next to last destroyer on the left is out of position - he appears to be at 750 yds vs 1000 which makes the destroyer behind him properly at 1000 yds appear to be out of kilter as well.
(got my a** chewed by the Co for being at proper distance behind a screw up in my past life - he admitted I was right, but didn’t care because the photo made it look like we were wrong - said as much, too...at least he was an honest drunk.)
And yes they care that much about something as silly as this because they will get ribbed everytime someone looks at the photo in the o-club - for months on end - until the next guy does something...
oh and I love the helo at bottom center
You are looking at the ships. Look at the waves, man. The wakes make an even pattern. Did you notice the guy on the right, just behind the destroyer, that is out of alignment?
Just wondering.
Is this typical (standard!?) of the number of ships for each carrier? It doesn’t look like enough support, but I’m probably just thinking of the old WW II photos that IIRC show a LOT more ships nearby. I imagine with better weapons and aircraft we don’t need as much support for each task force as we did back then?
Why is it that all the destroyers are trailing the carriers?
I’m totally ignorant on this sort of stuff - is it likely that there are subs in the lead and/or on the flanks? What makes the destroyers to the stern of the carriers their best deployment?
Ah, I’m a moron - I got so hung up looking at the out-of-position destroyer that I totally missed the two escorts on the flanks and the two surfaced subs in the lead.
So let me modify that - are there likely any other submerged subs there?