections in the hope of reducing the effects of battle damage:

The Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis class is able to hit 38 knots per hour and is equipped with remote controlled drones, surface-to-surface missiles, several A-I controlled guns for anti-drone/aircraft use and a larger A-I controlled gun for in-close ship-to-ship combat:

The IRGC-Navy boasts that the A-I controlled guns respond to threats much faster than humans.  They claim to have 1-hundred of these FAVs, several can be seen with additional missile/gun systems.

NWO Oil Wars: M/T Olina taken! New video of tanker Marinera.

Iran: 05JAN2026, Explosion takes out giant food factory, evacuations ordered for Amol City!

What is Sejil?

08JAN2020, ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq.

Cold War relics get digital upgrades: Serbia’s new 2S1-M21 SPG & KOT1-V2 command post.

Notice the anti-drone cage, and the remote controlled machine gun on the rear of the command post.

“The improved KOT1 V2 command post armored vehicle receives orders from the observation post, processes them and, in a split second, forwards them to the self-propelled howitzer, which, in a short time, computes firing data and is ready for all fire missions.”-Sergeant Major Mladen Miletić, Command Sergeant Major of the 23rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion

Externally the ‘M21’ Gvozdika looks like any other Gvozdika.

Serbia spent the past few years upgrading their 2S1 self-propelled 122 millimeter (122mm) artillery system with the latest digital targeting and communications electronics.

U.S. Army vehicle I-D training image from the Cold War.

During the Cold War, NATO referred to the 2S1 as the ‘M-1974 SAU-122’.  The ‘M-1974’ refers to when NATO observers first noticed the SPG (Self-Propelled Gun), during a July 1974 parade in Warsaw, Poland. The SAU-122 refers to the diameter of the gun bore.

Side note; both NATO and former East Bloc countries call the 122mm gun a ‘howitzer’.  Technically this is incorrect as howitzer refers to short tubed, easily transportable by infantry, artillery guns.  Guns that had barrels which were much shorter than that of the old Soviet 122mm.

During the Cold War, NATO referred to the KOT1 V2 command post as the ‘M-1976’ command post, or as the MTLB-u.  Both the 2S1 and the command post are based on the MTLB chassis.

Serbian Defense Ministry video:

This has video of Serb 2S1s launching rounds: Serbian 2S1 Gvozdika

World War Two Weapons still in use: M101 vs ZiS-3!

Great Patriotic War/World War Two: 1941 to 1945.

U.S. World War Two era M101 105-millimeter (105mm) ‘howitzer’ (short gun tube [barrel] artillery) still in use by Philippines.

I edited together several videos via U.S. Marine Corps, recorded during the October 2019 KAMANDAG wargame. KAMANDAG is an acronym for the Filipino phrase Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat, which translates to Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea:

The United States’ military still uses the M101 for ceremonies.

New Jersey Army National Guard’s M101 howitzer during Memorial Day celebrations.

U.S. Marine Corps M101 during change of command ceremony on Camp  Lejeune, North Carolina.

Both the U.S. M101 and Soviet ZiS-3 were used by various countries during the Cold War (approximately 1947 to 1991).

The ZiS-3 (76-мм дивизионная пушка обр. 1942 г. [ЗиС-3]) is considered to be a ‘divisional/regimental’ or ‘field’ gun for use by front line troops, due to its relatively small projectile and short range (compared to larger artillery).

Some ‘official’ sources say the ZiS-3 was in combat use by militaries around the world until 1990 (end of the Cold War).  However, the above photo shows a Serb ZiS-3, supposedly used during the war in the former Yugoslavia, being inspected by U.S. Soldiers in Zvornik, Serbia, in 1996.

The ZiS-3 (aka M1942) was so good that the invading Germans captured them for their own use against the Soviets!

The WW2 (Great Patriotic War) era Soviet 76.2mm artillery gun is still being used by Serbia for ceremonial purposes.  I edited this from several Serbian Armed Forces videos, recorded from the 14FEB2025 Serbian Statehood Day, and the 11NOV2024 Armistice Day (Veterans Day in the United States), ceremonies:

More artillery:

Utah joins Red Coats to pound Michigan!

2S1, from Cold War to Ukrainian Border Crisis!

2S3 Akatsiya (2C3 Акация), Cold War to Ukraine Border Crisis!

African Lion

Battle Tanks:  T-34-85, FROM PATRIOTIC WAR (WW2) TO COLD WAR AND BEYOND?

Near Peer Wars: What is Sejil?

