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A number of Canadian whisky (Crown Royal, Canadian Club, Wiser's, Forty Creek) have maize-heavy mash bills, but none of them typically use new Oak barrels, so won't be as sweet/heavy. You could add sweetener or go the rum route as others suggest.
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A number of Canadian whisky (Crown Royal, Canadian Club, Wiser's, Forty Creek) have maize-heavy mash bills, but none of them typically use new Oak barrels, so won't be as sweet/heavy. You could add sweetener or go the rum route as others suggest.
The P-8 Poseidon is a converted 737 NG. P-3 Orion is based on the old Lockheed Electra, although very few P-3s are still in service with the US Navy. Both have internal weapons bays.
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The P-8 Poseidon is a converted 737 NG. P-3 Orion is based on the old Lockheed Electra, although very few P-3s are still in service with the US Navy. Both have internal weapons bays.
Not an observation on the merits of the dog's breakfast presented today, which mostly looks like a bunch of made-up things slapped together over the weekend to provide a convenient holiday distraction.
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Not an observation on the merits of the dog's breakfast presented today, which mostly looks like a bunch of made-up things slapped together over the weekend to provide a convenient holiday distraction.
To use the example of 3x Burkes, if you have something like 2x Type 055, you can get much of the same armament, but need 300 fewer sailors and 1 fewer hull.
If your bottleneck is number of sailors and available slips for building/maintenance, then it's a more efficient use of limited resources.
If your bottleneck is number of sailors and available slips for building/maintenance, then it's a more efficient use of limited resources.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
To use the example of 3x Burkes, if you have something like 2x Type 055, you can get much of the same armament, but need 300 fewer sailors and 1 fewer hull.
If your bottleneck is number of sailors and available slips for building/maintenance, then it's a more efficient use of limited resources.
If your bottleneck is number of sailors and available slips for building/maintenance, then it's a more efficient use of limited resources.
It's more a general observation on "larger warship" and the steady increase in size of say, AAW destroyers over the last 3 decades, where they've tended to increase significantly in displacement over successive designs.
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It's more a general observation on "larger warship" and the steady increase in size of say, AAW destroyers over the last 3 decades, where they've tended to increase significantly in displacement over successive designs.
At least as a general argument for "why larger warships" and not specifically "why this specific Trumpian mess".
See Japan's upcoming ASEV, news about the German F127 frigate, Italy's future DDX program, or China's current Type 055 destroyers.
See Japan's upcoming ASEV, news about the German F127 frigate, Italy's future DDX program, or China's current Type 055 destroyers.
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
At least as a general argument for "why larger warships" and not specifically "why this specific Trumpian mess".
See Japan's upcoming ASEV, news about the German F127 frigate, Italy's future DDX program, or China's current Type 055 destroyers.
See Japan's upcoming ASEV, news about the German F127 frigate, Italy's future DDX program, or China's current Type 055 destroyers.
Crewing requirements don't necessarily go up linearly with displacement.
More generally, I think you're dealing with a high fixed cost in terms of crew and systems, so once you've committed to that, adding more size and capabilities has a much lower marginal cost (at the design stage).
More generally, I think you're dealing with a high fixed cost in terms of crew and systems, so once you've committed to that, adding more size and capabilities has a much lower marginal cost (at the design stage).
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Crewing requirements don't necessarily go up linearly with displacement.
More generally, I think you're dealing with a high fixed cost in terms of crew and systems, so once you've committed to that, adding more size and capabilities has a much lower marginal cost (at the design stage).
More generally, I think you're dealing with a high fixed cost in terms of crew and systems, so once you've committed to that, adding more size and capabilities has a much lower marginal cost (at the design stage).
30k tonnes is closer to the 1922 treaty battleship limit of 35k tonnes than the 10k tonnes limit on cruisers.
The closest might be the anomalous Alaska-class
The closest might be the anomalous Alaska-class
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
30k tonnes is closer to the 1922 treaty battleship limit of 35k tonnes than the 10k tonnes limit on cruisers.
The closest might be the anomalous Alaska-class
The closest might be the anomalous Alaska-class
Return of the Armed Merchant Cruiser.
If you start with a recently retired cruise ship, it'll check off all the important boxes:
a) Be really big
b) Have fancy accommodations
c) Onboard casino
And really, isn't that what it's all about?
If you start with a recently retired cruise ship, it'll check off all the important boxes:
a) Be really big
b) Have fancy accommodations
c) Onboard casino
And really, isn't that what it's all about?
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Return of the Armed Merchant Cruiser.
If you start with a recently retired cruise ship, it'll check off all the important boxes:
a) Be really big
b) Have fancy accommodations
c) Onboard casino
And really, isn't that what it's all about?
If you start with a recently retired cruise ship, it'll check off all the important boxes:
a) Be really big
b) Have fancy accommodations
c) Onboard casino
And really, isn't that what it's all about?
I think the original J-8 as well, before the redesign to side inlets?
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I think the original J-8 as well, before the redesign to side inlets?
I'm a big advocate for painting gunpla.
High Grade models are a great size where they aren't as fiddly as wargaming miniatures, but also don't have the big surfaces of aircraft.
High Grade models are a great size where they aren't as fiddly as wargaming miniatures, but also don't have the big surfaces of aircraft.
July 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I'm a big advocate for painting gunpla.
High Grade models are a great size where they aren't as fiddly as wargaming miniatures, but also don't have the big surfaces of aircraft.
High Grade models are a great size where they aren't as fiddly as wargaming miniatures, but also don't have the big surfaces of aircraft.
You're going to need to extend your graph! 😄
July 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You're going to need to extend your graph! 😄
On Twitter, you asked about the Mirage IIIC. From page 10 www.amazon.com/Mirage-III-5...
IIIC Unloaded: 13 540 lb
MTOW: 25 740 lb
IIIC Unloaded: 13 540 lb
MTOW: 25 740 lb
June 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
On Twitter, you asked about the Mirage IIIC. From page 10 www.amazon.com/Mirage-III-5...
IIIC Unloaded: 13 540 lb
MTOW: 25 740 lb
IIIC Unloaded: 13 540 lb
MTOW: 25 740 lb
Too bad. Given their role with the PVO, they might give the Flanker a run for its money. I guess there's reason we don't see many pictures of Flankers with external tanks.
May 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Too bad. Given their role with the PVO, they might give the Flanker a run for its money. I guess there's reason we don't see many pictures of Flankers with external tanks.
Do the MiG-25 and MiG-31 👀
May 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Do the MiG-25 and MiG-31 👀
In keeping with the trend of reusing names from a company's past designs (Lightning II, Thunderbolt II, etc.), Boeing should continue the trend and definitely name the F-47 the Peashooter II
March 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In keeping with the trend of reusing names from a company's past designs (Lightning II, Thunderbolt II, etc.), Boeing should continue the trend and definitely name the F-47 the Peashooter II
Derp. Grumman F11F, not F9F
March 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Derp. Grumman F11F, not F9F
Tiger III ties together both the Grumman F9F and Northrop F-5E/F parts of Northrop-Grumman
March 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Tiger III ties together both the Grumman F9F and Northrop F-5E/F parts of Northrop-Grumman
Isn't this the niche filled by Corel products?
January 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Isn't this the niche filled by Corel products?
One big difference might be that a lot of Toronto townhouses are freehold. The vast majority of Vancouver townhouses are strata title/condominiums.
January 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One big difference might be that a lot of Toronto townhouses are freehold. The vast majority of Vancouver townhouses are strata title/condominiums.