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MBBlat said:
So do the Army https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments...
The Navy fairly obviously have both a flying, FAA, and soldering branch, the Marines.
All this seems rather confusing to politicians and the more political senior officers who seem to think if it floats it’s Navy, if it flies it’s RAF with everything else being Army.
We're they in flux?The Navy fairly obviously have both a flying, FAA, and soldering branch, the Marines.
All this seems rather confusing to politicians and the more political senior officers who seem to think if it floats it’s Navy, if it flies it’s RAF with everything else being Army.
MBBlat said:
Cockaigne said:
The RAF had a marine division, the Royal Air Force Marine Branch. They operated watercraft.
Came across the fact after watching this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fDnSQoneiE
WWII Rescue Buoys - Secret 'Floating Hotels' of the English Channel
So do the Army https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments...Came across the fact after watching this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fDnSQoneiE
WWII Rescue Buoys - Secret 'Floating Hotels' of the English Channel
The Navy fairly obviously have both a flying, FAA, and soldering branch, the Marines.
All this seems rather confusing to politicians and the more political senior officers who seem to think if it floats it’s Navy, if it flies it’s RAF with everything else being Army.
It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
98elise said:
The RAF also have their own soldiers, and the Army has pilots.
It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
Small point of order - the RN should not be given firearms. I was on subs when the upper deck trots were given handguns and genuinely every boat in Faslane had bets on as to how soon someone would shot themselves in the foot - iirc, it was in weeks. It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
The conclusion was that the safest place to stand when a matelot had a gun was right in front of him - a bit like you'd treat an imperial stormtrooper.
Legacywr said:
This is ‘trivial maths’!
Equation relating circumference and radius of a circle and the algebra above are Key Stage 3 maths, taught to 11-14 year olds, pre-GCSE - pretty trivial?GroundEffect said:
It's trivial maths to look at it.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
otolith said:
Legacywr said:
This is ‘trivial maths’!
Equation relating circumference and radius of a circle and the algebra above are Key Stage 3 maths, taught to 11-14 year olds, pre-GCSE - pretty trivial?GroundEffect said:
It's trivial maths to look at it.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
otolith said:
Legacywr said:
This is ‘trivial maths’!
Equation relating circumference and radius of a circle and the algebra above are Key Stage 3 maths, taught to 11-14 year olds, pre-GCSE - pretty trivial?GroundEffect said:
It's trivial maths to look at it.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
McGee_22 said:
Small point of order - the RN should not be given firearms. I was on subs when the upper deck trots were given handguns and genuinely every boat in Faslane had bets on as to how soon someone would shot themselves in the foot - iirc, it was in weeks.
The conclusion was that the safest place to stand when a matelot had a gun was right in front of him - a bit like you'd treat an imperial stormtrooper.
Traditional that’s why the Marines exist. In Navy speak a 20mm cannon is still considered “small arms”, so anything man portable is hardly worth bothering with.The conclusion was that the safest place to stand when a matelot had a gun was right in front of him - a bit like you'd treat an imperial stormtrooper.
Legacywr said:
otolith said:
Legacywr said:
This is ‘trivial maths’!
Equation relating circumference and radius of a circle and the algebra above are Key Stage 3 maths, taught to 11-14 year olds, pre-GCSE - pretty trivial?GroundEffect said:
It's trivial maths to look at it.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
C=Pi()D
D = C/Pi()
X = 0.3/Pi() = 0.1m
For change in radius (gap under the string at a given point_0.05m aka 2 inches.
The above is saying that the circumference of a circle is equal to Pi times the diameter. So if the length (circumference) of the string got longer by 1ft, then the diameter change is 1ft/Pi or 1ft/3.142596....).
The next step is relating that generic version to the earth. Well, I could have done it two ways:
1) get the diameter of the earth (or circumference) and added on this extra foot and worked it out that way or,
2) what I actually did and saw that the C = πD is irrespective of size (it's a fixed relationship of C to D, no matter what size they are it's always 3.14 times the other) so you may as well just look at the diameter of a 1ft circumference and that could be added simply to the earth number (i.e. if the earth circumference got bigger by 1ft, it's diameter gets bigger by 4 inches - regardless of how big your item is to begin with!).
And then, I just divide by two to get a radius since it's the gap between the earth and this new larger string (it'll have an equal size gap on either side if we assume so for the purpose of this test).
I did all of it in my head but that's just from practice of being an engineer but the logic is the same. Find your equation between the phenomena you care about and go from there.
Maths is taught very wrong to people. It's a tool and language of the universe. Luckily I had some fantastic teachers at school that taught me to love it.
MBBlat said:
Traditional that’s why the Marines exist. In Navy speak a 20mm cannon is still considered “small arms”, so anything man portable is hardly worth bothering with.
Yep. Two things about Marines though;1. Always ask them what instrument they play, and
2. Always insist on a 10 mile head start for your getaway.
McGee_22 said:
MBBlat said:
Traditional that’s why the Marines exist. In Navy speak a 20mm cannon is still considered “small arms”, so anything man portable is hardly worth bothering with.
Yep. Two things about Marines though;1. Always ask them what instrument they play, and
2. Always insist on a 10 mile head start for your getaway.
98elise said:
Girls are born with every egg they will ever produce.
This means that when a woman is pregnant with a daughter, she is also carrying the eggs that will one day be her grandchildren.
Some material crosses the umbilical cord so you can find DNA from the mother in their children. This means that when a woman is pregnant with a daughter, she is also carrying the eggs that will one day be her grandchildren.
McGee_22 said:
98elise said:
The RAF also have their own soldiers, and the Army has pilots.
It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
Small point of order - the RN should not be given firearms. I was on subs when the upper deck trots were given handguns and genuinely every boat in Faslane had bets on as to how soon someone would shot themselves in the foot - iirc, it was in weeks. It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
The conclusion was that the safest place to stand when a matelot had a gun was right in front of him - a bit like you'd treat an imperial stormtrooper.
Thats what happens when you treat handling small arms as a very minor part of your role. If you put a Marine (also Navy) in the same position it wouldn't happen.
Negligent discharges are a combination of poor training and a lack of leadership/supervision.
My job was to operate and maintain ships weapons (WE). I was trained for years. My small arms training could be measured in hours!
98elise said:
McGee_22 said:
98elise said:
The RAF also have their own soldiers, and the Army has pilots.
It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
Small point of order - the RN should not be given firearms. I was on subs when the upper deck trots were given handguns and genuinely every boat in Faslane had bets on as to how soon someone would shot themselves in the foot - iirc, it was in weeks. It makes a lot of sense that each service has its own specialists as they need to be able to integrate into the overall organisation as well as perform their primary role.
RAF pilots do fly from RN carriers now though.
The conclusion was that the safest place to stand when a matelot had a gun was right in front of him - a bit like you'd treat an imperial stormtrooper.
Thats what happens when you treat handling small arms as a very minor part of your role. If you put a Marine (also Navy) in the same position it wouldn't happen.
Negligent discharges are a combination of poor training and a lack of leadership/supervision.
My job was to operate and maintain ships weapons (WE). I was trained for years. My small arms training could be measured in hours!
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