“It demonstrates a significant leap in Iran’s missile capabilities.”-Uzi Rubin, former director of Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Iran developed its Shahab-3 liquid fueled ballistic missile into newer, more accurate, solid fueled replacements called Sejil-1 and Sejil-2.

Sejil is the Farsi word for brimstone.  It has been spelled in several ways in English.

Fars News Sejil explainer:

Sejil-1: Single stage. Range approximately 2-thousand kilometers. Warhead explosive power equivalent to about 650 kilograms.

Launch video:

Sejil-2: Double stage, maximum speed Mach-13.

September 2025: U.S. Space Force confirms Iran’s ballistic missile program is formidable! Beware of System Delta-84!

1946, year one of UN Security Council: Iran-Soviet Problem was actually covert U.S. occupation plans for Iran?

Cold War to Near Peer Threats: Japan’s ‘lowrider’ Type 74, finally retired?

Saylor Creek: USMC & Idaho Air Guard invades, preps JTAC for ‘Near Peer’ fight! With China?

U.S. Space Force: It’s all about Power Projection, by controlling your cyberspace?

From September 22rd through 24th, 2025, the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) conducted their Air, Space & Cyber Conference.  The conference took place in the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.  The theme of the military dominated conference was, of course, ‘Achieving Decisive Advantage in an Age of Growing Threats’.

I edited together highlight videos (via Staff Sergeant Anthony Nin Leclerec and Tenelle Marshall) recorded on 23SEP2025. It is clearly stated that the cyberspace, which the public takes for granted, is now the primary ‘National Security’ concern:

U.S. Space Force: Confirms Iran’s ballistic missile program is formidable! Beware of System Delta-84!

U.S. Space Force confirms Iran’s ballistic missile program is formidable! Beware of System Delta-84!

U.S. Space Force reveals their Mission (Space) Delta-4 and System Delta-84 early warning platforms came online just in time for Iran’s massive missile attacks! They also admit they did not expect such a massive attack from Iran!

Video report via Tenelle Marshall, recorded on 22SEP2025:

System Delta-84/FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) is not just an early warning platform, according to this Space Systems Command video report (recorded 23SEP2025) “It empowers the government to have access to the latest industry innovations”:

February 2025: Gaza? Lebanon? Syria? It has always been about Iran!

January 2025: ‘Democracy & Inclusion’ equal new anti-Iran/Russia military pact!

April 2024: Iran conducted test attack on Israeli F-35 base, two months prior!

1976: U.S. ally Shah of Iran gave a warning about Israel, reported on CBS 60 Minutes, but nobody believed him!

1946: Covert U.S. occupation plans for Iran?

Wagon of Diesel Power!

What’s better than an old post-World War Two Dodge pickup truck?  A post-WW2 Dodge with a modern turbo Diesel!

It’s called the Oldies Rod & Custom car show for the Pocatello Senior Activity Center (SAC), this year it was held on 14JUN2025.

My video:

Watch my 14th SAC Show YouTube ‘Long-Form’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bObs4PL234

My ‘short-form’ YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fKGKxMpkJfk

This truck has been around: Pocatello SAC show, June 2023.

21OCT2023, USMC Toys for Tots: Post-WAR POWER WAGON, WITH MODERN DIESEL MOTOR (with a tilt-bed)

Somebody’s favorite color:

The Red (hot) ’61 Impala!

In Action: A-10 Thunderbolt-2 ‘Warthog’!

While watching these videos realize that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is getting rid of the A-10 Thunderbolt-2 and replacing most of them with the highly expensive flying super computer called the F-35.

In April 2015, 354th Fighter Squadron A-10Cs from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, were in NATO-Romania shooting up some cars in the countryside. I edited this down from video via Staff Sergeant Jonathan Porter:

The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron’s A-10 Division tested the Operational Flight Program 12 to verify weapons software functionality. They used bombing/gunnery range facilities in Nevada and Utah.  I edited together several videos via the 53rd Wing. Video was recorded between March and June 2024, using the unit’s new OTTER-CAM (Operational Test & Training Exterior Recording Camera).

Cluster Bomb Units, 2.75” Hydra rockets, 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds, and AGM-65 mavericks. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 27MAR2024:

2.75” Hydra rockets, Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds. Nevada, 01APR2024:

Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), Laser Guided Bombs (LGB), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds.  Nevada, 02APR2024:

Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), Laser Guided Bombs (LGB), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds.  Nevada, 03APR2024:

ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) Utah Test & Training Range (UTTR), 11JUN2024:

Replacements: Is the combat proven A-10C being replaced by a crop-duster on steroids?

Battle Damage: Idaho A-10s are a bunch of dirty Pigs!