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Captain James A Kirk, Commander of the USS USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
Americas Navy ^
| 6/13/2013
| Americas Navy
Posted on 06/13/2013 7:41:26 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Kirkwood
No one ever passes that test.
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posted on
06/13/2013 10:49:57 PM PDT
by
AlmaKing
To: isom35
just think, in the mirror universe there’s an evil Capt. Kirk. And then there's this guy:
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posted on
06/13/2013 11:21:53 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
("John has a long moustache!" [Putting on helmet.] "John has a long moustache!")
To: Gunslingr3
Naval gunfire is known for it’s flat trajectory.
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posted on
06/14/2013 2:11:54 AM PDT
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
To: Cvengr
At high enough angles of elevation, a 5-inch gun can be fired as it were a mortar. The fire control computers can handle reverse-slope fire. (Worst case, the chief can crank in some ACTH.)
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posted on
06/14/2013 2:26:31 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: Bob
Sorry -
ACTH = Arbitrary Correction To Hit
Also known as a ‘fudge factor’.
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posted on
06/14/2013 2:30:18 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: Cvengr
SecNav said that CVN-80 will be Enterprise (the 9th), but as someone pointed out, you gotta be a brown shoe to command a carrier. I miss my boat (Enterprise the 8th)
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posted on
06/14/2013 3:23:34 AM PDT
by
class8601_nuke
(don't just be critical, be prompt critical.)
To: Bob
The unit of measurement for an ACTH is the RCH.
To: X Fretensis
Yes, it’s got to be red for the greatest accuracy.
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posted on
06/14/2013 4:28:20 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: Dallas59
Bet he prefers this name to Michael Bolton.
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posted on
06/14/2013 4:35:19 AM PDT
by
catfish1957
(Hey NSA Goon watching FR... Suck this - > |=====>)
To: class8601_nuke
To: Dallas59
He was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1990 He was commissioned in 1990, which means he was probably born around 1968, while the original Star Trek was running (it ran 1966-69). I'm going to guess that the father thought it would be cute for his son to grow up as "James Kirk".
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posted on
06/14/2013 4:44:31 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: Dallas59
“Ahead warp factor... er... full.”
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posted on
06/14/2013 4:56:26 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: Cvengr
Naval gunfire is known for it’s flat trajectory. Do you think that is how the 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun reaches 20+ miles, on a flat trajectory?
Besides, as explained the gun on the Zumwalt isn't conventional: link
To: Cvengr
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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posted on
06/14/2013 7:05:36 AM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: FourtySeven
It’s a term that used to refer to Naval Aviators because they wore brown shoes. Like everything else in the Navy, in recent years they have allowed brown shoes for anybody. A “shoe” or “shoe warrior” is a slightly derogatory term for a surface officer. Bubblehead is the corresponding term for submariners.
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posted on
06/14/2013 7:13:23 AM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: USNBandit
To: DBrow
Missiles. I don’t know what the 5” set is doing, though.Firing at a target that is off screen right?
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posted on
06/14/2013 12:47:44 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(For me, I plan to die standing as a free man rather than spend one second on my knees as a slave.)
To: FourtySeven
someone in the naval aviation community (at least that was what they used to be called)
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posted on
06/15/2013 6:29:04 PM PDT
by
class8601_nuke
(don't just be critical, be prompt critical.)
To: Dallas59
Will William Shatner (the original Captain James T. Kirk be in attendance?)
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posted on
05/17/2016 6:55:44 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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