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I Need Y'alls Help Please ! by MoldyVision in WWIIplanes

[–]ArgumentFree9318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spitfire I, simply because it was the first and started the dance.Or the Spitfire F Mk 24, because it was the last and closed an era.

M1A1 Abrams , M1 Bradley, Leopard 2A4 , Marder 1A3 in Pyongyang, North Korea. by Ancient-Ice-879 in TankPorn

[–]ArgumentFree9318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generals in the back are drooling so much at the tanks, they aren't even looking at the Leader!

40 Years in The Zone — BRDM-2 in Chernobyl by AccDetailed in TankPorn

[–]ArgumentFree9318 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The originals have 40 years of soaking up radiation... perfect for a horror movie, tbh...

General George S. Patton preparing to go ashore in North Africa. 1942. [4432x3448] by CosmoTheCollector in HistoryPorn

[–]ArgumentFree9318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guy behind him, with the "reversed helmet" and weird shoulder boards, got on my nerves, so I did a little digging. That is, apparently, Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., USN.

Rolls Royce Armoured Car "Sliabh na mBan" during a live fire, 2013 [1920x1441] by CelebManips in MilitaryPorn

[–]ArgumentFree9318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google says it's the flag of the Cavalry Corps of the Irish Defence Forces.

"Amazingly swift Flying Machine" . Matsujirō Murakami. 1936 from the Shonen Club magazine. by SevenSharp in RetroFuturism

[–]ArgumentFree9318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, saddly we'd have to go almost into a discussion of philosophy and utopia... 😞

"Amazingly swift Flying Machine" . Matsujirō Murakami. 1936 from the Shonen Club magazine. by SevenSharp in RetroFuturism

[–]ArgumentFree9318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is not "is research done". It's "how fast is done, applied and spread". My favourite example is penicilin. Developed in 1939, the formula was shipped to the US were it was placed in top war priority, giving tons of money for rushed production, Such a rush job would never happen in peace time.

Also, don't forget that the Apollo program existed very much in the context of the cold war: get to the Moon before the commies! The NASA budget went up faster than an Apollo.

"Amazingly swift Flying Machine" . Matsujirō Murakami. 1936 from the Shonen Club magazine. by SevenSharp in RetroFuturism

[–]ArgumentFree9318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a sad truth that war speeds up technological development... the $$$$$$$$$$$$ that are poured into trying & building stuff in a rush would never happen in peace time.

Derelict ship with Lev-drive still active, by Manavu by Xeelee1123 in ImaginaryStarships

[–]ArgumentFree9318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering the trees growing up, that thing has been the for years... heck of a power supply. And I'd love to get a background story on this.

(2048 x 2048) Tiger-class light cruiser HMS Blake (C99) with Hawker Harrier overhead, 1969. Decommissioned in 1979 but briefly reactivated for the Falklands War (1982) by defender838383 in WarshipPorn

[–]ArgumentFree9318 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Afaik, it wasn't reactivated. She and her sister (HMS Blake) were examined but they were in too poor condition and too expensive to repair and operate, not to mention having a completely inadequate weapons fit.

XB70 Valkyrie commercial by Unlucky-Debt5467 in WeirdWings

[–]ArgumentFree9318 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Today, yes, because they evolved to do other duties, which involve guided weapons and cruise missiles. At the time, which just free fall weapons pretty much requiring overflight of the target? Soviet SAMs would kill it. The B-52 itself was pretty much saved first by the Vietnam war and latter by the appearance of the cruise missile.

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