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Loading a Naval Gun [GIF] (upload.wikimedia.org)

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[–]DrWallyHayes 318 points319 points ago

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As seen on the USS Rube Goldberg.

[–]whoami9 51 points52 points ago

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Just FYI, the break halfway through where the piston shifts the shell and powder pack sideways is there so that if the gun goes off improperly or the gun takes a direct hit, the explosion won't propagate all the way down and blow up the entire ammo and powder store. This is a pretty old design.

[–]looksfamiliar 12 points13 points ago

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It also speeds up the operation, since the first casing can be refilled before the other is returned

[–]whoami9 2 points3 points ago

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Good point. It's actually shown in the gif too.

[–]quaste 4 points5 points ago

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Also keep in mind that the gun can turn and the upper elevator probably will have to move along, while the other one is stationary. I guess when the piston shifts the shell and powder pack sideways, it also takes care of realigning it with the direction of the gun.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You're wrong. It's because the gun is in a turret.

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    [–]hithisissy 126 points127 points ago

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    How long is it take for them to run out of bullets? I was watching for like 5 mins and it didnt even make a dent in the wapons stash

    [–]KazMux 119 points120 points ago

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    Yup.. And the guy down there hasn't done shit in like 20 minutes. That fucker need to get back to work..

    [–]Skurai 93 points94 points ago

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    Nope, that pretty much an accurate representation of what we do

    [–]SaucyKing 19 points20 points ago

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    I can attest to this.

    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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    No more lip about ChAir Force outta you.

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        [–]BearBryant 4 points5 points ago

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        They're at battlestations! What the fuck is he doing!

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          [–]jeaguilar 9 points10 points ago

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          They shoot off to one side occasionally. That reloads.

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              [–]Vandilbg 195 points196 points ago*

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              You can tell it's British because the Americans stored and loaded the shells vertically from a rotating projectile flat using parbuckling gear instead of a mechanical hoist.

              [–][deleted] 401 points402 points ago

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              Obviously.

              [–]alreadytakenusername 195 points196 points ago*

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              You can also tell it's British because the seaman is doing nothing.

              [–]C_MEN 115 points116 points ago

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              http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/frontpocket_sg.gif

              [–]Cullingsong 8 points9 points ago

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              Do the British just use lube instead?

              [–]glintsCollide 2 points3 points ago

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              I wouldn't say that, he's doing an excellent job at giving you a point of reference for the scale in this scenario.

              [–]Wiki_pedo 1 point2 points ago

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              I'm not sure if it applies to all navies, but I heard that for submarines, 100 men go out, 50 couples come back.

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                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                Most upvotes I've seen from one word.

                [–]adamjm 22 points23 points ago

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                You can see the American loading process in Under Siege.

                [–]mikelieman 13 points14 points ago

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                Tommy Lee Jones     ...     
Gary Busey  ...     
Erika Eleniak   ...     
Colm Meaney     ...

                It's like the perfect movie....

                [–]MrGoodbytes 3 points4 points ago

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                Control + F ; "Under Siege"

                [–]falor42 13 points14 points ago*

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                As someone who had the unfortunate task to load many a US Navy 5"/54 gun. I was going to say the same thing; in a far less confusing manner. Something like "We load our guns a little differently; at least on Cruisers."

                edit: fixed gun caliber (Thanks timmy)

                [–]Timmyc62 7 points8 points ago

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                Do you mean 5"/54?

                [–]falor42 10 points11 points ago

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                Don't judge my addled memory!

                [–]Timmyc62 6 points7 points ago

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                Hehehe :P

                Thanks for your service, by the by.

                [–]JWN6513 3 points4 points ago

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                would it be similar on a coast guard cutter?

                [–]falor42 1 point2 points ago

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                Not sure, they got smaller guns. Probably not us much Rube Goldberging and more man handling but who knows? I wasn't tall enough to join the Coast Guard ಠ_ಠ

                [–]Some1new00 1 point2 points ago

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                I shared the unfortunate task of loading these bitches. What ship were you on? Uss san jacinto (cg-56) here from 05 to 10.

                [–]falor42 1 point2 points ago

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                Mobile Bay (CG-53) 2001-2005. I'm still a contractor though so I've ridden about a dozen or so different ones; mostly DDG's.

