03-22-2023, 11:50 PM
(03-22-2023, 04:30 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:I visited the USS Missouri last year. Looks like it would be fine for use if required.
Possibly obsolete in modern warfare, but last saw active duty in Afghanistan and has been around for a long time.
Afghanistan is a bit far from the ocean for any warship Thry ?
“Mighty Mo” was re-commissioned twice over its 50 year career, the last time for the invasion of Iraq. Its main guns and cruise missiles could strike targets well inside Iraq.
One of Mighty Mo’s achievements was providing the backdrop for Cher’s ‘Turn back time’ music video. The sight of Cher’s naked, tattooed buttocks straddling one of the 16” guns upset many conservative Americans and excited many teenage boys ?
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball