Calling all Virginians (Tidewater area)

the R2D2 thingy on the ships that shoots something like 3000 rounds a minute (20mm round)

 

I think they only get to shoot at like 10 second bursts...maybe a bit longer but they go through rounds QUICK

 

lol...thanks Doc. Stopped in and was lost~ had to google it to catch on Seen sum vids of those and bad ass...yes! That thing would tear up a Taco!!

 

4500/min with a full load out about 20 secs straight

 

Yo those are the things that light up the sky when we got mortared right? I flew back with some navy guys and they worked on that specific weapon. It looked a lot like that. And standing 20 ft from it when it went off = heart attack and loss of hearing for awhile. (they never did work)

 

No, you are probably thinking of illumination rounds shot from a mortor or a palitin.

 

No we had big weapon system's that shot rounds at the mortars. Looked something like that.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtyGXxD18bk

 

you are referring to Land-based Phalanx Weapon Systems (LPWS), it is a MK 15 Block 1B Baseline 1 on the back of a flatbed trailer.
also refered to as Counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar(CRAM)


http://www.airdefenseartillery.com/ada_website_08/attach/C-RAM 2.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcR-oGeBXmc

 

so when is everyone getting together again?

I need to meet some of you guys

Justin

 

Who knows, pick a time and a place.

 

Thats it 2kool, Cram I couldnt think of that for nothing, brings back memories.

 

Anyone want to get a camping/off-road trip going on july 17-18? We could pick shoe creek or unwharrie or anywhere else.

 

not sure how true it to be but a few weeks ago i was talking to some locals in the shoe creek area. they said that shoe creek is closed, someone bought the land and put up signs. like i said not sure how true it to be

 

Well damn I will have to find out for us.

 

i couldn't imagine that being true as it was mostly on national forest property... but the forest service could have closed it to traffic i suppose.

i'll be at URE the 2nd and 3rd so not sure if i could do another ride so close after that.

 

I was heading to Va beach this weekend and cam down mount pleasant road. Right off the bypass there was a silver 2nd Gen with an All Pro bumper parked on the right in a driveway.

anyone from here?

it was a nice looking truck

Justin

 

i know what truck your talkin bout it pretty nice lookin . i dont think hes on here

 

I'd be down for something like that. After July 1, I change jobs and start morning kick-ass hours. Hopefully!

If there are any get togethers in the works, any chance of making it a Mod day? i just jumped on those Leeper coilovers, might have an AAL or something by then to add on too. And I'm all thumbs with anything more complex than a scalpel.

 

haha... a bunch of us will be at URE for the weekend of the 4th. personally i'll be there the 2nd and 3rd riding, then headed home first thing on the 4th so i can spend it with the family.