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That particular gun was a capture unit.
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That particular gun was a capture unit.
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Dark Alley Dan
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Boy, that would have made a hell of a bang. There you are fat and happy buzzing along at altitude, maybe stowing your thermos or picking your nose and suddenly there's all the noise in the world and people are hurt and hollering and the plane's making her own decisions and you're directly over the most hostile landscape on the planet...
Meanwhile, some distance below, Toshiro and his crew have finally, after some days of tireless attempts, hit a bomber with the flak gun, and right in the cockpit! Much rejoicing as they watch it bank hard. Surely they get to watch it crash! But no, it rights itself and flies away to the south.
"Goddamn it", Toshiro says, in Japanese, with substantial feeling. "Fvking Americans are gonna win this thing..."
Meanwhile, some distance below, Toshiro and his crew have finally, after some days of tireless attempts, hit a bomber with the flak gun, and right in the cockpit! Much rejoicing as they watch it bank hard. Surely they get to watch it crash! But no, it rights itself and flies away to the south.
"Goddamn it", Toshiro says, in Japanese, with substantial feeling. "Fvking Americans are gonna win this thing..."
Want to bet their Sargent told them a thing or two about staying focused in the field?
They look like REMFs
BB-46 Maryland after taking a Japanese torpedo dropped by a low flying Betty bomber Using the hills of Saipan as cover.
Battle of Saipan
Maryland in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 10 July 1944, showing torpedo damage she sustained during the battle of Saipan
Two months later, Maryland sailed westward on 5 May, joining Task Force 52 headed for Saipan.[11] Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner allotted TF 52 three days to soften up the island's defenses ahead of the assault. Firing commenced at 05:45 on 14 June. They quickly destroyed two coastal guns, then began bombarding Garapan, destroying ammunition dumps, gun positions, small boats, storage tanks, blockhouses and buildings. She then turned her guns to Tanapag, leveling it in heavy bombardment. The invasion commenced 15 June, and Maryland provided fire support for the landing forces.[12]
The Japanese attempted to counter the battleships through the air. On 18 June, the ship's guns shot down their first Japanese aircraft, but on 22 June, a Mitsubishi G4M3 "Betty" medium bomber flew low over the still-contested Saipan hills and found Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Japanese plane dropped a torpedo, opening a large hole in Maryland's starboard bow. The attack caused light casualties, and in 15 minutes she was underway for Eniwetok, and from there she steamed for the repair yards at Pearl Harbor (in reverse the whole time so as not to do further damage to her bow[13]),[4] escorted by two destroyers. Two men were killed in the attack.[12]
With an around-the-clock effort by the shipyard workers, Maryland was repaired in 34 days, departing on 13 August. She then embarked for the Solomon Islands with a large task force, anchoring in Purvis Bay off Florida Island for two weeks before steaming for the Palau Islands on 6 September.[12] She then joined Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Western Fire Support Group (Task Group 32.5; TG 32.5). Firing first on 12 September to cover minesweeping operations and underwater demolition teams at the opening of the Battle of Peleliu, Maryland again conducted shore bombardment supporting the landing craft as they approached the beaches on 15 September.[11] Four days later, organized resistance collapsed, permitting the fire support ships to retire to the Admiralty Islands at the end of the month.[4
Battle of Saipan
Maryland in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 10 July 1944, showing torpedo damage she sustained during the battle of Saipan
Two months later, Maryland sailed westward on 5 May, joining Task Force 52 headed for Saipan.[11] Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner allotted TF 52 three days to soften up the island's defenses ahead of the assault. Firing commenced at 05:45 on 14 June. They quickly destroyed two coastal guns, then began bombarding Garapan, destroying ammunition dumps, gun positions, small boats, storage tanks, blockhouses and buildings. She then turned her guns to Tanapag, leveling it in heavy bombardment. The invasion commenced 15 June, and Maryland provided fire support for the landing forces.[12]
The Japanese attempted to counter the battleships through the air. On 18 June, the ship's guns shot down their first Japanese aircraft, but on 22 June, a Mitsubishi G4M3 "Betty" medium bomber flew low over the still-contested Saipan hills and found Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Japanese plane dropped a torpedo, opening a large hole in Maryland's starboard bow. The attack caused light casualties, and in 15 minutes she was underway for Eniwetok, and from there she steamed for the repair yards at Pearl Harbor (in reverse the whole time so as not to do further damage to her bow[13]),[4] escorted by two destroyers. Two men were killed in the attack.[12]
With an around-the-clock effort by the shipyard workers, Maryland was repaired in 34 days, departing on 13 August. She then embarked for the Solomon Islands with a large task force, anchoring in Purvis Bay off Florida Island for two weeks before steaming for the Palau Islands on 6 September.[12] She then joined Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Western Fire Support Group (Task Group 32.5; TG 32.5). Firing first on 12 September to cover minesweeping operations and underwater demolition teams at the opening of the Battle of Peleliu, Maryland again conducted shore bombardment supporting the landing craft as they approached the beaches on 15 September.[11] Four days later, organized resistance collapsed, permitting the fire support ships to retire to the Admiralty Islands at the end of the month.[4
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Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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One bazillion plowshares, coming up...
gewehr76
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DK = Deck
numbers = frames.
Plat= plate(?)
Likely marking the wreckages so they know what is what according to the ship's drawing.
Then there is the pipes and electrical cables to worry about.
example HMS Iron Duke WW1
numbers = frames.
Plat= plate(?)
Likely marking the wreckages so they know what is what according to the ship's drawing.
Then there is the pipes and electrical cables to worry about.
example HMS Iron Duke WW1
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just watching this, looks like a fairly normal bomb followed by a huge secondary explosion, I suspect it was an underground ammo depo that they hit.
I tend to agree. First off I find it hard to believe the Saudis of all people would deploy a tactical nuke,, and secondly, I would think there would be a lot more brightness and violence accompanying the explosion. That and you’d think NGOs would be besides themselves publishing reports about fallout this and war crime that.
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In that poorly shot video, the full veiws of the blast ain't readily visible.
The shots from this vid clearly show a small nuclear weapon strike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjAJh7oXtiY
Plus if it was a neutron bomb, the guy filming this is close enough he would have died instantly.
OH FFS. There is so much bull#### in that, that i can smell it through my screen.
This is a good thread. Go post your garbage in your own thread.
This is a good thread. Go post your garbage in your own thread.
