Cool Weapons

Gravdigr · 05-05-2015, 02:51 PM

There's just something a little extra cool about a chrome-plated GAU-8 muzzle plate.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-05-2015, 09:26 PM

Well got a lot of aircraft carriers, but we've only got ten of this size.

Bet this baby costs us more than a couple hundred bucks a week.

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
Commissioned: December 9th, 1995
Air Wing:
5 squadrons of Super Hornet strike fighters
1 Electronic Attack Squadron
1 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron
2 Helicopter Squadrons
1 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron
Dimensions: 257 wide by 1,092 feet long by 244 high
Displacement: 103,300 tons
Propulsion: 2 Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines and 4 shafts.
Total Horsepower: 260,000hp
Range: 1,000,000 miles before nuclear refueling
4 Propellers: bronze, 22 ft across, and 66,200 lbs
2 Rudders: each 29 by 22 ft, 50 tons
Anchor Weights: 30 tons each
Top Speed: Over 30 knots, rumored to be around 35 knots
Combat Aircraft: About 65 with a surge capability of over 85
4 Elevators: high-speed, each over 4,000 square ft.
4 Catapults: steam, 310ft stroke, capable of pushing a 80,000lb aircraft to 140 knots
4 Arresting Cables: 2“thick braided steel, tied to a under-deck hydraulic engine
Flight Deck Size: 4.5 acres
Raw Materials: Close to 55,000 tons of steel and over 1,000,000lbs of aluminum
Operational Life Expectancy: Half a century
Compliment: 6,500 people
Defensive Weaponry: 2 Mk56 launchers, 2 RIM-116 launchers, 3 Phalanx CIWS
Jet Fuel Storage Capacity: 3.5 million gallons
Consumable Stores: Enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
Meals Served Per Day: 18,600
Eggs Served At Breakfast Alone: 12,000
Water distillation per day: 400,000 gallons, enough for 2,000 American homes
Electrical: 30,000 light fixtures, 1,600 miles of cable and wiring, 2,000 phones
Bedding: 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
Number of compartments and spaces: About 3,500
Capacity of Air Conditioning System: 3,500 tons

BigV · 05-05-2015, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

There's just something a little extra cool about a chrome-plated GAU-8 muzzle plate.

Agreed. But I think that might be polished nickel, not chrome plated. It doesn't have that cold mirror finish of chrome, it looks... warmer.

05-05-2015, 02:51 PM	#1
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05-05-2015, 09:26 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well got a lot of aircraft carriers, but we've only got ten of this size. Bet this baby costs us more than a couple hundred bucks a week. USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Commissioned: December 9th, 1995 Air Wing: 5 squadrons of Super Hornet strike fighters 1 Electronic Attack Squadron 1 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 2 Helicopter Squadrons 1 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Dimensions: 257 wide by 1,092 feet long by 244 high Displacement: 103,300 tons Propulsion: 2 Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines and 4 shafts. Total Horsepower: 260,000hp Range: 1,000,000 miles before nuclear refueling 4 Propellers: bronze, 22 ft across, and 66,200 lbs 2 Rudders: each 29 by 22 ft, 50 tons Anchor Weights: 30 tons each Top Speed: Over 30 knots, rumored to be around 35 knots Combat Aircraft: About 65 with a surge capability of over 85 4 Elevators: high-speed, each over 4,000 square ft. 4 Catapults: steam, 310ft stroke, capable of pushing a 80,000lb aircraft to 140 knots 4 Arresting Cables: 2“thick braided steel, tied to a under-deck hydraulic engine Flight Deck Size: 4.5 acres Raw Materials: Close to 55,000 tons of steel and over 1,000,000lbs of aluminum Operational Life Expectancy: Half a century Compliment: 6,500 people Defensive Weaponry: 2 Mk56 launchers, 2 RIM-116 launchers, 3 Phalanx CIWS Jet Fuel Storage Capacity: 3.5 million gallons Consumable Stores: Enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days Meals Served Per Day: 18,600 Eggs Served At Breakfast Alone: 12,000 Water distillation per day: 400,000 gallons, enough for 2,000 American homes Electrical: 30,000 light fixtures, 1,600 miles of cable and wiring, 2,000 phones Bedding: 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets Number of compartments and spaces: About 3,500 Capacity of Air Conditioning System: 3,500 tons __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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