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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I just noticed the paratroopers. Trying to drop onto a burning aircraft carrier. With chutes that can't be steered. In the middle of active air combat.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey, if one of them lands on the carrier and manages to hide near one of the ammo boxes they can just keep throwing more and more TNT charges BF42 style until the whole thing sinks!

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago

The rest of the paratroopers will be bringing in water. Or the coast guard rescue boats.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

This is by far the best NCD post I've seen. It just keeps giving back.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 35 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Why is there a giant turreted cannon on the flight deck?

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where the hell would you put it?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How else is a carrier going to sink a battleship, dummy?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ramming in head on, full throttle!

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"The front quarter mile of our flight deck will blot out the sun!"

"Then we'll sink in the shade."

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Cause it wouldn't work before the deck, duh

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

And sized like a kiddie pool.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A couple of our early carriers did have cruiser 8-inch gun turrets. I think Lexington still had hers when she was sunk but yeah they didn't do that again.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

It's a cope cage tank

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago

They somehow managed to put an after burner on a 117.

[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Better resolution for easier mockery:

*Gun not included

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

I cherish the overhanging flight deck that, by itself, is 1/3 the length of the keel. It's like an overbite. The front teeth of 'ol 65 docks an an hour before the rest of her does.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago

Well done haha

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All its missing is an Evangelion angel or Godzilla and King Kong springboarding off of it and breaking its keel in half in the process.

EDIT: Also, is that... a civilian helicopter, or maybe a Kiowa like dropping a bomb on the aft of the carrier?

[–] OsaErisXero@kbin.run 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Are we not going to talk about the, what, 17" dual turret in front of the elevator?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 1 month ago

All ships need more dakka.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The real deal's only 17mm.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

17" CIWS

Same fire rate.

Edit: Okay, imma do some math. Let's be generous and use a 16" gun because I couldn't find a modern 17" gun.

At 1,225 kg and 75 rounds/second that's 91,875 kg or almost 92 tons of projectiles going down range.

At 762 m/s for the AP projectile that would be 7.001 × 10^7 N of force, or 77.5 Boeing 747s at full thrust.

That ship might roll a tad.

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Waitaminute...it has sound and lights?! VID VID VID

[–] ZarkleFarkle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Probably should've planned better earlier. You don't even need a crystal ball for that.