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bbmike

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Reply #1410 on: June 09, 2021, 10:42:15 AM
 :o  :bigthumb:

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Reply #1411 on: June 09, 2021, 03:05:41 PM
That pic gives me Wood. I mean....that pic gives me wood-WORKING ideas. That's what I meant.  :whistle:

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Reply #1412 on: June 09, 2021, 03:24:13 PM
 :sigh:

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Reply #1413 on: June 09, 2021, 03:34:50 PM
Very impressive.

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Reply #1414 on: June 14, 2021, 01:55:06 PM

Being able to Google shit better than your clients is a legit career skill.


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Reply #1415 on: June 17, 2021, 01:41:04 PM

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Reply #1416 on: June 20, 2021, 11:50:07 PM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/06/16/dont-look-now-but-the-us-navys-littoral-combat-ships-are-actually-doing-stuff/

Lord forbid they ever have to go into combat. Time to move on from the LCS and just build more Burkes until the FFGX is in service. The LCS costs as much to operate as a Burke and is a helluva lot less capable.

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Reply #1417 on: June 20, 2021, 11:51:13 PM

Being able to Google shit better than your clients is a legit career skill.


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Reply #1419 on: June 21, 2021, 08:36:48 PM
Best caption I saw online was "B7 - MISS!"

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Reply #1420 on: June 21, 2021, 08:51:11 PM
 ;D

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Reply #1421 on: June 21, 2021, 09:15:24 PM
In one of my previous jobs, I was involved in the planning of that test.  If I still had that job, I would have been on board the Ford for the test.  That would have been cool, but I'm glad I don't have that job any more. 

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Reply #1422 on: June 22, 2021, 10:24:28 AM
In training, there used to be a movie that demonstrated the effectiveness of shock mountings.
Much of the gear in radio central was on shock mountings.  At that time, a lot of equipment still used klystron tubes, printed circuits were the coming thing, and the goal was that the tubes would not be shaken loose in combat.
In a simulated explosion, the vid showed a rack of tuners bouncing and shaking almost two feet up and around.  Then a radioman came in and turned on the gear and tuned them.
Very impressive, but the class asked, what happens to the Mark 1 Mod 0 sailor who isn't on a shock mount?

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Reply #1423 on: June 22, 2021, 10:27:51 AM
Ha!

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Reply #1424 on: July 05, 2021, 08:53:06 AM

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