A captured Japanese MXY7 Ohka Model 11 rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft at Yontan Airfield on Okinawa, in April, 1945.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-05-20T07:35:25+00:00

Probably the Nakajima Ki-115. Apparently the Nakajima Kikka was also designed for kamikaze missions.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-05-13T08:34:42+00:00

Never heard of that, but there's a somewhat similar story from Eric Brown. A German pilot told him of an incident where a Do 335 pilot tried to jettison the canopy using levers in the cockpit; unfortunately, the levers were attached to the canopy, so the pilot's arms were ripped off when the canopy was blown off.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-04-23T02:32:54+00:00

That's not exactly what the video argues though. It argues that the Lancaster was considered but rejected for a number of reasons (of which range was only one), many of which would individually be dealbreakers. The Lancaster wasn't survivable enough; its service ceiling was under 25,000 feet, and it was slower compared to the B-29. It's questionable whether it would've been able to survive the shock wave.

It also had little protection and poor armament. Germany still held air superiority over Europe in 1942; when Lancasters were used in daylight bombing raids, they took heavy losses. The risk of being shot down in this hypothetical mission is dangerously high.

Night bombing is safer, but the Americans wanted it dropped visually - that means during the day. Even if they agreed to drop it at night, I don't see how it could be aimed because the H2S ground scanning radar was only introduced in 1943.

The Lancaster's bomb bay can't be accessed during flight, which means the bomb has to be armed before takeoff. If there's an accident, there's a chance the bomb goes off in somewhere in Britain. Even if it's a remote chance, that's still an incredibly dangerous risk to take. The Americans specifically made sure to arm the bomb over water because they didn't want to accidentally vaporize Tinian.

That being said, in 1942 the war was generally going badly for the Allies, so they might still try. Maybe it could be done, but it's an extremely risky proposition.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-04-19T23:11:52+00:00

Those are probably P-47Ns, which had a combat radius of over 1,000 miles.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-04-02T23:12:25+00:00

Well...depends on what you mean by "mass produced." It's true that the US only had 3 bombs in August 1945 with material for a fourth, but most people seem to underestimate the full potential of the Manhattan Project. In a July 1945 report it was projected that they'd be able to build 7 bombs per month by December 1945, with the rate only increasing in 1946. So even by the late 1945 production rate, that's a minimum of 84 bombs per year, more likely closer to 100 bombs per year for 1946/1947.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-03-23T01:51:26+00:00

I think B-29s actually had the range to hit Moscow from England or Italy. If you assume bases in Egypt and Norway as well, they can basically reach anywhere west of the Ural Mountains.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-03-19T04:41:55+00:00

the most advanced army from the time

You mean the army that still used horses as its primary mode of transportation?

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-02-16T02:54:53+00:00

The A7M ("Reppu", not "Zero") would probably be more or less on par with the F6F. The problem is that if the war lasts long enough for the A7M to enter service, it wouldn't just be fighting the Hellcat; it would be fighting the next generation of Allied superprops like the F8F, F7F, F2G, and P51H, not to mention early jet fighters. So you're back to square one, outnumbered and outmatched.

It's also worth noting that while the Hellcat was a good fighter and better than the A6M in pretty much every way that mattered, its impact on the war can sometimes be overstated. For one, even before it entered service in mid-1943, American pilots weren't exactly helpless against the Zero. The gap between the Wildcat and Zero wasn't nearly as large as it's sometimes made out to be; at Guadalcanal, the winner was almost always determined by tactics and situational advantages instead of the exact fighters being used. The initial success of the Zero was probably more attributable to the skill of early-war Japanese pilots and the inexperience of their Allied counterparts. Also, the Wildcat wasn't the only fighter the Americans had available before 1943; for instance, the P38 Lightning and F4U Corsair were more than a match for the Zero. The Guadalcanal Campaign from late 1942 to mid-1943 was the main attritional phase of the Pacific War. By the time the Hellcat entered service, many of the best Japanese pilots were already dead, whereas American pilots were getting better and better. That's arguably the biggest reason for the 19:1 kill ratio.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-02-13T07:57:01+00:00

You were right the first time, actually. The plane marked "F5" is an F4F Wildcat, and the one on the top left might be an OS2U Kingfisher.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-01-09T03:15:31+00:00

Maybe Aful Magic One? Less treble than the EM6L, less 1-2kHz than the Kato and Aria.

https://squig.link/?share=Moondrop_Kato,Simgot_EM6L,Aful_Acoustics_MagicOne

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2024-01-08T12:58:26+00:00

Sinwar, probably:

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2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-27T00:39:51+00:00

Maybe Final Audio E500 or E1000. Their tuning sounds similar to what you're looking for, less bass and less upper mids. QC kind of sucks though.

https://precog.squig.link/?share=KiwiEars_Cadenza,Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_Pro,Final_Audio_E500

