from a 12 gauge to a Ma Duece .50

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Some one recently posted that actor Sabu (the Jungle Book) was a highly decorated gunner in WWII for the Air Force in the Pacific. Rear and Belly gunner- Came across this gem. Just the way my dad: B-25's and 29's and and an uncle, a top gunner in B-17 's-and still living!, said they learned it. No wonder they, could shoot ducks and pheasant so well! Starring Ronald Reagan (the Gipper) and Burgess Meredith (the Penguin) no less! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKdLbEQ6Dv8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKdLbEQ6Dv8) And this little gem; man you really hang out in the Ball turret! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPTnsAP9wU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPTnsAP9wU) Oh to be safely 'retracted!!' Life in the Bubble; warning may be distressing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9w1ryNAp8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9w1ryNAp8)

[Catfish]

Thanks for posting :up:

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^YEAH but the heart lies HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiRbJRNKyv8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiRbJRNKyv8) and for those who can't stay up late http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0KE-Vo0I0E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0KE-Vo0I0E) AND THIS ABSOLUTE GEM FOR SERIOUS DIE HARDS Warning: a shot of Pusser's Nelson's Blood would be appropriate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9axeb1ZlVQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9axeb1ZlVQ) http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608004401229398390&w=279&h=184&c=7&rs=1&pid=1.7Of course if you've a spare £30,000.. for the mancave. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219810/Magnificent-model-HMS-Victory-complete-Lord-Nelson-Captain-Hardy-deck-took-pensioner-10-years-complete.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219810/Magnificent-model-HMS-Victory-complete-Lord-Nelson-Captain-Hardy-deck-took-pensioner-10-years-complete.html)http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/18/article-2219810-158F1772000005DC-879_634x679.jpg

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Warning; scenes contained in this video are completely SHOCKING! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_uMxwUs308 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_uMxwUs308) :hmmm:

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Let's take this thread back a bit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Vd3KP-LnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB0jkfI27Ew

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The arm strength of the average English Longbowman back in that day must have been quite remarkable.

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Really Kool Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_nsF3W_rI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_nsF3W_rI)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKdLbEQ6Dv8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKdLbEQ6Dv8) And this little gem; man you really hang out in the Ball turret! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPTnsAP9wU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPTnsAP9wU) Oh to be safely 'retracted!!' Life in the Bubble; warning may be distressing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9w1ryNAp8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9w1ryNAp8)


I am so happy that we have videos like this. This important stuff to preserve. We can not risk future generations to forget the past. We must never allow our children to ever forget.

I will be able to have my grand kids on my knee, looking up at me in total disbelief when I tell them of a past time... long ago... when the History Channel actually produced historical documentaries.

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http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm (http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wT1xkRpCKk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wT1xkRpCKk) http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7_Iowa_pic.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Iowa_16_inch_Gun-EN.svg/1250px-Iowa_16_inch_Gun-EN.svg.png

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Ya still can't jam a 16" projo. :yeah:

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http://www.rickcampbellauthor.com/styled/index.html (http://www.rickcampbellauthor.com/styled/index.html) just cool stuff and cool pics!:up: http://www.rickcampbellauthor.com/styled/files/w2-1a-inside-the-ship-intro.jpg A little bonus "back in the day"...still my favorite sub:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269564/Have-scientists-finally-solved-mystery-Civil-War-submarine-perished-history-sink-enemy-ship.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269564/Have-scientists-finally-solved-mystery-Civil-War-submarine-perished-history-sink-enemy-ship.html) http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/28/article-2269564-1738ADAE000005DC-336_634x475.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yOZk3eYLeA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yOZk3eYLeA)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdmO5HfxtXo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdmO5HfxtXo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgjlbQtlT6Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgjlbQtlT6Q)

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[Stealhead]

The Nissan Skyline makes no sense in the chart. I guess a modern car for comparison but to me a silly choice.

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Your Right! They should have used a Toyota pickup!http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/137395992-armed-troops-belonging-to-the-religious-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=fOqRSGnZREbdOD5U9z9TH%2bwiceHJ0ejdlZB%2fhAqJ36z% 2fzz4uRoKbPr7irSz0c9ogNgUpPMokS1gdYB%2bAb4ZSPg%3d% 3d http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/743991-taliban-soldier-aims-his-rifle-october-10-1996-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=OCUJ5gVf7YdJQI2Xhkc2QIiGIf4D1su3ySNC1HUjWHL3%2bb viewZXyB4VyTrgqs2w1n5eif%2bpbgYfcGdxUNlJGw%3d%3d<in style...not so stylish>http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/124875157-suspected-taliban-fighter-lies-in-the-back-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=CSIMBv%2faraCCLNLdbJQvXm8KP2i1FrVMbNlMR%2brNaHu% 2ba0J%2bkShLarlwQmUrsqUd3F1lLZmIudWa5eRP6gTy8g%3d% 3d

[Betonov]

Or my old Clio.
There are tanks on the chart

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^Kindly refrain from 'old Clio' remarks in my totally cool war stuff family-oriented thread!:Dhttp://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2009/cleopatra/cleopatra_06.jpg (http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1893482_1874430,00.html) Those Theda's are very Bara BBY:huh: :woot:

[Betonov]

That thing was battle worthy :O:

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http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/images/virtualtour/03Tachometerlge.gifLuftwaffe flak stopwatch and tachometer. THE FRONT AND TAIL OF A GERMAN 'EEL' http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/images/virtualtour/03Torpedopropslge.gifhttp://www.rantpolitical.com/2014/09/19/16-awesome-military-contraptions/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=Title1&utm_content=3199331#slide_35 (http://www.rantpolitical.com/2014/09/19/16-awesome-military-contraptions/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=Title1&utm_content=3199331#slide_35)

[CaptainRamius]

The arm strength of the average English Longbowman back in that day must have been quite remarkable.

Indeed it was. Most archers could fire 2 arrows in rapid succession. THAT is what I call arm strength.

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Let's take this thread back a bit:


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The arm strength of the average English Longbowman back in that day must have been quite remarkable.

