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Reply #435 on: August 04, 2022, 12:31:09 PM

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Reply #436 on: August 04, 2022, 07:31:51 PM
Very cool and worth watching   :applause:

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Reply #437 on: August 04, 2022, 11:02:16 PM
The Beast was a good film I thought too.

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Reply #438 on: August 05, 2022, 10:08:33 AM
Interesting

At 5:40 he's talking about whether the commander's head should be in or out - and he says western school of thought is that it should be out because what you don't see kills you. They've clearly not played Combat Mission!!  :silly:



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Reply #439 on: August 05, 2022, 10:12:12 PM
IIRC, the IDF was big on having the tank commander keeping his head up- a fine balance between engagement-winning situational awareness and increased TC turnover.

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Reply #440 on: August 29, 2022, 09:55:55 AM
worth clicking thru to see the whole en-chat-lada

https://twitter.com/waitmanb/status/1564220625429970945


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Reply #441 on: August 29, 2022, 02:24:58 PM
Whoa.


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Reply #442 on: August 29, 2022, 10:54:18 PM
I guess the guy doesn't like to discuss, 'Performance Issues'. Wonder why?  :dunno:

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Reply #443 on: August 30, 2022, 06:40:13 AM
*Sigh*   It can indeed be difficult to find a soul mate who can be proficient with one's main gun...

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Reply #444 on: August 30, 2022, 11:52:51 AM
Yes, Rifled or Smooth-Bore can be such divisive issue. Particularly if one's not aware of what you're getting until hot action begins.  :biggrin:

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Reply #445 on: August 31, 2022, 10:30:00 AM
Admiral Dan Gallery, who captured U505, was known for his quirky sense of humor.
He once posted a notice on a ship that was going to cross the equator.

The Coriolis effect is the known spin of objects away from the equator.  It is theorized that a small stream of fluid will demonstrate this.  It is highly recommended that the crew test tbis.  North of the equator, there will be a clockwise twist.  South there will be a counter clockwise twist.  At the equator there will be no twist.  Please report any findings.
The ships Water King was furious about the water usage.

Among the responses were: twist of the stream is influenced by twisting the instrument.
Twist of t he stream is controlled by the instruments rifling.
Smooth bore, no twist.

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Reply #446 on: August 31, 2022, 10:01:29 PM
What about the, uhmm, instrument's inherent laminar flow?
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Reply #447 on: August 31, 2022, 10:53:55 PM
I could see a problem with Premature Discharge of the weapon. Not mine of course! No. Never. Not even once.  :whistle:

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Reply #448 on: November 02, 2022, 06:23:50 AM



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Reply #449 on: November 02, 2022, 01:07:39 PM
Looks like fun. Especially when nobody's shooting back.

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