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On 12/7/2018 at 7:45 AM, N-L-M said:
Norman Friedman is the Hunnicutt of naval technology books. Every single book he's published is A. The gold standard of books on that topic and B. Worth every penny.
As he is still alive at this time, I unironically reccommend buying his books even if there is a PDF available, as he deserves every penny he gets from it.
I bought mine. You get what you pay for with the pdfs cause they are readable but the illustrations suck.
It is a huge chunk of change to buy all of them as books but worth the money if you have it.
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4 hours ago, Meplat said:
WT has it's own issues, (mostly with physics not based in reality and "Sekret Dokumentz"), but yes, at least one can say "fuck this noise" and just fly.
Yeah, there is never a weight for a 3.7ish match. And 3.7 is pretty balanced. 3.7 to 4.8 is where I make my money too, higher than that repair starts cutting into it, and lower you just don't make much.
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He's a great place to start, you can find many of his books on PDF if you poke around too.
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2 hours ago, Lord_James said:
Anyone know any good books on WWII ships? I'm looking for more technically oriented books, but the normal "history of X" will suffice.
Do you have all the Norman Friedman books?
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47 minutes ago, egorogr said:
What type of hydraulic turret traversing mechanism was installed on M4A2 in the beginning of 1943?
There were several variants, and it seems hard to understand for me which was the most typical for that period.
Are there any detailed photos or schemes?
The Oilgear was preferred, but others were swapped in depending on supply, and I'm not sure there are records for what got installed in what tanks on any given day. Westinghouse made the all-electric drive gear, and I can't remember off hand who made the alternative hydro drive system.
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It's been long enough.
Stan Lee was a hack. I mean Mack Moloney level hack.
I'm actually glad my parents showed a shocking amount of contempt the one time I bought a comic book. The whole medium is trash in my opinion and now just about all Hollywood makes is trash movies based on trash comic books. Real heroes don't wear tights and have superpowers.
Anyway, bring on the hate!
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2 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:
NBA star Hassan Whiteside had $50,000 gun stolen moments after buying it
November 15, 2018 | 3:14pm
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside had a brand-spanking-new $50,000 assault rifle stolen from his $400,000 Rolls Royce after he left the car unlocked in the parking lot of the gun store where he made the purchase.
The truly bizarre series of events happened on July 5, when Whiteside bought a Colt M16 — the same gun used by the US army — ammo, a rifle bag and a silencer from Johnson’s Firearms in Miami, according to Miami sports journalist Andy Slater.
The big man then drove off to get a workout in at the University of Miami.
According to Slater, Whiteside left his car unlocked as he practiced, and when he woke up the next day at his home, he realized his new gun and all his gear was gone.
Soon thereafter, Whiteside called police and relayed the same timeline to the cops — after purchasing the gun he only spent time at the gun store, on the University of Miami’s campus and at his home.
Surely, Whiteside believed, the gun was stolen when he was on campus.
Retracing the center’s day, cops checked security footage at The U and discovered that Whiteside was the only person who entered or exited his Rolls while he was on campus.
Two weeks after that, Whiteside and his lawyers called the police back. Apparently, Whiteside remembered that he had left the gun and all the accessories he purchased all alone in the unlocked Rolls right after he made the purchase.
With this new revelation in hand, police determined that the gun and gear were stolen from the gun-store parking lot literally minutes after Whiteside made his purchase.
Luckily for Whiteside, the gun and ammo were recovered in a stolen vehicle a few weeks later. The silencer also was eventually found.
Whiteside, who has spent his six-year NBA career with the Heat, is averaging almost 14 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks per game.
In October 2017, he posted a video on Instagram in which he is seen shooting an MK18 assault rifle that he said he owned.
Seems like that asshole should be charged with something. What a fucking idiot.
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16 hours ago, DogDodger said:
I'd guess Lima Locomotive Works, which was the first factory in production in February 1942. The fixed hull MGs were eliminated in March 1942. Pacific Car and Foundry didn't begin production until May, and their first production tanks had the holes for these MGs welded shut. Pressed Steel Car Co. began production in March and its earliest tanks had the bow MG holes, but their early tanks also featured riveted lower hulls, which it looks like this tank lacks.
