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Why do all aircraft carriers have an island? The early converted merchant vessels like Argus and Langley didn't bother. You see quite a few designs in the interwar period without them too - Hosho, Ryujo, Shoho, the first configurations of the Amagi-conversions - and even during the war the British converted carriers like Audacity do without. The United States-class of supercarriers designed after WWII was going to have no island either, but they got cancelled and all modern aviation ships have an island on the starboard side.
Why is this? What's the advantage...
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>>29470502
They quickly found with early flattops that it was too hard to manage without an above-deck bridge. Hell, even Argus had a retractable pilot house in the middle of the deck.
Plus, it provides space for flight deck controllers to survey the deck and manage aircraft.
>>29470502
The same reason air control towers exist.
Because the admirals insist on having a bridge
>>29470636
What was true in the 50's and 60's is not really true today, since you can just have cameras/electronics keeping track of planes/personnel for you
What's with the recent trend of people eschewing thumb safety's? Is it just trying to be "edgy" by discounting a basic safety feature?
>>29470374
there just is not a need
>>29470374
Because guns aren't fucking 1911's anymore, fuckboy.
>>29470374
Some people just don't know what glock leg is
Some looked like a tard at basic training when they didn't flip off the M9s safety on pistol day
Some people don't understand you can keep the safety off on your CC piece and the gun gremlin won't magically put it back on right before you need to defend yourself
>TFW you just put a fresh coat of grease on your battle rifle
>>29470222
Grease?
Why?
>>29470229
By "grease" he means lube and by "rifle" he means fleshlight
Way too much. It should be shiny without color. Learn to grease pleb.
So I bought this beauty (pic related) weeks ago for two reasons, its a Mauser and for shtf/sniper role(because I don't have enough money for a modern weapon). Good idea? Or bad? I want your opinions.
> I don't have enough money for a modern weapon
You don't have $450 for a WASR?
You get the Mauser for historical appreciation.
For SHTF role, you get a semi-automatic carbine.
>>29469998
If you can afford a Mauser, you can afford an Axis or Patriot, both of which would be better choices for use in the field.
>>29469998
>M48
>for shtf/sniper role
>2016
Unless you live in /ex-Yu/, it's a bad idea. Nothing wrong with the rifle, you just want something with better sights (iron or optical) and more easily available ammunition.
Anyone on /k/ have any info on the Boberg XR-9? Saw in on TFB-TV's YouTube channel and was genuinely interested.
>inb4 bullpup handgun
supposedly they are quite good as long as you stick with ammo its compatible with
however its price is a factor
>>29469733
The design has been bought by Bond Arms of Texas, production should begin this year and be greater than the 2 a day Boberg could do.
>>29470195
Hope that brings the price way down, it's a very interesting design.
besides .22 what is the cheapest rifle rounds to plink with?
6.5 Creedmoor
.50 BMG
>>29469319
.17hmr
.22mag
7.62x39
.223
Fuck 7.62x54r
Are the cheapest I can think of
Prototype production starts on the 11th.
Who's buying once mainstream production hits?
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I would like to know more.
Price, caliber, materials used, photos please.
I will probably buy one. why not. as long as it isn't something absurd like $1,800.
>>29469174
PaB-9 when?
![ussflasher[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0NHxdEz.jpg "ussflasher[1].jpg")
Assuming that you won powerball, how much would it cost to have a shipyard build a replica of a Gato-class or similar diesel-electric surface running submarine with modern electronics and engines?
![129124113361526881730235383_catamaran-charter-antigua-catana-47-2010-1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/h5ktFe7.jpg "129124113361526881730235383_catamaran-charter-antigua-catana-47-2010-1[1].jpg")
I would rather buy a catamaran.
Probably somewhere in the multiple hundreds of millions.
Tree fiddy
Larping sounds gay is there any other sports similar to fencing that deals with sword fighting that isn't gay?
>>29468478
Ass fucking is less gay.
HEMA.
/thread
>>29468478
HEMA.
From all the guns you own, which one would you realistically use in a SHTF scenario where you had to protect your family or yourself?
What's your reasoning for using that particular gun/guns?
>>29468181
Pretty simple really. Use the three gun combination you've trained with. A Colt 6920, G21 and M590. Reliable weapons using ubiquitous ammo.
>>29468181
I own only handguns, for now. So I guess my G19
>>29468181
Something powerful, light, stupid-proof, rugged, and not a picky eater.
Katana, or course.
Why is the M4A1-S so unaccurate? :(
>>29468168
Because you have the hiccups.
Because you're a total fucking scrublord.
>>29468168
That disgusting fucking model, holy shit.
Hey /k/ I've looked at the sticky, I've decided on a cz82/makarov went to local gun show all I could find was a beat up cz for around 350.
So my question is, what's the market price on decent makarov/cz82?
I'm willing to go around 400 for a gun poorfag here, recommendations welcome
I got mine for 325
>>29468529
What did it come with?
Around what time and place, south Texas here.
hey guys im actually looking for help in a gun disarm from the Crossman MK-177 Pellet Gun caliber .177 (4.5mm) since my little brother thought it would be good to learn to disarm guns but he can´t put it back together. If someone could show me a picture of it open (or link me a video of it disarmed) i would be so glad :D (the reason i don´t buy another is because he needs to learn about asking for help in stuff like this)
>>29467666
>wasting satan trips on this bait
>>29467674
help ;-;
tell your dumbass brother to fix it himself or pay you for it
please help me identify this, whats it for?
>>29467488
It's a collapsible bowl u fuck
>>29467488
It's a hat
>>29467488
A protector for your vagina
Do we know if anyone from /k/ has gone on to support the Kurds in Iraq and Syria?
Not that we would tell you DHS.
>>29467316
Kurds are on our side m8 (at least publically) but I still understand your concern.
Zed did
That's why he's not around anymore