                [–]havespacesuit 0 points1 point ago

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                Did they allow you to wear hearing protection? I was talking to a retired Navy man on a gunboat in Norfolk, VA who said that they did not wear any hearing protection at all, and he was half deaf

                [–]falor42 9 points10 points ago

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                Hearing protection galore. In fact; hearing protection INSIDE of hearing protection (plugs and sound cancelling headphones (or w/e they were called)). Don't let that fool you though; those things are freaking loud.

                I was on a DDG last year smoking midships when their main gun started firing (I forgot they were firing that morning:/) It is ridiculously loud without the hearing protection and feels like a giant hand punching your whole body from the shock-wave (a gentle punch). There would be no way someone could regularly take that, you would be deaf super quick.

                [–]havespacesuit 2 points3 points ago

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                :O

                Well the old boy I was talking to was half reminiscing and half lecturing me about using my earbuds because they would make me go deaf. Maybe he was pulling my chain with his story, I dunno.

                I know what you mean about the punch though. Some ... friends of mine get illegal fireworks every year, the kind that are shot off at legitimate fireworks displays? They are mortors, big balls that you put in a tube, light the fuse, and they shoot up in the air. Anyway, some of them are the big light/noise kind, and they make the windows of my place "thump" inwards and you can feel it in your bones.

                [–]falor42 7 points8 points ago

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                I know the fireworks you're talking about, they got nothing on the guns, it is ridiculous. I just wish I was around to see a Battleship broadside, but alas they were all decommissioned by 2000.

                You want really loud though; try the missiles.

                [–]kilo4fun 2 points3 points ago

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                That is a badass picture. Thanks!

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                      [–]btdubs 0 points1 point ago

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                      why unfortunate?

                      [–]falor42 4 points5 points ago

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                      Try it some time....

                      More specifically, the bullets are heavy. Holy fuck heavy. And it is nothing but good ol' fashioned sailor loading those guys into the elevator. Not to mention ammo onload!! I moved about 300 80lb rounds the day after I got a forearm tattoo... talk about pain.

                      [–]btcs41 7 points8 points ago

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                      Explain it to me like I'm 5

                      [–]sophiie333 15 points16 points ago

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                      Ok ok, there's no need to patronise

                      [–]btdubs 50 points51 points ago

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                      THAT MEANS TALKING DOWN TO PEOPLE

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                        [–]recursion 2 points3 points ago

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                        What does this mean?

                        [–]kaysea112 4 points5 points ago

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                        that boy needs therapy

                        [–]kaptainkaos 3 points4 points ago

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                        purely psychosomatic

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                          [–]play3393 1 point2 points ago

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                          Americans.

                          HOLY SHIT HERE COMES AN S!

                          [–]Kerguidou 1 point2 points ago

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                          What about russians? Germans? Brazilians?

                          [–]tyrghast 1 point2 points ago

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                          Indubitably.

                          [–]spankr 1 point2 points ago

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                          I could tell because the sailor was standing fabulously nonchalantly! Hayyyy!

                          [–]AtLaRkEeAnD_Y 0 points1 point ago

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                          THIS! Those things weigh hundreds of pounds and have to be moved manually.

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                            [–]FraggotMan 48 points49 points ago

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                            video

                            USN training film

                            loading USN

                            loading HMS

                            [–]Vole85 41 points42 points ago

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                            Why is that guy not working? Come on dude. Do your bit.

                            [–]Sachyriel 26 points27 points ago

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                            He's raisin' morale.

                            [–]VivaLaUndead 18 points19 points ago

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                            Raisin morale?

                            [–]francohab 1 point2 points ago

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                            He doesn't seem to have war drums.

                            [–]rustyguns3 5 points6 points ago

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                            He's busy cleaning.

                            [–]djkingmatt 5 points6 points ago

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                            I can confirm this.

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                              [–][deleted] 33 points34 points ago

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                              That's a cool pez dispenser.

                              [–]yokiedinosaur 3 points4 points ago

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                              put your mouth up to it! :D

                              [–]BangkokPadang 15 points16 points ago

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                              Thats what she said.

