DarwinsFlinch
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Feb 10, 2020 3:43 PM
DarwinsFlinch
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09 Apr 1953
Freebite
I just imagine miniature people next to pen tips...
rookie23
Huge ass pencila.
AprilSpectrum
I thought those were paper mache pencils like you make in art class
DrKonrad
That's some big bullets
caffeinecodeclimb
These look like pencils sharpened down to the nub.
TheCastellan
Guaranteed to have a bay day if one of those hits you.
PulpyOJ
Probably not as easy when the ship is underway, bouncing with the waves.
MidlandRedux
When Yamato came out Willis Lee formed a line of ten fast BBs with nine 16” guns each to finish her. Bombers sank her first.
InsensitiveComments
the pencil is mightier than the sword
MrDustey
100% recomend checking it out if you ever have the chance now that it's a floating museum. You can even spend a night in the bunks
Acturiesa
Them some big pencils
whydoineedtochooseausername
Thunderstruck intensifies
SmartAssWithAKeyboard
Yeah, one of those would certainly ruin someone's day.
noisyglamour
Large pencils
Ambipolar
#world_of_warships more like
DarwinsFlinch
Yah. Clicked wrong and posted before noticing.
whywritemythesiswhenihaveinternet
My dad served on this ship!
inconsolabledeplorable
Martinis or freedom seeds?
vrflyer
Where’s the guy with the inflated brown bag ?
klean9
I’ve heard of people being shell collectors, but come on!
evilcarp
The shell collector was the poor bastard on the other side of that.
Snowpebble
So the little round thing on top is the actual bullet?
dirtyscalychickentoes
That's just the fuse.
shaido669
whole thing is. they put charge packs under it
HillCountryRambler
Obligatory, "Paige, no!"
4vie
What if the ship's nickname was Paige!?
copingcabana
Those look a lot bigger than bb's.
zorecati
This is how amazon should do it. packages must be smaller than 16"
onthe6ball
and within 20 miles
ruferto
is this one of those things where whomever gets the first hit wins?
SirBagels
Nah, battleships could take quite a beating. One hit if you're lucky
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Only if you're British. Too soon?
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
Nein
Innoculo
The HMS Hood concurs.
BadLuck2277
not really, while this round did weigh about 1.3 metric tons, some battleships of the time had a water displacement (read total mass) of
BadLuck2277
72000 TONS, so even when hit dozens of times a battleship would take hours to DAYS to sink
ruferto
oh wow
crazybeedude
Cool, but it looks like a bunch of pencils.
NotAParsnipInDisguise
And now hear the roar/That none can ignore/The thunder of splintering wood/And lives that are claimed/And none who have witnessed all...
DarwinsFlinch
Extra Jumbo Preschool, eh?
BraxtoSor9000
Certainly gets the point across
Paulbearer
But not very pointy...
DudeItLooksLikeIDidntChooseAnUsername
They surely write the word end on everything they touch
DarkUranium
Great for voicing your opinion.
Bustopher
If you ever wanted to see the whole process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OmOQs0ziSU
whoisyourdaddy
Most excellent. Thank you!
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
That was neat. So much to go wrong, though.
whoisyourdaddy
Much more on the receiving end.
UserSubImgurian
Big boomers
DaNylz
Ok boomer
pazuzu
iamlegendinjapan
But meesa no have a booma
ColSandurzXIII
Looks like a reload time of around 2 business days
molotovb
14 rounds a day on this bad boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav
molotovb
*slaps hood*
bobsvagenecatsdogsredheadscosplaypuffins
Those are big bullets.
andrews042
Not really, they're loading a magazine for continuous firing
ThailandExpress
PraiseTheMachineGod
"Fuck everything in that general direction."
armagetz
One cool bit of the modernized battleships: part of the reason for the staggered shots are millimeter radar fire directors reading (1/2)
armagetz
(2/2)projectile trajectory vs desired and adjusting the subsequent shots. Pretty nifty for 1980s tech.
YourUpstairsNeighbor
Yes but delivery is to your door in 5 seconds or less or the next one is free.
yellowtoolboxblackbag
"Aw, hell! Have another one for free anyways! In fact, have a whole bunch of 'em!" -Gun crew
LifeTrek
WWII Prime.
ohmplenty
Fun fact, projectiles from the Mark 7 guns used on these battleships could take up to 90 seconds to arrive at particularly distant targets.
Ketheres
Oh boy, easy to get the next one free then!
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Get the joke, but I think it was about 2 minutes.
ColSandurzXIII
I agree, thanks for getting the joke. Have a good one random stranger.
ImperatorNikolai
The guns could in theory fire about every 30 seconds
captainhappen
they could also blow the fuck up if you weren't very careful when loading
Ketheres
Record is 17 seconds between shots.
captainhappen
well technically the record is 47 dead while loading but...
mikeatike
Oof: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_turret_explosion
Irarelypostbutwhenidoitsucks
Battleships were great. Missiles are for pussies. Real men use huge fucking cannons.
potatorat45
Rifles. Huge Fucking Rifles.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Don't worry, Railguns will bring 'em back a little bit.
Selerox
The Battleship Age, 1906-1941. The launch of HMS Dreadnought to the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales.