Indeed it was. Most archers could fire 2 arrows in rapid succession. THAT is what I call arm strength.Nuthin good goes outs Style BBY!
Check out Mad Jack Churchill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofI7D2Faivw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofI7D2Faivw) :D This being a naval forum, the connect to longbow archery is all the more remarkable: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-22639505 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-22639505) The archer from the raised HMS Mary Rose has been forensically reconstructed from his skeletal remains; Bowmanship took it's physical toll...The skeleton of an archer reveals he was in his early 20s and 178cm (5ft 10in). He was taller than many of the crew and well built, with strong legs. The middle of his spine is twisted, making one shoulder lower than the other - a feature is seen on other skeletons found with archery equipment. One of his right finger bones has grooves on the inside, forming a ridge. This could have been made by repeatedly pulling a longbow string. He was wearing a leather jerkin and a longbow was found nearby.

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Submitted w/o comment: none needed and cheap: no 72 virgins required!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU) (oops that was a comment):huh: Really cool stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQR5xrblVo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQR5xrblVo)

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Attention on Deck!
"'Origin of the Boatswain's Pipe
The use of the Boatswain’s pipe is almost lost in antiquity, but we know that the ancient galley slaves of Greece and Rome kept stroke by the flute or whistle. AHA! Well get one of these for the SS U-REEKHA!:woot: gotta keep the rowers in line somehow!
!The Pipe or Call was originally used as a badge of rank also and as such was worn by the Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy and was known as the Whistle of Honor. It was made of gold and suspended from the neck by a gold chain.
These officers also carried a Whistle of Command, which was of silver, and was used for passing orders and blown as a salute to certain personages. It was enjoined that it should be blown on these occasions “three several times.”
The first time it can be found being used to actually to pass an order was during the Crusade of 1248, when the Cross-bowmen were piped to come on deck and engage the enemy.
The present form of the bosun's pipe is actually a facsimile of that taken from the body of the infamous pirate Andrew Barton by Admiral Lord Howard.
At times the whistle seems to have been a somewhat weighty instrument. It is believed that it was Henry VIII who laid down the names of the parts of the whistle, and the weight of the Whistle of Honor was put at 12 “Oons““ or ounces of gold, while the chain was to be of a certain value of golden ducats."

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Boatswain's Pipe in the U.S. Navy
http://home.earthlink.net/~bosun-m8/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bmpipe.jpgThe boatswain’s pipe (originally termed a call) dates back to the days of sail. It had definite practical uses in those days, many of which have now ceased to exist. Men high on the royal and top gallant yards could hear the pipe under weather conditions that would cause the human voice to be inaudible or unintelligible.Although the days of sail are gone, the boatswain’s pipe is still very much a part of the Navy. Since the pipe or call is a device distinctive to the sea and particularly to the Boatswain’s Mate rating, all the Boatswain’s Mates should take special pride in knowing how to use it correctly and effectively. The use of the call implies the right to pass and to issue orders, and thus it continues a symbol of authority.In learning to use the boatswain’s pipe, you should have the benefit of instruction by an experienced BM.
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Tuning a Boatswain's Pipe
Whether you use a Navy-issue or a commercial pipe, the first thing you have to do is tune it. Pipes are stamped out when manufactured; therefore, both the hole and the pee are often misshapen. Most pipes are too open at the pee and have to be flattened and soldered at the sides of the pee to fill the space between the pee and the bowl; otherwise, a hissing sound of escaping air will interfere with the clearness of the call. Lets not forget the "beeswax"...Instead of solder, you can also add beeswax to the sides of the pee. Adding a small amount of beeswax into the bowl; holding the pipe at a 45 angle and melting will also improve the sound of the pipe.
Some pipes are improved by filing the wind edge, which is the edge of the bowl farthest from the pee. The hole should be filed down until the blast of air from the pee is split exactly by the sharp edge of the bowl. A test of this can be made by pushing a broom straw through the reed. The edge of the hole should split the straw. At times it is necessary to flatten the part of the reed projecting over the bowl to accomplish this. Once tuned, the pipe should sound when held with its mouth to a gentle breeze.
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Standard Phraseology

You must use the customary phraseology of the service when passing the word as BMOW through the ship’s general announcing system. Pages from the shipboard standard organization and regulations listing the watch routine are generally available somewhere near the watch station. Any word listed that is enclosed in quotation marks must be passed exactly as written. Here are some examples selected from a typical list: (Ref: BM NAVEDTRA 14343 Page 1-10).



Air Bedding
“All Divisions Air Bedding”
Arrivals and Departures
Title of Officer proceeded by proper number of boat gongs
Boats
“Away the Motor whaleboat (Gig) (Barge), away!”
Church Call
“Divine Services are now held (location). Maintain quite about the decks during Divine Services.”
Collision
“Collision, collision, port side frame twenty (or other location).”
8 O’clock Reports
In Port: “On deck all eight o’clock reports.”
At Sea: “Lay before the mast all eight o’clock reports.”
Extra Duty Personnel
“Lay below to the Master-At-Arms Office (or designated area) all extra duty personnel” (also used for restricted personnel).
Fire
“Fire, fire, fire, there is a class (A, B, C, D) fire in compartment give noun name of compartment if known). Away the nucleus (or in port) fire party”.
Flight Quarters
“Flight quarters, flight quarters, Man all flight quarters stations to launch (recover) aircraft (helicopters).”
General Quarters
“General quarters, general quarters, all hands man your battle stations”.
Hoist in Boats
“First division, stand by to hoist in (out) number __motor launch (gig).”
Inspection (material)
“Stand by all lower deck and topside spaces for inspection.”
Inspection (Personnel)
“All hands to quarters for Captain’s inspection.”
Knock off work
“Knock off ship’s work.”
Late Bunks
“Up all late bunks.”
Liberty
“Liberty commences for sections ___ and ___, to expire onboard at (hour, date, month, year).”
Mail Call
“Mail Call.”
Mess Gear
“Mess gear, clear the mess decks till pipe down.” “ Early (breakfast, dinner, supper) for messmen, cooks and watch reliefs.”
Mistake or error
“Belay my last.”
Muster on station
“All Divisions muster on station.”
Pay
“Pay day will be held in accordance with the Plan of the Day.”
Preparations for getting underway
“Make all preparations for getting underway.”
Quarter for muster
“All hands to quarters for muster, inspection and instruction.”
Reveille
“Reveille, Reveille, All hands heave out and trice up. The smoking lamp is lighted (in all authorized spaces) (out in all specific areas).”
Smoking Lamp
“The smoking lamp is out throughout the ship (or between certain frames) while taking on fuel (handling ammunition).”
“The smoking lamp is lighted in all authorized spaces.”
Sweepers
“Sweepers, sweepers man your brooms. Make a clean sweep down fore and aft. Sweep down all decks, ladders and passageways. Throw all sinkable trash clear of the fantail (or throw all trash and garbage in the receptacles provided for on the pier).'"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8gASbAxkA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8gASbAxkA)

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“The smoking lamp is lighted in all authorized spaces.”

