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EdT586

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Why saluting to your wife?;):D

It's known as "Social Grace" anyone in or has been in the military will know this ! You either salute or remove your hat when passing ladies of acquaintance. Gentlemen in civilian attire wearing fedoras normally remove their hats or tip it as the same as a salute. The hand salute originates from the time of chivalry when knights passing other knights would lift their visors to initiate eye contact and sign of respect otherwise the only way to know who is under that armor would be the family crest that is on the breast of their amour hence this is also why today military or club members have their unit's or organization's crest emblazoned onto their navy blue sports jackets.

 
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by78

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Type 909 weapon trials ship Bi Sheng


Bi Sheng test launching what appears to be a YJ-18.

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Tam

Brigadier
Registered Member
Found this in the PDF.


South China Seas exercise, involving two oldies, 167 Shenzhen and 169 Wuhan. This is 167 Shenzhen in her refitted form (0:46) and she's fully armed with her YJs. 169 Wuhan (1:16) hasn't gone to refit yet, and their stablemate 168 Guangzhou is in a state of strip and overhaul. The two destroyers appear to be videoed from the bow of a third destroyer, likely to be 161 Hohhot.
 
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by78

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JARI USV spotted at a marina in Dalian. A description of the USV from Jane's:

"The ‘JARI USV Multipurpose Unmanned Combat Boat’, is a 15m long surface platform, weighs 20 tonnes, and is expected to have a top speed of 42 knot and range of 500 nautical miles. The vessel can be armed with a 30mm weapon station integrated with short range surface to air missile, light torpedo tubes, and as well as vertical launch system (VLS). The vessel is also equipped with phased array radars, satellite communication, and variable depth sonar."

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