tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5997462237758327286..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Twenty-Two Years Later...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88795835744254698712020-03-28T12:26:39.146-07:002020-03-28T12:26:39.146-07:00I wish, you have some good ideas.I wish, you have some good ideas.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50355564089813424052020-03-28T11:25:47.211-07:002020-03-28T11:25:47.211-07:00There may be some 20cm L60 tubes laying about some...There may be some 20cm L60 tubes laying about some Navy yard, from KMS Prinz Eugen. Nice guns. Clone and match them to the autoloaders off the last CG's or the Mark 71, and reach out. Shame Gerald Bull was curtailed in his commercial activities, he could have made them sing. An 8 inch waterborne version of the G series howitzers, full bore base bleed rocket assist, stick JDAM guidance kits on them. Make them smoothbore, that's mature tech. Take the lightening technology from the M777 series, might squeeze two twin turrets on a Zumwalt. Just even one tube would do, one working is better than none, eh. RoF per tube 6 with guidance, 12 without (data from Mark 71). 24 x 250lb a minute to a conservative guesstimate range 40nm, CEP irrelevant. Make some of those decoys and chaff, mini Chevaline for giggles, or even "MIRV"ed with 6 105mm standard shells with kits similar to M1156, and how many could one stack in a magazine, factoring in cost per round? This Corona solitary is getting to me. Any jobs in procurement for me?Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663293800162306859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6570949745225140802020-03-28T08:15:18.015-07:002020-03-28T08:15:18.015-07:00I have heard that story.I have heard that story.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-215612283322765352020-03-28T08:14:32.388-07:002020-03-28T08:14:32.388-07:00They do have a point.They do have a point.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60601410177186574032020-03-27T19:34:40.218-07:002020-03-27T19:34:40.218-07:00No problem!No problem!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82488856397919560882020-03-27T19:34:27.492-07:002020-03-27T19:34:27.492-07:00Wow!
Great story Don.Wow!<br /><br />Great story Don.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8083975574988606752020-03-27T18:50:25.928-07:002020-03-27T18:50:25.928-07:00(Don McCollor...remember Willie and Joe watching a...(Don McCollor...remember Willie and Joe watching a tank go past "I'd rather dig in a moving foxhole attracts the eye"...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87884320861917885932020-03-27T18:39:07.597-07:002020-03-27T18:39:07.597-07:00(Don McCollor) ...there is an story of a B17 takin...(Don McCollor) ...there is an story of a B17 taking a FW 20mm hit direct in one of the main tanks, They didn't blow up, didn't catch fire, the self-sealing tanks held so they didn't even loose any gas. The shell was recovered from the fuel tank. They were sworn to secrecy, because there was inside the shell was no explosive, only a little note in Polish from a slave laborer. This is all we can do to help you now"Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64436018946676163132020-03-27T18:16:01.569-07:002020-03-27T18:16:01.569-07:00(Don McCollor)...sorry, that me with the B17/Me109...(Don McCollor)...sorry, that me with the B17/Me109 post just previous....Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18167408477865503382020-03-27T18:14:17.398-07:002020-03-27T18:14:17.398-07:00...Just as strange in that war, Israel bombed Cair......Just as strange in that war, Israel bombed Cairo using American made B17s escorted by German built Communist Czechoslovakian ME109s defending them against British built Spitfires. That would have ben surreal - a B17 escorted by a flight of ME109s...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39323387866090733562020-03-27T17:23:13.022-07:002020-03-27T17:23:13.022-07:00Be interesting to see the inside of that beast!Be interesting to see the inside of that beast!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89796741348064049892020-03-27T17:22:32.589-07:002020-03-27T17:22:32.589-07:00Quantity has a quality all its own.Quantity has a quality all its own.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73464523880134549822020-03-27T17:22:07.313-07:002020-03-27T17:22:07.313-07:00I've heard that term from other tankers.I've heard that term from other tankers.