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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Top of page https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/BB8E6A1E-9D08-4ACA-882F-6D8632E0C9CC_jpe-2956899.JPG View Quote Just another schoolgirl dressed for 2023 tenth grade.... |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: USS South Dakota (BB-57) was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, the South Dakotas were able to take advantage of a treaty clause that allowed them to increase the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns. However, congressional refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships. Overcrowding was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews. South Dakota saw extensive action during World War II; immediately upon entering service in mid-1942, she was sent to the south Pacific to reinforce Allied forces waging the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was damaged in an accidental grounding on an uncharted reef, but after completing repairs she returned to the front, taking part in the Battle of Santa Cruz in October and the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November. During the latter action, electrical failures hampered the ability of the ship to engage Japanese warships and she became the target of numerous Japanese vessels, sustaining over two-dozen hits that significantly damaged her superstructure but did not seriously threaten her buoyancy. South Dakota returned to the United States for repairs that lasted into 1943, after which she was briefly deployed to strengthen the British Home Fleet, tasked with protecting convoys to the Soviet Union. In mid-1943, the ship was transferred back to the Pacific, where she primarily operated with the fast carrier task force, contributing her heavy anti-aircraft armament to its defense. In this capacity, she took part in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in late 1943 and early 1944, the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign in mid-1944, and the Philippines campaign later that year. In 1945, she participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and bombarded Japan three times. Following the end of the war in August 1945, she took part in the initial occupation of the country before returning to the United States in September. She later moved to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where she was laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until 1962, when she was sold for scrap. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/447EF5CC-26B5-43BB-BDF3-AC79099C80CE_jpe-2956909.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/D7F15EAA-EA6D-4139-ADDD-344D4074F646_jpe-2956910.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/3D5AF5B4-3EF2-40DB-A7F3-89131A6235E7_jpe-2956911.JPG View Quote Legend du Float! You've been in the BB group of intimate study for over half a century. In 1 history set alone, by the time you're halfway in, these ships are old friends, their crews familiar, the author had been aboard many of them, and watched some other ships sink. A work ordered by FDR (former Secretary of the Navy) in 1941, Morison was given Presidential authority to attach himself to any Unit on the planet. Some of the volumes cover a mere 5 months in a single Theater. The set required almost 16 years to complete, his research staff was superb, most pages loaded with footnotes and sources. Once more: instead of a liberal perfesser born in 1974 interviewing an 84 year old Seaman 2nd Class present at a surface engagement when he was 18, Morison writes "After the action and aircraft had been recovered, I went up to the bridge to speak with Admiral Mitscher..." |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: USS South Dakota (BB-57) was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, the South Dakotas were able to take advantage of a treaty clause that allowed them to increase the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns. However, congressional refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships. Overcrowding was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews. South Dakota saw extensive action during World War II; immediately upon entering service in mid-1942, she was sent to the south Pacific to reinforce Allied forces waging the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was damaged in an accidental grounding on an uncharted reef, but after completing repairs she returned to the front, taking part in the Battle of Santa Cruz in October and the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November. During the latter action, electrical failures hampered the ability of the ship to engage Japanese warships and she became the target of numerous Japanese vessels, sustaining over two-dozen hits that significantly damaged her superstructure but did not seriously threaten her buoyancy. South Dakota returned to the United States for repairs that lasted into 1943, after which she was briefly deployed to strengthen the British Home Fleet, tasked with protecting convoys to the Soviet Union. In mid-1943, the ship was transferred back to the Pacific, where she primarily operated with the fast carrier task force, contributing her heavy anti-aircraft armament to its defense. In this capacity, she took part in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in late 1943 and early 1944, the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign in mid-1944, and the Philippines campaign later that year. In 1945, she participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and bombarded Japan three times. Following the end of the war in August 1945, she took part in the initial occupation of the country before returning to the United States in September. She later moved to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where she was laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until 1962, when she was sold for scrap. