You have me there Eric as it controls signaling based on the fly by wire multi voting system its sow-en up tighter than a drum so no access is allowed at any time other than for fault analysis purpose's
Christ FBJ I know you guys in the US are very fussy about having nice straight teeth but thats the biggest bleeding brace i've ever seen jesus it's even clamping your ears down
This is the only gun remaining of 4 130mm-gun battery on the Hel peninsula.
Till 1996 it was a military area, full of military stuff Spent there whole 2 days and still didn't see everything (fortunately it's only about 2 hours by train or ship from Gdansk).
USS Thomas S. Gates CG 51
I bought it on board of this cruiser, during her (ship in English is "female", am I right?) visit in Gdynia because of Baltops a few years ago.
Here I am striking a Luft-waffle pose, with the piercing steely-eyed gaze... ready to do battle with some Viermots...
Actually, as soon as I sat down all the beverages I had consumed up to that point in the day ganged up on me...
and the fella shooting the picture was taking his sweet 'ole time... grrrr...
My Dad was a photographer and I spent entirely too much time with a camera lens in my face while growing up.
So I kinda dislike having my picture taken for the most part, and it sorta shows here...