What do we Have Here?

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by jtemple

I was a gunner on an Arleigh Burke DDG. Most days I hated that shit. But, I tell you, firing that 5"/54 and feeling the entire ship shake underneath it NEVER got old. I shot thousands of rounds out of that thing.

Ah, the burkies just have little guns. Can you imagine an Iowa's guns? That overpressure would kill you.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Ah, the burkies just have little guns. Can you imagine an Iowa's guns? That overpressure would kill you.

Sometimes it's just time to man up

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Sometimes it's just time to man up

I love how you can see the whole freakin' ship being pushed

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I love how you can see the whole freakin' ship being pushed

Sadly, I think they took away some of the big guns the 3rd or 4th time the battleships were recommissioned. Part of the "cruise missiles solve everything" mentality.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I love how you can see the whole freakin' ship being pushed

I'd be happy to be seeing it from that view. How would you like to be looking out at the beach and seeing those flashes headed your way?

I know that a lone F22 could probably rape an Armada of battleships, but I wish they'd recommision them just for their awesomeness.

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

I'd be happy to be seeing it from that view. How would you like to be looking out at the beach and seeing those flashes headed your way?

I know that a lone F22 could probably rape an Armada of battleships, but I wish they'd recommision them just for their awesomeness.

It could happen. I think one or two are still in inactive reserve. Like I said, they've been recommissioned a number of times- including for Korea, Vietnam, and the first Iraq war. Of course, one of the last times the Iowa's main guns were fired, it damn near blew the turret off. Some retarded leadership (mil and civ) trying to show off, and the usual screwups by the (enlisted) guys doing the grunt work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_turret_explosion

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

I'd be happy to be seeing it from that view. How would you like to be looking out at the beach and seeing those flashes headed your way?

I know that a lone F22 could probably rape an Armada of battleships, but I wish they'd recommision them just for their awesomeness.

The jersey should be brought back online as a giant fuck you to the middle east. Its the most hated ship in the muslim world you know.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Dave

The jersey should be brought back online as a giant fuck you to the middle east. Its the most hated ship in the muslim world you know.

Being most of the middle east is desert with not much beach front (well not the ones we are blowing up), what the hell can a battleship do to piss off the Muslims? Other than being named Jersey.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Being most of the middle east is desert with not much beach front (well not the ones we are blowing up), what the hell can a battleship do to piss off the Muslims? Other than being named Jersey.

Yeah I'm wondering that too..

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Being most of the middle east is desert with not much beach front (well not the ones we are blowing up), what the hell can a battleship do to piss off the Muslims? Other than being named Jersey.

new jersey shelled the piss out of them in apparent support of christian forces in the lebanese civil war of 1983.