2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)

[by78]

High-resolution images of a PLL-09 122mm self-propelled howitzer with add-on flotation devices on its sides and front.

 

[sndef888]

Map of guests
View attachment 159537

Anyone have a list of all the non-heads of state attending?

 

[antiterror13]

So long as Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan show up, that's what matter. That sends a message not only to Mr. Orange, but also Ursula Von Der Fail

Indonesia is very important too, my guess is that the vice president or defence minister may go

 

[by78]

Seats have been installed and roads marked for ground formations.

 

[by78]

Aerial formations from rehearsal flights.

 

[Deino]

By the way ... what's this? AI-generated joke?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957763701202657498

 

[Blitzo]

By the way ... what's this? AI-generated joke?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957763701202657498

It's a reference to the droplet (a fairly potent weapon/probe), from a Chinese science fiction novel series.

 

[Nevermore]

By the way ... what's this? AI-generated joke?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957763701202657498

This is the "Water Drop," an alien probe from the science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem. Constructed from strong-interaction materials, the "Water Drop" could annihilate nearly all of humanity's space fleet at the time within an extremely short period.

 

[Wrought]

By the way ... what's this? AI-generated joke?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957763701202657498

Reference to Three-Body Problem. Indestructible alien spaceship which literally rammed the human fleet to death.

 

[Deino]

Oh! I must admit I haven't seen the Chinese version of the film yet. Can you recommend it? I only saw the Netflix serie ...