#CIWS

[tri-bi-blast]

Being creative, with intreats, while on social media is horrible because I'll just be watching YT, looking for some background noise while I play games, and then auto play will send my into a rabbit hole of military tech that I'll come out of with the inspiration to design a new missle based CIWS system in From The Depths, only for me to lose motivation when finding targets to test on, only to go back to YT and get inspired again, and yet I still can't test it.

[nelc]

[valiantunknownartisan]

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[rhk111sblog]

Aselsan just released a Statement that their Gokdeniz Close In Weapons System (CIWS) is being used on the BRP Miguel Malver (FF-06) Corvette, confirming what the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Representatives told me two Years ago during a Defense Exhibit in Manila that the System will be used on the Ships

This was initially released as an Article last June 30, 2024 at https://therhk111militaryandarmspage.blogspot.com/2024/06/aselsan-confirms-use-gokdeniz-close-in-weapons-system-miguel-malvar-class-vessels.html

[aresdifesa]

CIWS ASELSAN GÖKDENİZ a bordo della corvetta BRP Miguel Malvar della Marina Filippina Il varo della corvetta BRP Miguel Malvar della Marina Filippina di 3.200 tonnellate, lunghezza 116 metri e larghezza 14,8 metri, costruita da HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, sulla quale è installato il CIWS ASELSAN GÖKDENİZ, è stato condotto con successo in Corea del Sud. Potendo sparare munizioni intelligenti programmabili ATOM nonché HEI e TP, il sistema di armi ravvicinate a doppia canna da 35 mm GÖKDENİZ, crea una sostanziale differenza con il suo radar di controllo del fuoco integrato e la suite elettro-ottica ed il calcolatore balistico incorporato. Il GÖKDENİZ è un sistema con torretta stabilizzata in grado di tracciare con

[defencestar]

India awards defence contracts worth $469.5 million to local defence companies

Self-reliance in defence: In a significant boost to the local defence and aerospace companies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India initiative, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth $469.5 million on Friday (March 1, 2024) in New Delhi. The contracts were exchanged in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary…

[jurph]

Utterly Baffling

Why would you go to Tumblr and try to argue that people's fun hobby of making up non-canon fake relationships between their fave characters was ... what, bad? Fruitless? Stupid? I just lost 10 minutes of my one precious life on earth learning that there are people called "anti ship" who spend huge amounts of time telling people the fun thing they like isn't okay??

Why would you go to a place that celebrates fanfiction and outsider art and weirdoes and blorbos and doing your best, and say "hey, I don't like that"? There is a whole other internet out there where you can do other stuff, like look at rockets, or cats, or whatever. You could be doing literally anything else except scolding horny moms & teens & weirdos & uncles & folks. (Also, in a world with fascism and phobias and -isms, have the gall to abbreviate their whole thing as just "anti-" like, what, they made up being against stuff, and being against all other stuff requires clarification, but this is the obvious core central thing to be against? To be against other people's fun is somehow foundational? The cheek. The gall. The pure-- ugh.)

Anyway I am not going to waste another second of my life on it, but for what it's worth, I'm pro-pretty-much-whatever-you-want-to-ship I guess.

Pic related, it's a Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) and it keeps everyone safe from anti-ship missiles.

[venomous-qwille]

Sombra ink brush style art from a recent stream <3

[coveredinworms]

Friend of mine that listens to the show just informed me that he thought Grue was Alec's cape name until Arc 7. I don't really have a bit about this, I'm too stunned considering what this Worm AU looks like.

[comicsiswild]

[escxelle]

bg3 astarion's sleep token song

(astarion spoilers and kinda nsfw)

hello sleep token and astarion community, i know yall are very horny but why did you assign the summoning as the astarion song when sugar literally exists? when these are the lyrics? i may only be on act 1 of my astarion romance playthrough but i Know some things about his story sooo. let me convince you with the lyrics of the song (under the cut)

sugar

[Verse 1] And you play a twisted little game But I know in a way You need to complicate Believe that though we never eat We still know how to feed We still know how to bleed (Oh) <- he's literally a vampire, come on, this is clearly his song

[Chorus] Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now <- thinking back to his first spicy scene in the camp in act 1? yeah, he mentions being tasted right?? you see the link!!?? Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now

[Verse 2] My arms keep you in the room Barely let you move Show me what you do (Oh) Tonight, we're second-guessed again Let me wrap the chains Addicted to the pain <- pain of being bit?!!

[Chorus] Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now

[Bridge] Do you wanna see how far it goes? <- i've seen plenty analysis of astarion that he wanted to seduce you at first to grant himself safety in the party so you wouldn't turn on him and that he wasn't meant to fall in love!!! Do you wanna test me now, my love? <- yeah because astarion doesn't totally call you my love, darling, beautiful, my dear at every given moment.... /s You must be crazy if you think that I will give in so easily Things we buried low Comin' to the surface now, my love You must be crazy if you think that I will give up the game

[Chorus] (Oh, whoa) Sugar, I've got a taste for you now Sugar, I've got a taste for you now Sugar, I've got a taste for you now Sugar, I've got a taste for you now Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now (Do you wanna see how far it goes?) Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now (Do you wanna test me now, my love?) Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now (You must be crazy if you think that I will give in so easily) Sugar, I've developed a taste for you now (Things we buried low, comin' to the surface now, my love) (You must be crazy if you think that I will give up the game)

i haven't analysed every verse and line but it should be obvious that sugar is astarion's song.