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/447EF5CC-26B5-43BB-BDF3-AC79099C80CE_jpe-2956909.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/D7F15EAA-EA6D-4139-ADDD-344D4074F646_jpe-2956910.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/3D5AF5B4-3EF2-40DB-A7F3-89131A6235E7_jpe-2956911.JPG View Quote Fast Battleship, the only screening Heavy that could keep up with our Fast Carriers, most were 30+ knot ships |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: S&W Model 57 N frame .41 Magnum. I’ve owned several of these https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/569FDE30-2763-4A53-A777-400EBFAFE6DB_jpe-2956914.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/AF89E95E-650F-4C4A-9987-93EBC04D5663_jpe-2956916.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/67B0C3A5-8F2D-4B0B-B595-5BB49DD0B8D9_jpe-2956918.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/9B948886-993F-470E-9324-0C4C2D8122A7_jpe-2956919.JPG View Quote You likee .41 aye have under 100 rounds through one |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: FN Model 57 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/97BDDEC3-71C5-4CEF-A05E-626EDFE1D79A_jpe-2956934.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/BFB4D657-8233-4462-9788-8371367837A6_png-2956935.JPG View Quote Interesting round, how it emerged, evolved in public mind and won fans and detractors |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Initial Martin-built models were virtually identical to their British-built twinjet counterparts; Martin later modified the design to incorporate larger quantities of US-sourced components and produced the aircraft in several variants. The B-57 Canberra holds the distinction of being the first jet bomber in U.S. service to drop bombs during combat.[3] The Canberra was used extensively during the Vietnam War in a bombing capacity; specialised versions of the type were also produced and served as high-altitude aerial reconnaissance platforms (the Martin RB-57D Canberra), and as electronic warfare aircraft. The B-57 Canberra was also sold to export customers abroad; further combat use was seen by the Pakistani Air Force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In 1983, the USAF opted to retire the type; the B-57 Canberra's retirement marked the ending of the era of the tactical bomber. The three remaining flightworthy WB-57Fs are technically assigned to the NASA Johnson Space Center, next to Ellington Field in Houston, as high-altitude scientific research aircraft but have also been used for testing and electronic communications in the U.S. and Afghanistan. 403 total built. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/03357541-A388-4FA5-B838-60416DBB46AB_jpe-2956941.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/53CC65B5-A377-42B5-90A7-4C53AC086368_jpe-2956943.JPG View Quote Unique ship, didnt know 403 |
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Originally Posted By Panther1911: Hello fellow feline enthusiast View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Panther1911: Originally Posted By grywlf52: Morning y'all whores https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43734/img_1_1694732542800_2_jpg-2956884.JPG Hello fellow feline enthusiast |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: How are you doing? Just put food out for critters and almost dinner for myself. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Panther1911: CD! How are you doing? Just put food out for critters and almost dinner for myself. Jack of all Snacks What did we dine on tonight? |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: M57 firing device for the M18 Claymore mine. aka: The Clacker https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/FF2172F0-9AAE-4866-8E86-3F6B88DD5890_jpe-2956952.JPG View Quote 400 please will wait by the mailbocks |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/F3303155-EC75-4849-AD02-A173CF1C3124_jpe-2956954.JPG View Quote She has a Mankin |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/E8A11E29-2F4F-48A4-BBF0-16AC8151A287_jpe-2956955.JPG View Quote Love me some pale trim! |
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Morning all! I need to clean out some of my old stash of reloading supplies. Have bullets for guns I don’t own any more…
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Originally Posted By Freakinout: Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Freakinout: Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Freakinout: Im.tired Morning FnO, she wear you out? Headed to dinner. Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening US: Woot! French: Wout! Egyptian: El Woot! Pygmy: Wut! |
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Originally Posted By Freakinout: Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Freakinout: Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Freakinout: Im.tired Morning FnO, she wear you out? Headed to dinner. Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening (cant repeat the phrase she said this morning, but it "sings") |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Panther1911: I'm ok. I need more sleep lol What's for dinner tonight? Spaghetti Soconoodles Angel hair pasta preferred, with chonks of animal! |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Nothing at all today. Just cleaned and vacuumed room View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Freakinout: Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening Nothing at all today. Just cleaned and vacuumed room Nice downtime! |
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A Bridge Too Far - A Symphony (John Addison - 1977) |
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Used this video to totally disassemble my vz58s above.
