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RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:16 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Casablanca CVE.
Close enough. This is CVE-73, USS
Gambier Bay.
I kinda thought that "Nimitz Class" placard just to the left of the bow wasn't quite right! [:)]
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:17 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Mechanism for a Bomber's belly turret.
You're Waaay off. Try again...[:)]
I was thinking (because of the slot in the upper tube) it is a mechanism to mate a shell with its brass cartridge casing.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:10 am
by Shark7
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Mechanism for a Bomber's belly turret.
You're Waaay off. Try again...[:)]
I was thinking (because of the slot in the upper tube) it is a mechanism to mate a shell with its brass cartridge casing.
It appears to have hydraulics, maybe it's part of a gun elevation/training mechanism? And that is just a wild guess, never seen anything like that before.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:15 am
by wdolson
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
And a bonus 'mystery item'. Any guesses?
Looks like the center console in a Tardis.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:47 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Casablanca CVE.
Close enough. This is CVE-73, USS
Gambier Bay.
I kinda thought that "Nimitz Class" placard just to the left of the bow wasn't quite right! [:)]
I kept that there to throw off you lot. [8D]
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:47 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Mechanism for a Bomber's belly turret.
You're Waaay off. Try again...[:)]
I was thinking (because of the slot in the upper tube) it is a mechanism to mate a shell with its brass cartridge casing.
Hmmm...
No.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:48 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Shark7
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
You're Waaay off. Try again...[:)]
I was thinking (because of the slot in the upper tube) it is a mechanism to mate a shell with its brass cartridge casing.
It appears to have hydraulics, maybe it's part of a gun elevation/training mechanism? And that is just a wild guess, never seen anything like that before.
Nope.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:49 am
by Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:09 pm
by btd64
Shell lift....GP
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:26 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
Sounds like you are hinting that it is a sonar transducer ...
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:41 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
1st , it's AW-1Steve (you sound like Graffin...she always calls me that). 2nd , It looks nothing like any article of gear that I've ever come across. 3rd, the only ship I've ever been assigned to was the USS Constitution and that was only a TAD for a weekend . So unless it was part of a P-3 that I've never seen before , I have absolutely no idea. It looks like the top half of a B-17 belly turret , or something that resembles a submarines trash ejector (apologies to any bubble head , but like I said , "no habla boat speak". [:D]
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:08 pm
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
Sounds like you are hinting that it is a sonar transducer ...
Flux capacitor? Oscillation Overthruster?
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:13 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: General Patton
Shell lift....GP
No.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:14 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
Sounds like you are hinting that it is a sonar transducer ...
Nope. I'm outright saying it here: it's not a sonar transducer. [:'(]
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:14 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
1st , it's AW-1Steve (you sound like Graffin...she always calls me that). 2nd , It looks nothing like any article of gear that I've ever come across. 3rd, the only ship I've ever been assigned to was the USS Constitution and that was only a TAD for a weekend . So unless it was part of a P-3 that I've never seen before , I have absolutely no idea. It looks like the top half of a B-17 belly turret , or something that resembles a submarines trash ejector (apologies to any bubble head , but like I said , "no habla boat speak". [:D]
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No trash ejector. No belly turret.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:15 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Zorch
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
OK...a hint.
Let's just say that I'm disappointed ASW1Steve didn't have a more personal insight into this. [8D]
Sounds like you are hinting that it is a sonar transducer ...
Flux capacitor? Oscillation Overthruster?
No and no.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:18 pm
by witpqs
Turbo encabulator?
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:21 pm
by Chickenboy
Another picture without the cutaway front.

RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:22 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Turbo encabulator?
Nein monkey man. Nein.
RE: OT: Name that plane / ship
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:37 pm
by Chickenboy
A real life version without the cutout
