kerbiloid Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Akagi said: NUCLEAR WEAPONS?! Why not? Don't you want to know the fallout direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akagi Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Just now, kerbiloid said: Why not? Don't you want to know the fallout direction? stay away from me very very far away from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 P.S. It stays unkown to the date, will their FTP be still available after the option test. Just now, Akagi said: stay away from me very very far away from me I guess, I'm at the opposite side of the planet. (At least, from your avatar.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akagi Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: P.S. It stays unkown to the date, will their FTP be still available after the option test. I guess, I'm at the opposite side of the planet. (At least, from your avatar.) Not far enough. The distance between Osaka and wherever you are is still not far enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Akagi said: The distance between Osaka and wherever you are is still not far enough! A geofront. Osaka needs a geofront. Like Tokyo. And Evangelion Giant Combat Mecha Robots. Because... you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) https://web.archive.org/web/20180927142646/http://www.nuclear-weapons.info/vw.htm The first British quick-hack meganuke Violet Club, of submegaton class. Pure U, no Pu, no fusion. Thus, huge and weird. Originally it was a megaton officially. But it appeared that it's less than a megaton. It was decided that it's still a megaton, as 0.5 megaton is still is almost a megaton. Then it appeared that it's actually 0.4 Mt. But as 0.4 is still almost 0.5, nobody cared. Its "safety device". Spoiler A rubber bag is put inside the hollow uranium sphere, full of steel balls from bearings. To prevent the U sphere collapse and chain reaction in case of smash or burn. On the plane launch preparation, after the bomb is attached into the bomb bay, they take the safety cork out, and the balls fall out, into a carriage, then the bag is pulled out. Then they stick a uranium cork into the hole. After that the nuke has no safety in case of damage. Once the cork had fallen out incidentally, so in the morning they found a heap of balls under the armed bomb, and the airforce staff unexpectedly added a heap of bricks next to it. After that case, it was ordered to store these bombs overturned, to keep the hole on top. As on the plane engines run, the balls started vibrating in the uranium sphere like jelly-beans in a box, and frightening everyone around, it was ordered to remove the steel balls before the engines launch. Thus, the last pre-flight preparations and engines warming were taking place with fully armed and sensitive to damage bomb in the bay. Due to its peerless safety, it was prohibited to transport it along roads, and even more than just that. *** And yes, the fuse ignition capacitors of all this beauty was powered with commercial motorcycle batteries, which were charged and inserted immediately before the flight. *** Another epic win is the early British designation system.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Code Violet Club Green Bamboo Green Grass Yellow Sun Blue Peacock / Blue Bunny / Brown Bunny Black Arrow ... *** After all of that the famous chicken-warmed demolition charge doesn't look somewhat strange or unusual anymore... Edited April 6, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akagi Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 20 hours ago, kerbiloid said: A geofront. Osaka needs a geofront. Like Tokyo. And Evangelion Giant Combat Mecha Robots. Because... you know... That would actually be a Kerbalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Some content has been removed from this thread. Please avoid political comments and insulting remarks. Also, do not respond to messages containing political or insulting remarks. Thank you for your understanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akagi Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 oh ok ReturnToLaunchpadAbort.exe has been corrupted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacke Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 13 hours ago, kerbiloid said: https://web.archive.org/web/20180927142646/http://www.nuclear-weapons.info/vw.htm The first British quick-hack meganuke Violet Club, of submegaton class. Pure U, no Pu, no fusion. Thus, huge and weird. Originally it was a megaton officially. But it appeared that it's less than a megaton. It was decided that it's still a megaton, as 0.5 megaton is still is almost a megaton. Then it appeared that it's actually 0.4 Mt. But as 0.4 is still almost 0.5, nobody cared. Its "safety device". Hide contents A rubber bag is put inside the hollow uranium sphere, full of steel balls from bearings. To prevent the U sphere collapse and chain reaction in case of smash or burn. On the plane launch preparation, after the bomb is attached into the bomb bay, they take the safety cork out, and the balls fall out, into a carriage, then the bag is pulled out. Then they stick a uranium cork into the hole. After that the nuke has no safety in case of damage. Once the cork had fallen out incidentally, so in the morning they found a heap of balls under the armed bomb, and the airforce staff unexpectedly added a heap of bricks next to it. After that case, it was ordered to store these bombs overturned, to keep the hole on top. As on the plane engines run, the balls started vibrating in the uranium sphere like jelly-beans in a box, and frightening everyone around, it was ordered to remove the steel balls before the engines launch. Thus, the last pre-flight preparations and engines warming were taking place with fully armed and sensitive to damage bomb in the bay. Due to its peerless safety, it was prohibited to transport it along roads, and even more than just that. *** And yes, the fuse ignition capacitors of all this beauty was powered with commercial motorcycle batteries, which were charged and inserted immediately before the flight. *** Another epic win is the early British designation system.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Code Violet Club Green Bamboo Green Grass Yellow Sun Blue Peacock / Blue Bunny / Brown Bunny Black Arrow ... *** After all of that the famous chicken-warmed demolition charge doesn't look somewhat strange or unusual anymore... The early designers were so focused on making sure their nuclear bombs exploded that they didn't consider until later design features to make them safe from not exploding as much as they should. The excellent book Command and Control covers this extensively. https://www.bookdepository.com/Command-Control-Eric-Schlosser/9780143125785 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 1964-70 - Rotoped Walking Wheel - Julius Mackerle. Because a flat tire is not enough, you need to worry about dozens of it now!! Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/85216617921242690/ Source : https://www.pinterest.ru/pin/566961040566202439 Source: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мацкерле,_Юлиус (google translator link) Edited April 8, 2022 by Lisias Fixing the translator link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Lisias said: Because a flat tire is not enough, you need to worry about dozens of it now!! "Stop reinventing the wheel!" Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Take a biplane with huge wings, shove on it the biggest engine you could find. Use a suit that looks like somethings from Julio Verne's 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea. Take off in 5 seconds, so overpowered is the whole setup. Climb to 56.000 feet, near the verge of the space. Using. A. Biplane. This is so marvelously Kerbal that I had to do something about! Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-2 First full-metal Russian airplane. Spoiler 1. When you have a potato computer to render and play, and have to use as simple models as possible. 2. When you yet don't know how to add interiors, so just place the windows aside. 3. When you realise that the wheels are attached too high, but if put them lower, they will swap and cross. 4. When you just take a photo of a tin can as a texture, because still can't make complicated UV maps. 5. When you just have purchased the DLC and try two blades to make a propeller. Edited April 16, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 And that's a Crusader, no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Not Kerbal, but just to show that one can better. https://foma-ru.translate.goog/u-desantnikov-poyavilsya-aeromobilnyij-xram.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru The airborne temple on KamAZ chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 4/17/2022 at 8:51 AM, kerbiloid said: Not Kerbal, but just to show that one can better. https://foma-ru.translate.goog/u-desantnikov-poyavilsya-aeromobilnyij-xram.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru The airborne temple on KamAZ chassis. Milsurp landing craft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) Japanese 1940s project of an extra-large hydroplane. 900 infantrymen, 18 000 km. Spoiler https://www-yaplakal-com.translate.goog/forum3/topic2355930.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru Edited April 19, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Akagi Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 take old battleship gib wings gib space engine gib space fighters gib space weapons p e r f e c t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Akagi said: Spoiler take old battleship gib wings gib space engine gib space fighters gib space weapons p e r f e c t Ah, Yamato!! Great anime! But I would like to recommend you to reading about the original one too! Did you know that they had planes and cranes to launch and recover them from the sea? Think on Infernal Robotics and KAX!!! And the thing was huge! A great source of inspiration for anyone using BDArmory, Large Boat Parts Pack and TweakScale!!! Sources: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-i/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-ii/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-iii/ Edited April 20, 2022 by Lisias Missed some details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akagi Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, Lisias said: Ah, Yamato!! Great anime! But I would like to recommend you to reading about the original one too! Did you know that they had planes and cranes to launch and recover them from the sea? Think on Infernal Robotics and KAX!!! And the thing was huge! A great source of inspiration for anyone using BDArmory, Large Boat Parts Pack and TweakScale!!! Sources: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-i/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-ii/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-iii/ Me, a naval historian-in-training: you forgot that they had the world's largest guns and a ridiculous amount of AA -- that still wasn't enough. So much ammo onboard, the ship blew up in a blast so big, they could hear it in Tokyo. TOKYO. TOKYO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben J. Kerman Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Lisias said: Did you know that they had planes and cranes to launch and recover them from the sea? Think on Infernal Robotics and KAX!!! Did I hear somebody say cranes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 10:14 PM, kerbiloid said: Japanese 1940s project of an extra-large hydroplane. 900 infantrymen, 18 000 km. Hide contents https://www-yaplakal-com.translate.goog/forum3/topic2355930.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru Nice, the problem with the spruce goose was obviously that it was far to small. This thing is twice as long as the An-225 and twice the wingspan. Give it decent turboprop engines and you have an interesting plane. Useful for Japan during WW 2? Could been nice if they had them at the start, later on the air probably become to dangerous and Japan was running low on pilots so escorts would be hard to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Lisias said: Ah, Yamato!! Great anime! But I would like to recommend you to reading about the original one too! Did you know that they had planes and cranes to launch and recover them from the sea? Think on Infernal Robotics and KAX!!! And the thing was huge! A great source of inspiration for anyone using BDArmory, Large Boat Parts Pack and TweakScale!!! Sources: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-i/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-ii/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/01/14/yamato-1941-part-iii/ Yes, one cool thing about the Yamato is that it had internal hangar for the spotting planes in an hangar at the rear of the ship. The Iowa's did not have that. Some earlier battleships could launch planes from the center but this was often deleted on updates for more anti air. Later in WW 2 BB was either escorting carriers or they had small carriers for spotting and air support, some US WW 2 cruisers had an rear hangar as they was supposed to operate more independently than battleships and fleet carriers who would always be part of fleets simply because of their escorts Now I say Yamato is an nice design for an battleship but I think its an stupid design for an spaceship, had been smarter to spread out the guns more, say 6 turrets with two guns each on top an bottom, it give an 12 gun broadside if you rotate the ship along the axis of trust and 8 straight forward and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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