tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post1486379873423752101..comments2023-06-14T21:59:15.092-10:00Comments on The Destroyermen: Eye Candy for Sailors, Part 7Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14992909610457418892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-21939903032572939312008-04-10T16:05:00.000-10:002008-04-10T16:05:00.000-10:00Thank You for the video and I really thank you for...Thank You for the video and I really thank you for this blog. It helps me as a wife to understand what you all are doing out there on a daily basis and it keeps us all invlolved through this deployment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-1168699876867769362008-04-09T08:11:00.000-10:002008-04-09T08:11:00.000-10:00Interesting video. A suggestion for another post:...Interesting video. A suggestion for another post: what do you do with your trash? Presumably, much (all?) is thrown overboard, but there must be fairly elaborate procedures to collect, sort, and dispose properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-88345040454851313302008-04-09T02:54:00.000-10:002008-04-09T02:54:00.000-10:00The empty casings are ejected automatically; there...The empty casings are ejected automatically; there's no one in the turret.Cmdr. Chris van Avery, U.S. Navyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319277025347577417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-45439852917559312702008-04-09T02:44:00.000-10:002008-04-09T02:44:00.000-10:00I couldn't tell from the video - are the expended ...I couldn't tell from the video - are the expended shells being tossed out of the gun enclosure by hand, or is that some sort of automated mechanical process?DaveGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015349658680998609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-59890108456361415922008-04-09T01:24:00.000-10:002008-04-09T01:24:00.000-10:00I once had a fellow Officer (he was qual'd SWO, I ...I once had a fellow Officer (he was qual'd SWO, I wasn't yet) ask after a pre fire brief what they called a PACFIRE if you did it in the Atlantic Ocean!<BR/><BR/>Give me your pin please.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452135929833412950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-39048157364540481252008-04-08T21:46:00.000-10:002008-04-08T21:46:00.000-10:00The empty shells get disposed of with the remainde...The empty shells get disposed of with the remainder of the ship's metal trash.Cmdr. Chris van Avery, U.S. Navyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319277025347577417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-84106926540539022132008-04-08T18:32:00.000-10:002008-04-08T18:32:00.000-10:00Love it. Can't wait for CIWS video!Love it. Can't wait for CIWS video!oscsrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082436541059609473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-86160238347904916672008-04-08T16:32:00.000-10:002008-04-08T16:32:00.000-10:00Love it, sir, love it. Hey what do you do with th...Love it, sir, love it. <BR/>Hey what do you do with the empty shells? Seems like they would make pretty neat paperweights. :D<BR/>Catcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539648825082247290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368700846344998819.post-92089184409257435292008-04-08T12:06:00.000-10:002008-04-08T12:06:00.000-10:00Eye candy indeed, even for those of us who are onl...Eye candy <B>indeed</B>, even for those of us who are only wannabe sailors!<BR/>Keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com