It looks like they decided to jettison the rack because there is a semi-released snake-eye stuck to it. The cut before the jettison is from the other side and you can see the bomb pinned against the rack nose-up. After the release the bomb separates from the rack as they fall. Must have been a nerve wracking couple of…

A squad of rangers led by a Captain running around France to find one random para makes as much or less sense as 5 tanks being sent out on their own to secure a crossroad. As historical fictions I think they are on par, but I definitely enjoyed seeing the focus on armor in Fury.

I find it harder to blame the filmmakers than you for wanting to use the practical effect of a real aircraft, even if its the wrong variant...but its also the first thing I noticed. Yeah, it is a bit disappointing.

I have a difficult time seeing how this is a good idea. The Space Shuttle is the only manned space vehicle that was ever crewed for its first flight, and that could have been a disaster in several ways. The body flap was severely damaged due to higher pressures than were simulated, which degraded its controllability…

I would propose that a vehicle be defined as having at least one of the following two characteristics:

I think these are good ways to remember tragic events of the past. Especially if we are talking about wartime events, the darkness means it is having a proper effect on us. If you have not heard of it, you should check out The Great War on youtube for weekly recaps of WWI 100 years later.

If the Marines intend to maintain their presence on CATOBAR carriers, they will be waiting just as long as the Navy for the F-35C (possibly longer, since the Navy will likely take priority with deliveries). I am unaware of plans to integrate the F-35B into CATOBAR carriers, and the past decision not to with Harriers…

There has been talk recently of the Navy buying new Super Hornets while the F-35C comes online. I hope the USMC makes the same decision. The legacy Hornet mishap rate seems to be increasing.

The wingtip pods are the easiest tell since they are so uncommon on American aircraft.

Probably not. I’m sure the general rule with rusted over ordnance is to handle it as little as possible. Is there any way to tell the difference beyond locating the fuse hole?

Explosive cannon projectiles were in common use by the Civil War.

More like an AR-15 and AR-18 combo. The bolt is identical to an AR-15, but the carrier is truncated to use a short stroke piston styled after the -18 and no need for the stock buffer spring. They started making them after their license to make M-16s ran out.

Actually, his point makes complete sense if you actually know what density altitude means.

I feel your pain. There is a mile long merge between two freeways that I travel every day. None of the lanes actually terminate, the freeways just join and split off again a mile later. Everyone who switches roads feels the need to do so the exact moment that they come together. The remaining 5270 feet are rarely used…

I feel like anyone who has ever taxied an aircraft should have known that this was a terrible idea...

As cool as this concept is, there are many more factors than just getting it up there and plugging it in.

The rudder is obviously a vulnerable part of a ship and difficult to armor. But to say one Swordfish did her in is pretty misleading; dozens of torpedo attack were launched against the Bismark in order to score that one, albeit damning, hit. The Bismark was also operating completely alone at the time, had no surface…

The rate of fire isn’t a huge issue because burst settings can be programmed to specify how many rounds each trigger pull will fire.

I know Turkey and other countries have made armor kits for M60 tanks, but I don’t know what kind of armor would be added. I thought chobham was in pretty limited circulation, even among NATO countries.

Old, but generally considered reliable workhorses. And really, it seems like any vehicle that doesn’t have chobham or other composite armor is going to be about evenly matched anyways.