milsurp – Page 9 – Guns, Fun, Food and More

The American Dreadnaught – from 1968

A little dated – but pretty good stuff . . . Nobody in their right mind – or even their left mind – wants to go toe to toe with a “battleship” with ANYTHING LESS THAN A BIG GUN SHIP – remember folks – they never traveled alone – they operated in what was calledContinue reading “The American Dreadnaught – from 1968”

Have Some SAGE For Your Sunday . . .

Love the reference to equipping aircraft with “simple” modular computer components. The F106 had over 5 tons of black boxes in it to function with SAGE. As rude and crude as it all was – damned if it didn’t work – most of the time – LOL! The ground installation equipment is still hard toContinue reading “Have Some SAGE For Your Sunday . . .”

Fletcher Class Destroyers

Tough little ships in their day – 175 of the class were built during WW2 – they were the right ship at the right time – a fairly decent WIKI page on them if you want to read up on the class . . . Have Fun – Run the Gun! – and remember –Continue reading “Fletcher Class Destroyers”

The V-Bombers: The UK’s Strategic Nuclear Strike Force

The Vulcan was always so cool . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

USS Iowa – What it’s like to actually command a battleship

From Drachinifel – interview with Captain Larry Seaquist – one of the last captains of a battleship – Good Stuff!! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

“Dope Card Numbers” for YOUR Mosin-Nagant – Might just come in handy . . .

If your bolt action long range rifle is a Mosin – You ARE NOT under gunned – don’t let nobody tell you otherwise! From AK Operators Union Local 47-74 comes the drop numbers already worked out for you – I urge you to go and read the article – the information MAY just come inContinue reading ““Dope Card Numbers” for YOUR Mosin-Nagant – Might just come in handy . . .”

Mosin Nagant – You’re Kidding Me!! – No – I’m not

Folks made fun of me when I bought up all of these I could get my paws on . . . Pay attention at about the 4:00 minute mark – What could YOU do withe 25 Mosins?? Asking for a friend . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – FixedContinue reading “Mosin Nagant – You’re Kidding Me!! – No – I’m not”

Some Old Ads to Browse . . .

I remember barrels of Ought Threes and Mausers and Enfields at stores – 20 Bucks – Take your pick – ah . . . The Good Old Days . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

F-106 – A Few Pics for Your Enjoyment . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

BOMARC And SAGE

A short over view of SAGE and the BOMARC System And here’s a look at some of the the “nuts and bolts” . . . BOMARC assembly and testing . . . And one on Holloman AFB . . . The Bomarc system was just one aspect of Sage – manned interceptors – Nike systemContinue reading “BOMARC And SAGE”