Videos tagged with Arms Procurement

The Taliban has acquired $86 billion in U.S. military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan, including vehicles, weapons, and ammunition. This hardware is being distributed to allied groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, posing a future threat to the West. The proliferation of these advanced assets, such as Humvees and AK-pattern rifles, highlights significant geopolitical and security concerns.

This Q&A session covers a wide range of firearms topics, from historical military hardware to modern firearm applications and manufacturing. Key discussions include the post-WW2 use of MG34 and MG42 machine guns, the distinction between prototyping and troop trials, and considerations for modern handguns chambered in historical calibers like 7.65mm French Long. The video also touches upon the least appropriate firearms for competitive shooting events, the Indian INSAS rifle, M16 follower design, and the potential use of the H&K Mk23 for home defense. Further topics include gun re-homing practices, archival projects, left-handed firearms, potential YouTube collaborations, the mechanics of locked vs. delayed blowback actions, the Borchardt as a potential bullpup PCC, challenges in contacting gun companies, the impact of COVID-19 on firearms work, Chinese arms procurement, the lack of modern revolving rifles, the state of the surplus market, French armament program suggestions, spitzer handgun bullets, French Foreign Legion arms procurement, semi-pistolgrips on lever actions, the Calico shooting, the public perception of DIY guns, and issues with reprinting firearm reference books. It concludes with handling guns internationally and a comparison of the MAS49 and FN49 rifles.

This video, "Episode 8: How to Plan a Tudor Tournament 1520, 'Deadlines and Destinies' Calais, 29th May 1520," details the procurement of weapons for the Field of Cloth of Gold. Inspired by historical expenditure records, it follows the journey of Royal Armouries staff to Belgium in 1520. The Field of Cloth of Gold was a lavish diplomatic summit and tournament between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France, aimed at solidifying peace. The episode is part of a series presented by Richard Pellande, chronicling these historical adventures, and highlights the opulent diplomatic and sporting event.