That is one big ship. I got myself wondering when they said they had nuclear missiles. Thought only submarines did that these days, but it seems Kirov Class do, or at least can carry nuclear missiles.
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That is one big ship. I got myself wondering when they said they had nuclear missiles. Thought only submarines did that these days, but it seems Kirov Class do, or at least can carry nuclear missiles.
So can an Arleigh Burke, in the form of Tomahawks with nuclear warheads. They just haven't since the Bush 41 Administration.
ETA: oops, didn't read all the way to the end of the thread. Kindly pardon some repition of info.
... Oh, and they tend to melt skin when they catch fire, too.
The main uniform while underway is coveralls, especially for those that work with machinery. Not sure about the more admin/command Sailors.
... Holy sh*t, were those Russkies incompetent! No watchstanders to spot the invaders? And where were all the unarmed sailors? Massive, unbelievable fail. And the admiral lost his concubine! I guess they'll probably rally in an ep or two, but they've lost several top-level officers (why was that one guy infected again?), and crew morale must be about zero after the attack. We may need a new Big Bad soon; these guys suck.
Nice moment focusing on the melancholy Sailors when the dodgy scientist was reunited with his family, though.
Nonsense! They're awesome at blending in with water, so if someone goes overboard, finding them becomes a real challenge!
... Oh, and they tend to melt skin when they catch fire, too.
The camo/"blueberry"/"aquaflage" uniform ("Navy Working Uniform", or NWUs) is indeed primarily a shore uniform. My understanding is Admiral2 is correct; the Navy adopted it a few years after 9/11 because the brass didn't want to feel left out from the cool kids' digital camo party.
The main uniform while underway is coveralls, especially for those that work with machinery. Not sure about the more admin/command Sailors.
... Holy sh*t, were those Russkies incompetent! No watchstanders to spot the invaders? And where were all the unarmed sailors? Massive, unbelievable fail. And the admiral lost his concubine! I guess they'll probably rally in an ep or two, but they've lost several top-level officers (why was that one guy infected again?), and crew morale must be about zero after the attack. We may need a new Big Bad soon; these guys suck.
Nice moment focusing on the melancholy Sailors when the dodgy scientist was reunited with his family, though.
He was testing the vaccine.
I think between patient zero getting loose and the explosion damage, the Russians are pretty much down for the count.
Only 2 episodes left in the season.
Great episode.
I liked that they had the Russian admiral act in the guise of the audience by calling out the Captain's taking point on the away teams (to borrow from Star Trek).
I guess I should have seen the bright-eyed guy trying to redeem himself for wanting to leave the ship being the one who died on the mission. He had that goofy smile any time anyone said anything nice about him, so of course the "aww shucks" kid is gonna buy it.
As someone mentioned, it was cool to see the back and forth chess match between everyone and the tactics used. Slattery pretending not to know what to do to buy time for tracking the communications signal. The Doctor pretending to be in love with the Captain, which both reduced the Admiral's suspicion as to why she came so easily, and allowed her to pass the note and the knife blade. The packing of the gun beneath the virus samples so the Russians wouldn't check it very well. The leaving behind of explosives to cover their extraction. The Admiral telling his people to search without sounding the alarm, and the Captain anticipating the ambush because of that and changing their extraction point. All very logical moves. Granted, the Russians were depicted as pretty dumbfounded by comparison, but still, it was pretty cool to see the battle of wits with at least the admiral.
The sad return of the raiding party contrasted with the reunion of the British guy and his family was nicely handled.
Slattery's "Two sailors walk into a bar" non-joke joke was great, and a perfect tension breaker for the crew.
This was a very exciting 43(?) minutes of television. I've enjoyed this show a great deal, and this was one of, if not the best episode so far.
I liked that they had the Russian admiral act in the guise of the audience by calling out the Captain's taking point on the away teams (to borrow from Star Trek).
