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Tag Archives: battleship
Two Videos About Death Rays
Occasionally when wasting time on YouTube searching for content to post here, I come across videos that make an obvious pairing. Today’s topic: Death Rays! First up: Simon Whistler on the U.S. military’s Songbow Laser Cannon: “Lasers are not just … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Technology, video
Tagged aircraft carrier, anti-drone, Arleigh Burke class destroyer, battleship, China, Coherent Aerospace and Defense AKA Atalon, Daryl Caudle, Dragonfire, drones, Fred Pyle, Helios, Houthi, hypersonic, IMALENT MS32, Iran, Iron Beam, Israel, Jules Hurst III, laser, Military, Navy, ODIN, Office of Naval Research, Russo-Ukrainian War, SHIELD laser, Simon Whistler, Songbow Laser Cannon, Strategic Defense Initiative, technology, UK, USS Prebel, Valkyrie laser system, video
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Surviving D-Day Ships
Since I didn’t do a separate post on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, here’s a Mark Felton video that covers ships from Operatune Neptune, the naval portion of D-Day, that have survived. Operation Neptune was “under British control, commanded by … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Texas, video
Tagged Alan G. Kirk, battleship, Bertram Ramsey, Dunkirk, HMS Belfast, HMS Medusa, Mexico, Military, Operation Neptune, Philip Vian, SS Jeremiah O’Brien, Texas, USS Laffey, USS Texas, USS Threat, video, World War II
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USS Texas: “The Most Gangsta Battleship Of All Time”
The Fat Electrician has a tribute video for USS Texas (which is still undergoing refurbishment). “Today we’re talking about the most gangsta battleship of all time: The USS Texas, predating both World Wars, being built in 1914.” “It’s commonly referred … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Texas, video
Tagged battleship, Military, Navy, Texas, The Fat Electrician, USS Texas, video, World War I, World War II
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75th Anniversary of The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Yesterday marked the 75th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the last great naval battle of World War II, and arguably the largest naval battle in history. American naval forces (with help from Australia’s Task Force … Continue reading