Thanks, do you have any idea how thick the supports are between the deck and the vertical supports?
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Originally posted by bigjimslade View PostThanks, do you have any idea how thick the supports are between the deck and the vertical supports?
But on the BB's LBNSY builds everything BATTLESHIP TOUGH.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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To Rusty's comments regarding stability of small arms ammunition...
In 1982 in Grafenwhoer Training Area in Germany my rifle platoon was going through a platoon live fire. When the ammo was dropped off some of the .50 Cal 4:1 machine gun ammo was in wooden boxes instead of cans. 110 rounds instead of 100. And the boxes were secured with wingnuts and the ammo was wrapped in cheese cloth. The boxes had old marking which said USAAF and were from 1943. Also marked FOR INFLIGHT USE ONLY. We fired it anyway and it worked fine.
In 1983 the same location and I was the 4.2 inch mortar platoon leader...and we were firing HE rounds marked US Army Chemical Corps 1944. They worked just fine as well.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by bigjimslade View PostThis is what I have so far. No antennae. No thing at the front.
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Secondly, the SPS-49 antenna "foundation" was a truncated cone, not a straight cylinder. It was about 2 to 3 feet wider at the bottom than the top.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostTo Rusty's comments regarding stability of small arms ammunition...
In 1982 in Grafenwhoer Training Area in Germany my rifle platoon was going through a platoon live fire. When the ammo was dropped off some of the .50 Cal 4:1 machine gun ammo was in wooden boxes instead of cans. 110 rounds instead of 100. And the boxes were secured with wingnuts and the ammo was wrapped in cheese cloth. The boxes had old marking which said USAAF and were from 1943. Also marked FOR INFLIGHT USE ONLY. We fired it anyway and it worked fine.
In 1983 the same location and I was the 4.2 inch mortar platoon leader...and we were firing HE rounds marked US Army Chemical Corps 1944. They worked just fine as well.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Thanks much. I actually had the support leading to the antennas but, as so often happens with 3d modeling, I forgot to include those supports.
In regard to the SPS-49 mount, big thanks. I am totally guessing. I have not found any measurements for any of the antennae. SPS-10, SPS-49, SATCOM, and others. I have some clearer pictures of the Iowa but don't see it there. I don't see the cone that you describe on the Iowa pictures but I do see it on SPS-49 mounts on other ships. The distance shots I have of the NJ clearly show a mount that is different from that on the Iowa.
If anyone has measured drawing of these antennae, I'm looking!
Thanks
j
On the Iowa:
A conical mount:
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Originally posted by bigjimslade View PostThanks much. I actually had the support leading to the antennas but, as so often happens with 3d modeling, I forgot to include those supports.
In regard to the SPS-49 mount, big thanks. I am totally guessing. I have not found any measurements for any of the antennae. SPS-10, SPS-49, SATCOM, and others. I have some clearer pictures of the Iowa but don't see it there. I don't see the cone that you describe on the Iowa pictures but I do see it on SPS-49 mounts on other ships. The distance shots I have of the NJ clearly show a mount that is different from that on the Iowa.
http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.karte...rte002.en.html
The site has a drop down menu for other radar systems
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BigJimSlade -
Rusty emailed me the drawings he mentioned above that probably he meant to send to you - NO PROBLEM!!! I am posting these below as .pdfs:
IOWA Mast_1.pdfIOWA Mast_2.pdfIOWA Mast_3.pdfIOWA Mast_4.pdfIOWA Mast_5.pdf. Hope these help with your model. So far, it looks really good!!!
Hank Strub
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