charlielima

They can all be successful if used right. One factor in alot of wildland fire fighting tragedys is communication. OK best case with comms on the ground is a hotshot crew directly talking to a helo for close in bucket drops. worse is the Air Attack ( not that he's evil ), he runs the air show, having Air tankers painting ridge tops and " saving the world " with several layers of communication between ground people and air people. Being a handcrew guy i prefer SEATs and helos. But yah the show is complex with alot of factors. my favorite is when the managers put all the air tankers on the coast and the marine layer doesn't clear untill 1200. Brilliant. CL

At least Boise Idaho. CL

Handsome boat. Can you give us background ? CL

Those drops will be rough on the hand crews. When the VLAT (DC-10) shows up there is not much warning and it does really mess with what a firefighting module is doing. I'm in Nevada sucking the smoke from this mess now and i do have family in Mariposa that are most likely not going to sleep in there own beds / house tonight or ? CL

cool what if. CL

Great. Here is another one. Stuck in the mud and getting evicted i think. CL

http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/wwii-submarine-stuck-in-muck-in-new-jersey/vi-BBDv9IT?OCID=DELLDHP CL

Wow they finally did the PT mod for SH-4 ? CL

Well then we can't have too many MK-21 Mod 0s then. CL

The ensign on the bow is massively appropriate despite any historical accuracy. Thanks for the papa tango post. CL

My 2 Bipolar posts on one. Cool. Drivable Papa Tangos. Will we get the gunboat version too? PT bootes nicht. Shnell Bootes ! CL

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Navy-Destroyer-Collides/2017/06/16/id/796564/ And to quote a verse from one of my favorite books on the 19th century Royal Navy: "Trollops are capital in port, but will not do at sea" CL

From what i'm seeing today is that the display is digital not analog. That means no need for interpretation or analysis like the good ole digital stuff where one had to be vigilant on their watch. Yah back in the 80's alot of sensor operators where smoking pot, but they where into their gear or equipment. Today they can't smoke marijuana but they got their lab tops, cell phones, and what now. Different mind set. Different culture and what ever else you can throw into the pot. CL

TY. I have zero time on a smallboy's bridge. I wonder how "crowded" or "messy" the radar screen was with emissions and returns for both ships ? CL

Left rudder ? US Navy ships don't have a port side or direction anymore ? CL

Hmm....? CL

Fat chance for any Slum Meatpies I bet. CL

Yah good link and thats the Oly on the bottom there. CL

LOL, Dusty Knuckles. How tru. i haven't used them in about 30 so years. CL

Affirmative. CL

VA-55 AD-4Qs ? Ah ok i got it. Some good stuff here then. http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/AD-4Q_Skyraider_SAC_-_1_December_1949.pdf CL

Same problem with US Willy Pete bombs here. CL

Good snivel. We would det out on the Oldendorf, DD-972 with our SH-3Hs. That class of destroyer was pretty wicked. CL

Nice Map. And FiNS Under the South China Sea (FUSCS?) http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/18/china-installs-anti-frogman-rocket-launchers-disputed-south-china-sea-island/ CL