Shouldn't that be "The smoking lamp is LIT in all authorized spaces"?

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NOPE! but good eye: The expression, "the smoking lamp is lighted," is older than the United States of America. It is the word that is "passed" when it is all right to light up a cigarette, pipe or stogie. When it's time to stop smoking (e.g. during the loading of ammunition), the word is "the smoking lamp is out. Scrub and Wash Clothes or Pipe Down Your Scrubbed and Washed ClothesOrder to wash clothes after the decks are wet down.Scrub Bags (Hammocks or Mattress Covers) (as the case may be)Order given on certain days after the washing of clothes.Scrub Down the Decks With (Without) Sand; Scrub the Paint WorkPerform this work as directed.Secure From Darkened Ship or Light ShipResume conditions of lighted ship. The smoking lamp is lighted unless otherwise ordered.Secure From Battle Stations General Quarters (Set Condition Two/Three, Watch 1, or 2, or 3)Certain battle stations are made fast or secured, and others left manned according to the condition of readiness ordered.Shift to Uniform of the DayAll hands shift into uniform of the day except as directed to do otherwise.Slack Off HalyardsTo give slack to the hoisting lines in wet weather to prevent lines from becoming too taut.Smoking Lamp Is LightedSmoking is permitted throughout the ship, or in a designated area of the ship.Smoking Lamp Is Out (or Out On the Foc'sle)No smoking is permitted in the ship or in a given area of the ship.Spread AwningsStretch awnings in place.Stand By Your HammocksGo to hammock nettings or bunks and face aft. http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/terminology/manual-of-commands-and-orders-1945.html (http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/terminology/manual-of-commands-and-orders-1945.html) I would imagine, given the archaic speech form, that it stems from the day of clay pipes and cigars not to confused with the "gunners matches are lighted" when called to general quarters in the days prior to flintlock ignition battery's. WE wouldn't want a 'powder monkey', generally a lad, to explode servicing the guns in battle much less the loose powder-bag spilled in the heat of conflict. Sea dogs who sailed the wooden ships endured hardships that sailors today never suffer. Cramped quarters, poor unpalatable food, bad lighting and boredom were hard facts of sea life. But perhaps a more frustrating problem was getting fire to kindle a cigar or pipe tobacco after a hard day's work. Matches were scarce and unreliable, yet smoking contributed positively to the morale of the crew, so oil lamps were hung in the focsle and used as matches. Smoking was restricted to certain times of the day by the bosuns. When it was allowed, the smoking lamps were lighted and the men relaxed with their tobacco. Fire was and still is the great enemy of ships at sea. The smoking lamp was centrally located for the convenience of all and was the only authorized light aboard. It was a practical way of keeping open flames away from the magazines and other storage areas. In today's Navy the smoking lamps have disappeared but the words smoking lamp is lighted in all authorized spaces remains, a carryover from our past.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tir.jpg/220px-Tir.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tir.jpg)<enlarges; note that nervous powder monkey on the left...I recollect Black Beard notoriously wore his matches to instill terror>http://images.encyclopedia.com/utility/image.aspx?id=2793314&imagetype=Manual&height=300&width=300<it's good to B captain...the 'lamp is always lighted':know: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Thomas_Serres_%28circle_of%29_-_Battle_of_the_Nile_1798.jpg/1024px-Thomas_Serres_%28circle_of%29_-_Battle_of_the_Nile_1798.jpg< case in point: 118 gun L'Orient blows up at the Battle of the Nile: a morale lessening turning point of the battle. 70 men of her crew of 1130 were rescued. Shortly after the battle, Nelson was presented with a coffin carved from a piece of the main mast of Orient, which had been taken back to England for this purpose; he was put inside this coffin after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar). Modern archaeology suggests two simultaneous explosions did in the great flagship. Somethin' sure was lit ! :arrgh!:http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/387/media-387130/large.jpg

[Schroeder]

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2009/cleopatra/cleopatra_06.jpg (http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1893482_1874430,00.html)
Skyrim heavy armor?:o

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Having just read Downfall: the End of the Imperial Japanese Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWsr2ePNy6M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWsr2ePNy6M) VS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue3G5fAhqsg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue3G5fAhqsg) What this looks like in 1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8SNNrvkW5E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8SNNrvkW5E) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNYe_UaWZ3U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNYe_UaWZ3U)

[Stealhead]

Your Right! They should have used a Toyota pickup!http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/137395992-armed-troops-belonging-to-the-religious-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=fOqRSGnZREbdOD5U9z9TH%2bwiceHJ0ejdlZB%2fhAqJ36z% 2fzz4uRoKbPr7irSz0c9ogNgUpPMokS1gdYB%2bAb4ZSPg%3d% 3d http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/743991-taliban-soldier-aims-his-rifle-october-10-1996-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=OCUJ5gVf7YdJQI2Xhkc2QIiGIf4D1su3ySNC1HUjWHL3%2bb viewZXyB4VyTrgqs2w1n5eif%2bpbgYfcGdxUNlJGw%3d%3d<in style...not so stylish>http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/124875157-suspected-taliban-fighter-lies-in-the-back-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=CSIMBv%2faraCCLNLdbJQvXm8KP2i1FrVMbNlMR%2brNaHu% 2ba0J%2bkShLarlwQmUrsqUd3F1lLZmIudWa5eRP6gTy8g%3d% 3d

I call my Tacoma the Peshmerga Edtion.

