On D day the USS Texas couldn't physically elevate the guns any higher in their mounts to lob the shells at German positions as they retreated further from the ocean. So they intentionally took on water on one side of the ship, elevating the other side, and enabling the guns to shoot further.
The sheer amount of ass-busting, ball-sweating work that the Battleship Texas Foundation folks have done...it's just humbling. Good for them.
EDIT: Also, the livestream of when they towed her from San Jacinto to the drydock was absolutely the coolest livestream that I’ve ever watched. Checked all the boxes of, like, “this is a historical event that I’m watching; there’s a real sense of occasion,” plus “this is like those slow-TV videos, where someone has a camera and walks through nature scenery.” I had that shit on all day.
Nitchy? I haven't seen that word and I can't tell from looking it up if this is some use I don't understand or if it's just a misspelling/pronunciation of niche
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The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 60 pts · 2y
This is going to send me down a wikipedia rabbit hole, isn't it?
grahamja@reddthat.com · 83 pts · 2y
On D day the USS Texas couldn't physically elevate the guns any higher in their mounts to lob the shells at German positions as they retreated further from the ocean. So they intentionally took on water on one side of the ship, elevating the other side, and enabling the guns to shoot further.
Exusia@lemmy.world · 68 pts · 2y
*due to being so old she lacked the elevation and range of the other ships also participating.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 22 pts · 2y
That's amazing
Exusia@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Tomorrow's TIL by Picard Maneuver
can@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
You tell me
Hupf@feddit.de · 30 pts · 2y
I thought this was !noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works for a second there.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 14 pts · 2y
I mean, it was apparently completely credible.
HolyDuckTurtle@kbin.social · 25 pts · 2y
I've always wandered if the Captain or other Senior Officer had that idea in their back pocket just waiting for an excuse to use it.
Exusia@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
Her new paint is looking goood
ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 2y
The sheer amount of ass-busting, ball-sweating work that the Battleship Texas Foundation folks have done...it's just humbling. Good for them.
EDIT: Also, the livestream of when they towed her from San Jacinto to the drydock was absolutely the coolest livestream that I’ve ever watched. Checked all the boxes of, like, “this is a historical event that I’m watching; there’s a real sense of occasion,” plus “this is like those slow-TV videos, where someone has a camera and walks through nature scenery.” I had that shit on all day.
ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Oh wow that's looking great
Pratai@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 2y
RealFknNito@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
I'm starting to think the amount of people who can both spell and pronounce niche properly is in itself a niche.
maldivirdragonwitch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Friedrich Nitchy
EndlessApollo@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Nitchy? I haven't seen that word and I can't tell from looking it up if this is some use I don't understand or if it's just a misspelling/pronunciation of niche
CobblerScholar@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Sounds like a damn Sabaton song
Exusia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I wish. Hope there's something with them when she leaves drydock for Galveston.