I can see a bit of superstructure on the left side of the first photo. Is that the part of the main mast superstructure towards the aft or is it the pagoda mast?
think maybe you could swing it for the 4th of July?
i would show up for that. what better way to end a 4th of July fireworks display then by firing gunpowder through a 16in barrel.
could you imagine if they could actually make a firework shell for that? like damn. hell that would be cool even if it didn't use a powder bag to propel it out
...the most festive of IJN shells...
Is there a video available?
Damn killjoys...
Um, yes, please? *Attempts DesDiv 6 puppy-eyes.*
Who wouldn't?!
Throw in a huge steak, some barbecue, apple pie, A&W Root Beer, and Blue Bell vanilla ice cream and that's Patriotism Overload.
*Ideas begin running through my head; smacks self* No, bad Radar!
Is there a video available?
The trick is to invite them before the firing, not after.
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Links don't work.
Insert a period between the letter u and b in youtube and they'll work fine.
OK yeah, that needs to be repeated on a regular basis on all four ships. Don't want those 16s to get rusty, now do we? And besides, aren't Iowa and Wisconsin still required to be in a state of readiness?
B ... b ... but what happens if aliens invade our oceans and they have counters to all of our new fancy electronics based weapon systems, how will we shoot them without our big gun battleships being operational?
We get SECNAV on board to wake em up. Let's see the Xenos hit Iowa when she's a 6'6" blonde.
Well, crap. If I was a Hollywood big-shot, I'd go over to the Iowa in San Pedro and talk with the Curator.
Curator: With what shells? We don't have any real shells or a way to get any. And it's no fun with blanks.Hi. You know who I am. One of the items on my bucket list is to see battleship guns fire with my own eyes. Here's $3 million for fuel to steam offshore for a day and a couple broadsides. Whaddya say?
Aside from the fact that I'm pretty sure it would cost significantly more than that to crew an outfit an Iowa to do that, sign me the fuck up!Well, crap. If I was a Hollywood big-shot, I'd go over to the Iowa in San Pedro and talk with the Curator.
ME: Hi. You know who I am. One of the items on my bucket list is to see battleship guns fire with my own eyes. Here's $3 million for fuel to steam offshore for a day and a couple broadsides. Whaddya say?