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U-boot 101:know::k_confused: http://www.uboatarchive.net/Manual/Manual.htm (http://www.uboatarchive.net/Manual/Manual.htm)

[Rockstar]

I was given my call by the xo when I got my crow and became a glorified SN. I made the lanyard too, thanks to Mr. Ashley and a little imagination. We welcomed many dignataries, admirals and called all hands to chow.

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[Buddahaid]

I made mine.
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^ Now that's (both) KEWL! http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx22/aktungbby/IMG_2312_zpsgu4zgfdw.jpg I wear my little yellow whistle on a less stellar lanyard to summon the crew to lunch aboard the Wooly Bully...alright i'm lyin':shifty:: it's for when fallen overboard; got to swim for it and the radio (antenna seen sticking out of the vest CH-16=C.G.!) fails....a-la Kate Winslet as Rose in Titanic. It's not that I don't trust the captain....:03:https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/48/dc/fa/48dcfa8c8746880763fb8572f51355df.jpg

[Catfish]

Be honest, Kate W. could have rescued DiCaprio, there was enough space on that plank.
Women ..

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Be honest, Kate W. could have rescued DiCaprio, there was enough space on that plank.
Women ..

The contentious subject concerns the ending of James Cameron’s 1998 movie Titanic (http://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-titanic), in which Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) sinks to an icy death in the ocean while his sweetheart Rose (Winslet) clings to a door bobbing on the waves. Some fans have long claimed that there was room on that wooden raft for two. The charge is that Rose effectively sent him to his death – and turned him into a Jacksicle. With five simple words, Winslet has now confirmed those fears. “He could have actually fitted (http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/02/kate-winslet-breaks-silence-on-titanic-raft-ending-he-could-have-actually-fit),” she told the talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel. The prosecution rests. The film was designed as a tear-jerker...so we viewers wouldn't be ...BOARD :O: My favorite version??!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWPDG2EjCI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWPDG2EjCI) :arrgh!:

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Something that has always intrigued me about the Titanics sinking is why nobody used the 2.5 hours to build some rafts. There was plenty of wood aboard. Me I'd be ripping off some door frames and lashing them to deck chairs. No shortage of either yet they seem to have been ignored.

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Something that has always intrigued me about the Titanics sinking is why nobody used the 2.5 hours to build some rafts. There was plenty of wood aboard. Me I'd be ripping off some door frames and lashing them to deck chairs. No shortage of either yet they seem to have been ignored.
Yeah, and there WERE some survivalists who built rafts from deck chairs, doors, and anything else they could find. Chief Baker Joughin threw 50 deck chairs overboard to be used as life rafts, and there is little doubt many of them were used by swimmers. But did it help in saving lives? No. Not at all. The water was 30°F, nobody lasts in there for over an hour, even on a raft they get frosted by small waves and the icy air. The 4 people who were pulled out of the water by lifeboat 14 may consider themselves VERY lucky. The lifeboats were calculated on the weight of 1178 people in total, and there was the theoretical possibility to 'overload' them until there were about 1400 people in the lifeboats. This still left 800 men depending on wooden rafts for their survival.

You did get it right about the launching of the lifeboats. Captain Smith ordered to abandon ship about midnight, and Senator Smith carried out a test with Olympic's lifeboats as part of the US Inquiry. He concluded that the 16 non-collapsible lifeboats could have been perepared, loaded (not overloaded) and launched within an hour. Calculate 10 minutes overall to 'overload' the boats with additional passengers and crew and another 30 minutes to lower all collapsibles, it would be 1:40 A.M. when all 20 lifeboats were gone in the ideal scenario.

The problem is, there are many obstructions to this ideal scenario. The passengers were scattered throughout a 400 m³ ship and stewards would need time to collect them all to the boat deck, eating valuable minutes. And what about 'women and children first'? It would make women and children even more reluctant to board tiny, creepy lifeboats, leaving their beloved ones behind on the largest ship ever built and considered unsinkable. Many women refused to board the first lifeboats, and even more valuable minutes were eaten.

With all life jackets been confiscated from women and children who entered the lifeboats, one could install those life jackets underneath rafts to give them more floating capacity. If Jack & Rose carried this out on their raft, they both could have made it out alive. Jamie and Adam tested this in the Mythbusters episode about the Titanic film, and they told Cameron that life jackets underneath rafts could have saved additional lives. But they also said the film got the hypothermia part right: if you didn't board a lifeboat and failed to find a raft, you're doomed. So each of those 800 men would need a raft to survive. I'm not talking about 800 rafts, I'm talking about enough rafts to save 800 men.

So what would be the situation?


800 men who had been busy escorting their beloved ones into lifeboats and did not have any time yet to focus on their own survival. They now completely depended on wooden rafts, enforced with life jackets.
3000 life jackets to enforce the rafts.
4 officers (Smith, Wilde, Murdoch and Moody) who had been busy with launching lifeboats up until now and did not have any time yet to focus on the men. The other officers manned lifeboats.
11 seamen who didn't man lifeboats.
40 minutes until the ship foundered in the ideal scenario, even less in a more realistic scenario.



Interesting but futile the chill would have killed the 'rafters' as surly as just being in the water with a donned buoyancy device- The particular case of 'collapsible A' illustrates the point as it was essentially a big raft Titanic collapsible lifeboat A. This collapsible boat was never launched as such from the Titanic. After boat C had been lowered from the starboard side, the crew tried to fasten boat A to the davits, but there simply was no more time. The boat was washed over the side of the ship and the canvas sides had not been put up, so it was soon awash with icy sea water. People started climbing into it from the water (and there may have been some in it when it was washed away as well) and some people said that it was full of people within a rather short period of time. According to some survivors, it turned turtle and the people in it were thrown out of it, but many scrambled back. Finally, it drifted away from the wreckage area and fewer people came near it. When the last swimmer arrived, there may have been about 30 people standing in the frail craft with water up to their knees. In the extremely cold water, people started dying and Richard Williams, who had seen his father disappear when they were swimming in the water and the funnel fell near them, estimated there were eleven who finally were rescued. Olaus Abelseth believed ten or twelve were saved including two Swedes. William Mellor also thought there were ten or twelve saved (out of 30 or 40 original survivors on the boat). Third class passenger August Wennerström (listed Andersson) estimated twelve survivors. He noticed a Swedish man holding on to his wife, who was in the sea and did not have the strength to get into the boat. The wife grew numb and drifted away and the husband died in the craft (according to Wennerström, he died on the Carpathia). Their wedding ring was left in the boat, however. After hours of suffering, the ten or twelve survivors were rescued by boat 14 who spied them and took them in. http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivors-list/ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/44/2b/a7/442ba7b6977f438322bb61732564e87a.jpg

