c/pics · by Blaze@reddthat.com · 2yShinto priest blessing first Japan domestically produced F-35 at Mitsubishi facility, Nagoya in 2017 Some additional sources: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/06/3fd7e06f6f4f-1st-japan-assembled-f-35-fighter-unveiled.html https://www.sankei.com/gallery/20170605-RFNAMRK7SZIRNK5OHKIXH47ZEM/ 251 points · 14 comments · view on lemmy.world
14 Comments
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 2y
Not something I ever expected to see, but what a visually arresting shot.
NoRodent@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Seriously, all the other photos from the event are pretty meh but this one is World Press Photo material.
SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
Omnissiah bless this vehicle
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
The magus has annointed the fighter jet in holy oil, and has recited the sacred binary scripture.
slaacaa@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
+2 armor
+2 rocket damage
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
But only against undead units
bpev@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Makeitstop@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
It now has a bonus against evil outsiders and undead.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Fake alternate headline:
"...and finally we had a weapon capable of take the fight to the Zentradi."
einlander@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Macross out in the wild.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Let's just hope it's not a State Shinto blessing, otherwise this jet will be used exclusively for war crimes.
CptEnder@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
NCD gonna have a field day over this
Fedizen@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
The spirit of the jet accepts offerings of.... jet fuel.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Got to drive away the gremlins.
Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I was bummed that I couldn't find a vid of Shinto chanting over the jet.