I guess I should have seen the bright-eyed guy trying to redeem himself for wanting to leave the ship being the one who died on the mission. He had that goofy smile any time anyone said anything nice about him, so of course the "aww shucks" kid is gonna buy it.
As someone mentioned, it was cool to see the back and forth chess match between everyone and the tactics used. Slattery pretending not to know what to do to buy time for tracking the communications signal. The Doctor pretending to be in love with the Captain, which both reduced the Admiral's suspicion as to why she came so easily, and allowed her to pass the note and the knife blade. The packing of the gun beneath the virus samples so the Russians wouldn't check it very well. The leaving behind of explosives to cover their extraction. The Admiral telling his people to search without sounding the alarm, and the Captain anticipating the ambush because of that and changing their extraction point. All very logical moves. Granted, the Russians were depicted as pretty dumbfounded by comparison, but still, it was pretty cool to see the battle of wits with at least the admiral.
The sad return of the raiding party contrasted with the reunion of the British guy and his family was nicely handled.
Slattery's "Two sailors walk into a bar" non-joke joke was great, and a perfect tension breaker for the crew.
This was a very exciting 43(?) minutes of television. I've enjoyed this show a great deal, and this was one of, if not the best episode so far.
Yeah, but why him? Another commissioned officer?
I was waiting for Tex to get killed since the actor's not in the main credits, but he's pretty much the fourth lead so far.
I got a little worried when they didn't show him in last week's previews for this episode. I really like his character, and I didn't want to see him get bumped off.
When Tex was talking about how he went on the mission just to impress the doc, I thought that was setting him up to die.
John Pyper-Ferguson is like the king of recurring characters -- The Last Ship, Caprica, Burn Notice, Alphas, The Crow, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Jeremiah and more.
John Pyper-Ferguson is like the king of recurring characters -- The Last Ship, Caprica, Burn Notice, Alphas, The Crow, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Jeremiah and more.
John Pyper-Ferguson has to be in like every tv series produced that I watch in the last decade or so. He's everywhere.
Just looking at the secondary explosions i would expect him to be on the bottom of the Atlantic ocean.
They are all still upset about being forced into BDUs 30 years ago.
has anyone seen a sailor in a plain t-shirt. They are all blue with the ships logo embroidered front and back. Something special made for a couple of hundred is not something you expect to be in the uniform store
I don't think the "billions" estimate is completely accurate. I think that includes the cost of all uniforms purchased since the switch. But technically speaking, uniforms do not have an unlimited lifespan and need to be replaced every few years anyways. Typically when they change uniforms the do so gradually which is why you can see different units of the same type wearing different uniforms (driving different vehicles, having different equipment, etc). When I was in service units were ranked to their combat status and the higher the status, the higher the priority for newer equipment and supplies.
Now for the typical GI, nothing sucks worse than having accumulated a half dozen or so uniforms over the years and then having to shift them to the storage box because now you have to buy new uniforms (a lot of soldiers buy uniforms beyond their basic issue and what you can afford with your clothing allowance for convenience).
And of course, people who worked in Supply or were close friends with the Supply Sgt never seemed to be lacking new uniforms.
You're right, I was hesitant to go with the $4-5 billion that's in news articles, but "billions" isn't right, either. Thanks!
Hey, could be worse. In 2012, the National Guard spent $26.5 million on NASCAR sponsorships. How many confirmed new soldiers did it net them?
Go on, guess.
Nope, lower.
Lower.
... Lower.
Nope. You lose - no more guesses.
That's right, not a single one.
Dude, you are way too highly strung to be watching this show. Abandon ship now and save yourself.
Hollywood has never made a completely accurate naval picture. They get close sometimes, but you're lookiong for perfection where you ain't gonna find none. In this case, you can still have fun if you can focus on things that are good no matter what they screw up.
For me, it's candid views of an Arleigh Burke destroyer and Rhona Mitra on my TV on a weekly basis. I can excuse many sins on that basis.