Recent content by NavyShooter

Each rocket weighs about 160 pounds - ish. There's actually a crane/hoist that hooks onto the rear of the launcher to hoist them into the tubes. In an emergency, I can see hand-loading a couple with a team of sailors fairly quickly. In a full load, you'd get the whole team and gear setup.

I have trouble believing that there wasn't planning that went into this, but I suspect that they focused on the most optimistic of plans, not the one put forward by the random Major that said "Hey, what if this doesn't work the way you think...." I think the optimistic plan was OBE with the...

* 32 Math.

There is no practical application for this on a RCD - the limited firing arcs make it less than useful if this container was inside the Mission Bay. However. On another class/type of ship, it might be more useful - consider a Sea Can on the quarterdeck of an MCDV - adding a pod with RWS in it...

We got lucky on MON when our only operation ROD system decided to spontaneously combust whilst at sea in 2015. First, the engineering roundsman was actually in the space at the time - and he was both skilled and brave. He grabbed the extinguisher, dumped contents on it, and by the time the...

I'll observe that there is "NATO STANDARD" and "NATO INTERCHANGEABLE" The Circle with a + inside is NATO Standard - meaning it will fit and function in your rifle safely. The Maltese Cross is NATO Interchangeable - meaning that it will fit and function in your rifle, and will shoot to within...

How about we just point north and go to Nanisivik and give them a free hand to develop it however they want. Perfect solution. Right?

Alternatively, we could gather some of the AR-15's collected through the 'assault style weapons compensation program' make them up into dummy rifles and use those instead of rubber guns. Thoughts? (Said VERY tongue in cheek....no civvie has 2 of the same rifle let alone a few hundred in the...

And they'll make one ping only as they do so....

Training stock vs Op stock? Use C77 for training....use HP ammo for pre-deployment and operational?

It is, except when it isn't? In detail. At CFSAC 2009, I recall speaking with a LCol who was down visiting that asked why we were shooting at anything past 300m, because doctrinally that's beyond the range of an individual shooter, and if he had a section/soldier that needed to go beyond 300...

100000 PSI for a 5.56 round.....?????? Holy crap. I had a discussion about this with the ETQMS here at TEME about ammo/ballistics/etc with the new rifles coming, and basically we both agreed that going with a shorter barrel and standard NATO spec 5.56 62 gn C77 ammo is going to be a decrease...

A bit shaved off - I think this one's almost good to go. She's a bit more streamlined.

OK....here's a bit of puttering around in CAD. Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 - I'm reasonably OK with how #3 looks. Details to add, but I think I've got the essence of the 'shark fin'.

Item of note - I have realized that I don't actually need to re-print the entire ship to adjust the superstructure....I can reprint the superstructure alone and it'll fit to the existing hull. I'm going to carry on with the current superstructure version to get this model in the pond, and...