some amazing stuff over there. They call those two ships the 'Bookends of WWII', where it started and ended. My wife's Granpa was on the USS Nevada BB36 when the Mitsubishi welcome wagon came by to say hello. He still has a scar in his forehead, a glass right eye, several scars in his right forearm and right leg he got while handing 5" AA shells up to the gunner station. I got to visit Pearl 07 Dec 2001, and got a private view of the Nevada Point memorial. On Dec 8th we visited the AZ memorial, the USS Missouri, and then drove over to Ford Island NAS for a special look at the USS Utah. ( in the movie the bridge has been digitally removed ). Looking back at those old ships and equipment, it makes sense why some hi-tech limited production equipment could cost so much in a government contract. Today's computer is based on a machine designed to calculate trajectories from the Missouri's 16" guns, and the like, so precious time would not be tied up looking thru pages and pages of tables to allow for elevation, distance, windage, etc. I don't like waste, but I sure don't like shortcuts either, 'specially when a man's life is at stake. Got Freedom? Thank a Vet! Jim Cox SW Missouri Pearl Harbor amateur Historian
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