This is going to send me down a wikipedia rabbit hole, isn't it?
this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023
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On D day the USS Texas couldn't physically elevate the guns any higher in their mounts to lob the shells at German positions as they retreated further from the ocean. So they intentionally took on water on one side of the ship, elevating the other side, and enabling the guns to shoot further.
*due to being so old she lacked the elevation and range of the other ships also participating.
That's amazing
Tomorrow's TIL by Picard Maneuver
I thought this was [email protected] for a second there.
I mean, it was apparently completely credible.
I've always wandered if the Captain or other Senior Officer had that idea in their back pocket just waiting for an excuse to use it.
Her new paint is looking goood
The sheer amount of ass-busting, ball-sweating work that the Battleship Texas Foundation folks have done...it's just humbling. Good for them.
EDIT: Also, the livestream of when they towed her from San Jacinto to the drydock was absolutely the coolest livestream that I’ve ever watched. Checked all the boxes of, like, “this is a historical event that I’m watching; there’s a real sense of occasion,” plus “this is like those slow-TV videos, where someone has a camera and walks through nature scenery.” I had that shit on all day.
Oh wow that's looking great
Sounds like a damn Sabaton song
I wish. Hope there's something with them when she leaves drydock for Galveston.