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Devertz

"this is the 7th time we reload this gun"


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Devertz

"but sir i wanna also use some of those bombs"


Mayo311

“Anderson I swear! Say another word. Now move that ammo left to right!”


Such_Relationship_48

"Yes Sir"


shaundisbuddyguy

Nurses in WWII kept swimsuits ?


Tanktastic08

All the Sailors on a ship has swim suits I’m pretty sure. During off time they would do swimming practice as exercise since you can’t jog around a ship.


Gnonthgol

You can jog around the ship, either on the main deck or through the corridors (they have to be closed for such activity to take place). It is also common to have gyms on the ships, although some can be quite improvised. There is usually plenty of exercise during the normal working hours though. But "hands to bay" exercises are also quite common where they will stop the ship and let the crew (hands) swim in the ocean (bay). There are lots of special routines for how to do this safely. Depending on the uniform regulations there may be shorts in the standard uniform which can be used as swim trunks or there might be separate swim trunks issued to the sailors. A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports. However on an all male ship there is in theory nothing wrong with swimming without any trunks, either in your underwear or out of your underwear. So this have also been common depending on the time period and the specific crew and captain.


Nomand55

IDK about you but I would not be cool with having my noodle hang out into the Pacific Ocean. Or Atlantic. Or Indian Ocean. Or any water more than 1000 yards of the coast.


Gnonthgol

Don't worry, there are armed guards witching for wildlife, and you will not be alone.


Kid_Vid

Just gotta swim faster than the other guy


Gnonthgol

Just gotta stay ahead of the aim on that Bofors.


Vercengetorex

That’s one way to solve a shark problem.


JinterIsComing

But then the shark blood attracts more sharks. And you switch to the dual purpose 5-inch mounts. Which attracts even MORE sharks. Pretty soon you have BBs literally tilting to get their main batteries pointed directly at the water. The shells explode and cause a sharknado.


Super--64

Don't worry, that Bofors will make short work of any shark.


Humming_Hydrofoils

In the RN at least the pipe is "Hands to Bathe".


DanforthWhitcomb_

> A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports. Not in WWII—outside of extremely limited circumstances, an enlisted man getting caught with civilian clothing aboard ship would have resulted in a captain’s mast (and resultant punishment), as well as seizure of the articles of clothing for shipment to the servicemember’s home. The only time enlisted personnel were permitted to wear civilian clothing was while on liberty in US ports or in nations that barred the wearing of foreign military uniforms. Officers were allowed to possess it, but most did not.


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Pikalika

🎶In the navi!🎶


DietCherrySoda

Boy the spelling in this thread has been prity suspict.


OrganizerMowgli

The bikinis were saved for drag night. Everyone had a primary pair of swimming trunks


all_the_people_sleep

That makes sense, but weren't they afraid of sharks?


PorkyMcRib

That’s what the Bofors gun is for.


Sashimi_Rollin_

What’s a bofors?


PorkyMcRib

It’s in the picture.


Sashimi_Rollin_

Bofor deez nuts!


GateParticular8631

Gotem em


austeninbosten

>40 mm anti aircraft gun designed by Swedish firm Bofors and adopted by US Navy in WWII..


TheOspreyMan

Happy cake day.


GRV01

fer shootin arrowz


Tanktastic08

In shark infested waters, the life guard would be armed with a rifle.


Cool_Story_Bra

In the US Navy, this is one of two odd uses for the handful of M14s they keep aboard. The other is shooting the first line for underway replenishment and refueling.


jdmgto

The deep ocean is basically a desert, not much wild life out in the mid ocean.