Also, assembling tanks in a vest, tie, and fedora is classy as a sonofagun.
DD is right on here.
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8 minutes ago, Donward said:
Forest fires are named after their point of origin, namely Camp Creek Road in this instance.
I don't know why it's not the "Camp Creek Fire".
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Also, you'll hear about "Complex" fires which are generally multiple different fires that have merged into one.
Hah, and Don steps is actually knowing stuff!
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29 minutes ago, Sturgeon said:
Can you explain this terminology to me?
They are calling the big fire that took Paradise out, the "Camp Fire" because it was caused by a campfire or started near a park named camp, I'm not 100% on why.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/us/california-wildfires-woolsey-camp-hill-missing/index.html
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18 hours ago, Sturgeon said:
The speed the fire moved at one point was insane, you would have had a hard time outrunning it in a car. 29 Deaths so far for the Camp Fire, and that's probably going to double.
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Since this little tidbit on the Democrats involves a mass shooter, it belongs here.
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4 minutes ago, DogDodger said:
Sorry, Jeeps, I've had it forever and I think the site where I got it has shut down. Back in the day there was a guy, IIRC linked from the AFV News site, who was making copies of manuals and selling them. I forget his name and his site, but he actually did a good job: good quality copies as you can see above, spiral-bound with plastic covers (the thicker ones are three-hole bound, which allows for easy removal and scanning of pages). He had Canadian and British manuals as well.
Hmm damn, I want all the parts diagrams for the M4A4 so bad! The guy over at Portrayal Press was going to look into if he could get a copy, but he never got back to me, even after three emails, and there were some other issues, so I doubt that will work out.
I had a place in France or the Netherlands that did reprints bookmarked, but I can't find it and wasn't sure if they would ship to the US, and I'm not sure they had it anyway. It's nice to see they are out there though!
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10 minutes ago, DogDodger said:
SNL G-104 for the M4A4 from 29 July 1943 shows a light switch that looks pretty similar:
After messing around a bit with the warning plate for the blackout switch, I've come up with
Pulling on the switch activated the blackout marker and taillights and blackout stoplight; to get to the second (service headlights and blackout stop light) or third (service stop lights with no other lights) detents you had to press the locking button on the left as you pulled the switch. Not much help, but it may be a start.
OOOOHHh!! Do you know where to get a copy of the G-104 for the M4A4? I soooo want it!
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22 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:
I don't think I do, but I'll look through the M4A2 and M10 manuals as see if I can find anything.
On page 341 and 342 in TM9-731B, (you can get it on my downloads page), has instructions on how to use the air heaters, and I assume the directions in the manual are pretty close to what's on the instrument panel.
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9 hours ago, egorogr said:
Does anyone know exact text for blackout and air heater instruction plates on early M4A2 instruments panel (or on any other if these instructions were the same)?
I don't think I do, but I'll look through the M4A2 and M10 manuals as see if I can find anything.
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40 minutes ago, EnsignExpendable said:
I saw the famous Michael Sherman at Bovington. Interestingly enough, it has the red British "unarmoured" triangle screwed into the side. Was the tank actually made from mild steel or did they simply not want it to be sent into combat?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was made of regular steel, as like a production test or something. Even so, it should be made into a runner!
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It's a good thing the supreme court is now slightly more right thinking.
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31 minutes ago, Meplat said:
Is he high?
No, just stupid.
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We should all register as Dems to vote for her in the Primary... Oh wait, never mind, they don't actually care about what the Democrat voters want in the primaries, letting them vote is just a show, so if she runs, it probably means she knows she still has the delegates to get the nom...
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It would be glorious!
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9 minutes ago, Belesarius said:
Ew.
No.
She plans to announce if she will or not on November 7th.
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3 hours ago, Toxn said:
Because the average American voter would rather drink their own piss than vote anothet Clinton or Bush into office?
Hillary is making noises about running again.
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2 hours ago, Meplat said:
Just as planned.
Yeah, they'll do a movie about her too, and make Kavanaugh out to be Frat boy Hitler, and she will be the toast of Hollywood. Ultimately, not a lot difference between her and Stormy, maybe they can go on tour together or speak at the next woman's march on Washington!
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Did the patch change the game mechanics, all the tanks feel slower to me? Or is this because I've been playing a racing game?