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by Brandon Webb · December 8, 2012 · Posted In: Admin

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Brandon Webb is a former U.S. Navy SEAL with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the Middle East. His last tour in the SEAL Teams was as the Course Manager for the US Navy SEAL Sniper program, arguably one of the most difficult sniper courses in the world. He was formerly a contributing editor for Military.com, and currently the Editor-in-Chief of SOFREP.com. Brandon is regularly featured in the media as a subject matter expert on military affairs. An avid writer, his last two books (The Red Circle, & Benghazi: The Definitive Report) both hit the New York Times best seller list, and his writing has been featured in print, and digital media worldwide. You can follow him on Twitter @BrandontWebb

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Barnes

I look forward to "fragorder.com" actually, I'll probably jump onto hotextract every once in a while also.

Brent Okuley

@BrandonWebb gotta say, I'm stoked about this: "NavySEALs.com-Everything Navy SEALs" I just hope it has a heavy helping of combat diving ;)

Switzerland

I'm sorry but that website hotextract.com sounds like something else, not video games.

Regardless, I'll check it out. Hopefully the wife wont see the site name and try to give me shit.

usapatriotonthemove

Wholly Crap! Look at you guys launching an empire! That's awesome man, checking out the links as I type. I wish you all the best. Hope your trip is going well.

bobotea

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please dont just review crappy main stream games, not to sound like some dumb "hipster", but honestly the games that get the most press are seldom the best in quality. Try underrated games such as ARMA/ARMA2, IL-2 Sturmovik series, Frozen Synapse, CS:GO (particularly the competitive match making setting), Red Orchestra 2, World in Conflict, and WarGame European Escalation.

PrevailTactical

Damn Brandon, You are building an internet empire! keep up the good work . I dig everything you get involved in.

BrandonWebb moderator

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Thanks for all the comments and support everyone. Sorry to reply late, I'm enroute Cape Town via London. Just landed and logging in!

Africanadian

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@BrandonWebb Business or pleasure? Enjoy Cape Town, its a beautiful city. As a South African I hope that you have a great trip!

jct95

@BrandonWebb Ask an operator? Pretty please with sugar on top?

BrandonWebb moderator

@jct95 @BrandonWebb Roger that!

jct95

@BrandonWebb Bueno

BrandonWebb moderator

@jct95 On it.

Tango9 moderator

You crusty old buggers (I'm like 2 years behind being called a crusty old bugger) do realize this post is about video games, right? Not football lol. I love football! But it's video game reviews. Ya'll get that, right?

**aside: not a huge fan of college ball, specifically military college ball because they know they can't get drafted into the NFL so: option left/option right yawn! boring. Seen one game you've seen them all.

In any case: reviews of ARMA, MoH, CoD, etc etc.

50run50gun

2013 is going to kick ass!

Recon6 moderator

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GO ARMY BEAT BEAT NAVY !!!

That Sailor

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@Recon6 Army Navy game is done.. Navy won for the 11th years against Army {Score 17-13}. POTUS wasn't at the game either.

Recon6 moderator

@That Sailor Yea brother, I have to 'eat shit' around here for another year, lol.

My Marine buds Pretend they care each time Navy kicks our butts!! Zoomies I can

handle, but Navy??...oh well, we Grunts usually get the short end, lol....6

Recon6 moderator

@That Sailor Hey brother, you Can and Should shout this out on Monday!!

We Grunts are having a definite 'down' time for this game as well as v. AF. Damned zoomies usually kick butt. Y'all deserve it, this year.

Yea, better that POTUS didn't appear, everyone would have Puked! Let him stick to basketball pick up games v. people he can beat, lol

Have a good one....6

That Sailor

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@Recon6 My buddy RECON6.. I have to open my mouth at work for Monday, since I am the token sailor working at SOAR in KY state. I did invite some Nightstalkers even some Fifth group.. No takers to even watch the game. So I have to hear how busy they are this weekend and couldn't watch the game.

But at least I am not the Coastie at work. We call him a puddle pirate. {laughs}

I don't think the Golden Knights or the Blue Angels made an appearance at the game. I know the POTUS couldn't make the game. VP Biden was there.

Srmanuel

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Here is the weapon in the link..

"StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44, literally "storm (or assault) rifle (model of 1944) was an assault rifle developed in Nazi Germany in 1944 and considered to be the "Father" of all modern assult rifles (selective semi/full autiomatic fire and using a cartridge smaller than a full sized battle rifle)"

Srmanuel

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I did not know what thread to post this...but would you not like to shoot this weapon...During a gun buy back show in Hartford, CT, a woman turned in this weapon...The local police realized the value and history of the gun and saved it from going to the shredder...Thank God.....The NRA estimates it's value at between $30,000 and $40,000....BTW, I have a neighbor who is 88 years old who served in the German Vermacht and said he use to carry one of these...I wish he still had it....

http://www.necn.com/12/08/12/WW2-weapon-turned-in-during-gun-buy-back/landing.html?blockID=811359&feedID=11106

KineticFury

@Srmanuel Wow, and here I am thinking gun buy-back programs were pointless.

Oh and here's an old thread that would be good for your post. http://loadoutroom.com/1055/nazi-wunderwaffe-the-mg42-and-the-sturmgeweher/

Old PH2 moderator

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@KineticFury @Srmanuel I own a book titled "Death from above" that is a complete history of the FG42 the full power version of a select fire assault rifle developed for the German Fallschrimjager. Hitler insisted they use the full power 8mm Mauser cartidge so there would not be any issues finding ammo for them. Elements of it's design found their way into the US M-60 GPMG.

The 8mm Kurz round was developed in secret and tested on the Eastern front against the Red Army.

50run50gun

@Srmanuel These people that turn in guns for $50 gift cards to Kohls (or wherever) shock me. Who would do that!?

StormR

@50run50gun @Srmanuel 50, people with broken guns or ones they stole from their neighbors?

50run50gun

@StormR @Srmanuel My best guess is that they are from family members who have passed away, and the family doesn't even know what they are, how to use them or their value.

Old PH2 moderator

@Srmanuel You can buy a .22 lr semi auto version for about $600 over at impact guns.

http://www.impactguns.com/brand-gsg.aspx

Not quite the same but still fun!

Africanadian

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@Old PH2 I love the way the case says "Amish Hand-Crafted Case" I have a feeling the Amish don't know that the cases are used for Sturmgewehrs. Nice looking plinker though.

Tango9 moderator

@Srmanuel Want. My dad fought in WWII and all he brought back was this crappy knife. Owning an SS dagger nowdays makes you an "extremist."

Africanadian

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@Tango9 Nah, genuine SS daggers are a great part of any collection. There are so many fakes out there, that genuine articles with provenance are very valuable. As long as you don't wear it while goose stepping around the house you're good.

Old PH2 moderator

@Africanadian @Tango9 Nah, you're GTG at home just don't walk into yer local Wally World dressed like this:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/Colin_Fedun/eliminated-all-the-juice-1.jpg

Old PH2 moderator

@Tango9 Here's an extremist tattoo for ya:

http://www.thatsonyourteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ut-whitepower.jpg

DieHardDeuce

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@Tango9 @Old PH2

Tango, I think he keeps them saved on his computer for a rainy day.

Tango9 moderator

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@Old PH2 and how in the metric hell did YOU stumble on to THAT picture?

Tango9 moderator

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@Old PH2 that'll get you far in prison...

Tango9 moderator

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BW you continue to impress me. Nice stuff, brother. Send it!

Surf375

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Will you guys have policy and area briefing type blogs, like the deeply.orgs series? This is their Syria pop up site: http://alpha.syriadeeply.org/ (they pop up sites for info consumption as needed). Carl Prine's Line of Departure was good until it got cancelled due to his illness, something like that would also be cool. Thanks.

Trango moderator

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The new site looks great. As a self-proclaimed gamer I think it's really interesting to see the evolution of the gaming industry and community. Gaming now attracts a variety of people from all walks of life and professions. Hot Extract will certainly add a unique and valuable element.

DieHardDeuce

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Nice to see one of my previous comments about book recommendations go up in smoke with FragOrder.com. Good stuff!

wvbalrog

To be honest, they are games and nothing more. Until the gamer is actually killed in the game, the games will never be realistic and we all know that neither the publishers nor the gamers themselves are actually willing to die for a game. None of the "war games" have anything to do with actuality nor should they. They are simply game, a fantasy at best. And Call Of Duty, in its many incarnations through the years has always sucked.

