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View from the top of Spot 8

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View from the top of Spot 8
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:55 PM
Looking down from the top of USS TARAWA (LHA-1)

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Tony Spiker
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Posted by dkmacin on Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:35 AM
That's what I like to see!
Electricians with hammers!!

Don
I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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Posted by supercobra on Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:59 PM
It's known as bag smashing. One of the many weird games played by sailors aboard ship.
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Posted by intruder_bass on Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:35 PM
Correct me guys if I am wrong but isn't it prohibited to be so close to Radar when ship is at sea? I used to work on container carrier and it was strictly "recomended" not to be closer then 3 meters from our radar... And it was way smaller then this one. I dont think they shot it off at sea........

Andy
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Posted by dkmacin on Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:53 PM
They used to pipe: "Now secure all radiating gear and equipment, man going aloft."
on the 1MC, I'm sure they still do turn that stuff off.

Don
I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:29 PM
Sign - Ditto [#ditto] with dkmacin. Still, must have been a CASREP 1 or 2 to conduct a repair while underway. Looks like they're sitting on the pivot/rotation point for the radar array.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 14, 2005 2:19 AM
Thats quite a point of view.
CFR
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Posted by dkmacin on Friday, October 14, 2005 5:29 AM
DId you notice the Coke can?
Man things have changed! If that can isn't full of cleaning fluid, it means they took their lunch! I knew a few CPO's that would have busted butt over that one. . .all while holding a coffee cup and not spilling a drop!

Don
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 14, 2005 3:31 PM
QUOTE: just trying to keep the site relevant to modeling. Plenty of chat boards and forums out there for pilots and helos as well. Since it is a modeling site, lets stick to modeling relevant issues.
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Posted by dkmacin on Saturday, October 15, 2005 7:37 AM
Sorry.
Suppose I was trying to figure to out how to model a Coke can in 1/700 scale.

Don
I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, October 15, 2005 4:46 PM
It looks like CH-53E maintenance is having some problems. One A/C completely without rotor blades (what's it doing on spot?), and two missing engine cowlings. I'm glad I'm not on that boat.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:29 AM
Maybe they did a MRH or Main Gearbox swap. With no tailrotors either...maybe they had a small mishap and breaking her apart to check all dynamic components?
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Posted by ridleusmc on Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:35 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Dragonfire

Maybe they did a MRH or Main Gearbox swap. With no tailrotors either...maybe they had a small mishap and breaking her apart to check all dynamic components?


I guess there's no telling what kind of trouble they're having.
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