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A search for German U boat Valve names lead to this: http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_WWII.php (http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_WWII.php) The Type Zaukong T-11 designed to subvert the allied 'Foxer' was actually deployed on the U-534, currently on display in England. Some sources say it was not deployed.:nope: Of the 16 torpedoes salvaged from the wreck in 1993, five were TXI's-three in the aft section. Four of those were picked for parts and blown up, while the remaining torpedo was restored and is currently on display alongside the U-boat in the United Kingdom. The allies had a great deal of intelligence about the Zaunkonig – even before it had entered service. Thus as soon as they had confirmation that an acoustic torpedo was being used, they introduced the Foxer, an anti-acoustic torpedo device. This noise maker was towed behind warships to decoy the acoustic sensors of the torpedo. While designed to lure the acoustic torpedo away, it made such a loud noise that it broadcasted the convoy’s location for miles away, attracting U-boats which would have otherwise not have heard the convoy. In addition, it also interfered with the escort’s sensors and sonar, making it of dubious value in its role. Realizing what was happening, the Germans introduced the second generation of acoustic torpedoes which were more accurately tuned to a ship’s propeller noise. The T XI (G7es) Zaunkonig II also had an improved range and sensitivity, enabling targets moving at 9 knots to be tracked. The Zaunkonig II could also be launched from up to depths of 50 meters (164 feet), compared to 15 meters (49 feet) for Zaunkonig I. As these later versions of acoustic torpedoes were deployed, the allies continued to improve the Foxer. The commander of U 534, Herbert Nollau, obviously informed of a cease fire prior to the patrol he was sunk on, also had served aboard the U-505 now in Chicago... both are now preserved. He committed suicide in 1968 without revealing why he had left port in U-534 (http://uboat.net/boats/u534.htm) and ordered his crew to fire on Allied aircraft (downing one liberator) after the ceasefire in 1945. https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainmartini/16378888652/in/pool-693496@N20/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainmartini/16378888652/in/pool-693496@N20/) https://www.flickr.com/photos/60790501@N04/14649894917/in/pool-693496@N20/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60790501@N04/14649894917/in/pool-693496@N20/)<shows a 'deployed' :yep:Zaunkonig XI (245 cool photos of U534):salute:

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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f6/c9/7d/f6c97d5e66517f82a3313f6aedeaeda0.jpghttps://www.flickr.com/photos/konabish/6497548649/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/konabish/6497548649/) <to enlarge) All four Iowa-class battleships steaming together (1954). Ship closest to the camera is USS Iowa (BB-61). The others are (from near to far): USS Wisconsin (BB-64), USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS New Jersey (BB-62). This was the only occasion that all four Iowa Class BB's were steaming in formation. Arguably; two years later...the most powerful surface armada the world ever saw. The final type of ammunition developed for the Iowa class were Katie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W19_(nuclear_artillery_shell))" shells. These shells were born from the concept of nuclear deterrence that had begun to shape the United States armed forces as the Cold War began. To compete with the Air Force and Army, which had developed nuclear bombs and nuclear shells for use on the battlefield, the US Navy began a top-secret program to develop Mk. 23 nuclear naval shells with an estimated yield of 15 to 20 kilotons.These shells were designed to be launched from the best seaborne artillery platform available, which at the time were the four ships of the Iowa class. The shells entered development around 1953, and were reportedly ready by 1956; however, it is not known whether they were ever actually deployed on the Iowa-class battleships because the US Navy does not confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons aboard its ships. In 1991 the US unilaterally withdrew its nuclear artillery shells from service, and Russia responded in kind in 1992. The US removed around 1,300 nuclear shells from Europe and reportedly dismantled its last shells by 2003.http://www.kbismarck.org/photos/mk23.jpgThis in theory would give each Iowa class Battleship capable of delivering 135-180 kilotons worth of explosives in one salvo. An unique capability that would have proved decisive in any conflict on sea or on land. The nuclear tests with the Mk-9 (11in Army shell) had the shell detonated as an aerial burst. The nuclear tests at the ABLE detonation showed an air burst detonation did little structural damage to battleships. It is unknown if the Mk-23 was designed to detonate on impact or under water which would most likely cause an explosion much like the BAKER nuclear test that caused considerably more damaged to the test fleet. Even with a single air burst detonation a Mk 23, it would have damaged or destroyed much of the enemy battleship fragile equipment it would need to fight if they survived the explosion. Thus leaving for any of the Iowa's easy pickings with their conventional 16in shells.

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http://amp.rokket.biz/docs/vii_modifications.pdf (http://amp.rokket.biz/docs/vii_modifications.pdf) @ ivanov.ruslan: thanks for this site; this is the really good stuff 'diehards' gotta have at :subsim:!:up: Likewise Catfish: magnificent post: http://www.tvre.org/en/aiming-with-the-periscope (http://www.tvre.org/en/aiming-with-the-periscope) http://militaryhistory.x10.mx/shippictures/warshippictures/articles/Type%20VII%20cutaway.jpg (http://militaryhistory.x10.mx/shippictures/warshippictures/articles/Type%20VII%20cutaway.jpg) http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-570/U-570GeneralPlanDavidTaylorHR.htm (http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-570/U-570GeneralPlanDavidTaylorHR.htm) @ Mr Baker THANKS: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2431601#post2431601 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2431601#post2431601)

