Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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One of the things on my bucket list is to sail (as in with cloth in the air) around the horn. I did the equator, the date line (many times) and the Panama Canal on my subs.

I'm just a recreational boater, never sailed so much as a boogie board, but am fascinated by the age of sail.

So a question for you pros:
How bad ass were the sailors that rounded the horn in 17th and 18th century "ships"?
 
So a question for you pros:
How bad ass were the sailors that rounded the horn in 17th and 18th century "ships"?

Well, if they rounded the horn in the same conditions we experienced, they would have died. My guess is that ships of that time would avoid that route in the winter as much as possible. Folks still take small sailboats and tall masted ships around the horn every year. Not something I would look forward to doing but people find their adrenaline rush in their own way I suppose.
 
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he TAP 150 had a reinforced frame, a 146 cm³ single cylinder, two-stroke engine and could develop a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. The TAP was equipped with an M20, a light anti-armour cannon, which could penetrate an armor with 100 mm thickness, thanks to the HEAT warhead attached to it. The Vespa was supposed to serve only as a transport method for the cannon, although it was possible to fire the gun while mounted on the scooter.
This artillery was not very useful against the tanks in the Indochine conflict but proved itself as quite useful against lightly armored targets in the Algerian War. The TAP was constructed to be dropped in pairs from a plane with a parachute. The bikes were mounted on palettes and protected with haystacks. One of the scooters carried the cannon, while the other carried the ammo, so they were operated by two men teams. The TAP 150 was ready to be used instantly, and due to its mobility, it was a very effective weapon. A trailer carrying additional items was often attached to the moped, and it also had a tripod for the cannon. The Vespa TAP 150’s construction was very cheap, with an estimated cost of 500$, so it was the perfect weapon for anti-guerilla warfare.