Comments on: Starship prototype being prepped for first hop https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: commodude https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084852 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:21:33 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084852 The French predreadnoughts ARE a good comparison for starship, as it was the same concept, build, test, and move on, all of them were working prototypes.

]]> By: LocalFluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084849 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 19:04:45 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084849 Well, the brute Britts had their Queen Anne’s mansion of steel on their pre-dreadnoughts. The brave captains however refused to get into and hide in that ugly conning tower, but rather led from the deck. (Not that there were any wars for them at the time). So they soon skipped that overload.

They don’t make men in Europe as they did just a couple of generations ago. (Perhaps because the gene pool got cleaned from them during the great wars…)

]]> By: commodude https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084830 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:35:12 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084830 Different strategic needs, no one had figured out fire direction well yet, however, they did have some…unconventional designs, even for predreadnoughts, which were a dog’s breakfast as far as design anyway.

]]> By: LocalFluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084823 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 05:48:14 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084823 @commodude, Drachinifel is great, but he is a Britt. He doesn’t understand French design. And calling it a warrior hotel is, well, you had to share bunks with bunker basement Biden’s old pal Corn Pop in there, so I wouldn’t recommend it for a honeymoon.

Ships’ development 100+ years ago reminds of today’s space race. Most ships were antiquated as soon as they were launched. Now SpaceX does that to ladies like Ariane 6, Vulcan, Angara. And their stainless steel Dreadnought Starship will put everyone behind forever.

]]> By: commodude https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084795 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:27:12 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084795 LocalFluff, why’d you have to include the warrior hotel picture?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ygXLnRAm-A

]]> By: LocalFluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084775 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:32:07 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084775 And THIS is a ship! Like an iron on Neptune’s shirt. If you don’t wanna go to bed with this darling, then only a pair of 15 inch guns can put you to sleep:
https://i.redd.it/npskjkr69kb31.jpg

]]> By: LocalFluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-prototype-being-prepped-for-first-hop/#comment-1084770 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:57:56 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=67583#comment-1084770 That is not a ship! That is a can on a pad.
This is a ship! Look how this agile little thing beautifully cuts the water so that not even Neptune notices it:
https://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/aircraft_carriers/hms_centaur_r06.htm

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