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jervoise t1_jdngv2e wrote

It’s usually pretty dire if your aircraft carrier is firing shots

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substantial-freud t1_jdnetkv wrote

Do aircraft carriers usually fire shots?

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Peterd1900 t1_jdoqb31 wrote

Aircraft carriers are actually armed with guns, some are even armed with missiles

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substantial-freud t1_jdsyjsh wrote

Of course, and they have lifeboats, but if they are using them, something is seriously wrong.

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Azzizzi t1_jdmzwot wrote

Sea service is dangerous to begin with.

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[deleted] t1_jdn17wm wrote

I guess you could say the ship wasn't very friendly to its own team.

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Trellix t1_jdo3zc8 wrote

"Fire in anger" for those of us who didn't know what it means.

>(military, idiomatic) To fire a weapon with the intent of causing damage or harm to an opponent (as opposed to a warning shot or a practice shot).

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TheSorge t1_jdnpelv wrote

They nicknamed her HMAS Can Opener, since destroyers are sometimes called tin cans.

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StampYoPassport t1_jdo8p73 wrote

Maybe it's algorithm bias but I keep seeing stories about how the Australian Navy was a fucking shit show mid 20th century.

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IntoAComa t1_jdp2lic wrote

Nothing worse than an angry ship.

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Captain-Griffen t1_jdqjtge wrote

As you might expect, fault in both cases was primarily assigned to the destroyers rather than the carrier. What fault that lay with the carrier was mostly in not screaming "wtf are you doing?" early enough at the destroyers.

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Beginning-Marzipan28 t1_jdnbfmm wrote

Giving the Americans a run for their money for "most friendly fire kills"

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Captain-Griffen t1_jdqjjlc wrote

Given the US Navy destroyer caused the second collision, not really.

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Eis_Gefluester t1_jdolhj8 wrote

But did it fire a shot in a calm manner?

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JoLeTrembleur t1_jdq9wa7 wrote

Ten years between the launching and the commissionning, that's unusual.

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Craw__ t1_jdqewnj wrote

I used to work with someone ho was stationed on the Melbourne. This does not surprise me.

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jigglyjellly t1_jdquam4 wrote

Couldn’t be a ore Australian story.

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wrextnight t1_jdnezdf wrote

>aircraft carrier never fired a shot in anger

I don't like this.

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