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That Sailor

@mrfrosty @wvbalrog I used to rave about Operation Flashpoint games because it was authentic in ballistics and even fatigue. Run across a field, get tired faster. Shoot into the light, get scope glint. That kind of stuff. But the thing about it was that none of my PC friends wanted to play it since it doesn't have kill streak awards or a lot of things to destroy. So there is a balance between gamers who have to take the time to ambush your friend/AI and the gamer who wants a faster play.

Tango9 moderator

@That Sailor @mrfrosty @wvbalrog The ARMA series is pretty good, but like you say: it's about finding:

- nerds

- friends

- prior military (or current, doesn't matter) that fit into both of the above to play with.

I have friends (no! really!) but this guy only does xbox, that guy does PS3, the other guy does PC only, Joe lives in this timezone, Larry lives in that timezone, so at the end of it... getting everyone together to bring the pain is more painful than bringing the pain. Gave up on it years ago.

Old PH2 moderator

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@mrfrosty @wvbalrog I was listening to NPR the other morning and they were talking about the latest reclassification of mental illness, mentioned internet/gaming addiction as an area for further study.

Tango9 moderator

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@DieHardDeuce @Old PH2 @mrfrosty @wvbalrog believe it or not, nowdays it's easier to sift through the bullshit than the kept idiots on fox/msnbc/cbs/abc provide. I hear one more "This Just IN! Breaking News! A man in Cleveland exceeded the speed limit!" story I'm going to lose my mind.

Dear FOX/MSNBC/ABC/CBS: we don't give a fuck what some asshole in Hog's Knuckle, Kentucky did to his ex wife. No one fucking cares. If we lived in Hog's Knuckle, we'd switch to local news, if we gave a shit, and it's likely we don't.

The douchebag "mediators" on BBC haven't been as indoctrinated so BBC world news is pretty much all I listen to. Sure, you have to put up with some dipshit liberal whiney creature telling everyone to talk in only hushed tones, but the guests and commentators provide stuff we are kept from.

wvbalrog

@mrfrosty @Old PH2 I have nephew, 15 years old, and all he does when he gets home from school or during vacation from school, he sits and plays video games and nothing else. His parents don't make him stop and go outside. He has zero social skills, one friend, plays no sports and thinks he is "the shits". One arrogant little fucker. I could beat his parents if I wouldn't be sent to the gray bar motel.

DieHardDeuce

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@Old PH2 @mrfrosty @wvbalrog

Did they mention the mental illness caused by listening to too much NPR? LOL

(Sorry, target was in the open)

DieHardDeuce

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@wvbalrog

I agree. SOFREP should sell it's own version of a FPS game, complete with wires and electrodes to connect to nipples and testicles. Everytime the player stands up away from cover and takes a round from the enemy, you get the shit shocked outta you. Sell it as the new "reality" game.

wvbalrog

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@DieHardDeuce Considering that I am 60% blind, I'd be spending my gaming time on the floor doing "the chicken". It would make one helluva America's Funniest Home Video though. LOl!

Surf375

@DieHardDeuce

"complete with wires and electrodes to connect to nipples and testicles."

There's adult oriented games already out there w/ this type of tech, should be easy to develop.

Surf375

@DieHardDeuce

Or a Warcraft or SIMS type game where we can interact with our avatars and chicks chose sexy avatars. Should be fun. We can drink in bars and play golf together virtually. And talk about world events and rumble when talking about politics. A new kind of forum, not unlike Livefyre, just different.

Old PH2 moderator

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@DieHardDeuce @wvbalrog You don't already have that hardware dongle? Hold on, I'm sending a request via the Comms portal to the Elves to see if those kits they sent us Mods are available to the public. Wait one.....

StormR

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@DieHardDeuce @Old PH2 @wvbalrog Don't need a dozen...two or three (and a lovely cattle prod) should do the trick. <Eyes DieHardDeuce and thinks ummmmmmmmmm>

DieHardDeuce

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@Old PH2 @wvbalrog

Well, don't tell Stormy. She might order a dozen!

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