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http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/mare-island-transition-stirs-memories-for-napa-man/article_3d2f9c44-11e6-5eca-8d8d-5fcfb2b7abd1.html (http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/mare-island-transition-stirs-memories-for-napa-man/article_3d2f9c44-11e6-5eca-8d8d-5fcfb2b7abd1.html) Where I sail frequently: The Napa River's a little calmer than the Bay! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wfm_mare_island_aerial.jpg/1024px-Wfm_mare_island_aerial.jpg http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/napavalleyregister.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/19/1195fd2f-8027-5e20-8f6a-86e2c406c4cf/57a4dbbb26370.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 Five of the top scoring seven submarines of WWII were built at Mare Island https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Mare_Island_Drydock.jpg/220px-Mare_Island_Drydock.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mare_Island_Drydock.jpg) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/USS_Wahoo_SS-238.jpg<USS Wahoo SS 238-launchedhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/USS_Wahoo_%28SS-238%29_launching.jpg/220px-USS_Wahoo_%28SS-238%29_launching.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Wahoo_(SS-238)_launching.jpg) & off off Mare Island Where I've the privilege of sailing (key to enlarge to show bridges and Mare Island to my port side>http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?pictureid=8420&albumid=815&dl=1445321609&thumb=1 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=815&pictureid=8420)-not the same Carquinez Bridge span (the one to the left of Wahoo is the 1927 span) replaced by the 1958 cantilever and then the 2003 Zampa's suspension bridge: I-80's horrific transit to the south Bay area. The bridge is named for Al Zampa, an iron worker who worked on the 1927 span and the Golden Gate Bridge https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8e/Alfred_Zampa_1985.JPG/200px-Alfred_Zampa_1985.JPG (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alfred_Zampa_1985.JPG) He is most notable for being one of the first people to survive falling off the Golden Gate Bridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge). He was a charter member of the Half Way to Hell Club, whose members are the men who fell from the Golden Gate Bridge and were saved by the nets. What a way to get a bridge named after U!:nope:

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http://webmail.earthlink.net/wam/MsgAttachment?msgid=8455&attachno=1> THINGS TO PONDER WHEN 'ASEA' :O:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=9484< I SHOULD FLY THE 'J' FLAG ALL THE TIME WITH 150% JIB SEEN FULLY UNFURLED IN FOTO-USUALLY IT'S TOO WINDY AND IS USUALLY ONLY AT 100%...ie not past the STEEL WIRE MAST-STAYS TO PREVENT WEAR FROM TACKING IN 15 MPH+ WINDS...:yep:

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Be honest, Kate W. could have rescued DiCaprio, there was enough space on that plank.
Women ..

plot synopsis: Rich girl lets poor boy drown.

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^MEN ARE LIKE FISH THE SEA; THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ALONG SHORTLY...:hmmm: :wah: :dead: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=994&pictureid=10212border= (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=cat&id=95)

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The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said. Both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have used the weapon while closely guarding its existence. A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an inert warhead. Instead of exploding, it is designed to plunge more than 100 pounds of metal through the tops of cars and buildings to kill its target without harming individuals and property close by.
To the targeted person, it is as if a speeding anvil fell from the sky, the officials said. But this variant of the Hellfire missile, designated as the R9X, also comes equipped with a different kind of payload: a halo of six long blades that are stowed inside and then deploy through the skin of the missile seconds before impact to ensure that it shreds anything in its tracks.
Details about the secret weapon and its deployment were confirmed by more than a dozen current and former U.S. officials. Its development and use haven’t been previously disclosed, though its existence has been the subject of speculation.
The R9X is known colloquially to the small community of individuals who are familiar with its use as “the flying Ginsu,” for the blades that can cut through buildings or car roofs and kill the target. The nickname is a reference to the popular knives sold on TV infomercials in the late 1970s and early 1980s that showed them cutting through both tree branches and tomatoes. The weapon has also been referred to as the Ninja bomb.
https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-DY351_backgr_16U_20190508171847.jpg Hellfire R9X missile Blades kill the targeted person, while the absence of an exploding warhead avoids unintended casualties. Stowed and deployed weapon: six blades deploy at last SECOND

The missile was born of an emphasis, under former President Obama, on avoiding civilian deaths in long U.S. campaign of airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and other locales. Aside from humanitarian and legal considerations, civilian casualties can undermine popular and allied support for U.S. strategic goals.
But there was another reason for the weapon, officials said: Increasingly, terrorist fighters were adapting to U.S. airstrikes, hiding among groups of women and children to put themselves out of reach.
The weapon was under development as early as 2011. A missile with similar capabilities was considered as a “Plan B” to kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that year, according to several of the officials.
In the end, officials opted to target bin Laden using select special-operations force fighters who confronted and killed bin Laden (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704569404576298063240517794?mod=ar ticle_inline).
The weapon is used infrequently, employed only in specific circumstances, particularly when a senior terrorist leader has been pinpointed but other weapons would risk killing innocent bystanders, the officials said. Conventional Hellfire variants are more typically used against groups of targeted individuals or against a so-called high-value target who is convening with other militants.
But when a lone individual is targeted, the R9X is a sought-after weapon. The Defense Department has used it only about a half-dozen times, officials said, including in operations in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia.
The Wall Street Journal was able to confirm two specific strikes in which it was used, one by the Defense Department and one by the CIA.
In January 2019, Jamal al-Badawi (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-kills-al-qaeda-figure-accused-of-leading-2000-attack-on-uss-cole-11546799289?mod=article_inline), accused of being behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 in a Yemeni port, killing 17 American sailors, was killed by an R9X fired by the Pentagon. The Pentagon has acknowledged the strike, which occurred in Yemen, though not the specific munition involved.
In February 2017, Ahmad Hasan Abu Khayr al-Masri (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-says-syrian-strikes-kill-al-qaeda-fighters-including-longtime-leader-1486595877?mod=article_inline), an Egyptian national who served as al Qaeda’s No. 2, was killed in Syria’s Idlib Province by an R9X fired by a U.S. aircraft operated by the CIA. The CIA doesn’t acknowledge airstrikes it carries out.

