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A cooler f-35 thread

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tampagtr, Oct 23, 2023.

  1. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Just a cool photo

     
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  2. Trickster

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    It took me a minute to figure out what was what in that unusual photo. Strange that an inanimate object, and one intended to destroy, would be blessed.
     
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  3. demosthenes

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    I wonder if this one has a modified design to carry six missiles instead of four? I know Japan was working on its own variant since China’s stealth fighter’s internal bays can hold six missiles.
     
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  4. uftaipan

    uftaipan GC Hall of Fame

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    I’m afraid blessing of weapons is a practice as old as warfare itself … and hardly limited to Shintoism. Think of how we still christen warships. We may think of it differently, but is essence it’s the same thing.
     
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  5. Trickster

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    Now that you mention it, you're right.