And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Depending on the trim characteristics of the boat, the windows in the conning tower might be useful when snorkeling. You can send a sacrificial goat up there to see how much water there is between the top of the sail and the surface.
Of course, these days, a snorkel is not much more than a target.
I know nothing about subs, so can someone tell me if it is going down or coming up, and what those little windows are for? (mine is not a rhetorical question, so if you want to shoot, it appears there is a target rich environment at the blacksmith's)...
The conning tower placement and look of the boat suggests that it's a Chinese version of a Russian Kilo Class. But what do I know?
ReplyDeleteYep, and the conning tower is OUTSIDE of the pressure hull so the windows would not compromise hull integrity..............
ReplyDeleteDepending on the trim characteristics of the boat, the windows in the conning tower might be useful when snorkeling. You can send a sacrificial goat up there to see how much water there is between the top of the sail and the surface.
ReplyDeleteOf course, these days, a snorkel is not much more than a target.
do the windows slide open so they can get some sea breeze? ( a rhetorical question, please do not shoot me!)
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about subs, so can someone tell me if it is going down or coming up, and what those little windows are for? (mine is not a rhetorical question, so if you want to shoot, it appears there is a target rich environment at the blacksmith's)...
ReplyDeleteComing up, and they sit inside out of the weather and look out when making way on the surface.
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