Sa vz. 58: full disassembly & assembly |
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Another one for you SR
Four Interesting Shipwrecks - Vertical Wrecks and Walkable Destroyers |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/F85DA71F-DBFA-4C77-BE85-8ED877CB3D93_jpe-2956998.JPG View Quote funny how Treason Blacks out screens |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/DF3F38C1-41D2-43EE-83BA-D1C5F22FB694_jpe-2957012.JPG View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/84B453BD-7EAD-492C-A4A8-629F769FC91E_jpe-2957013.JPG View Quote lets dig up her pASSt! |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: On this day in 1944, Operation Market Garden which would become to be known as a Bridge Too Far started across Holland. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EejtTsIeLHU/maxresdefault.jpg View Quote Ryan's title based on deflecting comment from Monty's Chief of Staff after ignoring intelligence, areal recon pics, Dutch underground reports and SS Coms. Part of the landing dropped on the largest SS tank division in the German Army... recipe for Montaster |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://revivaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/41-Remington-Magnum-2-ar15.com_.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/58_with_knife_jpeg-2957077.JPG View Quote Drop that punk! (yeah, as if) |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://revivaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/41-Remington-Magnum-2-ar15.com_.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/58_with_knife_jpeg-2957077.JPG View Quote Shwing! |
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Originally Posted By WWIIWMD: Ryan's title based on deflecting comment from Monty's Chief of Staff after ignoring intelligence, areal recon pics, Dutch underground reports and SS Coms. Part of the landing dropped on the largest SS tank division in the German Army... recipe for Montaster View Quote Might have work except for the failings of Gen Gavin of the 82nd not taking his objectives until days later. He could have taken Nijmegen bridge on day one. Or did Gen Browning? Gavin wasn't to blame? 'New' evidence on Operation Market Garden's failure? |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: USS Indiana (BB-58) was the second of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships, a problem that was exacerbated as wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries significantly increased their crews. Indiana entered service in April 1942, by which time the United States was engaged in World War II, and the ship was immediately pressed into action in the Pacific War against Japan. Her first combat came in late 1942 when she supported marines fighting during the Guadalcanal campaign. Over the next three years, she was occupied with two primary roles: naval gunfire support for amphibious assaults across the Pacific and anti-aircraft defense for the fast carrier task force. She shelled Japanese positions during the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943 and the Battle of Kwajalein in February 1944. During the latter operation, she collided with the battleship Washington and was forced to withdraw for repairs. After returning to the fleet in April 1944, she took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, bombarding Saipan and helping to defend the fleet during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Engine problems prevented her from participating in the Battle of Peleliu in September, but she was present for the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. In the latter action, she shot down a number of kamikazes. Following the Japanese surrender in August, she contributed men to the occupation force before returning to the United States in September. After a final refit, she was placed in reserve and remained inactive in the Navy's inventory until 1962 when she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and sold for scrap the following year. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/e5/b3/79e5b31cf504a3d986795af66a9a5435.jpg 1943 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTS56P3MXfv03rB1sx72OCr-JL82Eu24vesVQ&usqp=CAU Coming Home after VJ day under the Golden Gate Bridge https://i.redd.it/yfy7xj449cr61.jpg View Quote grand ship, shoulda mothballed all of them, gonna need 'em sometime |
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Originally Posted By WWIIWMD: US: Woot! French: Wout! Egyptian: El Woot! Pygmy: Wut! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By WWIIWMD: Originally Posted By Freakinout: Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Originally Posted By Freakinout: Im.tired Morning FnO, she wear you out? Headed to dinner. Got a bit of a workout this morning too Having breakfast need nap What's happening US: Woot! French: Wout! Egyptian: El Woot! Pygmy: Wut! Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Freakinout: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/62443/20230917_124448_jpg-2957174.JPG View Quote Looks good. Calling it a night here. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0eKBx4iC2E View Quote good dramatic tones |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Used this video to totally disassemble my vz58s above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdKvUovoJeU View Quote So choice. But... remember 15+ years ago when the Manual, friends, acquaintances and books were THE rule? |
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Randomness Manster, Knower of Things (GreyWlf52)
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Used this video to totally disassemble my vz58s above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdKvUovoJeU View Quote Aye just did that with Kohler carbon fiber articulating faucet head to ensure fastest replacement of internals. was helpful |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: What don't you need?? View Quote 7.62x39 dies bullets and she’ll holder 6.5x55 dies & shell holder 38/357 dies & shell holder 25-06 dies & shell holder 9mm dies & shell holder 243 dies & shell holder 300 wsm dies & shell holder Attached File If you want any of these let me know |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Another one for you SR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlNOzMfSvNE View Quote Sinking bow first with the screws still turning. Wow. |
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Randomness Manster, Knower of Things (GreyWlf52)
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/64EAB685-E032-4595-9CA3-FDAAF9CCD086_jpe-2957143.JPG View Quote |
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