Gunners loading 40mm and 105mm aboard an AC-130

  • @gasgiant@lemmy.ml
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    403 months ago

    For those occasions when someone orders the top shelf ammo.

    Also there’s actually 3 ladders there. One pair of steps and two small standard ladders.

    I suspect the standard ladders are shite. So they carry some battered steps to avoid having to use them.

  • @RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    213 months ago

    As you can see, it is strapped to the shelf with the shells, so its obviously a load bearing support beam to prevent the shelf from falling.

  • Thelsim
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    173 months ago

    Clearly that’s for gaining the high ground 🙄

  • @Breezy@lemmy.world
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    153 months ago

    The government signed a lucrative deal to a friend to buy 10 million ladders at at 1000 dollars a piece, so now each everyone gets a least one ladder to lug around. We gotta spend thoughs trillions some how. At least their friends and family to reap the benefits.

  • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    123 months ago

    They found it on the road, and Dan wanted to keep it, so they pulled over and he was like free ladder. Highway loot is the best.

  • @Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world
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    113 months ago

    Judging based on how badly it’s bent it’s used as a persuasion device (hammer) when you don’t want to be within arms reach, like when dealing with explosive shells.

      • @Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world
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        23 months ago

        Along the length of the ladder. That style of ladder, when it’s folded up, like in the photo, should have the feet perpendicular to each other and touching, not offset like they are here.

  • Zorque
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    83 months ago

    I think I have that ladder… if it’s for the same thing I use it for, it’s for sitting around being useless until I need to change a lightbulb in the kitchen.

  • Diplomjodler
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    83 months ago

    You never know when you’ll have to lay siege to a medieval castle.

  • @frezik@midwest.social
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    73 months ago

    In 1975, the RAND corporation did extensive studies using Chaos Theory and computer simulations. Their conclusion was that the Bay of Pigs would have succeeded under the Butterfly Effect of having a ladder on board every airplane larger than a twin-seater. Ladders have been required on board ever since.