                              [–]djkingmatt 2 points3 points ago

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                              *He

                              [–][deleted] 69 points70 points ago

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                              That's one lazy seaman right there.

                              [–]SoConfuse 90 points91 points ago

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                              or one powerful telepath.

                              [–]PositivelyClueless 20 points21 points ago

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                              telekinetis or psychokinesis

                              Telepathy is reading minds, telekinetis is moving objects with thoughts.

                              [–]rceaandtyhoius 11 points12 points ago

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                              Or maybe a powerful telekinetic is using his brain powers to make you think telepathy is reading minds and you've been wrong all along.

                              [–]SoConfuse 2 points3 points ago

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                              I thought about what word to use. I know the difference between telepathy and telekinesis. I just didn't know how to put it into a noun to describe a person.

                              [–]Fancyhat 4 points5 points ago

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                              You're clearly thinking with your mind

                              [–]Switche 1 point2 points ago

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                              It's Sea Man.

                              [–]kernelhappy 1 point2 points ago

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                              I think the term is slow swimmer or low motility.

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                                [–]kirschbaum[S] 47 points48 points ago

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                                Key:

                                1. Platform deck

                                2. Shell room

                                3. Lower deck

                                4. Magazine

                                5. Middle deck

                                6. Trunk

                                7. Main deck

                                8. Barbette

                                9. Working Chamber

                                10. Upper Deck

                                11. Roller path

                                12. Cradle

                                13. Gunhouse

                                source

                                [–]justguessmyusername 19 points20 points ago

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                                Don't forget the white boy in the bottom right.

                                [–]thereadlines 32 points33 points ago

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                                14 Ballast

                                [–]spankr 5 points6 points ago

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                                "Gunner Bloggins"

                                [–]annoying_guy_w_guns 2 points3 points ago

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                                14 Seaman Stains

                                [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                                So why not just store the ammo closer to the gun? There seems to be quite a gap in waiting for the main elevator to come back from the shell room. Or even a second elevator would be able to feed the gun faster.

                                [–]Snow88 57 points58 points ago

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                                It's nice to store explosives away from where explosions are happening.

                                [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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                                True.

                                [–]brilliantNumberOne 11 points12 points ago

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                                Because a couple of primed shells (and, depending upon whom you believe, a deranged sailor) can do this. Imagine the entire magazine.

                                [–]FootballBat 2 points3 points ago

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                                Two reasons: first, as mentioned before, it is wise to keep the exploding stuff away from the controlled explosion in the gun. It's bad enough if the breech fails; it would be mch worse if there was additional exploding stuff around the failed breech. Secondly, the magazine where reloads are stored is heavily armored. Any additional penetration to the magazine would cause additional stress on the armor, as well as providing an alternate path for an explosion.

                                [–]Athegon 1 point2 points ago

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                                It's probably somewhat limited on rate of fire due to temperature. it the weapon gets hot enough, you risk having it "cook off" where the ammo gets hot enough due to heat from the chamber that the gunpowder autoignites.

                                When you have small arms (ie, a rifle) cook off, it's bad. When you have a 16-inch deck gun cook off, that's real bad.

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                                  [–]zippyajohn 23 points24 points ago

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                                  please more gifs of things working!

                                  [–]bchanged 15 points16 points ago

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                                  http://www.animatedengines.com/

                                  You're welcome.

                                  [–]zippyajohn 1 point2 points ago

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                                  @_@

                                  [–]GenTso 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Oh, Lord .. and I was just about to go to bed. ...

                                  [–]nobured 14 points15 points ago

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                                  Now we know that pacman works on war boats, eating dots, shitting explosive bricks.

                                  [–]overtoke 6 points7 points ago

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                                  fixed http://i.imgur.com/GSrk0.gif

                                  [–]Dr_Tecknologic 3 points4 points ago

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                                  So that's how EVE ships do it!

                                  [–]Delahorney 3 points4 points ago

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                                  Just me that was expecting some sort of belly button rifle when I clicked this link? Reddit has messed with my mind.

                                  [–]Strifeee 5 points6 points ago

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                                  Anyone else look at this and go, "Damn, you know.... I bet I could pull this off in minecraft."?

