Nitchy? I haven’t seen that word and I can’t tell from looking it up if this is some use I don’t understand or if it’s just a misspelling/pronunciation of niche
On D day the USS Texas couldn’t physically elevate the guns any higher in their mounts to lob the shells at German positions as they retreated further from the ocean. So they intentionally took on water on one side of the ship, elevating the other side, and enabling the guns to shoot further.
The sheer amount of ass-busting, ball-sweating work that the Battleship Texas Foundation folks have done…it’s just humbling. Good for them.
EDIT: Also, the livestream of when they towed her from San Jacinto to the drydock was absolutely the coolest livestream that I’ve ever watched. Checked all the boxes of, like, “this is a historical event that I’m watching; there’s a real sense of occasion,” plus “this is like those slow-TV videos, where someone has a camera and walks through nature scenery.” I had that shit on all day.
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