In WWII...

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In WWII...

Nick Hoffman — 5/22/2009 12:43:35 AM (archived)

The Japanese built a couple of super-battleships - Yamato and Musashi -displacing almost 73,000 tonnes! They were the pinnacle of the "old school" navy with 9 x 18" guns, and were strangely at odds with the Japanese progress in carrier warfare, demonstrating the superiority of naval airpower. Over time, these were fitted with more and more anti-aircraft weaponry, including a rather strange 18" anti-aircraft "shotgun" shell.

There is no record of success with this armament...

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I'm gathering that most if not all of Hubble's repairs-remodels will get done? - Bowser - 5/18/2009 3:38:28 PM
- Can and will Hubble be used to track and characterize NEOs - E.P. - 5/18/2009 6:55:14 PM
  - You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Nick Hoffman - 5/20/2009 2:52:53 AM
    - It would be fun to try it, though. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/27/2009 10:07:10 AM
    - re: You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Marsbug - 5/21/2009 6:40:19 AM
      - In WWII... - Nick Hoffman - 5/22/2009 12:43:35 AM
  - How about Herschel? - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:34:40 PM
    - Perhaps... - E.P. - 5/19/2009 8:10:43 PM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:14 PM
  - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:15:30 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - john - 5/30/2009 8:40:14 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:35:37 AM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:10 PM
- Spacerwalking ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 5:23:55 PM
  - They're finished, and NASA hasn't said anything was left out. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/18/2009 5:40:43 PM
    - Last moments ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:12:10 PM
      - They Posed for a Pic - carl - 5/18/2009 8:07:21 PM
        
        re: They Posed for a Pic. - Those were the last men to use a shuttle's airlock. - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:10:47 PM
        
        Honestly, I think Q-Public should be thanked too: - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:24:45 PM
        
        I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching - Socrates II - 5/19/2009 1:03:30 PM
        
        re: I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching. - I hope so too! Also, you know what that is about robotics: - Marcia - 5/20/2009 11:17:36 PM
        
        Say it with me - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 1:23:07 PM
        
        re: Say it with me. - Sure, but... - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:30:30 AM
        
        Was it worth it?...Given a regular shuttle mission cost $500M this probably cost $800M - Sawyer - 5/21/2009 1:10:18 AM
        
        re: Was it worth it? - Given the fact that we didn't have to use that second shuttle, et al... absolutely. - Marcia - 5/21/2009 1:25:49 AM
        
        Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Socrates II - 5/20/2009 1:26:12 PM
        
        re: Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Marcia - 5/21/2009 12:50:42 AM
        
        During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Raoul - 5/21/2009 3:44:36 PM
        
        re: During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Marcia - 5/27/2009 4:18:37 AM
        
        A full-scale replica is already in the Smithsonian NASM - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 6:19:57 PM

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