Our drill team at the USMMA used to routinely toss bayoneted M-1's over one guy, two is impressive.

John Tiller's Squad Battles series of tactical games includes 2 Vietnam titles: "Vietnam" and "Tour of Duty". I have not played these, and am not that experienced with the Squad Battles series, but JT generally puts out a good game.

<t> I'm not saying that the guests were not discomfited. However, they were reimbursed for their cruise, given credit towards a future cruise, plus $500. While that may seem like a PR disaster, and I know that the usual amount is 100% on a future cruise, by contract Carnival didn't have to give them ...

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Yes, you should start to see more articles about passengers describing awful, but not life threatening conditions. An interesting read is on People.com from a passenger, who spoke of guests hording food causing shortages. It sounded sort of like the Lord of the Flies ...

<t> Oh no! Since the advent of cell phone cameras, cruise ships have very large targets on them. Virtually nothing goes over the side. Paper and cardboard trash is incinerated onboard, all metal, glass, and plastic is compacted and landed. Incinerator ash is bagged and landed. All waste water, from ...

<t> I am a mercant ship Chief Engineer who has worked on cruise vessels in the past (not Carnival).<br/>
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The Triumph had two engine rooms, but they are not completely segregated as far as systems are concerned. Most cruise ships are this way, each engine room has 2-3 diesel generators, and ...

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The dive problem of the early P-38's was that they actually dived too well. If you tipped one over at high speed and altitude, you actually went supersonic (I believe I read where this was the first plane to do so, and why it took quite a while to figure out what was ...

<t> While I don't disagree with Bullwinkle about the high loss rate in the sub service, remember that they were in the Navy, while every single merchant mariner lost was a civilian, including those who chose to make the Murmansk or Malta runs several times, and many who were torpedoed more than once ...

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Those of us who go down to the sea for a living usually remember nearly all the ships that have gone down and the men who paid the price. Certainly, you remember the ones during your lifetime.<br/>
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Now for my unadulteredly partisan pitch. As a note to all who enjoy AE ...

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There have been some really good TV shows about the Fitzy over the last few years, Discovery channel, I think.<br/>
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Long and short answer to what happened is that she was pushing cargo from Minnesota, and was caught in a storm on Lake Superior. Most people don't realize ...

<t> Been following this for a couple of days. Funny how people think that higher octane equates to higher energy. Octane is a measure of ignition delay. The higher the octane, the longer the fuel takes to ignite. Gasoline, whether produced in the 40's or now, has a fairly small range of "specific ...

<t> CT: Absolutely. African mahogany was extremely widely used during the early 20th century, and was inexpensive. Its durability and workability was perfect for the PT boat and the DeHavilland Mosquito (forms for the balsa/birch skin). The large size of the trees allowed for large sheets to be cut ...

<t> I don't know, with 160 bombs dropped randomly over the entire 5 sq km port, that's one bomb every 30,000 sq mtrs (300 x 100 rectangle). A CV or BB would fill a minimum 200 x 30 mtr area, this gives about a 1 in 4 chance of hitting the ship for every rectangle. Not bad odds, and the bombers would ...

<t> Interesting read from the court. As I've stated in previous post, the ship is most likely a "two compartment ship", so that if 5 compartments were flooding, there was never any hope of saving her. If the damage control reports correctly stated this, and the engine rooms are monitored by video ...

<t> Several years ago, I was on a ship that brought a USMC Aviation Support Battalion to Bodo, Norway, in March. As we unloaded our cargo of Hummers and tactical vehicles, the Marines were having great difficulty keeping these EXPENSIVE, supposedly all-terrain vehicles from sliding around and into ...

<t> Sandman: While I agree with most of what you are saying, but must disagree with some of it. Having seen the cruise industry from the inside, I know that the "mission" of the Captain, as defined by the company, is to manage the vessel to maximize revenue, not to act as a traditional vessel Master ...

<t> We are all agreed that the Captain will be prosecuted and punished, as he should. Ultimate responsibility always rests with him.<br/>
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CRSutton: All merchant ships are equipped with VDR (voyage data recorders), which record vessel course, speed, GPS position, helm position, telegraph ...

<t> GJ: This would not be the first captain to abandon ship before the passengers, a la the "Morro Castle". As I say, "international" crews on cruise ship consist of about 100 professional mariners and 900 hotel staff. Aboard US flag cruise ships, EVERYONE, from the dishwasher to the Captain are ...

<t> I just decided that I couldn't let Dorjun Driver's comments go. Only someone who has never been to sea could call any maritime disaster "the funniest thing I've seen". Stating that "If it weren't for the loss of life" is like asking, "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the show ...

<t> While the article GJ attached is the first I've actually read about the incident, I am a 36 year merchant ship Chief Engineer, and former cruise ship Chief. <br/>
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1. Gunner98: while container ships look to be very high and unstable, the amount of weight ...