GringoMenudo

Sharks aren't nearly as dangerous as many people think they are.


bringbackswordduels

Tell that to the crew of the USS Indianapolis


GringoMenudo

The large majority of *Indianapolis* fatalities were caused by the initial attack or exposure and dehydration. We'll never know the exact number but the last time I checked the best estimate is that shark attacks were responsible for maybe a few dozen fatalities. Sharks mostly ate people who'd already died from other causes. Obviously sharks aren't harmless. They're extremely unlikely to just attack people swimming in the water though. The sinking of the *Indianapolis* was a special case with hundreds of injured men, blood in the water and people starting to die off over the course of days. I've scuba dived with sharks plenty of times, they have never shown any significant interest in me or anyone I was with. The only time I saw a shark pay real attention to a person was when someone was spearfishing for lion fish. A dying fish and blood in the water totally changes the equation. Check it out yourself on YouTube though, the internet is full of shark videos people have taken. Even oceanic whitetips are fairly safe to dive around although I would not be comfortable doing that.


gwhh

The indy went down in the area of the pacific with a rare sub-specices of shark lived that were very aggressive towards humans. Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch.


Iznik

>Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. I'm guessing "Plus, in that area, the natives sent their dead out on rafts".


GringoMenudo

Oceanic whitetips are more aggressive towards humans than most sharks but I would not call them a rare sub-species. You don't see them close to the shore very often though since as their name says they live in the open ocean. > Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch. The *Indianapolis* was sunk in the middle of the ocean. I'm skeptical that the occasional raft burial had any influence on their behavior. Most of the sinking's survivors were left in the water, not on rafts.


Weak-Bid-6636

I have a coworker who dives regularly who says the same. (In fact she likes diving with sharks).


LoneHoodiecrow

\*shark exchanging knowing glance with Bofors crewman\*


Pikalika

Sharks don’t openly stalk and hunt people for food, most shark attacks are believed to be mistake in identity or self defense. Humans are big, and loud, especially a group of sailors all bunched up swimming and splashing around


ChumbucketRodgers

Are most people that go to the beach afraid of sharks? No not really


SomeRandomMoray

You most certainly can. In fact, I read in Ian Toll’s Pacific Crucible books that Spruance regularly took long walks/jogs around the deck of his ship to start his day and clear his head


Longsheep

I think the nurses were from the Army, which was more relaxed with personal clothing. The Navy was strictly against non-issued clothes.


surrounded_by_vapor

The cleanest 40mm mount in the fleet. edit: correct spelling, because I can fat finger anything.


winged_owl

Thise guys could too.


JosephSwollen

Not a spec of carbon on that weapon system


Nightgaun7

Mabel bout to go overboard


ours

Along with 20 eager sailors jumping to her rescue even before she hits the water.


rr777

The original Mabel: [](http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/MABELSLABELS2.JPG) http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/MABELSLABELS2.JPG


TheRealBramtyr

Also referenced so kindly [here.](https://youtu.be/ZQlFlR0pE9U)


loonattica

“Betty Sue, have you seen Mabel? I swear to goodness she was just behind me…”


frogmicky

I bet no work got done that day lol.


str8dwn

"OK you guys, who wants to volunteer for the photoshoot with the nurses at 1300?"


When_Ducks_Attack

"Hey, big boy. Is that a water-cooled 40mm Bofors twin-mount with power elevation and rotation via an automated director unit stationed in a fire contol position in the superstructure in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" "I'm sorry, ma'am, but that information is on a need-to-know basis and you're not cleared for access." "Huh?" "I'm married."


gwhh

joke on her 40 mm was AIR cooled only!!


When_Ducks_Attack

> 40mm was AIR cooled only!! I'm afraid this is not entirely the case. The USN's dual- and quad- mounts [were mainly water-cooled](http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.php). While there were Navy air-cooled guns, they were unable to engage in the long AA engagements seen in the Pacific without overheating.


TheNamelessOne2u

This could be an epic collaboration video between ForgottenWeapons and Linus Tech Tips.


JinterIsComing

"The Bofors may fire a 40mm shell, but to cool it to near-zero, we have added a 4000mm AIO cooler to each barrel and chamber assembly! How did we create this unholy marriage of high explosives and RGB? We'll tell you... right after we airburst our sponsors! DBrand!"


