Never ever ever rely on Springsharp to give your ship a 'pass' grade. If you advise against it that's fine, but I don't agree with you. I've been using it since I joined the site in 2010. It's been used to work out the 60+ AU ships I've drawn before the first pixel hits the screen. Not all of my sh...
The Texas Navy, 1910-1919 This decade is a period of refits, rebuilds, and major technological/tactical changes to the Texas Navy and her ships. Even so, in 1910 sails were still in use on some vessels, including the old armored cruiser Navidad, which emerged from a major refit that year: https://d...
USA, Bennett BTC-1 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/d0mw5x7w9d5ko19/USA%20Bennett%20BTC-1.png?dl=0 From Wikepedia: The Bennett Aircraft Corporation Bi-motored Transport Commercial Number One (BTC-1) Executive was a 1930s American eight-seat light transport aircraft built by the Bennett Aircraft C...
Republic of Texas, 1910-1919 I. Introduction Texas endured a decade-long period of turmoil and uncertainty between 1910 and 1919. In spite of a period of relative economic prosperity in those years, revolution in Mexico and war in Europe demanded its attention. The Mexican Revolution began in Novem...
USA, LTV 1601 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/4rds9uo3spo4ia5/USA%2C%20LTV%201601.png?dl=0 A late complement to Darth Panda's LTV 1600. The 1601 was the second of three designs considered for a "navalized" F-16. It had the most commonality with the Fighting Falcon, including the original Pratt &...
Vought F6U-1 Pirate https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/a7hhneb628o5osm/USA%20Vought%20F6U-1%20Pirate.png?dl=0 The F6U Pirate was Vought's failed attempt to get into the jet fighter market for the US Navy. Vought received a contract for 3 prototypes in 1944. The first prototype flew two years later....
I'm a contract historian for the US Army Combat Studies Institute. We study battles and develop or conduct something called Staff Rides, where you go to a battlefield and study the terrain and decisions of key leaders. We have some that use virtual terrain, and those are the most popular. Lots of re...