The aftermath of such operations has prompted speculation about a possible new weapon among those who were there or viewed photos. The strikes bore no resemblance to the damage normally wrought by U.S. airstrikes.
A Hellfire, which is a little more than five feet long and weighs just over 100 pounds, typically leaves behind mangled, burned-out shells of vehicles, surrounded by debris and scorch marks over a large radius.
The R9X leaves no such signature. Photographs of the aftermath of the strike on Mr. Masri show an oblong hole torn into the roof of the car in which he was riding. There are no burn marks suggesting an explosion. The windshield of the Kia sedan is cracked, but the car’s windshield wipers are still in place.:yeah: https://images.wsj.net/im-73106?width=620&aspect_ratio=1.5
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/luckyjack15.jpg "WHAT A MARVELOUS MODERN AGE WE LIVE IN"('LUCKY JACK AUBREY) MEETS "THE POSTMAN ONLY RINGS... ONCE":yep:>https://images.wsj.net/im-72595?width=620&aspect_ratio=1.5

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M1911 - Owen John Baggett

https://www.truthorfiction.com/owen-john-baggett-killed-japanese-pilot-mid-air/


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WHY WE MARRIED SUBSIMMERS NEVER 'GET LUCKY'...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/luckyjack15.jpg"IT'S THE LESSER OF TWO WEEVILS??!!:O: :oops: :dead: http://www.subsim.com/404n.jpg:subsim: https://baseballrubbingmud.com/images/open1lb.jpg

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Absolute required reading: http://www.ubootwaffe.pl/en/u-boats/...german-u-boats (http://www.ubootwaffe.pl/en/u-boats/equipment/torpedo-tubes-of-german-u-boats) thanks to LGN!:Kaleun_Salute:

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I might need a few of these new twelve gauge rounds. :o

http://www.oathammo.com/tango-shotgun-round-plastic


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^Too bad I can't conveniently use that in a Diablo 12Gauge pistol: my backup to a pair of my trusty CivilWar re-enacting Colt Navy .36's:D https://gastatic.com/digest/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/diablo-slugs-1024x576.pnghttps://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/12-gauge-no-ffl-pistol-full-review-diablo-american-gun-craft/ (https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/12-gauge-no-ffl-pistol-full-review-diablo-american-gun-craft/) it actually reminds me of the stealth drone's 'no collateral damage" R9X Hellfire "flying Ginzu" for ueban terrorist removal: In January 2019, Jamal al-Badawi (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-kills-al-qaeda-figure-accused-of-leading-2000-attack-on-uss-cole-11546799289?mod=article_inline), accused of being behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 in a Yemeni port, killing 17 American sailors, was killed by an R9X fired by the Pentagon. The Pentagon has acknowledged the strike, which occurred in Yemen, though not the specific munition involved.
In February 2017, Ahmad Hasan Abu Khayr al-Masri (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-says-syrian-strikes-kill-al-qaeda-fighters-including-longtime-leader-1486595877?mod=article_inline) an Egyptian national who served as al Qaeda’s No. 2, was killed in Syria’s Idlib Province by an R9X fired by a U.S. aircraft operated by the CIA. The CIA doesn’t acknowledge airstrikes it carries out. https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-DY351_backgr_16U_20190508171847.jpgVS 'MINI GINZU'>http://www.oathammo.com/images/12-gauge-tsr-tango-shotgun-round-nylon-5-rounds-package.jpghttps://images.wsj.net/im-73106?width=620&size=1.5<A specially modified Hellfire is intended to limit damage compared to typical missiles. Left, a car destroyed by a U.S. drone airstrike that targeted suspected al Qaeda militants in 2012 in Yemen. Right, a U.S. airstrike using a modified Hellfire killed al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri in Syria in 2017. GOOD TO KNOW WE'RE SO DAMN CONSIDERATE:arrgh!:

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IN most of the SH games I get within a 1000 meters and 'aim the boat'...saves aspirin! :arrgh!: and it relly works! ....most of the time:yeah: DEMO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=balkc5xeAoI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=balkc5xeAoI) this one really caught my eye:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1aa3PB8nrg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1aa3PB8nrg) ...I'm gonna need a bigger bathtub and things have gotten snazzier since my first and favorite childhood toy:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/cd/7f/76cd7f514fe936cbdc2ff7ad826f0919.jpg

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IN most of the SH games I get within a 1000 meters and 'aim the boat'...saves aspirin! :arrgh!: and it relly works! ....most of the time:yeah: DEMO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=balkc5xeAoI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=balkc5xeAoI) this one really caught my eye:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1aa3PB8nrg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1aa3PB8nrg) ...I'm gonna need a bigger bathtub and things have gotten snazzier since my first and favorite childhood toy:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/cd/7f/76cd7f514fe936cbdc2ff7ad826f0919.jpg


Dang, I build model ships and planes as well as the occasional vehicle, and I've always wanted to build RC ships. We (My dad and me) tried to use a simulator to learn how to fly an RC Plane, but the machine we were using couldn't run it that well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKGAhOnxo98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfHExG8xYqc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT8-19VIEmg

The B-25 and the Hornet are one of my favorite planes, the Hornet is beautiful.

[Commander Wallace]

^ Absolutely amazing. Powered model ships have come a long way. I have seen RC jet model aircraft too and they are amazing as well. I had no idea they were this advanced.




Thanks for sharing. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Jimbuna]

^ Absolutely amazing. Powered model ships have come a long way. I have seen RC jet model aircraft too and they are amazing as well. I had no idea they were this advanced.




Thanks for sharing. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

Over twenty years ago I had 6/7' long r/c WWII British S Class.

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What not to do when wearing a sporran with yer kiltie:O: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Sporran.jpg/220px-Sporran.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sporran.jpg)https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Badger-head_sporran_5.jpg:yep: I just watced this on TV and my back hurts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhQlNwxn5oo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhQlNwxn5oo)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpn_cfkv6AQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpn_cfkv6AQ)

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Where's the gun news?

Show me the beef :yep:

[Texas Red]

Those are the new guns. Mr. Quatro, you have been in cryosleep for nearly a year, and while you were gone, well, its too much to explain.
Just try to continue your old life or start a new one. The Men in Black have offered you a new position in their top secret organization.
Welcome back.

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Well, this should help with anyone's authentic 'torpedoed' graphics :arrgh!: https://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/article/Photos/Wreckage_Salvage/Jeremiah-obrien-fire.f8ff2e.jpg<SS LIBERTY SHIP Jeremiah O'brien in recent San Francisco pier 45 fire... barely saved by fireboat and tugs. She suffered minor scorching and some lost artfacts stored in the pier warehouse. https://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Pier-45-fire-e1590268174697.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=780< < can't look too different than in the WWII Atlantic war! I've been aboard her many times...and the Baleo class: USS Pampanito WWII submarine astern her. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pampanito_%28submarine%2C_San_Francisco%29.JPG/300px-Pampanito_%28submarine%2C_San_Francisco%29.JPG (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pampanito_(submarine,_San_Francisco).JPG) My idea of a proper :subsim: day in 'Frisco!!:shucks:
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https://www.r-bloggers.com/2020/12/animated-map-of-world-war-i-uk-ship-positions-by-ellis2013nz/:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

Would be far better if the sound worked :hmmm:

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Would be far better if the sound worked :hmmm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70CjsIbLwU0&feature=emb_rel_end My ol' Cessna 172 never sounded this good! I'd never seen a Tiger shark before!

