how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[nbbt]

G-morning folks.

 

[Hinerman]

That’s great & will pray for your trip Thomas. What impact will that Cat 5 hurricane have on your trip ?

none

 

[Hinerman]

Got home at 3am this morning. Great trip. Thanks for the prayers

 

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[67L36Driver]

Looks like Carl is getting some rain. In St Joe.

Almost a half inch while I slept.

Then I drove south on eye 29 and had to exit at Dearborn because of the wreck.

Wrong way driver killed three people at the Bee Creek crossing about 12:30 am.

All southbound traffic diverted to HWY 371 to Camden Point.

Three hours later police were still picking up the pieces when I went by on my way home.

 

[Hedgerow]

16” gun turrets on the uss Alabama

 

[Hinerman]

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16” gun turrets on the uss Alabama

Would love to be in the tower when all of those fire at once...

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good morning.

71/90 good working inside weather.

 

[Fishnuts2]

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16” gun turrets on the uss Alabama

We toured that ship a few years ago. Pretty amazing how they can make all that iron float! Everything is just huge, even the bags of propellant for these guns.

 

[Hedgerow]

Would love to be in the tower when all of those fire at once...

12 in all..
2 turrets in front and 2 more in the back..

Not to mention the 20 “5” guns” poking out everywhere..

Built in 1942 with a purpose in mind, then retired in 1947.. was in both theaters in the meantime.

 

[Hinerman]

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12 in all..
2 turrets in front and 2 more in the back..

Not to mention the 20 “5” guns” poking out everywhere..

Built in 1942 with a purpose in mind, then retired in 1947.. was in both theaters in the meantime.

Seems like a short service life...

 

[Semotony]

Seems like a short service life...

Cost of crew and periodac maintenance vs. Use factor. Viet nam combat vets were amazed at accuracy of projectiles. Called em "trash cans" that wood land within a few meters on nearby enemy positions from miles away

 

[67L36Driver]

Cost of crew and periodac maintenance vs. Use factor. Viet nam combat vets were amazed at accuracy of projectiles. Called em "trash cans" that wood land within a few meters on nearby enemy positions from miles away

The New Jersey blew us an LZ near the coast for a joint exercise with a Bn of ARVN. Three rounds and Done!

 

[nbbt]

Gooder morning folks. At least for me, as I've got a elbow that's beginning to function close to properly again.

 

[Hedgerow]

Seems like a short service life...

It was a fast war hammer..

After the war, it was retired.. they had battle ships like the USS Missouri and USS New Jersey to lean on..
Guess you only need a few battleships when the bad guys don’t have a navy.. and we wrecked japan’s..

 

[Hedgerow]

The New Jersey blew us an LZ near the coast for a joint exercise with a Bn of ARVN. Three rounds and Done!

Cost of crew and periodac maintenance vs. Use factor. Viet nam combat vets were amazed at accuracy of projectiles. Called em “small Buick’s” that wood land within a few meters on nearby enemy positions from miles away

The sign on the rack of 16 inch projectiles in the ship said 2500 pounds at 2400 feet per second.. they had 3 different types, but I couldn’t tell which was which..