To: Oatka
“Not many people of my age can say, ‘Hey, I just drove a giant-ass battleship,’” said Bordeaux, 23. And neither can you.
A 8,300-ton destroyer is a far cry from a 58,400-ton battleship.
8 posted on
12/23/2019 9:13:22 AM PST by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
To: Pontiac
True, the effective range of a MK 7 16 inch gun is about 23 miles. the Effective range of a conventional tomahawk missile is 1,500 miles with a 1000# warhead.
To: Pontiac
I thought the same thing. Definitely not the Missouri we’re talking about here
26 posted on
12/23/2019 9:26:56 AM PST by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Pontiac
True, but not many people his age can say, “Hey, I just drove a giant-ass 8300-ton destroyer into an oil tanker.”
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