Saipan gun emplacement pic

J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Saipan gun emplacement pic

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:11 AM

Hi, folks! Smile [:)]

Here's another picture I took while in Saipan recently.
This one was also taken on Managaha Island, off the coast of Saipan. It's a big cannon that was installed in a huge concrete bunker, the remnants of which you can see behind me and the gun. There are several of these on this tiny island, a strategic location to defend Saipan from the allied fleet.

Here's the pic:

What do ya'll reckon that gun is, 200mm or so? Didn't have a ruler on me at the time!

And can you believe those skinny legs haul my 260 pound keister around all day? Gotta do more calf raises!

~Brian

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therriman

Member since
January 2003
From: Central MI

Posted by therriman on Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:37 AM

Cool pic.

I take it your going to tease us with a photo every now and then? Wink [;)]

Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:44 AM

Yup!
I still have to figure out all this software in my computer...trimming, sizing, sharpness...

~Brian

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:26 PM

That picture gives some idea to how tall you are. Is the cannon a 5 incher or so? Nice shot. Oh, nice shorts too. Cool [8D]

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:33 PM

Howdy, T-Man!
Yeah, I'm thinking maybe I oughta change my name to J-Lurch!
The gun, hmmmm...maybe a five-incher. Perhaps larger. There was a plaque there with info on it, but it was so sun-faded, I couldn't read any of it.

~Brian

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maddafinga

Member since
March 2003
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Posted by maddafinga on Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:02 PM

I finally figured out who you look like J-Hulk. Do you guys get to see American Chopper over there? It's a doccumentary series on discovery about cycle builders in New York. You look rather like one of the owners of the shop, Paul Teutul Jr. It's a great show. I feel better now, when I first saw a pic of you, I couldn't quite put a finger on it. Great pics by the way, Saipan is a beautiful island.

madda

Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:05 PM

Looking again, I'd probably say more like an 8 inch gun. Cool pic, kinda eerie to think that same gun might have taken some of our boys out.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:12 PM

Madda, American Chopper? Nevah hoid of it! I'll keep an eye out for it, and that handsome devil, Paul!

T-Man, yeah, could be an 8-incher.
The whole place really evokes a lot of mixed emotions. It's absolutely beautiful, with the beaches, the jungles, the sea and sky...but with all the reminders of the war everywhere you look, it really makes for a somber, poignant setting in which to ponder man's folly.
Sad business, war.

~Brian

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 28, 2003 6:14 PM

Hey J-hulk. If I remember it right you're about 6'5". If I am right about your height that gun could be 8" or so in diameter. You could probably fit me in there, he-he-he.

Cool pic. Thanks.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:12 PM

Quote J-Hulk ".......it really makes for a somber, poignant setting in which to ponder man's folly"

Looks a bit surreal from where I sit too. Big gun, wrecked emplacement behind.......and is that a holiday villa or something a handful of yards away?

By the way, the legs remind me of "Rocky" from "Chicken Run". Do you shave them, or is this just a trick of the camera? Tongue [:P]

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Looking forward to the next pic.

Happy Modelling
Peter

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:30 PM

Dwight, yup, I clock in right at 6' 5". Right after this pic was taken, the grumpy island staff made me put the cannon back where I found it... Big Smile [:D]

Peter, yes, that is a nice little beach house in the background. Saipan is full of these kind of surreal images.
The beautifully landscaped airport is lined with old Japanese bunkers!
Right off the coast from our hotel lies the half-sunken remains of an American cargo ship.
A bit further south, a Sherman struggles to make it to the beach, still submerged up to its turret for the last 60 years.

Very surreal, indeed.

~Brian

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:22 PM

Brian, thanks for sharing the pictures of your vacation. Any chance that you got to any of the old 20th AF's staging areas while you were there? - Ed

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:27 PM

Was that where all the B-29s were? Koblerville, I believe? That's all around where the airport is now. We toured the area and saw the B-29 "parking lots," and a lot of buildings and structures that remained, both Japanese and US.

~Brian

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erush

Member since
May 2003
From: USA, GA

Posted by erush on Monday, September 29, 2003 8:54 AM

Another cool pic Brian! I can't belive those grumpy staff members didn't like you toting that gun out for a picture, man, they get so sensitive these days!! Big Smile [:D]

Eric

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