[nikimcbee]

^Too bad I can't conveniently use that in a Diablo 12Gauge pistol: my backup to a pair of my trusty CivilWar re-enacting Colt Navy .36's:D


You do re-enacting? I used to. I have a Colt Navy .44 and a Springfield 1864 musket.

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You do re-enacting? I used to. I have a Colt Navy .44 and a Springfield 1864 musket.Nice! I shoot a Lyman .36 Navy and have an additional Uberti .36 Navy, boxed, with all apurtenances. My rifle is the British two-band Parker Hale Enfield .577 minie-ball used at Balaclava. I also have original Snyder bayonets for same!! It has real rifling as opposed to most lesser re-enactment copies and I (at age 70) can hold my own )in competitions...but for my one rival a Sgt. who owns a three-band Parker-Hale with a longer barrel which, at 200 yards, gives a flatter flight advantage to the typical moonbeam arc trajectory of the hollow cannelured round. The ladder sight is not used below 300 yards.

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https://www.wired.com/story/how-escape-sunken-submarine/ https://media.wired.com/photos/5e8ba1fd5cf5b3000849ce2b/191:100/w_2400,h_1256,c_limit/backchannel-feature_art-escape_submarine.jpg

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https://youtu.be/MOSnNhj6q3Q?t=8

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https://www.wired.com/story/how-escape-sunken-submarine/


That was a really interesting article. Thanks for posting.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJA8sfjpRU :Kaleun_Salute:

[em2nought]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJA8sfjpRU :Kaleun_Salute:
Maybe American citizens should be afraid of A-10s now that our military is "woke". :hmmm:

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-maps

[tmccarthy]

Where's the gun news?

Show me the beef :yep:

Yes, please. What's going on with the Open Carry in Texas? I don't really watch the news anymore but I cruise over headlines occasionally and hear stuff other places.

I have not heard a single word the re Open Carry since the week it started. ( and when is it coming to California?:har: )

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https://youtu.be/2h1s6S4kotE

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These P3 Orions used to take off over my Mt View apartment from Moffit NAS; now i see what they were up to...https://youtu.be/eidMDdMK38s

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https://www.businessinsider.com/navies-lost-interest-in-cruiser-submarines-during-wwii-2021-8 https://i.insider.com/612e76629ef1e50018f90062?width=1000&format=jpeg&auto=webp Submarines showed early in their existence that they could have an outsize impact in major wars.

They were so effective that major naval powers set out to build different kinds of submarines for different missions. The Japanese even attempted to create dedicated submarine aircraft carriers.

These radical submarine designs had wide appeal but ultimately had limited utility, especially cruiser submarines.

Designed in the inter-war period, these massive subs relied just as much on large guns and turrets as they did on torpedoes. Cruiser submarines trace their origin to two models of the Imperial German Navy during World War I: the Type 151 class, which had seven subs, and the Type 139 class, which had three.

Both types had torpedo tubes — two on the Type 151s, which had storage for 18 torpedoes, and six on the Type 139s, which could store 24 torpedoes — but their primary armament were two massive 5.9-inch deck guns normally fitted on surface warships, which were located in front of and behind the coning tower.

Their massive size and displacement — about 200 feet to 300 feet long and over 2,000 tons submerged — allowed them to sail much farther than smaller submarines and without assistance.

Type 151 and 139 boats operated in the waters off the Azores, Africa, and even the East Coast of the US, sinking dozens of ships. One Type-151 boat, U-156, became the first foreign warship to shell the continental US in 70 years when it fired on a Cape Cod town in July 1918. https://i.insider.com/612e754e9ef1e50018f90000?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp <U-155, a Type U-151 U-boat, in London after World War I. https://uboat.net/wwi/types/?type=U+151 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Submarines_Cherbourg_NH_43778.jpg/1280px-Submarines_Cherbourg_NH_43778.jpg <U151- captured; in French port ca: 1920. From 1917 until the Armistice in November 1918 she was part of the U-Kreuzer Flotilla, and was responsible for 34 ships sunk (88,395 GRT) and 7 ships damaged (13,267 GRT and 1,025 tons). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-151

[Platapus]

As an aside, I would like to play the HMS M1 in a sub sim game.

[Catfish]

As an aside, I would like to play the HMS M1 in a sub sim game.
^ This or the 'Surcouf'. But then I hope i would not have to micromanage french hydraulics on this .. thing ;)

[Buddahaid]

These P3 Orions used to take off over my Mt View apartment from Moffit NAS; now i see what they were up to...https://youtu.be/eidMDdMK38s

The sonobuoy containers were one of the most used real world items that the Star Trek universe repurposed for set decoration.
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/observations/symbiosis/05-hollowpursuits.jpg

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As an aside, I would like to play the HMS M1 in a sub sim game.

^ This or the 'Surcouf'. But then I hope i would not have to micromanage french hydraulics on this .. thing ;)

The sonobuoy containers were one of the most used real world items that the Star Trek universe repurposed for set decoration.
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/observations/symbiosis/05-hollowpursuits.jpgGood to see U perceptive, 3 well-seasoned :subsim:ers agroovin' in my cool stuff thred!:Kaleun_Salivating::rock::()1:...errr we're talkin' great toys on X-mas weekend!:shucks:

[Buddahaid]

Why does my propaganda hair itch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJmI4hmcqs0&list=PLfIy3BUXB3vJEYkUCBaAzfDYaqzwHGHJ_

Somehow I don't find the narration all that reassuring. :haha:

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One of my favorite Stop-and-watch flicks: Zulu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQJK5hUo9U http://www.warlordgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image_5.jpg

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I saw that one on Color Sergeant Bourne too. It was very good I thought.