charlielima

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

Radars today display the set range somewhere on the screen.  For example, the image that I posted earlier shows the radar is at a 12-mile setting, so each ring corresponds to 2 nm out from the center. Most of the equipment today is pretty idiot-proof.

 

However, it all means nothing unless one is paying attention.

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

of course.  but standard rudder orders in the USN bridge crews are for "Left" and "Right"

 

don't ask me why

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

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

Great.

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

CL

Hmm....?

CL

Fat chance for any Slum Meatpies I bet.

CL

Interesting link about the Spruance Class!

 

http://www.navysite.de/dd/dd963class.htm

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

This could get sticky and drag all of us into something bad......................

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

Good ole Grandpa Pettibone ?

CL

Affirm.

Whiskey does lead to the Tango or the virginia real and others.

CL

It looks looks like today is the day.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Perfect-Storm-Ship-Reef/2017/05/10/id/789225/

CL

YAP

CL

Correction, YAP has Fs and Gs.

CL

Not easy reading.

Marine pilots are Naval Aviators and sport Naval Aviator wings.

I believe they don't get their wings unless they are successful at carrier landings in their advanced flight training.

In RAG training i have no knowledge if they have to be carrier qualified in type, F-18 or ? these days.

US Marine Corps F-4 and F-8 squadrons were deployed on the America, Oriskany, and Midway.

Good post Xreal.

CL

Hey hey...

 

I dunno what happened and when/how exactly it happened... but I started my SF2 game recently and I noticed 

that a lot of the HUD thingies disappeared! For example from the A-4, F-4 and F-8... I bet it's also gone

from other stock aircraft.

But I dunno where to find the solution to this, so... any help is welcome!

 

Help!

Hilfe!

Aiuto!

Au secours!

Musaeada!

Pomoci!

Pomogite!

Hjaelp!

Voitheia!

Ayuda!

Segítség!

Cabhrú!

Tasukete!

Pomoc!

Ajuda!

Imdat!

Hjälp!

You forgot "hey rube"

CL

YAP

CL

(Shrugs)

 

Looks like our weekly drills......

 

Hawkeye or Greyhound Gunship ?

CL