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To: LonePalm

:: qualified to operate the Mk8 Fire Control System ::

That would be the larger of the concussive waves shown above?

“He’s the one
Who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
-Pearl Jam


1,401 posted on 10/19/2018 11:34:00 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
The difference in the concussive waves is likely because the aft turret fired a fraction of a second before the forward turrets.

FWIW - firing a full broadside does NOT move the ship sideways as is commonly thought. The mass of the ship and the surface are of the sides are too great for that. The ships have a gross tonnage of 54,890 tonnes (long tons). The broadside is only about 18 tonnes.

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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

1,406 posted on 10/19/2018 11:51:35 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

That’s Nirvana, Cletus! Pearl Jam is a whiner band!


1,461 posted on 10/19/2018 5:00:57 PM PDT by Axenolith (WWG1WGA!)
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