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Old 03-21-08, 02:12 PM   #9
Hakahura
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double and quad just are logical as when you stack a double... guess what... you get a quad

those triple seem very... strange for us... maybe the Japanese have something with "lucky" number 3 etc... dunno..

and to answer the above question... nope... never have seen something comparable
In the Japanese language the number four is "shi"; which has a dual meaning. One being the number 4, the other being the word for death. 4 is generally considered unlucky and isn't used much; very similar to the number 13 here is the US. Some hotels don't have a 13th floor, in general labelling something with the number 13 is generally avoided due to negative stigma attached to it; just as the number 4 is generally avoided with the Japanese.
That is an interesting theory......Not sure if that is the real reason though :hmm:

Could well be
Might be something in this

I caught the back end of "The battle of Midway" on TV last night.
Couldn't help but notice the Japanese AAA on the Carriers... predominatly triple mounts.

Good film by the way, seen it so many times, doubt there's many on this forum who haven't.
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