Chinese Outflank US Navy, Develop First Railgun for Ready for Warships

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

The Wasp and new America hulls are 843 and 844 feet respectively. The minimum takeoff distance for the F-35B is 550-600 feet.

Ehh did not realize that, it seem the ‘B is pretty useless.

a reply to: BigDave-AR

About as useless as a Harrier.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

About as useless as a Harrier.

Which you consider how useless?

a reply to: BigDave-AR

I actually consider them quite useful. Having the baby carriers take some of the work off the full deck carriers is a big deal.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

I actually consider them quite useful. Having the baby carriers take some of the work off the full deck carriers is a big deal.

I was about to say surely the great Zaph can’t hate the harrier.

a reply to: BigDave-AR

Only when the damn things came through for unit swaps. I like them as long as they're far, far away.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

Only when the damn things came through for unit swaps. I like them as long as they're far, far away.

You don’t love the sound of the “music” of the Marine Harrier wings? They are some loud mofos!

a reply to: BigDave-AR

I got to watch them take the wings off once to change the engine.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

I got to watch them take the wings off once to change the engine.

Ah yeah the maintenance was not the most practical on the old bird. Got a friend at a Marine Light Attack helo unit so I get all kinds of gratuitous pictures of super cobras and twin Huey gunships.

a reply to: BigDave-AR

All you used to have to do to get my father wound up was tell him the Marines were inbound. He'd be grumpy all day.

igbore this post

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

All you used to have to do to get my father wound up was tell him the Marines were inbound. He'd be grumpy all day.

Eh Ariforce and Marines what do you expect?

a reply to: BigDave-AR

Eh, with the crap that happened when the Navy and Marines were on base, I don't blame him.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

Eh, with the crap that happened when the Navy and Marines were on base, I don't blame him.

Was just having fun with the old innerservice rivalry cliches. The tail hookers can be quite the crowd.

originally posted by: anzha
a reply to: projectvxn

I've worked on the lasers. The lasers won't stop this. Neither will a CIWS.

This is more like a big chunk of metal. Think inert cannonball.

nevermind

a reply to: BigDave-AR

Oh I know. The Navy was the only group he hated to see come in more than the Marines. After that damn LC-130 I largely agreed with him.

Railguns are so yesterday's "news". So are flintlocks. Still wouldn't want get shot by one. Trust me, China is a couple weeks behind the US. on "technology".
Very little, if anything, China has made is from homegrown blue prints. But they did make black powder which started it all. ... Still not worried.
They just recently got aircraft carrier "technology". Wouldn't underestimate them, but don't loose sleep over it.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

Oh I know. The Navy was the only group he hated to see come in more than the Marines. After that damn LC-130 I largely agreed with him.

The Ski Hurc? They tear up the runway?

a reply to: BigDave-AR

No, it spent 14 years stuck on the ice, and had the world's dumbest pain in the ass FE for their Depot flight.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: BigDave-AR

No, it spent 14 years stuck on the ice, and had the world's dumbest pain in the ass FE for their Depot flight.

Ah I see...not enough jato bottles on the plant to get her unstuck eh?