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To Russia with Love Posted by: Eat Uranium 21.04.2019 18:00 GMT Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update. Today we are showing off a couple of renders of some old friends in new clothes. As part of the program of Lend-Lease, the UK and the US provided the Soviet Union with thousands of tonnes of supplies - everything from rubber to trucks. Amongst this essential supplies were also provided many hundreds of armoured fighting vehicles. The Soviets first learned of the M10 in March 1943, though they were not seemingly enamoured with the concept, taking several months to order just two for evaluation. One of these was used to measure mobility and reliability, which was determined to be good. Certainly as good as the domestic equivalents and very similar to the M4A2 tanks. The only real objection was to the open top. Gunnery trials were delayed into 1944 by a lack of ammunition, and while the gun was liked, the crew ergonomics were not. Only 50 M10s were ordered, and they finished arriving about the same time as the gunnery trials completed. They were delivered critically short of spares and other equipment, and training proceeded with a lack of manuals with crews who had not any previous tank destroyer experience. In the end, 44 of these vehicles were split up between the 1223rd and 1239th Self Propelled Artillery Regiments, who used them in Belarus and Poland respectively. No more M10s were requested, instead the M4A2(76)W would take its place. Our Soviet M10 was modified from the original by Agus by Matt Baker. The Valentine was perhaps the most liked of the various tanks received by the Soviets from the British. Small, reasonably well armoured and with good reliability, they could be found on the front lines all the way from Moscow in the winter of 1941 through to the end of the war. Replaced in British service by the Churchill by mid 1943, it remained in production through to 1945 almost exclusively to equip the Red Army. The tank went through several different designs, and was produced in both the UK and Canada. The Mk VII variant was a Canadian built version of the Mk II with a new US made transmission and GMC 6004 engine. More parts were made by castings, and the BESA coaxial machinegun was replaced with a M1919A4. In total, the Canadians would make 1420 Valentines, with all but a handful being sent to the Soviets. Ours was modified from Montoya's Mk II by Matt Baker.

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We will also play the map Halong Bay Halong Bay by GeoPat CMP Anniversary event map. Based on Halong Bay in Vietnam.

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Never seen before - the first ever image of a black hole In a major breakthrough, astronomers have achieved the impossible by capturing an image of a distant black hole. This particular supermassive black hole, which measures a staggering 40 billion km across, is located at the center of the distant Messier 87 galaxy which lies approximately 55 million light years away. The 'ring of fire' surrounding the black hole is caused by dust and gas falling in to its center. The object is so bright that it puts out more light than all the stars in its host galaxy combined. The image itself was captured using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) - a network of eight radio telescopes situated around the world. "Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe," said EHT director Sheperd Doeleman. "We have seen what we thought was unseeable. We have taken a picture of a black hole." The groundbreaking image will help to revolutionize our understanding of these enigmatic objects. For astrophysicists, these are exciting times indeed. Full article here : https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592

The discovery could prove useful in a variety of applications A new 'chain-melted state' makes it possible for atoms to exist as both a solid and a liquid at the same time. Up until now, it was generally understood that the atoms that make up physical material can exist in only one of three states - solid, liquid or gas. As it turns out however, there is actually a way around this limitation. The research, which was carried out by a team led by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, used computer simulations to study the existence of what has become known as a 'chain-melted state'. They found that if potassium is exposed to a high enough pressure and temperature, its atoms will form a solid lattice structure that contains a second set of potassium atoms in a fluid arrangement. It is believed that half a dozen different elements can achieve this state under the right conditions. "Potassium is one of the simplest metals we know, yet if you squeeze it, it forms very complicated structures," said study lead author Dr. Andreas Hermann. "We have shown that this unusual but stable state is part solid and part liquid." "Recreating this unusual state in other materials could have all kinds of applications." Full article here: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-elements-solid-liquid-reveals.html

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Hush Posted by: Eat Uranium 07.04.2019 18:00 GMT Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update. Today we have a render of an interesting revolver that was both advanced and already obsolete when it was introduced: the Nagant M1895. The Nagant brothers were well known in the imperial Russian court due to their role in the development of the Mosin Nagant rifles. In the 1890s, the Tsarist army was looking for a replacement to their ageing Smith and Wesson Model 3s, and the design by Léon Nagant was adopted in 1895. The Nagant is a gate loaded revolver, a conservative choice in a period of top breaking and swing out cylinders. Unusually, the cylinder is cammed forward before each shot, allowing the brass cartridge to form a gas seal with the barrel. This was felt to be important, as it allows for an increase in muzzle velocity, it however had an unintended side effect of allowing the Nagant to be suppressed. In the early 1930s, the Mitin brothers developed an expansion type suppressor using nine 8mm thick rubber seals to capture the gas behind the bullet. It was clamped over the end of the barrel and required the use of special ammunition with pointed bullets due to the rubber seals. A similar design would later be developed for the Mosin Nagant rifle. Many of these suppressors were used by partisans behind German lines. The Nagant M1895 was produced all the way from 1896 through to 1945. Intended to be replaced by the Tokarev pistol, it was put back into major scale production during the War. Ours was made by Ashton and RedRogueXIII. Additionally, before we go, we just have time for a video produced by Mayhemic.MAD that shows a visualisation of the SVN used for FH2 development as the years have gone by.

Best: Playing in BF1942 engine again. Best2: Numbers. We were able to reach +44 players this battle. Well done everyone. Worst: My skills at the game are still terrible. But they will improve. Funniest: Me killing myself several times with my own grenades Most hated player: No one Most loved/liked player: Everyone Best Battle Photo - https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/1928-best-battle-photo-medal/ Other: -

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Best: Playing BF1918 again Best:2 Numbers both side were great. Lets keep it going. Worst: Nothing Funniest: My bad skill at the game. Im getting old. Most hated player: No one Most loved/liked player: Everyone Best Battle Photo - https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/1928-best-battle-photo-medal/ Other: Thank you to everyone that join the battle. Next Saturday another battle. Tell your friends.

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Ups. My bad. Corrected. Thanks for the headsup.