                                  [–]Dracius 8 points9 points ago*

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                                  This reminds of Episode 3 from Lost Planet 2. They tried to make the railway gun in the game as close to the Schwerer Gustav as possible.

                                  It seems to be inspired by the German railway guns from World War II, Schwerer Gustav and Dora, each 800mm and capable of launching a 7 ton shell 23 miles. They were the largest artillery pieces ever created and when used, unleashed monstrous amounts of power on whatever poor object lay in its sights. It has been recreated with as much dark being and ferocity as it was the day it was originally built.

                                  This all leads up to one of the most bad ass scenes I have ever seen in a game.

                                  [–]tyrghast 5 points6 points ago

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                                  In regards to your last link

                                  Well thats just like... unpossible.

                                  [–]Perturbed_Spartan 8 points9 points ago

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                                  me gustav

                                  [–]Ferrofluid 2 points3 points ago*

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                                  Ever see the 'Ratte' monster tank in the map 'Ratte Trap' from the BF1942 mod 'Forgotten Hope Secret Weapons'

                                  It has a twin 16" turret borrowed from one of the battleships of FH.

                                  ingame video

                                  and ever so slight related from a long time ago, 'the Spider Tiger' for giggles

                                  [–]wlonkly 1 point2 points ago

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                                  You might know this already, but just in case: the Ratte was a real tank design that never saw production. 280mm primary, though, not quite 16".

                                  [–]diversionmary 1 point2 points ago

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                                  That was fun until it went full retard. Did that man kick a bullet to fire it? Also, was the whole game a QTE fest?

                                  [–]oh_no_not_again 1 point2 points ago

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                                  I believe I read somewhere that the diameter of the shells had to increase as the power of the shells were ever slowly expanding the diameter of the barrel. Eventually, after firing so many times the barrel would have to be replaced.

                                  Edit: Ah here is Source from when I read about the Paris Gun

                                  [–]skybike 2 points3 points ago

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                                  All I hear is Pee Wee's Big Adventure music, and it makes it creepy as hell.

                                  [–]shawric 1 point2 points ago

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                                  I was thinking the same thing.

                                  [–]frugalbruin 2 points3 points ago

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                                  First thing that came to my mind was the movie 'Guns of Navarone'. I am surprised that it wasn't mentioned in the threads. Great WWII movie which Anthony Quinn stars in.

                                  [–]hkpsnstore 2 points3 points ago

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                                  I tried to watch it but it's still loading...

                                  [–]Jyvblamo 2 points3 points ago

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                                  Well, only a matter of time now until someone builds this in Minecraft.

                                  [–]trumtrumtrum 5 points6 points ago

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                                  Anybody else watch this for like five minutes?

                                  [–]Bob06 4 points5 points ago

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                                  This is how babies are fed in the womb.

                                  [–]Qender 2 points3 points ago

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                                  With explosives? Mother nature always continues to amaze.

                                  [–]bratling 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Why do you think they kick? BOOM!

                                  [–]homercles337 3 points4 points ago

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                                  Why is the tip of the projectile being smashed?

                                  [–]redwinterwolf 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Iv scene this 3 times now and nobodies answered.

                                  [–]UsedOnlyTwice 1 point2 points ago

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                                  It is not being smashed. It is an illusion because the barrel is supposed to look like a cut out.

                                  [–]sheepsix 5 points6 points ago

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                                  This is a graphic of the banned SPMM projectile. It was to be used in conjunction with high pressure streams of hot cocoa in an effort to lull the enemy into a false sense of fireplaces and knitted sweaters.

                                  Was judged to be cruel and inhumane by The Hague in 1956.

                                  [–]Incalite 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Question from idiots like me: where does the gun pivot? From this, it looks like the gun would have to remain static, which would suck a bag of dicks.

                                  [–]portuguese_ent 1 point2 points ago

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                                  pac man is a hard worker

                                  [–]deadjau5H 1 point2 points ago

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                                  USA USA!!

                                  [–]Ploopie 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Note: Lowest level requires a gay sailor posing and looking FABULOUS.

                                  [–]PrettyPony 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Why the fuck is he just standing there?

