ErikW Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Mark 48 torpedo test Lots of pictures, but be sure to read about how the warhead detonates under the keel to break the ship in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 I'm Impressed. dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 What's even more impressive is the fact that the 2700 ton destroyer has been raised some .5m from its previous floating line (compare photo #2 and #3) by the shochkwave before the explosion finally erupted through the ship hull. That torpedo definitely made Major PF... P.S. Isn't that Destroyer a bit expensive as Chrono for testing PF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Just imagine if that ship stocked with fuel and explosives in a normal situation. The secondary explosions would be awesome. Not to mention the death toll. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Not to mention the death toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspeer Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 As a former submarine sailor and torpedoman's mate, I have seen that film when I was going to A school. The torpedo weighs 3500 pounds and has 650 lbs of exlposive. You should see the engine on that thing. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Pinto Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 Hi folks, Yes, Australia does indeed have a Navy, and you can see some awesome images of our newest toys here. By the way, the "HMAS" in front of the names of our ships means "Her Majesty's Australian Ship" as opposed to British ships which don't have the "A". Of course one of these days we'll declare Australia to be a Republic, after which the we'll probably just drop the "HM" or change the meaning to "Huge Muther". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 Ha! Vince... Erik scooped you on this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 yes vince, you've been dupped. why wouldn't ozland not have a navy? let's see, humm, surronded by water! lynn byw, is the hangover gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Vince, guess you left your eyes and mind in Vegas... ...where I would have been too! http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=129576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 20, 2004 Author Share Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) Et tu, Vince? And now, because you were busy at sHooters and missed the original post, you shall suffer the indignity of having your re-post merged with the original. Edited February 20, 2004 by Erik Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Et tu, Vince? [Thread drift mode on/Thread Hijacking alert on] Erik, you know the original last words from Julius Caesar? Great! BTW, there is some historical debate about this sentence, being it "Et tu Brute, fili mi?" or "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi?" [Alarm bells off] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 I bet old Julius's last words were "OOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!" or "You Bastard" Nobody is clever and eloquent, with a blade in the ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 I bet old Julius's last words were"OOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!" or "You Bastard" Nobody is clever and eloquent, with a blade in the ribs. I'm not that clever even with a PITA (not to mention a blade in the ribs)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Cool. I am listening to Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" on CD to help pass my commute to work right now, and there are several references to Mark 48 torps. Gives me a better idea of what he is describing in the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Pinto Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) Erik, Curses. Foiled again. Anyway thanks for merging these threads. And I think this might be "Le Bombe Frog" dialogue you mentioned: Extracted to a new thread in the Humor forum. Lynn, Yes, Australia has and needs a Navy, but I doubt the entire US Pacific Fleet could defend our entire 13,000 miles of coast Edited February 20, 2004 by Erik Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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