Lightning II never strikes the same plane twice

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Erghh: Sep 24, 2007; "Let him speak!"

EMILY BLUNTS posted:

a missile that also has bombs inside

quote:

....a locomotive-size missile that would travel at near-treetop level at three times the speed of sound, tossing out hydrogen bombs as it roared overhead. Pluto's designers calculated that its shock wave alone might kill people on the ground. Then there was the problem of fallout. In addition to gamma and neutron radiation from the unshielded reactor, Pluto's nuclear ramjet would spew fission fragments out in its exhaust as it flew by. (One enterprising weaponeer had a plan to turn an obvious peace-time liability into a wartime asset: he suggested flying the radioactive rocket back and forth over the Soviet Union after it had dropped its bombs.)

full spectrum dominance

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EMILY BLUNTS: Jan 1, 2005

yes Pluto is my favorite horrible thing

there is not a single part that isn't a massive "gently caress you"

# ? Feb 17, 2015 01:37

3 DONG HORSE: May 22, 2008; I'd like to thank Satan for everything he's done for this organization

poo poo like that is why I'm positive aliens are just avoiding us for their safety

# ? Feb 17, 2015 10:12

Ivor Biggun: Apr 30, 2003; A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula; Lipstick Apathy

kopiko posted:

They actually tried something like this back in 1948. It proved technically feasible and lacking any sort of hilarity, so they didn't go with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_deck#Flexible_decks

Film of it in action. It's a combination of an arrestor hook to stop the plane in flight and a rubber mat for it to then crash on to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Lu6LEQ0zo

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:13

Sombrerotron: Aug 1, 2004; Release my children! My hat is truly great and mighty.

Bhodi posted:

Add a gyroscopically stabilized mount for the rifle and suddenly you've got a nearly invisible sniping platform.

The ultimate weapon against stonedeaf insurrectionists.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 13:14

King Doom: Dec 1, 2004; I am on the Internet.

Stay safe Poverty Ghost.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 14:22

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

EMILY BLUNTS posted:

yes Pluto is my favorite horrible thing

there is not a single part that isn't a massive "gently caress you"

If Curtis LeMay was turned into a piece of military hardware, this would be it.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 14:55

OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

Doomsday weapons are for real cool

Like that paper trying to estimate what it would take to cause atmospheric ignition
LA-602: Ignition of the Atmosphere with Nuclear Bombs

OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Feb 17, 2015

# ? Feb 17, 2015 14:58

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Blistex posted:

If Curtis LeMay was turned into a piece of military hardware, this would be it.

Hahaha

# ? Feb 17, 2015 15:10

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

thathonkey posted:

Hahaha

# ? Feb 18, 2015 03:50

Trochanter: Sep 14, 2007; It ain't no sin
to take off your skin, And dance around in your bones!

old dog child posted:

poo poo like that is why I'm positive aliens are just avoiding us ~~for their safety~~ out of practicality

"Hey, T'Lou, shouldn't we eradicate the humans now? We're on the clock."
"Ehh, give 'em another 50 years and and they'll do it for us. Have you seen the kind of scratch they're puttin' down for a new figher plane?"

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Blistex posted:

...why am I not surprised that the US has conceived of a weapon that looks exactly like a dildo, complete with a clitoral stimulator?

Trochanter fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Feb 18, 2015

# ? Feb 18, 2015 03:51

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Blistex posted:

# ? Feb 18, 2015 03:57

Erghh: Sep 24, 2007; "Let him speak!"

Blistex posted:

"Stealth is a communist conspiracy." - Pluto LeMay

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:36

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Blistex posted:

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:43

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Erghh posted:

"Stealth is a communist conspiracy." - Pluto LeMay

# ? Feb 18, 2015 05:22

Owlbear Camus: Jan 3, 2013; Maybe this guy that flies is just sort of passing through, you know?

Trochanter posted:

...why am I not surprised that the US has conceived of a weapon that looks exactly like a dildo, complete with a clitoral stimulator?

there is no way I'm buying that lemay cared a whit about clitoral stimulation or was aware that there was more to anything except penetration

# ? Feb 18, 2015 07:18

Mycroft Holmes: Mar 26, 2010; by Azathoth

Otisburg posted:

there is no way I'm buying that lemay cared a whit about clitoral stimulation or was aware that there was more to anything except penetration

he was a big fan of saturation bombardment.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 08:46

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Otisburg posted:

there is no way I'm buying that lemay cared a whit about clitoral stimulation or was aware that there was more to anything except penetration

I aways just assumed he was a virgin

# ? Feb 18, 2015 13:43

DeusExMachinima: Sep 2, 2012; This poster loves police brutality, but only when its against minorities!

Put this loser on ignore immediately!

Erghh posted:

"Stealth is a communist conspiracy." - Pluto LeMay

Indeed.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 17:33

SaltyJesus: Jun 2, 2011; Arf!

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/02/marines-are-building-robotic-war-balls/105258/

bahahaha "The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls"

# ? Feb 18, 2015 17:43

Trochanter: Sep 14, 2007; It ain't no sin
to take off your skin, And dance around in your bones!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6IZTY4__Sc

It's just so cute!

Are you a cute weapon prototype? Yes you are! Yes you are!

# ? Feb 18, 2015 18:09

A Shitty Reporter: Oct 29, 2012; Dinosaur Gum

Now give it little arms and an eye on front.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 18:33

Trochanter: Sep 14, 2007; It ain't no sin
to take off your skin, And dance around in your bones!

An Angry Bug posted:

Now give it little arms and an eye on front.

I can do better.

Presenting the USMC's newest mascot:

Gunny the Battleball!

# ? Feb 19, 2015 02:20

MH Knights: Aug 4, 2007

Is this where we make jokes about the Marines finally having balls? Big black balls.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 02:24

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

you know it's bad when they're taking ideas from the star wars prequels which was full of dumb, impractical weapons that george lucas thought looked cool:

# ? Feb 19, 2015 02:28

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

It's like poetry. It rhymes.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 02:31

Banano: Jan 10, 2005; Soiled Meat

Trochanter posted:

I can do better.

Presenting the USMC's newest mascot:

Gunny the Battleball!

Now add skis and some caterpillar tracks

# ? Feb 19, 2015 14:27

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Banano posted:

Now add skis and some caterpillar tracks

can it support VTOL?

# ? Feb 19, 2015 14:30

Moose King: Nov 5, 2009

Say what you will about the F-35 and marines being dumb and awful, but I think that prototype is p cool. I'd go to war if it meant I got to chill with some big black robot balls

# ? Feb 19, 2015 14:47

SaltyJesus: Jun 2, 2011; Arf!

To mitigate unnecessary maintenance cost accrued by navy drone collisions the deployment guide must be written so as to ensure the balls do not touch.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 15:14