Heartbreaker 1,085 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'm sure it would be very demoralizing to have 16" shells raining down on you from a ship many miles away that you couldn't damage even if you were at point blank range. Getting the crap blown out of you and not being able to do anything but run does not breed confidence. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) My ex brother in law did a tour as a reserve Navel reserve Officer on board the USS Long Beach. He said bridge duty in a sea way was barf time. The ship had a stability problem in certain conditions? Rolled badly. Can somebody confirm this please? LB had the tallest bridge in the USN, on a type of ship that likes to roll, so I would assume it would be roll city up there. Edited September 29, 2015 by mancat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjgusmc21 850 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Never had a problem with her rolling. MOF never experienced sea sickness either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 You guys do not know what roll is, try riding a deisel sub on the surface during a storm! It not only rolls it does figure 8's - all newbies are pukes, literally! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Railgun shot igniting the atmosphere due to Mach 7 (5371MPH) projectile exiting the barrel. https://youtu.be/i1q_rRicAwI It doesn't hit with the power of the Iowa's 16 inch guns, but it's got a 100 mile range! Edited October 1, 2015 by patriot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 You guys do not know what roll is, try riding a deisel sub on the surface during a storm! It not only rolls it does figure 8's - all newbies are pukes, literally! I've been on rawsons which must be similar, due to round chine. Also towed across the gulf of alaska in an unpowered small craft. Being towed in a boat in rough seas is the benchmark for miserable. The boat can't ride out the seas in a natural way because the tow, makes it get yanked into impact with waves it would normally float over..Lurch surge, surf, smack, jolt, TWAANG, punch, lurch. Repeat for 14 days. (While you have the flu and no heat.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Have rode a few of the container ships I work on to Alaska in the fall/winter, I enjoy the ride. First time I wasn't aware I was in for and woke up in the middle of the night as I was being thrown over the guard rail on the side of my bed. A couple of trips after I got off one of them, they hit a wave that brought them from around 15kt to 0 immediately, had several injuries on board, lost a lot of stuff that was thought to be secured, buckled part of the hull above the bulbous bow, and knocked several containers over the side near the bow. That's a ~750ft fully loaded ship stopped dead in its tracks by a wave. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 That's a serious wave. Sounds similar to hitting a chunk of ice with a small boat, or a sand bar when you are on-step. I am glad I wasn't there. The roughest for me was my first year. We finished out the season in Ugashik which is a place oreinted such that storms in the Bering sea tend get funneled in and magnified. it was constant 16-19' seas for a couple weeks. In a 32' boat that means you get really coordinated at eating your cereal, and you develop the strange ability to sleep while doing a pushup against the ceiling above your bunk. (the alternative is ricocheting between them until you fall out.) We made a lot of money because we fished where others couldn't. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/07/us-usa-navy-railgun-idUSBREA361QF20140407 "The 2016 sea trials will be conducted aboard the joint forces high-speed cargo ship because it has the space to carry the system on its deck and in its cargo bay. Officials said they would begin looking at integrating the system into warships after 2018." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 That's a serious wave. Sounds similar to hitting a chunk of ice with a small boat, or a sand bar when you are on-step. I am glad I wasn't there. The roughest for me was my first year. We finished out the season in Ugashik which is a place oreinted such that storms in the Bering sea tend get funneled in and magnified. it was constant 16-19' seas for a couple weeks. In a 32' boat that means you get really coordinated at eating your cereal, and you develop the strange ability to sleep while doing a pushup against the ceiling above your bunk. (the alternative is ricocheting between them until you fall out.) We made a lot of money because we fished where others couldn't. never been in anything like that on a boat that small.. sounds nasty. the whole railgun concept is also cool in that I would bet it really boosts the survivability of the ship, once propellant stores can be eliminated.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 The cost per shot thing makes a lot of sense. peronally I think the most useful thing we could do with it would be decommission one and sell it to israel cheap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Lease it to 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Gary Sinise honoring WWII Veterans at the National WWII Museum. https://youtu.be/2xO2SG53bxg I've been to that museum. Well worth the trip. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/index.html? Edited October 3, 2015 by patriot 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Their baacck! http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-deploys-ground-attack-a-10-planes-to-turkey/ar-AAfFfxv?li=AAa0dzB Hopefully they plan on using depleted uranium rounds! Light them goat herders fuckers up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Another of my ALL-time favorites! A-10 Warthog. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjgusmc21 850 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Beautiful Bastards!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk451 2,230 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 1:37, gotta agree...Oh FUCK yeah! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Shot 1,287 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTOuAXAs6A 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 We need 5,000 of these! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heartbreaker 1,085 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Three of my favorite aircraft. The US Air Force likes to make odd but very effective aircraft. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) ...and don't forget Spooky! https://youtu.be/93kGCTOwmow ..the guy who thought: "I know! Let's take a field artillery unit and mount it in a cargo plane!" ...was a fuckin' GENIUS! Edited October 21, 2015 by patriot 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 https://youtu.be/-bmUXpFM4C8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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