NoJoy Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm sure one of you smart guys can give a short explanation for the thingies shown on the images (marked in red) - I just don't find anything useful on the web... Thankssss Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Hamlet Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 A carrier's got a lot of thingies on it, friend. Can you be more specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaser Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 there's no picture [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoy Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Wohw? They're up and showing in my thread!?! Sorry, check the links to my album then...: Edited February 7, 2019 by AnimalMother711 Images upload Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaser Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Invalid Album specified [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Invalid Album specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator Edited February 5, 2019 by joey45 The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoy Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Ok here we go, images should be up now! Jeez...finally Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaser Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 either fishing rods or fold-down HF radio antennas. Fold down for flight ops, fold up for long range radio communications where there are no birds in the sky :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emu Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 So the antennae double as fishing rods. Just what you need in the South China Sea.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoy Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Ok so we know that the Captain and the CAG has some HF foldable fishing rods aboard for their time off-duty. What are the backward thingies then? Some kind of parking bumpers? Would think that only the new Ford-Class has an integrated park-assist... Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmitriKozlowsky Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Not exactly certain. I speculate that the equipment has something to do with managing de-gaussing and magnetic signature, as anti-mine defense. Could also be static dissipation , or lightning rod & grounding(sea-grounding), or ECM/E-Warfare. A lot of things on the ship, on the deck, and below flight deck don't like electrical spikes or sparks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaser Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Ok so we know that the Captain and the CAG has some HF foldable fishing rods aboard for their time off-duty. What are the backward thingies then? Some kind of parking bumpers? Would think that only the new Ford-Class has an integrated park-assist... Your pretty much right These VERTICAL BEAMS mounted on a carrier’s transom AKA “the Stern Dock” are placements for boat fenders or bumpers. Their use is primarily limited to in port visits while on deployment. They protect the ship’s aft steel plates and paint from minor damage from misc floating docks or small boats which are used to bus people and cargo ashore and back when there are no port dockside facilities and the carrier has to anchor offshore. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoy Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Thanks, a mystery solved... Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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