We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:54:57 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Kinda looks like a bottle-filling machine, doesn't it? It's a 6inch Gun Magazine on the HMS Belfast. If your soul calls for a bigger pic, click here. Here's the shell hoist to the turret, a different view of the magazine (essentially the other side). All that to feed this: Again, if you needa big pic - click here. As compared to the magazine of an Iowa-class BB... in this case, the Iowa. Need some sense of scale? All *that* to feed this:... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:08:45 -0600 Looks like high class dunnage for the powdercans or the equivilant. In the Poncho's (AO-148) they were painted. Holds the powdercans tightly in the racks. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42679 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42679 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:43:17 -0600 Looks like high class dunnage for the powdercans or the equivilant. In the Poncho's (AO-148) they were painted. Holds the powdercans tightly in the racks. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42678 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42678 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:42:51 -0600 i suppose you think this makes up for posting that Stryker photo and calling that Armor pr0n?? well, maybe it does! i'll think about it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42674 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42674 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:36:58 -0600 Nice pics. The Belfast's mag seems to be almost surgical-theatre clean (probably because everything's automated and there's no need for those human-type thingies to be cluttering up the place). But a question. What's with the wooden slats, seen bottom right on the first pic, and right side and along the back wall (er, I mean bulkhead) in the alternate view? They appear to be removable from the metal stanchions framing them, and the symmetrical notches at either end seem to have a purpose. But what is it? Can someone of the maritime persuation enlighten this poor dolt? Many thanks. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42671 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/gunner_zen.html#comment-42671 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:43:17 -0600