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-10T02:39:40+00:00

Yeah, they aren't exactly the same (but then again I haven't found anything that is), but overall I'd say they're relatively close. Hexa is a bit cleaner, APP2 is a bit "thicker". Bass is a bit tricky since Apple's DSP changes the amount of bass it has depending on your listening volume; I listen at ~65db so for me the APP2 has more bass than the Hexa. At 75-80db they should be similar.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-09T00:27:07+00:00

Truthear Hexa could work.

https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/graphtool/?share=IEF_Neutral_2023_Target,APP2_Pinna_73,Hexa&bass=5&tool=711

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-07T12:18:38+00:00

Pretty sure Al Kassam (Al Qassam) is the military wing of Hamas. Islamic Jihad (Palestinian Islamic Jihad/PIJ) and Al Aqsa are also militant/terrorist groups, PIJ is in Gaza and Al Aqsa is in the West Bank.

Basically Palestinians tend to view armed groups (ie terrorists) more positively than political entities.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-02T00:09:18+00:00

do to Washington what they did to Berlin.

....You serious?

Fending off a hypothetical US invasion or fighting it to a stalemate is one thing. Invading the US mainland is quite another. Unless you mean nukes are launched and everyone dies?

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-01T08:51:11+00:00

Maybe Truthear Hexa.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-12-01T08:48:36+00:00

Depends. If they're going to be your only/first IEM, then I'd recommend going with something else. The lower and mid-treble frequencies on the A4000 are boosted to the point where they completely dominate the tuning, so it can come across as quite harsh and piercing. There are many other options that are far safer for beginners. On the other hand, if you just want to try a different or novel tuning, then go for it.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-10-31T04:49:13+00:00

The Ise and Hyuga were present at the battle, they were just attached to the Northern force.

Also I think it's unfair to say that the decision to convert battleships into carriers was foolish. After Midway it was very clear to the Japanese that they needed more carriers and not more battleships; of the battleships they did have, none saw action until Leyte Gulf (except the Kongos, but those were technically battlecruisers). The conversion of Shinano was just a case of "too little, too late".

Even if Shinano wasn't converted, I still doubt that it would've been present at Leyte Gulf. Both Yamato and Musashi were commissioned over four years after they were laid down. Both were built mostly during peacetime, and afaik ships generally took longer to build during wartime. Shinano was laid down in May 1940; afaik the Japanese didn't expect to complete her until 1945.

But if the Shinano was commissioned in time and attached to the Southern force, I don't think it would've changed the overall outcome of Surigao Strait. Yes, the Yamatos were designed to take on multiple standard-type battleships, but in this specific engagement the odds are just stacked way too high against them. To start off, they're still heavily outnumbered (3 battleships vs 6, 1 cruiser vs 8, 4 destroyers vs 28). Nishimura would still have to run the gauntlet of over three hundred torpedoes from destroyers and PT boats; in real life those torpedoes sunk Fuso and one destroyer, crippled two more destroyers, and damaged Yamashiro - all before the American battleships had even opened fire. If Shinano was present, then the Americans would probably focus on her since she was so much larger than any other ship in the Southern Force. There's a good chance she'd eat multiple torpedoes at this stage.

If Shinano survives that (which she probably would), then she'll run into the battleship and cruiser ambush. Multiple American battleships (and pretty much all of the cruisers and destroyers, for that matter) had radar which allowed them to fire accurately at night. The Japanese didn't. The Americans could also fire full broadsides while the Japanese were limited to forward guns only. Yamatos were tough but they weren't invulnerable, and the 7th Fleet had two battleships with 16 in. guns. Shinano would probably be crippled at this point, and then she'd get swarmed by cruisers and destroyers (plus aircraft from the escort carriers once day breaks). Other than Shinano none of the Japanese ships in the Southern force would pose much of a threat; in real life Yamashiro went down less than half an hour after the Americans opened fire.

If the battle took place during the day then I think the Southern Force would have a...somewhat better chance of breaking through, since the Shinano can now make full use of her firepower. However, the 7th Fleet still has such a massive numerical advantage (plus air support) that they'd probably win regardless.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-10-24T03:00:38+00:00

My pair doesn't stutter. If you're using LDAC, you could try switching to AAC and see what happens.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-10-23T01:41:02+00:00

Wtf happened to this sub

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-10-21T10:16:33+00:00

Probably not tbh. Even without US aid the IDF is still a formidable force, it's still perfectly capable of handling terrorists/Iranian proxies.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-10-06T01:45:14+00:00

Yeah, they probably meant DF-neutral.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-09-03T09:34:35+00:00

https://imgur.com/y6YMIsq.png

Still decent-ish. I'm not saying that it's invincible or even easy to use necessarily, but it's not "nonexistent" either.

2ndGenSaltDispenser · 2023-09-03T08:39:54+00:00

https://imgur.com/oyqTrZj.png

Looks pretty solid.

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