The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Lt. John Powers and Coral Sea (7-8 May,1942) - May, 8th, 2003

http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/coral_sea.htm ^

[snippy_about_it]

hehe.

We do tend to enjoy ourselves at your expense. :)

Where does MIL live? Back east?

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Phil.

[SAMWolf]

Back in Chicago. Wish she'd stay there.

[snippy_about_it]

Good night Sam.

Good night Victoria.

Good night All.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. And I bet you thought you got away when you moved. :)

[Light Speed]

[SAMWolf]

Good Night Snippy.

[Valin]

Strike of the Aztec Eagles...Mexican P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot from Mexico's expeditionary force over Luzon 1945

Well now that I have learned something new I can go to bed happy.

[GATOR NAVY]

Here's a good "before" pic of Mikuma to compare to your "after" pic. The mainmast and aft superstructure were destoyed when her own torpeodes exploded. The wreckage on top of "X" turret is a USMC SBD.

[Light Speed]

The Washington Naval Treaty of the 30's....interesting to see how BU SHIPS answered the Mogami class of Japan in turret arrangement.

Here USS Savannah has her new 5"-38's on raised mounts for "Super Firing" position.

The Brooklyn class were a nice design for the 30's..with room to augment secondary battery allong with 40 mm AA.

[GATOR NAVY]

The Mogamis were built as triple 6" and regunned to twin 8" before the war. I wonder if they would have been more useful with 6". We found out at Guadalcanal the 8" rate of fire was too slow. Of course, with their torpedoes, the Japanese didn't reley on gunfire as much as we did.

The S. American navies sure liked the Brooklyns. They kept 3 or 4 around for a long time. Remember the General Belgrano (ex-Pheonix).

[Light Speed]

Thanks for that info..Was not aware of the re-gunning of the Mogami class prior to the war.

Most of Japans warships look really weird..at least to me.

However;Yamato and Musashi were sharp looking Battleships.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[MARETHLINE]

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