                                  [–]ZeppelinJ0 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Seems kind of odd they they're basically just kind of throwing projectiles and explosives through the little chutes at the bottom at the lift.

                                  [–]p4nd4 1 point2 points ago

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                                  As a body piercer, I took this title completely the wrong way. /sighofrelief

                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Wow there is only one sailor, and he just poses.

                                  [–]barneystephens 1 point2 points ago

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                                  this is how my penis works

                                  [–]StochasticOoze 3 points4 points ago

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                                  We fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet!

                                  [–]sonovel 1 point2 points ago

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                                  The ingenuity of man in killing man is thrilling.

                                  [–]Qender 2 points3 points ago

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                                  You don't know, those cannons could have been designed to be used against apes or robots. Or even some kind of robot ape.

                                  [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                                  I think they're pretty much just one size fits all.

                                  [–]zhaoz 1 point2 points ago

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                                  We invent some crazy things just to kill other people.

                                  [–]lotushusker 2 points3 points ago

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                                  small known fact. If you stick your finger in the end of the barrel you can cause it to backfire!

                                  [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                                  That seems pretty inefficient. There is quite a gap where the gun is doing nothing and waiting on ammunition. Having two elevator-thingies from the ammo room to whatever that transfer point is should alleviate that, because the second elevator spends a second or so waiting on the first one to come back up from the ammo hold. Or maybe you could just not store the ammo so far away from the gun.

                                  [–]bedhed 18 points19 points ago

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                                  Guns are thermally limited: fire too quickly, and the barrel will degrade/melt.

                                  Also, it's necessary for a ship to correct it's aim by where the shells are actually landing. Optimizing for a faster cycle time wouldn't really buy you anything, as you'd be waiting for the shells to impact.

                                  [–]pbrand 1 point2 points ago

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                                  It gives enough time for new coordinates to be forwarded to the gun to hit a moving target.

                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                  But isn't that done electronically? Or I guess this could be an older ship.

                                  [–]inqrorken 1 point2 points ago

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                                  In addition to bedhed's points, it's very important to keep the shells and propellant separate, and safe. If an enemy exposive reaches either the shell hold or the powder hold, the entire thing can blow up in a catastrophic explosion. Worse, fire can spread from the turrets, along a line of waiting power or shells, and reach the holds, causing the same explosion.

                                  Look up the losses of HMS Hood or HMS Queen Mary. Scary shit.

                                  [–]xixor 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Cool! I've watched a lot of WW2 documentaries and have always wondered what the procedure was. So, I take it shells don't explode and aren't stored in the magazine? Are there any exploding shells? Are torpedoes and other munitions stored in magazines as well?

                                  [–]Stereo_Panic 2 points3 points ago*

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                                  The shells are just giant bullets. When they impact all the energy that was propelling the shell just blows everything, including the shell, into smithereens. I don't think there are any exploding shells for that size gun. Shells don't really need to carry an explosive charge to be effective. The kinetic energy is more than enough.

                                  Turns out I didn't know what I thought I did. Based on a couple replies and some research I found out that guns that size use either an Armor Piercing (AP) shell that explodes after penetrating or a High Explosive (HE) shell for bombardment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16-50_Mark_7

                                  Munitions are always stored in magazines. Magazine means storehouse.

                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                  Damnit.

                                  Now I want to play Navyfield.

                                  [–]Devastating 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Would you mind explaining why there is such a huge gap between the second loading chamber and Before its (re?) Loaded into the next chamber. Thank you! Its killing me!

                                  [–]fuzzytoe 0 points1 point ago

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                                  this seems super efficient, too bad they don't have this technology for things that help instead of kill people

                                  [–]wolf550e 0 points1 point ago*

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                                  The guns on the US Iowa-class battleships of WWII, obsolete before they were even launched:

                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_inch_\(406_mm\)/50_caliber_Mark_7_naval_gun

                                  They could fire a 20 kiloton tactical nuclear weapon, the W23. More about it.

                                  [–]bedhed 2 points3 points ago

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                                  That's a pretty bold statement for a class of ships (and guns) that were in service for nearly 50 years.

