The FReeper Foxhole Revisits the 57th. Bomb Wing & Operation Bingo (11-1944/4-1945)- Jan. 22nd, 2007

Originally Posted on 12/31/2003 3:00:24 AM EST by SAMWolf ^ | Frank B. Dean

[Soaring Feather]

Thanky alfa, down right nice of you. ;)




BAAAAAAA

[The Mayor]

WOW! That is awesome!
Can you imagine being the photographer..

[alfa6]

The only problem with the 75mm gun in the B-25s was the low rate of fire. IIRC the navigator/gunner was at best able to only fire four rounds in a gunnery pass and accuaracy was not very good.

Now the British came up with a Mosquito FB XVIII that was outfitted with a 57mm Molins automatic cannon. The 57mm or 6pounder fired a shell that weighed 7.1 pounds and had a cyclic rate of 60 rounds a minute with a 22? round magazine. A brief history of this Mossie type is at...

(TseTseFly)

Sorry but I don't seem to have a pic of a Mossie with the Molins gun installed.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[alfa6]

One of these days, maybe, one of these days:-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[F-117A]

Nice!

[Iris7]

I am reminded that when the Gothic Line collapsed the Wehrmacht had to retreat on foot. The Brenner Pass operation explains this nicely.

An interesting new naval combat vessel is in early production here in Wisconsin. The first of these Littoral Combat Ships is Freedom, LCS-1, and the second is Independence, LCS-2. The machines are 376 feet long and handle a Sea State 5 while launching and retrieving aircraft. Sea State 5 is usually described non-technically as "a hurricane". The maximum speed is said to be over 50 knots. To this old boy she looks like over 70 knots in about Sea State 3 when lightly loaded.

Weapons and systems are plug-in plug-out. Hull is stealth shaped.

To me, when I look at this ship, I don't see Iraq, I see the Taiwan Straits. Anti-missile anti-submarine platform with launch and retrieval of air and surface assets.

Actual performance and systems is not public information of course.

Image is of the stern water jet propulsion nozzles:

[Iris7]

Ain't she sweet.

Getting some rumbles about the near Earth space warfare program. Talk about nobody talking. Can read the maskirovka a bit.

Taiwan Straits, if things come to that (and it will for sure with Democrats in the White House) will be fought on land, on the sea, under the sea, by naval and land based aviation, and in near earth space. Each area of operations will be vital. One hopes this does not become necessary.

"Let him that desires peace prepare for war." - Vegetius

[snippy_about_it]

Interesting ship and a mighty huge picture. LOL. I'd have to see a few of these to get used to them. Odd looking because of the stealth.

[snippy_about_it]

We didn't build it on Tuesday.

LOL. Thank explains it!

[snippy_about_it]

The DC-3 known to the military as the C-47 couldn't take a lot of damage but it was a workhorse. In WWII it flew in our paratroopers, equipment and towed the gliders.

[Professional Engineer]

I have been in Floriduh the last two days. When I arrived at the airport this evening, I had to catch a tram to the parking garage.

About 8 young guys got on at one stop. They all had identical manila envelopes and other documents. Several wore An Army Of One t-shirts.

It took about 1/2 a second for memories to flood in. I reminded the young men to NEVER EVER refer to a female DI as "sir". Speaking from training day 1 experience, this will not endear a recruit to his DI.

BTW, I have within less than a 2 week span bought official NASA stuff from both the Johnson and Kennedy Space Center gift shops.

[snippy_about_it]

In Floriduh and couldn't stop in Tallahassee? :-(

I work there you know. We could of driven from Georgia to see you. Sounds like you were down in the democratic part of FL though.

Hope you waved at us on the flyover.

[Professional Engineer]

Went right over the top of ya'!

[Professional Engineer]

Bittygirl got a Private Ham space chimp. She immediately declared it her favorite monkey.

[Samwise]

I bow to the nerd god.

[Samwise]

I want one of those too. :^)

[alfa6]

Friday F-O-G for the Freeper Foxhole

Looking forward to most of a week off...

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

[alfa6]

I had thought of posting this pic

How is the Hobbit Lass doing?

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

She can wiggle her fingers and move her elbow now. Last night she said it hurt more than before the operation, though. Her teachers are being great.

Wally has new competition.