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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: dispersion of shells
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1018
Re: dispersion of shells
The Admiral supervised the programming of the computer, the computer was doing the calculations for the ballistics tables. Having her to the donkey work would have been a wee bit of overkill. When I met her she was dedicating the new "Super" Computer Center at North Island Naval Station. S...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:38 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: dispersion of shells
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1018
Re: dispersion of shells
But we're into MilSpeak, so simple is against the rules.marcelo_malara wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:22 pm Put it more simple, a bolt action rifle has dispersion.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: dispersion of shells
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1018
Re: dispersion of shells
Quality control in gunpowder production may be an issue. The age of the barrel lining can produce variations at target. The pitch and roll of the ship is a big factor in accuracy insofar as I recall. The big shells travel miles to their target and small issues are magnified by range. (RAdm. Grace Ho...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Flash BLUE, control GREEN
- Replies: 2
- Views: 803
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Corsair in the War Zone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3620
Re: Corsair in the War Zone
Good designs get copied shamelessly.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The USA Presidential election 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1275
Re: The USA Presidential election 2024
What would happen would depend on the Party's rules. I don't think it's ever happened but as lawyers are involved I'm sure there a clause in there somewhere. Anybody have a Lawyer-English/English-Lawyer dictionary?
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Warship Photos
- Topic: Mystery submarine
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1127
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Bad weather sailing: turrets pointg to the sides
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1472
Re: Bad weather sailing: turrets pointg to the sides
That picture is a still from footage IIRC. Typhoon in the Pacific. Impressive.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Asymmetric Propellers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13660
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:17 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Maximum spotting distance for sailing vessels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3656
Re: Maximum spotting distance for sailing vessels
On a Windjammer cruise in the Caribbean "a few years ago" I got to the top of the main mast and spotted the ship we were going to meet for a beach party. I saw a man waving at me, apparently standing on the ocean. As we got closer I saw he was in the same I was, albeit on a smaller ship.
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Best Books on Jutland?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10048
Re: Best Books on Jutland?
I may have mentioned that I have Jellicoe's book. Buried under a few hundred (or so ) boxes of books.
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Are the Iowas Battlecruisers?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5271
Re: Are the Iowas Battlecruisers?
Served on Missouri and New Jersey. Chortle at the concept.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: 3d reconstruction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1499
Re: 3d reconstruction
Looks good to me, (I got a scholarship to college based on my drafting class scores when I was a young buck.)
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:22 am
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: "treasure island" navigation and sailing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9016
Re: "treasure island" navigation and sailing
The winds along the West Indies are generally WNW. Then the prevailing winds tend to go north along the North American coast. The wind then go eastward toward Europe. Many charts show a clockwise rotation in the North Atlantic, but not all. So, catch the easterlies until you can bend for Florida and...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Launching torpedoes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9340
Re: Launching torpedoes
UPDATE: The last time I was on a surface combatant with torpedo tubes, c. 1977, the torpedoes were launched with compressed air. These "air slugs" didn't give any clue there had been a launch. EVIL NCO: I once told a striker to standby on the port side with they were testing the starboard ...