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[ObserverStatus]

rekt

 

[Fidite Nemini]

rekt

 

 

Holy ****, that was close. I don't want to know what air control yelled at that pilot. Incredible piloting skills, but likewise incredibly reckless.

 

 

That's like:

 

Pilot - Ready for touchdown, hope you guys got the beer cooled

Carrier - Назовите себя

Pilot - Oh ssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhh****************

[Cknarf]

I've decided on a new weapon for home defense.

 

 

[Lunch Box1912]

I've decided on a new weapon for home defense.

 

Snip

 

What good is it if there's no home left when your done though? ........oh Soda cans LOL

 

 

Soooo....I know I'm getting a little carried away but I went to buy ammo today for the range tomorrow and there was a barely used one of these puppies in the case for to cheap to pass up so well I own one now.  

 

[Serza]

I've decided on a new weapon for home defense.

 

 

So this is essentially the same concept as the WWII-era M7 grenade launchers?

 

Y'know, the ones mounted on M1 Garands muzzles.

[Dermain]

I tried fencing with a longsword. . .its more of a two-handed style and I prefer having a defensive secondary in my off-hand (Dagger isn't my thing. Whip was alright but its too wieldy for me), but it was fun. . .Just don't try it with a Claymore. . .or do if you're trying to scare your partner.

 

Well that was certainly amusing.

 

Am I the only one who prefers Gunadao, Podao and Woldo to Katana? (All pole arms, first two from China and the last from Korea)

 

*snip*

 

No, I prefer all of the pole arms over the katana, and if I recall correctly so did most foot soldiers.

 

*snip*

Disregarding the practical details, there's a ton of philosophical and personal considerations you have to think very carefully about, before you go carry a gun. One thing, preferably, your brain should physically have matured beyond 30 years. Just saying.

Well that's poor phrasing for you. A 30 year old with down syndrome certainly shouldn't be trusted with a gun. 

 

Of course, I suppose I'm just nitpicking with that example, but "physical brain maturity" really doesn't mean much.

[SnipedArm]

rekt

 

Look, here is the American equivalent. 

[Cknarf]

Neat!


Double neat! Apparently, that used to be an SKS.

[Commander Rpg]

"Leppa"

 

Sardinian short cutlass (50-60 cm) with horn handle or wood handle covered with plates of brass;It was part of the sardinian custom, and was carried by the belt inserting that in it. Brings often writings as "Win or die."

 

[Cknarf]

[Cknarf]

Forget the can launcher. I have a NEW home defense weapon.

 

[ObserverStatus]

Forget the can launcher. I have a NEW home defense weapon.

war will never be the same.

[Lunch Box1912]

You can officially do everything with the AR15. lol

[Cknarf]

[bEVEsthda]

 

I owe you the story of the F-90, my previous mystery-quiz. It'll have to be short this time:

Basically, the idea was to make a long range fighter, an aircraft they could use offensively in much the same way as they used the P-38, P-51D, F6F and P-47N during WW2. It got the range all right. It had two rather small and frugal engines. The performance was supposed to come from re-heat. It was one of the first planes with afterburner. It was also Lockheeds first supersonic aircraft. Something that may have influenced the feature that was the project's undoing.

Essentially, the Korean war put an end to the F-90. The military simply needed the money to the war instead, and purchasing already developed aircraft, like the F-86. But there was also a problem. The F-90 was very heavy. The airframe was more than 55% heavier than it should have been. The reason was entirely intentional, not incompetence. Somehow, Lockheed had got into their heads that they should build a very strong and sturdy aircraft. And it was. Unreasonably so, and the price to pay in performance much too high to pay.

 

 

...Anyway, here's my next mystery-quiz:

 

 

What is this aircraft?

As before, I've 'shopped away all markings.

[Lunch Box1912]

Looks like a WW2 wildcat or hellcat to me? I don't think it's a P51 Mustang because they had more of a belly before the tail.

 

Spoiler

Martin AM Mauler I cheated though google image search... looks a hell of alot like a wildcat though doesn't it?

[Serza]

'Cats are much shorter. The tail fin is a whole LOT different, too. The entire tail section is completely different from the FxF series, actually. As for the engine, same thing, it's way too long.

 

Wings seem the wrong shape, too, and you can see two guns on the wing. My first guess would've been the A-1 Skyraider, but the tail fin on that is also somewhat different. Actually, the Skyraider is a bit fattier, like the Cats.

[bEVEsthda]

Well, Google image search is horribly talented. Obviously, if I'm going to continue doing these things, I need to scramble the image much more.  ...and then test it against Google search.

 

No, it doesn't look like a Wildcat to me. But then I'm exceedingly familiar with aircraft.

 

Still, there are some big differences: The Wildcat is mid-winged, this is low-winged. This has a bubble canopy, Wildcat has a razorback. The shape of the fin is dramatically different. And, of course, this is much bigger.

[bEVEsthda]

 My first guess would've been the A-1 Skyraider, but the tail fin on that is also somewhat different. Actually, the Skyraider is a bit fattier, like the Cats.

 

It was made to the same requirement as the Skyraider, as it's designation reveals. The Skyraider was originally designated AD, which means Attack aircraft from Douglas. The missing number between the letters indicate an unstated "1", meaning the first attack type from Douglas. This was designated AM. As in the first attack aircraft type from Martin.

(There is a bit of inconsistency about the 'M' naval designation letter. For some reason, it was used both by General Motors and Martin. This was not unique. Some other manufacturers also shared a letter. But in this case it also happened during the same time period.)

 

The Skyraider was smaller, lighter, cheaper, simpler, infinitely more reliable, much better flyer, particularly at low speeds, and could yet fly almost as fast and almost as far as the AM, and take pretty much the same weapon load. The results are no brainer: AM - 150 built, retired after about a year (1950) and only three weeks of carrier deployment between two squadrons. AD aka A-1 - 3200 built, retired after about 40 years.

 

The biggest mistake Martin did, besides not focusing enough on low speed handling for carrier deployment, was sloppying over the hydraulic system. Hydraulics are wonderful for operation of all kind of things. An engine driving a pump and then just valves to distribute the power all over the place. The problem is that it's not quite as easy as it sounds. There are many potential problems that need to be carefully considered and engineered away. Dynamic loads can burst weak spots. Chafing and mechanical movements can hurt lines. Valves can leak, malfunction or get stuck. A poorly developed hydraulic system will function, but will also have the maintenance crew constantly repairing it, all the time.

[Lunch Box1912]

Yeah my significant knowledge of aircraft began last night with my first five minute search on skynet I mean google... and an air show I went to when I was 8 or 9 years old.

[Serza]

I necro this thread...

 

Just for the hell of it.

 

Also share that I just found out on which side the Romans carried their swords.

 

 

Yeah, these swords.

 

Just for the hell of it, can someone tell me what the name of the sword is?

 

(And be honest, guys. I know the name's in the picture name. I'm just too lazy to remove it.)

[Commander Rpg]

It's a gladius.

[Serza]

Correct!

 

Hmm. Why did the thread die?

[vometia]

Correct!
 
Hmm. Why did the thread die?

Because I've been bad and haven't cleaned my swords for too long. Now one of them has a slight patch of rust where I sneezed on it. This thread's inactivity is obviously punishment.

[Cknarf]

1895 Nagant revolver.