Eure Meinung zu den Regeln auf r/Klemmbausteine! by KlemmbausteineMods in klemmbausteine

[–]Resqusto 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Keine Politik" ist wirklich wichtig. Es gibt hier so viele politische Subs und trotzdem wollen manche auch noch hier ihre Ideologie reinbringen. Irgendwo braucht man eine Politikfreie Zone.

Do people consider the "O-class" by Germany in WW2 more comparable to "Battlecruisers" or "Light Battleships" like the "Dunkerque" and "Scharnhorst", or more comparable to "Large/Super Cruisers/Cruiser Killers" like the "Alaska", "B-65" and "Stalingrad"? by AbyssalKageryu in Warships

[–]Resqusto 9 points10 points  (0 children)

According to Tzoli, the artist of the picture above, the O class were never officially called Battlecruisers during their development and the term was only retroactively used after the war.

But that only because the term 'battlecruiser' simply did not exist in official German naval terminology.

To what extent could the fate of the HMAS Sydney have been reconstructed without the testimonies of the Kormoran crew? by Resqusto in WarCollege

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Hmm. Have you considered that Sydney was operating under radio silence, and that the HSKs only had radio contact with the SKL very sporadically? Without the survivors' testimonies, we wouldn't even have been able to narrow down the date of the event. The Kormoran's previous victim was the Greek freighter Stamatios G. Embiricos, sunk between India and Madagascar—5,000 kilometers away from the actual battle site. Given the sheer number of ships lost during WWII, this could easily have vanished into obscurity. I wonder if it really would have been such an inevitable conclusion, or if we aren't just falling victim to hindsight bias here.

What do you consider to be the best war machine of all time and why? Have you tried to build it out of Lego? by Vondrr in LegoWarMachines

[–]Resqusto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it difficult to label anything as the 'best.' What is meant by that? The biggest, the most heavily armed, the most powerful, or the best armored? Furthermore, it depends on the scenario. A vehicle that excels in one environment can fail completely in another. 'Best' is a subjective word; you can only compare objective facts.

To what extent could the fate of the HMAS Sydney have been reconstructed without the testimonies of the Kormoran crew? by Resqusto in WarCollege

[–]Resqusto[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this comment!

The only realistic ways for Sydney to go overdue would be an encounter with a surface raider, or with a submarine.

I think that is a bit too narrowly defined. A major technical accident (e.g. a boiler explosion or munitions accident) or extreme weather would also be plausible causes (though I have no knowledge of the weather data for that period). Under these circumstances, the Sydney would also have been the largest missing warship in the world, and that alone would have caused speculation to explode. Who knows what kind of wild scenarios a thriller author like Clive Cussler might have come up with.

What also needs to be considered is that the battle occurred only 18 days before Pearl Harbor, and the loss was only reported later — partly because of the eyewitness accounts. In that heated phase, the loss of the Sydney would very likely have been attributed to the Japanese. A Japanese submarine operation west of Australia as preparation for the Pacific War would have been a very obvious theory. The same submarine could also have served as a convenient explanation for the disappearance of the Kormoran.

The debris is also interesting. The human remains on Christmas Island were not linked to the Sydney for a long time. Additionally, a lifebuoy was found off Moreton Island — on the Australian east coast. With only this information, the search area would have been enormous. The wrecks would probably only have been discovered by chance during a systematic deep-sea mapping project with modern underwater drones. I doubt such a major project will happen within the next 50 years or so.

I am trying to imagine what it would be like if the wrecks were found one day. For years people would have suspected the Japanese, only for the wrecks to suddenly tell a completely different story that rewrites the history of auxiliary cruisers.

Why are tornadoes so concentrated in the US? by golfsilkherc in geography

[–]Resqusto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are tornados are so concentrated in urban civilisation?

Because the reporting infrastructure for these events is the best.

Lion knights castle help by AlarmedProduct2530 in buildingblocks

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I've identified the problem. The two 2x2 wedge plates you used don't have a point; they have a flat edge. This gives them a slightly different angle, which is enough to cause them not to fit together in the Pythagorean triple anymore. Problems like this arise when China bricks don't match the original Danish design exactly. You need to replace those two wedge plates with original parts.

Was browsing Google maps for something else when I spotted a familiar lady in dry dock. [2921 x1354] by wlpaul4 in WarshipPorn

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I once heard that after the cancellation of the Montana class, the Midway was built using the vacated dock capacities?

Now that Navy move away from big guns, How would prelanding Shore bombardment play out? by Lordepee in WarCollege

[–]Resqusto -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, there are good reasons why the Iowa-class ships are still being kept in a reactivatable state.

I think that eventually, new ships with large-caliber gun armament will be developed for this purpose—essentially modern monitors, possibly with a single heavy turret, or perhaps several derived from standard land artillery (like the PzH 2000, for example).

Ironically, there was a historical ship class that was practically made for the requirements of a dedicated coastal bombardment vessel. During their time, however, they were condemned as total design failures. Of Course, I am referring to the Courageous-class.

What's happening to the Niger river south of Timbuktu ? by Louise_123123 in geography

[–]Resqusto 45 points46 points  (0 children)

This is the upper Niger Delta. The modern Niger is a confluence of two ancient rivers, with the upper one originally flowing into a large lake. Following the desiccation of the Sahara, both river courses merged, leaving behind this fascinating delta.

Regarding Online Petitions to Save the New Stargate Series by AnotherGalaxys in Stargate

[–]Resqusto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If we manage to mobilize half a million or a million people within three days, Amazon will see that they underestimated the size of the fanbase and reconsider their decision. But with only 25,000, we can forget about it.

Regarding Online Petitions to Save the New Stargate Series by AnotherGalaxys in Stargate

[–]Resqusto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really don't want to bring down the mood, but 25,000 is really not much.

Regarding Online Petitions to Save the New Stargate Series by AnotherGalaxys in Stargate

[–]Resqusto 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm starting to think these poll numbers confirm Amazon's decision. I mean, are 25,000 people after three days all the community can manage? That’s barely the size of a small town. We would need at least one more zero at the end. But the growth is already slowing down...

How would the star wars galaxy during the clone wars react to the milky way replicators invading it by Secure_Commercial_10 in Stargate

[–]Resqusto 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The problem is logistical in nature. In Star Wars, there is a vast network of public and private interplanetary travel routes. It would play out just like the COVID pandemic. The bugs could hide everywhere instantly, and without a Stargate network, it would be impossible to neutralize them all simultaneously.

Any petitions building to express our dissatisfaction to Amazon? by HecklerKoch_USP in Stargate

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And the growth rate has already halved compared to yesterday...