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39486709956980203382020-03-27T15:38:27.518-07:002020-03-27T15:38:27.518-07:00The French AMX-30 AuF1 has one heck of an oversize...The French <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3AGCT_155mm_July_2008.JPG" rel="nofollow">AMX-30 AuF1</a> has one heck of an oversized turret.<br />Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15908877687324055002020-03-27T14:47:18.233-07:002020-03-27T14:47:18.233-07:00In great quantities, it counted as a great tank. ...In great quantities, it counted as a great tank. Just not individually.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58456041384755668232020-03-27T14:45:34.198-07:002020-03-27T14:45:34.198-07:00My roommate at Clark AB had been an M60A3 gunner i...My roommate at Clark AB had been an M60A3 gunner in the Texas Guard before going Air Force. He called infantry "crunchies".Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60187982945040596212020-03-27T14:44:35.076-07:002020-03-27T14:44:35.076-07:00I'll have to give that one a shot. It certainl...I'll have to give that one a shot. It certainly looks good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48095479534339375492020-03-27T14:42:25.049-07:002020-03-27T14:42:25.049-07:00War Thunder is a much better simulation, even in A...War Thunder is a much better simulation, even in Arcade Mode. It's still a game, but a more accurate one.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65984556095379920672020-03-27T13:00:24.805-07:002020-03-27T13:00:24.805-07:00The ammo was the big killer after a penetration.The ammo was the big killer after a penetration.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1743652258694271652020-03-27T12:41:23.297-07:002020-03-27T12:41:23.297-07:00Only the Russians used much diesel for tanks. It ...Only the Russians used much diesel for tanks. It didn't keep their crews any safer. IIRC, only 20% of the crew survived on average in knocked out T-34s. Only 20% of the crews of knocked out Shermans died on average. The big killer was penetrations piercing ammo casings and starting a powder fire. That would usually escalate quickly and all the ammo would go off. With shells stored in the crew compartment, any ammo fire would kill anyone who couldn't bail out quickly.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42421498770705236082020-03-27T12:22:23.580-07:002020-03-27T12:22:23.580-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90381562684464202712020-03-27T11:32:33.466-07:002020-03-27T11:32:33.466-07:00When I was in AFROTC @LSU one of my instructors jo...When I was in AFROTC @LSU one of my instructors jokingly said: "Ever consider that maybe the bad guys have figured out a way to shoot <i>real</i> telephone poles? LOLvirgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-397463905203367612020-03-27T08:08:57.929-07:002020-03-27T08:08:57.929-07:00Beans - I blame the swollen ranks of the MBAs in i...Beans - I blame the swollen ranks of the MBAs in industry. It's almost mandatory to have an MBA to get ahead in business, most of them are useless in my experience. The DoD is a bloated dead cow with lots of hyenas and jackals in the defense industry lining up to gorge at the carcass. Makes me sick as well, I know we can do better, but we throw fire trucking panaceas at the problem. (TQM, Six Sigma, etc.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54304836541651085562020-03-27T08:06:10.852-07:002020-03-27T08:06:10.852-07:00Tuna - You get me.Tuna - You get me.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68785684500804851532020-03-26T21:37:24.174-07:002020-03-26T21:37:24.174-07:00The US Navy threw away all it's knowledge on g...The US Navy threw away all it's knowledge on gun-tech that made US naval artillery the best in the world. The 6" autoloaders from the Salem class? Why didn't we use that tech, or modernize it in a 155mm gun? Same with 8" gun tech, or 10" gun tech, or 16" gun tech.<br /><br />The 5"/54s are the best guns in their naval class, and they came out in... the 50's and 60's. Best in the world. In their class.<br /><br />And we field the POS that's on the DDX?<br /><br />What is wrong with us? WHAT IS WRONG WITH US?<br /><br />It's like NASA throwing, absolutely throwing, away every good thing learned from Apollo and Saturn for that flying turd of a Shuttle. And then to take what they learned on the Shuttle, make the Constellation system, and then when THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER cancels it, they again throw it all away, so when they get the go-ahead to make a new big rocket, do they go back to Constellation? NO, they piss it away on SLS.<br /><br />THIS MAKES ME SICK. I AM TIRED OF IT ALL!!! Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com