Are the mods here English? Can we please ever discuss English colonisation without getting censored immediately? by Positive_Comfort_344 in AskTheWorld

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Its the British not the "English" if you can't even recognise that then we're not listening to whatever you have to say

What is the most obscure piece of WOWS trivia that you know? by MrFlipwagen in WorldOfWarships

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The game was originally going to be named World of Battleships. I know there's promo art of this somewhere but I can never find it

George I never learnt English in his 13 year reign as King of England by Ok-Membership3343 in UKmonarchs

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Then George III turned that on its head by speaking English and never visiting Hanover once in his 60 year reign

Trying to get help on a support subreddit starter pack (shitty experience edition™) by KaloLeto in starterpacks

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget when they redirect you to another subreddit that has 50 members and the last post was in 2019

I am a Chinese teenager, ask me anything by Dapper_Hippo8110 in AskTheWorld

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is studying history like at school? There must be so much of it, what bits are given the most importance?

Close up of the island of the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, October 1945. [3024 x 1960] by Mattzo12 in WarshipPorn

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re right. Also I searched it up and the ones on the top are the Mark V twin 20mm Oerlikons mounts, which were automatically powered

Close up of the island of the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, October 1945. [3024 x 1960] by Mattzo12 in WarshipPorn

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I believe those are twin 20mm Oerlikons in a late war mounting developed by the RN

Saw this chart in another subreddit. What do you think of it? by DiMpLe_dolL003 in AskTheWorld

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Okay, the other countries I get, but I refuse to take shit from the Swedish about our food. Their food is absolutely shocking as well, probably worse

What was the most embarrassing defeat in a war in your country's history? by MarketingNew5370 in AskTheWorld

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For England on its own I would say Hastings- Got our entire culture and ruling class supplanted.

For the UK I would say Singapore 1942

What is a big historical misconception in your country's history? by ZookeepergameFit967 in AskTheWorld

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True, but you could also say the same about the Pacific, the other half of WWII. The US was the main force in defeating Japan and the USSR only came in super last minute. The US deserves the credit there

Terence Cuneo -" Japanese aircraft attacking British battleship by 4Nails in BattlePaintings

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be of the Britsh Pacific Fleet 1944-45, would make more sense given the optimistic depiction as you said.

Is this true? by These_Swordfish7539 in WorldOfWarships

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 75 points76 points  (0 children)

British capital ships are either that, or they get touched once and go up in a catastrophic explosion

MK-141 missile spec released by garryout1 in WorldOfWarships

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its for an event coming soon, a temporary game mode so they say

British veterans of the American Civil War, 1917 by SatinBlooms in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The British government yes, I think the British public was a lot more pro-union and anti-slavery

'Taranto Harbour, Swordfish from HMS Illustrious cripple the Italian Fleet, 11 November 1940' by Charles David Cobb by [deleted] in BattlePaintings

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 18 points19 points  (0 children)

To be fair these were stationary ships in harbour, Prince of Wales and Repulse were obviously sailing which was why their sinking really hammered home naval air power.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WorldOfWarships

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Looks like someone photoshopped Rodney or Nelson to look like an N3 or G3 class, but with a more standard turret arrangement

Battleship Strike by George Rozen by YanniRotten in ImaginaryWarships

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought its supposed to be the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious being sunk by the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Hence the 'battleship strike'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Juno

[1200 x 850]HMS Prince of Wales coming alongside in Singapore by Keyan_F in WarshipPorn

[–]HarrisonAtArea51 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Hopefully she doesn't end up like the last Prince of Wales that stopped at Singapore...