                                  [–]wolf550e 3 points4 points ago

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                                  They were built for battleship-to-battleship combat, but battleships didn't fight battleships in WWII. The range of the guns is puny compared to the range of aircraft launched from carriers. Aircraft sunk the Japanese navy, not USN guns.

                                  Since then, the ships have been used for power projection (though of course the actual capabilities of the navy were in the carriers, guided missile destroyers and nuclear submarines) and shelling stuff before the marines land there, which is BTW ineffective against a dug-in enemy because shells are unguided. This was known since the island hopping campaign in WWII.

                                  Since the Soviets had anti-ship missiles that hunt in packs and are hard to detect and destroy, carrier battle groups became obsolete as well. But not only are they still in service, the US is building new carriers! Because the USN is not about fighting an advanced adversary like the USSR, Russia, China, etc. Against those, all surface ships are dead meat: they can't hide from satellites and they can't defend themselves from salvos of supersonic missiles (no one has ever demonstrated an effective countermeasure to modern missiles, only to old ones like Exocet and Harpoon).

                                  Read about these:

                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskit

                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-800_Oniks

                                  [–]joelshep 4 points5 points ago

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                                  battleships didn't fight battleships in WWII

                                  BB-56 (USS Washington) disagrees.

                                  [–]wolf550e 3 points4 points ago

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                                  She has the distinction of being the only American battleship to sink an enemy battleship during World War II in a "one on one" surface engagement.

                                  The exception that proves the rule.

                                  [–]joelshep 2 points3 points ago

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                                  Oh, but what an exception ...

                                  [–]bedhed 2 points3 points ago

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                                  I can't really say that I agree with your analysis.

                                  The vast majority of Japanese ships were sunk by submarines, not aircraft.

                                  Shells from a naval cannon were unguided, but guided munitions were not deployed in significant quantities for another 25 years. During WWII, naval gunfire was the most effective bombardment method known. (Which isn't to say it's effective, merely that it was certainly not obsolete.)

                                  The problem with calling a carrier battle group obsolete is that it's a group. The ability to intercept a missile in flight is one aspect of missile defense: preventing an enemy from getting close enough to launch a missile, confusing a missile with ECM and/or alternate targets, and mitigating the damage from a missile strike are also key aspects of missile defense.

                                  [–]wolf550e 1 point2 points ago

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                                  I really wish many more generations of weapon systems will be retired without ever being tested in battle.

                                  [–]joelshep 1 point2 points ago

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                                  The vast majority of Japanese ships were sunk by submarines, not aircraft.

                                  That may be a fair statement concerning merchant ships, though I'd like to see the numbers.

                                  I very much doubt that was the case for IJN warships.

                                  [–]pdoege 1 point2 points ago

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                                  http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-2.html

                                  Short answer: subs win

                                  [–]jmricht 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Looks like a big outdoor motor.

                                  [–]RipTatermen 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Requisite soundtrack

                                  [–]Libertarian-Centrist 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Did anyone else compare this to SpaceChem?

                                  [–]eli8527 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Is this animation in real time or slowed down? How long would it actually take in real life?

                                  Edit: forgot the word life

                                  [–]Marbug 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Now I know how to build one of my own

                                  [–]mbleslie 0 points1 point ago

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                                  They're bending the tip

                                  [–]nosprings 0 points1 point ago

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                                  So this is that Battleship movie everyone is talking about

                                  [–]keit 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I feel like that's excessive.

                                  [–]Trashcanman33 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Is that powder they are packing? Pretty neat didn't even know they still used powder, for some reason thought the shells were like bullets. Also, do we even need the big guns anymore? Only way i can see a use is cost effective shelling of coast? Am I wrong here, or are they still a major part of a sea battle plan?

                                  [–]kamishizuka 1 point2 points ago

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                                  It's probably safer to store the shells separate from the propellant, not to mention you can then adjust how much boom you give to the shot to change the distance it travels.

                                  [–]leonardisreddit 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I cannot give this enough upvotes

                                  [–]xixor 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Pretty cool. Do you or anyone else happen to have a video or link that explains the calculations and things that have to happen to aim? I imagine that shooting from a ship moving at battle-speed, that is rolling and pitching in the sea, aiming to hit another moving ship, is a bit involved

                                  [–]marvs19 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Wow this is cool!! :D

                                  [–]wtfnoreally 0 points1 point ago

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                                  You are giving dem terrorists ways to kill us!