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the summoning is a great song too, don't get me wrong and it does fit well but sugar fits like a glove. and i know people only really edit him to the last bridge and refrain but here are the lyrics to the summoning to convince yall.

the summoning

[Refrain] I've got a river running right into you I've got a blood trail, red in the blue Something you say or something you do The taste of the divine

[Pre-Chorus] You've got my body, flesh, and bone, yeah The sky above, the Earth below

[Chorus] Raise me up again Take me past the edge I want to see the other side See the other side

[Pre-Chorus] You've got my body, flesh, and bone The sky above, the Earth below

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus] Raise me up again Takе me past the edgе I want to see the other side Won't you show me what it's like? Won't you show me what it's like?

[Bridge] - astarion edits start here Oh, and my love Did I mistake you for a sign from God Or are you really here to cast me off? Or maybe just to turn me on 'Cause these days I would be lying if I told you that I didn't wish that I could be your man Or maybe make a good girl bad

[Refrain] I've got a river running right into you I've got a blood trail, red in the blue Something you say or something you do The taste of the divine You've got my body, flesh, and bone The sky above, the Earth below Nothing to say and nowhere to go The taste of the divine

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i would even say that give is a worthy song choice too

give

[Verse 1] You take the dark and carve me out a home I picture you when you are all alone I know how we got here I know how we got here I am the shadow, you're a passenger I am the intake of breath so sharp and I know you better Just wanna know you better

[Chorus] If you wanna give Then give me all that you can give All your darkest impulses And if you wanna give me anything, then give Give in again

[Verse 2] I'll tear the fibre from the filament I'll be the limit of your light again I wanna taste you better I wanna taste you better I will be watching for your enemies To let them know that they contend with me I wanna know you're out there I wanna know you're out there

[Chorus] If you wanna give Then give me all that you can give All your darkest impulses and If you wanna give me anything Then give, give in again I just wanna give Wanna give you all that I can give All my darkest impulses And if you wanna give me anything, then give Give in again

[Bridge] In this open warfare I won't fight fair No, I won't fight fair And in your waking moments I will be there I will be there

[Chorus] If you wanna give Then give me all that you can give All your darkest impulses And if you wanna give me anything, then give Give in again I just wanna give Wanna give you all that I can give All my darkest impulses And if you wanna give me anything, then give Give in again

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i'm sure there are other sleep token songs that go very well too so feel free to add them!! sugar and give were just the first two that came to mind

[turtlecleric]

Lately I've been getting caught up in these... little moments. Ruminating on them. Not full scenes, just specific moments and the feelings that go with them. Staring when the other isn't looking. Soft, fond expressions. Touching in a way that no one else is allowed to. The way your heart can reach for a person, even when you don't want it to. Even when it would be easier if it didn't. Even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts.

[mythandral]

I talk a lot about Myth's home, Ciw-Morra. One day I will finish writing all of my lore up for it properly but for now have an extract of its wedding/funeral customs:

Weddings

Generally similar to marriage ceremonies performed in the Shroud, as customs pre-date the founding of Ciw-Morra and Gelmorra both, the most distinct feature of a Ciw-Morran wedding is the marriage stone. 

This takes the form of a small rock, carved or engraved with words, symbols or artwork representing those to be married. This symbolises the union being committed to unchanging stone and a prayer that the marriage will be longstanding and stable.

There are several artisans specialising in commissions of such stones, but it is also common for these to be crafted by a family member. Children may also paint rocks to be given during the ceremony in addition to the main stone.

Once used in lieu of wedding rings, both are usually included in a modern Ciw-Morran wedding due to the increase of cultural influences from the mainland.

Funerals

Due to space restrictions and the importance of the ocean in day-to-day life, sea burials are by far the most popular and traditional funeral method. Within Ciw-Morra’s fleet there are a number of dedicated funeral boats on which ceremonies are performed before the body is committed to the ocean. These can easily be discerned by their drapery, and tend to be traditional wooden vessels in contrast to the metal ships and steamboats employed in industry.

Remembrance 

Mourning customs are quite distinct from the funeral ceremony itself, and a Ciw-Morran funeral is not a prerequisite to any of them. Customs are centred around the memorial caves, a series of chambers branching off from the main cavern in the centre of the settlement. 

There upon the walls, dating back to Ciw-Morra’s founding, are small carvings eternalising the memory of each and every departed soul. Mirroring the natural development of an underground civilisation, the oldest carvings are in the chambers nearest the entrance, and it has been adopted into symbolism that one must walk through the memories of their forebears to reach the caverns currently in use.

Upon a death, a new carving is added by a family member, or if no-one is available, one of the caves’ permanent attendants. These are more utilitarian than the marriage stones, generally consisting of the same information found upon a contemporary grave marker if a lot smaller - name, date of birth and death, and possibly a short message or simple decoration.

Following the inscription, the immediate family of the deceased will spend a number of days living within the chamber, undisturbed bar the attendants bringing food and other essentials, or, depending on timing, the company and shared experience of another family in mourning. The number of days is at the family’s discretion, and generally vary based on the circumstances of the passing. If no-one is available to mourn, this duty is taken on by one of the attendants for a set period of two full days, which is regarded as the accepted minimum period unless there are mitigating factors.

When no family is in-situ, the caves are open to anyone who wishes to pay respects, or to simply take solace in the quiet.

As the remains of the deceased play no part in the methods of remembrance, they can be applied to anyone who called Ciw-Morra home, regardless of their eventual fate.