Monthly Archives: October 2024

SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5

Posted on October 13, 2024 by TTG

Ship 30 and Booster 12 lifted off at 7:25 am Central Time on Oct 13. The liftoff and ascent was flawless with all 33 engine running on Booster 12 all the way to hot-staging. Ship 30 then ignited its six … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, TTG | 3 Comments

“Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming”

Posted on October 13, 2024 by TTG

“Their latest models navigate by sight alone” As Ukraine’s stocks of artillery shells have dwindled, its army’s reliance on drones has grown. These are able to deliver ammunition with great precision over long distances—provided they can maintain connections with GPS … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 23 Comments

“Thrill and Tradition”

Posted on October 10, 2024 by TTG

In the mid-to-late 1980s, I was passionate about windsurfing. I kept a board in the back of my pickup truck and, when the conditions were ideal, I would drop everything to go sailing. What, you might ask, was the attraction … Continue reading →

Posted in Messing about in boats, TTG | 10 Comments

It is time to throw away the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and give the public better information

Posted on October 9, 2024 by willmann

By Robert Willmann After growing up on the coast and spending time there, I have personal knowledge about hurricanes. My parents built their house to withstand hurricanes, and stayed during the vicious Hurricane Carla in 1961, which had wind gusts … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Media | Tagged | 21 Comments

“Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida”

Posted on October 7, 2024 by TTG

Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, TTG | 78 Comments

The recent loss of Vuhledar

Posted on October 6, 2024 by TTG

Vuhledar… what happened there the last week, ‘or so’ is nothing but a shame. As first, the GenStab-U might have intended to-, but didn’t rotate out what’s left of the 72nd Mech. It left the remnants of a completely exhausted … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 92 Comments

Tom Cooper on Iran’s latest missile strike on Israel

Posted on October 4, 2024 by TTG

As should be well-known by now, the exceptionally popular telenovela better known as the ‘War on Hamas’, also ‘Iranian-Israeli Conflict’ and different other names, launched into its new season with Episode 516: Netanyahu’s assassination of Secretary General of Hezbollah, Nasrallah. … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, The Military Art, TTG | 46 Comments

Iran Launches About 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

Posted on October 1, 2024 by TTG

Iran fired at least 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, an attack that marks a sharp escalation in the long-simmering conflict between Israel and Iran and could tip the region further into turmoil and a full-blown war. Iran’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, TTG | 173 Comments