                                  [–]Domhnal 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I thought it would this would be a humorous post on how, being that I am the fattest I've ever been right now, I could enjoy myself by launching things out of my belly button. Didn't think I would be this disappointed...

                                  [–]Alford35 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Do sailors still wear flares?

                                  [–]Vect0r 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Ill have to bookmark this for next month so I can re-post it and be a karma whore. How many times does this have to make it to the front page?

                                  [–]JimmyJamesincorp 0 points1 point ago

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                                  How much $ for each shot?

                                  [–]The_FactSphere 0 points1 point ago

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                                  This GIF is only accurate if you have the unlimited ammo cheat currently active.

                                  [–]redmonster8 0 points1 point ago

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                                  So I guess we don't really need to pay our servicemen and women. According to this, they don't do anything.

                                  [–]jigby61 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Neat

                                  [–]ShenaniganCannon 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Thanks, Stumbleupon. Damn, why did I not submit this and get lots of Karma? Why...

                                  [–]iconfuseyou 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Even cooler: the entire thing is a drop-in module. Basically if a battleship ever capsizes, the entire turret will just fall straight out of the ship.

                                  [–]Tarplicious 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I feel like Step 6 should say "This is a tube."

                                  [–]Tarplicious 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I'm sure there's a reason but why is it loaded upwards instead of using gravity? Is it to keep weight lower on the ship?

                                  [–]LasciviousSycophant 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I can't figure out what the rolls of cheese do.

                                  [–]HustlerThug 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I misread "Loading a lava gun". Not as interesting...

                                  [–]Arikin 0 points1 point ago

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                                  the thing in the middle looks like pacman

                                  [–]drzhanator 0 points1 point ago

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                                  this is awesome!!

                                  [–]NoTimeForThat 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Please put a hat on it. Scumbag big bang theory.

                                  [–]enig-o-matic 0 points1 point ago

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                                  When did pacman join the navy?

                                  [–]t35t0r 0 points1 point ago

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                                  photon torpedos ready!

                                  [–]Thyson234 0 points1 point ago

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                                  something tells me it goes a little faster than that

                                  [–]spaceisupthere 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Who else made the sound in their head when the cannon fired.

                                  [–]justdownvote 0 points1 point ago

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                                  It needs more moving parts. What could possibly go wrong?

                                  [–]Admiral_Amsterdam 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Glad to see that my seamen are doing good work ಠ_ಠ.

                                  [–]letsgobruins 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Take that, Commies.

                                  [–]TheGullibleParrot 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Sentry goin' up!

                                  [–]plannerboi 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Can someone make a gif of loading a navel gun?

                                  [–]potatowned 0 points1 point ago

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                                  why does the projectile get all squished up when its in the gun?

                                  [–]jm47 0 points1 point ago

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                                  My next Minecraft project. Seriously, this could work.

                                  [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                  So, wait. The seaman never gets into the gun?

                                  [–]nebbish 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I don't believe the bit where the shells are just thrown in at the bottom

                                  [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                  why do they have to assemble the bullets every time? isn't it a waste of time?

                                  [–]mjfh81 0 points1 point ago

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                                  I thought you meant a belly button....

                                  [–]LampostStealer 0 points1 point ago

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                                  All i can think of is Under Siege.

                                  [–]LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK 0 points1 point ago

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                                  And the seaman's job is to stand there and look fabulous.

                                  [–]Kertelen 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Number 4 is Pac-Man in disguise.

                                  [–]mHtt 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Probably one of the few cases where automation saves workers lives...

                                  [–]rxninja 0 points1 point ago

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                                  TIL how the Mako Cannon loads shells.

                                  [–]jscoppe 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Enterprise NX-01 torpedo launcher seems less automated than this. :/

                                  Guess it's because they model starships after submariness instead of battleships.

                                  [–]Jpetrov0 0 points1 point ago

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                                  Time to create this in Minecraft with pistons and TNT.

                                  [–]empirestrikes 0 points1 point ago

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                                  who made this gif? reference?

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