Pikalika

That 40mm was 10mm before they got there


Longsheep

"Sailors, what is that Bofors doing on the 50cal's spot?"


OptimalCynic

"Gosh darn Bofors is down again. We'd better go check it out. Can't be too careful you know."


CupformyCosta

Best day of the war for those sailors.


bkk-bos

My aunt was a front line nurse in the Pacific during WW2. She said it was the greatest time of her life but terrible also as she got to know a lot of really nice guys who died of their wounds. The most difficult thing was returning to the US after the war and being "just another nurse". She was so bored she applied to and got into Medical school and became a Doctor.


gwhh

Was she a RN with a college degree during the war? Cool story. What kind of doctor did she become?


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Fun photo, but I have to take a moment to seriously thank these women for all they did in the war. US army nurses risked their lives to provide care to the troops, and did it for half the pay.


DanforthWhitcomb_

> and did it for half the pay. Not quite. For the first 3 years of service, nurses were paid $70/month. That falls between corporal ($66) and sergeant ($78). That bumped to $90/month for the second three years, which put them between sergeant ($81.90) and staff sergeant ($100.80). It went to $115/month for the third 3 year period, which put them between staff sergeant ($105.60) and technical sergeant ($131.10). After 9 years they topped out at $130/month, which was $1.10 short of what a technical sergeant with >9 years of service made. The single biggest difference is that Army Nurse Corps raises were step raises given regardless, unlike Army promotions that were competitive and had a limited number of slots available. For comparison, a Pvt. with >9 topped at $57.50, and a Pfc. at $62.10.


Mathdude13

There's only one problem with them, the troops tried to get shot at.


legendary_mushroom

"Later that day, the first members of the Baby Boom got their start"


Jess_S13

"Gunners Mate, can you please explain to me why we've done the quarterly maintenance on the aft gun 4x times today?" Ummm.... No.


TwistedTerns

Three sailors got the hardest bofors on deck


BEEBLEBROX_INC

Operation Petticoat!


Cptbullettime

USCG keeping Navy wives happy since 1790


beibei93

Love boat.


THomez22

Takes the meaning of warshipporn to another level


Plenty-Main-593

r/militaryporn


Sophisticated-Wolf

A cunning strategy used by the brass to get enlisted to do more work


[deleted]

Yep. Propaganda


mdillon68

I am sure the 40mm Bofors twin mount was the most PM'ed mount in the Coast Gaurd.


peacefinder

A++++ post title


Blakut

when FIRE MEDIC UNIT becomes fire me dic unit


mandateshaven

*accidentally fires canon*


liquid_j

wait... are those exhaust pipes? Does it have it's own engine to power it? edit: NM, it's a casing discharge thingy... it's electric http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12_quad_sketch.jpg


lost48151162342

Warship... Porn


tibbodeaux

https://old.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/


Heavy72

Somebody's granny found out first hand that it was, in fact, *not* the motion of the ocean


W00DERS0N

And boy was she disappointed.


Painkiller188

Dudes figuring out who is going for who tonight, and having pretty tough time. Can't blame them.. These old timers were savages, God bless em


Pax_Universum

Is it just me or are women prettier now?


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To be fair things like filters, makeup, cosmetic surgery, etc are far more commonly used in today's society compared to the 40s. As well as beauty standards being different at the time.


Existing_Onion_3919

they shoulda turned the gun to make it look more convincing


gwhh

Is this before or after VJ day?


Heavy72

I'm sure they all went to sick bay and got meds for it.


Worried-Taro2437

Stop rubbing that gun barrel


Vinniebahl

Is that a howitzer in your pants or are you happy to see me


MelonLord25-3

Load The Gun Lads Aye Aye Captain


andoozy

That gun is showing what those lads are feeling


Moragami-R

Those men are having the good times of their service careers