Or... More to ANZAC Day, an Australian Legend sings "And the band played waltzing Matilda" by John Williamson...The REAL war.
Naturally Intrepid is in her original configuration, including the quad 40mm at the forward end of the island, right behind the two twin 5" mounts. As we can see, this was an excellent position for an AA weapon, but it was later removed (left out of later Essex class ships) to allow for an enlarged flag bridge, illustrating the importance of command and control. Just forward of the 5" mounts is the folded up extension of the hangar deck crossdeck catapult, another feature of early Essexes, later removed/omitted. p.s. had to try twice to post this, pardon me for cluttering up the forum.
The item under USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 and the similar one facing out to starboard are directors for the NATO Seasparrow missile system, Mark 91 IIRC. NSSMS installations commonly have two directors per launcher; these are associated with the launcher on the starboard bow. Enterprise had two more launchers on the port and starboard quarter, with associated directors, installed during one of her refits, a common arrangement on CV/CVNs. The two "drums" on the Mark 91 are a radar transmitter and receiver; the small item between them is a CCTV camera providing an alternative optical means of controlling an engagement.
Denoting an operation to Italy. Used by RAF & RAAF As a side: Bored USMC Pilots Used Their Planes to Make Ice Cream in WWII | War History Online
Yeah and I'm over twice that ! Just to point out : that 'antique' still rules the skies. Me ! Not so much.
Its US Awesomeness...Too many people just expect great things from America...As the 35 pointed out...Even the US has to work hard and smart to get what they have. The 22 is a thing of beauty.