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Once I'm done with this one I will. I am maybe 3/4 through this one, so I'll just power through.

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If you magnetize, just get the biggest one you can easily carry. No real need to plan out the interior, since all the minis can stick to the bottom.

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It is currently on Netflix. (Or the internet.)

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One of the design requirements for ship use.

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Wall's haunted.

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The repetition of carriages gives this picture such a surreal quality. Great shot.

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Full description: The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) steams in the Pacific Ocean July 12, 2024. Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)

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Full description: An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 13, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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I have a large wide rubbermaid container that I've bolted a metal plate to. Magnets on the underside of the bases of the minis. Minis stick to the rubbermaid and don't shift around. It's certainly some upfront work, but once it is set up, it makes transportation easy.

The other common method, which I used to primarily use is a dedicated minis case that has foam trays. It works ok to carry uniformly shaped and size infantry, but it struggles with bigger or weirdly posed minis, and the foam can still rub on edges over time.

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He got away with it.

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It's my understanding that one of the problems for ship use was the effective range, rather than raw power consumption. The Navy railgun was conceived of as able to be an offensive weapon as well defensive, but could "only" ever fire about 100 miles. Much further than a traditional gun, but not worth the investment compared to long range missiles for offensive purposes. It looks like (from the limited reporting early in this project) the ground based project is purely a defensive system. Unlike a ship, which can just maneuver itself out of range, important ground targets are static, so the limit of the range doesn't seem as important.

Railguns also had high barrel wear, which seems like it would just add problems of logistics and maintenance downtime, which is going to be more of a hassle on a ship than on the ground. For an offensive system, also not as worthwhile when a missile can do the same. For a purely defensive system, I imagine intercepting a long range ballistic missile is worth the tradeoff of putting a new barrel on.

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It is true that as HEAT based weapons proliferated and as armor got better, that did really spell the end of AT rifles in any meaningful number. However, in early WW2 AT rifles were a big enough concern that it prompted the Germans to introduce schürzen (armor side skirts) to their tanks.

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Yeah, from a restaurant chosen for being walking distance from my hotel on a trip. The quality overall was good if not standout, but the highlight was the choice of about 6 different BBQ sauces at the table.

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