That picture is the closest representation of what hellfire must be without entering nuclear territory. For sheer display of power, that is that, in my opinion.
Quick, someone remind me which ship it was that was starting to sink so they just shoveled water to one side do they could extend the range of their weapons and effectively become an extra artillery team during WWII (was that the siege of Normandy?)
I wouldn’t call it great, but at least they put up a facade. And the actual action, as cool as it was, shouldn’t have ever needed to happen and was therefore pretty not great.
I wish the US stood for something positive. Whether that’s freedom (and actual freedom, not the shit we’ve been peddling for the last 200 years), happiness, well-being I don’t care.
But we haven’t stood for anything, or even bothered to put on the facade that we stood for anything, at least for the last 10 years or so. At least, that’s what I’ve felt. At some point we just said “fuck it you’re right. We’re here to make money, we were only pretending to care before lol”
I mean we can be cynical about what it was, but it’s plain to see that people actually cared and worked together when we had the facade of caring about freedom. As we become more divided and cynical, as we push each other away and become more aware of the injustices around us without taking the steps to affect them, we clearly become less effective all the way down to the individual level
The country back then was divide by law. Fascism was very, very, popular. There was routine civil/labor rights violence. Political assassination, and attempts, were more common.
Fun fact: The US ha a Hellfire missile that doesn’t even explode. It’s meant to hit one person and kill them while limiting casualties in the proximity.
All of Trinidad’s throw weight is less than a single 16".
Trinidad Total throw. 1510lbs.
Missouri single barrel single shot weight. HE 1900lbs AP 2700lbs.
Total throw weight. HE 17,100lbs AP 24,300lbs and that’s ignoring all secondaries and AA and later added missiles. Missouri could throw the total weight all of Trinidads cannons themselves in a single broadside. Oh and that’s throwing it 24mi…
That picture is the closest representation of what hellfire must be without entering nuclear territory. For sheer display of power, that is that, in my opinion.
They are sending so much hate that the entire ship was pushed sideways, look at the wake off the bow.
That’s only minimaly due to sideways movement. Much more important is that the shockwaves are pushing water down creating a terracing effect.
Quick, someone remind me which ship it was that was starting to sink so they just shoveled water to one side do they could extend the range of their weapons and effectively become an extra artillery team during WWII (was that the siege of Normandy?)
USS Texas, commanded by Captain Baker.
Man the US was so much cooler when it stood for something
You mean when it was great?
I wouldn’t call it great, but at least they put up a facade. And the actual action, as cool as it was, shouldn’t have ever needed to happen and was therefore pretty not great.
Don’t pin your bullshit on me :)
What do you think the US should stand for?
I wish the US stood for something positive. Whether that’s freedom (and actual freedom, not the shit we’ve been peddling for the last 200 years), happiness, well-being I don’t care.
But we haven’t stood for anything, or even bothered to put on the facade that we stood for anything, at least for the last 10 years or so. At least, that’s what I’ve felt. At some point we just said “fuck it you’re right. We’re here to make money, we were only pretending to care before lol”
I think both work unfortunately
What’s the sad but true emoji?
The fight against the wrong type of racism?
I mean we can be cynical about what it was, but it’s plain to see that people actually cared and worked together when we had the facade of caring about freedom. As we become more divided and cynical, as we push each other away and become more aware of the injustices around us without taking the steps to affect them, we clearly become less effective all the way down to the individual level
The country back then was divide by law. Fascism was very, very, popular. There was routine civil/labor rights violence. Political assassination, and attempts, were more common.
How many assassination attempts did presidential candidates have back then?
People also fought for us to be where we are now. They didn’t roll over and die like so many want to do now
“Burn to oblivion. I have places to be.”
Probably the ship, if it was sentient.
Sending *freedom.
FTFY
Fun fact: The US ha a Hellfire missile that doesn’t even explode. It’s meant to hit one person and kill them while limiting casualties in the proximity.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/agm-114r9x.htm
Ah yes, the knife gun.
Knife MISSILE, CIVVIE
So it’s essentially a rocket propelled
rockknife block?It is like a rocket propelled slap chop to one person that shouldn’t exist meaningfully to the horror of the person sitting next to them.
The hop-and-chop
If you don’t need accuracy, the Age of Sail beats this easily. This boy has 12 cannons, the Santísima Trinidad had 140.
A broadside must have been spectacular.
All of the Trinidad’s iron cannon balls would bounce off the 12" steel armor of the Iowa battleship.
All of Trinidad’s throw weight is less than a single 16".
Trinidad Total throw. 1510lbs.
Missouri single barrel single shot weight. HE 1900lbs AP 2700lbs.
Total throw weight. HE 17,100lbs AP 24,300lbs and that’s ignoring all secondaries and AA and later added missiles. Missouri could throw the total weight all of Trinidads cannons themselves in a single broadside. Oh and that’s throwing it 24mi…