CrazyCatLad
I've been on this battleship... was cool as fuck. Ships bristling with guns are my kind of ships.
Bystandr
Check out some of the documentaries on the battle of Jutland WW I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_UryFjKUsM
TheGriffin
Battlestations: Pacific. Best level was USS South Dakota vs like 15 IJN destroyers.
Irarelypostbutwhenidoitsucks
I loved that game! Online was dope. Might of the Yamamoto
TheGriffin
Bruh. Single player unlocks. The Super Yamato
HitlersRupturedColon
Bitches do love cannons
Applepotamus
Guns are for pussies. Real men use cavalry charges.
HunglikeaHamster
Like that one time a cavalry charge captured a whole navy:
HunglikeaHamster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_the_Dutch_fleet_at_Den_Helder
Thesinglemosteviltexastoast
Cavalry is for pussies. Real men affix bayonets and charge on foot!
TheSpanish1nquisition
The emperor protects!
Thesinglemosteviltexastoast
Mack1986
K. Have fun being at the bottom of the ocean in the next shooting war
maliciousGman
*laughs in Railgun*
whatpassesforclever
You forgot to check the username.
Irarelypostbutwhenidoitsucks
Lol, can't wait to be in my sub. Thx
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
No cannons on subs friend. Either propeller missiles (torpedoes), or sea-launched missiles. This must mean subs are for pussies.
kutison
WW2 subs had em at least. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2fcb42745aae4cc5f29a931ee07b9470
YourUpstairsNeighbor
A more simple and elegant time. Where big fucking cannons won sea battles, not missiles and planes.
Wastyvez
Well battleships became obsolete not long after they became relevant. Dreadnoughts dominated the early 20th century, but by the interwar 1)
molotovb
Obsolete for surface warfare, but remained very useful as fire support for amphibious landings.
Wastyvez
period the supremacy of naval aviation was becoming increasingly evident. Still navies around the world continued pumping massive amounts 2)
Wastyvez
of resources into the development of large fleets of battleships which were more a show of force than actually important. This leads to 3)
Wastyvez
the image we have of battleship supremacy in WWII but in fact by then they were already a liability. Their lack of speed and 4)
RackhamTheRed
1st WW?
hogdmyer
WW2 to a slight extent, but it was proven by the end that Battleships would loose out to Aircraft Carriers.
PineappleEmailer
It was proven pretty early
RackhamTheRed
Not pretty early in WW2, but pretty early in the pacific theater
ImperatorNikolai
This method of scooting the shells over to the hoists is called parbuckling. Mark 8 armor piercing shells weighed 2,700lbs
MacThunderfart
So essentially they are fireing cars loaded with explosives. Metal as fuck.
Gryphonosiris
Which is why that scene in Battleship of them dead lifting one on their shoulders is such bull crap (yes, I know the whole movie is crap).
buttholesurferwindows98
2700lbs... across ten guys... that’s 270lbs a piece... it’s doable....
PimpinKen
Big badaboom
imgjim
Parbuckling isn't just for shells btw. Check out the doc on how they salvaged the Concordia... Epic!!!
lildude52ca
link?
GreenMountainFalls
I’m guessing you have spent some time at sea courtesy of the Federal Government. Thanks for your service.
Gaypea
Thanks. I liked learning that.
rollotomosi
Imagine parbuckling while the ship is rolling in rough seas 8-/. My guess is the shells are so heavy they’re relatively stable, though.
Affray
Especially if it's bottom heavy.
ImperatorNikolai
Being anywhere on a ship in combat has to be terrifying. And plenty of soldiers crushed in turrets by machinery or projectiles :(
Melonfish
1224kg for the none imperial.
CustomBuiltFamilyDad
Yes, delivered with pinpoint precision on the great day. The none imperial are a scourge. Their cathedral ships terrorize the galaxy.
shiyal
A fucking VW condensed into a pointy 406mm diameter daybreaker.
anhh67
18.9 million grains to those that are bullet fans.
WaveMotionGum
aka Rebel Scum
whoisyourdaddy
Those rebel scum can weigh them when we drop them on their heads from a few miles away... Arrrrgh....
FreelanceSpermDonor
The shell weighs as much a new VW Beetle and travels at 2735 kmh (1700 mph). That's gonna leave a dent.
HiVizDiver
"Dear grid coordinates..."
Imakethingsweird
But only a dent. Unlike these shells, a real VW Beetle is armour piercing.
glim7756
If only they could use this for amazon delivery
FreelanceSpermDonor
They considered it but they only have a range of 24 miles so Amazon would need too many local battleships for economical delivery costs.
Exileddude
No, I dont think it will leave much of anything.
MonkeyHittingPianoDramatically
Aha! They missed!
jazzybraids
This made me chuckle!
Geek13
My VW wouldn't go half that fast.
FreelanceSpermDonor
Add a spoiler, megaphone exhausts, tinted windows, pinstriping, ghetto rims, and a Calvin peeing sticker. That bug will FLY.
Geek13
Would it help to have a large plastic cup to put over the exhaust?
FreelanceSpermDonor
No, you have to free up the exhaust flow and sound waves. Cheaper solution, just drill a bunch of holes in your muffler.