#Hornet II

[smokeybrandreviews]

Parallel Paradise

In my last Azur Lane check in, i wrote about how i completed my Iron Blood quest with finally getting that ever illusive Orthant rerun and the surprise addition of U-110 to the Construction Pool. I cannot express how hype i am that i finally completed my Kraut dock. I literally got into this game because or Prinz Eugen so to see how far I've come, in only about two years, legitimately fills me with a sense of accomplishment. I did not expect to enjoy this gacha game so much, especially considering how much of a goddamn chore Fate/Grand Order turned out to be but I'm glad i took the dive. The issue, now, is trying to decide what happens next? Obviously, I'm still an KMS main so whenever an event or ship drops for that faction, i am all over it but what do i do n the meantime? Do i even give a sh*t about other Faction Events? Do i just, i dunno, grind out the other PR ships just for the sake of the grind? Hakuryuu and Chkalov are very interesting. I love a solid Carrier and anytime i can add a Rainbow to any fleet, I am inclined to do so. That last bit will come into play later. Anyway, i was at a loss. Fortunately, Manjuu gave us a brand new Eagle Union event that included a brand new Ultra Rare Carrier. I have a mighty need!

Or, at least, i did, because you know i made a run at that banner with gusto! And if you’ve been around these parts long enough you know i have the luck of the devil when it comes to Event ships! Parallel Superimposition would prove to be no different. Quite the contrary, actually, this one was straight up gangbusters! I actually had a ton of extra Wisdom Cubes because of the aforementioned completed quest. I figured I'd throw a hundred of them at the banner. That’s about five rolls. On my first attempt, i got two Northampton II so i was feeling pretty lucky. Figured I'd need the other three rolls, for sure, before i even saw a hint of the UR get, just based on rarity odds. Didn’t even need them because, on the second, with a total of forty Cubes spent, i popped another copy of Northampton II and two f*cking Yorktown II! That’s right, i popped two UR ships, on my second roll, with the third Northampton II in between them! I couldn’t believe my f*cking eyes! I've never got a UR so quickly, let alone multiple in succession. I think the earliest i ever got a UR was Musashi and it took four rolls and change? Pretty sure my Ulrich popped after seven attempts but i could be wrong. Either way, it took those last three planned rolls on the current event banner, to get Hammann II. F*cking thing gave me two Ultra Rare ships and three Super Rares for forty Cubes, but took another sixty for an Elite? Whatever, bro. I was still within budget and was able to Limit Break Yorktown II once without using my Rainbow Bulin stash. Still came out ahead!

All that’s left is Hornet II and Langley II, both of which are basically just unlocks. Hornet II is the Event Shop Ship and Langley II is a Point Accumulation Reward. Langley pops at ten thousand Points and, after the first day, i had a little or three thousand. Considering Hornet II cost eight large, the Rainbow AD-1 Skyraider costs ten thousand, and there’s another ten thousand points worth of Rainbow Priority Five Blueprints, it stands to reason my general grind at these maps will unlock Langley II sooner than later. I am always super tentative when it comes to the Banner ships during events because luck is a fickle mistress. There might come a time when I'm at the mercy of the Pity Draw for that UR but the grind ships are always a get for me. As long as i like them. Hornet II is actually my most anticipated ship in this vent. I just genuinely like her art but I'm not mad at the overall haul i got during Parallel Superimposition. Plus, as a bonus, i was able to level up a lot of my KMS newcomers, too. Prinz Heinrich and Peter Strasser are completely maxed out a 125 after they received quit a boon from the map grind. All in all, I'm pretty content with my decision to make a run at this particular event. Sh*t ended up being so much more than another UR carrier for my Fleet. Also, can I just give an enthusiastic acknowledgment of Heinrich's new costume, Rabbit on Watch? I don't have a lifeguard fetish or anything but, goddamn, that is some nice use of L2D, I must say!

[nemcat7]

ccan we like. start drawing our favorite characters with enchanted golden apples

[whitenoisewife]

i had a vision related to current events

[lonestarflight]

USS HORNET (CVS-12) entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, following the Apollo 11 recovery. On deck are various aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) and the Apollo 11 Capsule (CM-107). Following decontamination procedures, the three astronauts were placed in quarantine for 18 days until August 10, 1969.

Date: July 26, 1969

U.S. Navy photo: 428-KN-18090

[nocternalrandomness]

Navy over Nevada

[lunaballoona09]

i think him and cobs would not get along (affectionate)

[lonestarbattleship]

"USS HORNET (CV-8) and USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) underway during the Doolittle Raid, in April 1942. The photo was (obviously) taken after the U.S. Army Air Forces North American B-25 Mitchell bombers had taken off from Hornet, as aircraft of her own air group are now on deck."

The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25).

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-324201

[tangleslime2]

I have a headcanon that Hollow Knight exists in Bug Fables as a comic book series like Bug Rangers and Vi is a fan. This may or may not coexist with Hollow Knight actually existing. If Hallownest ever made contact with Bugaria Hornet would be so confused why this little bee knew her name and loved her so much.

[retrocgads]

USA 1997

[justiceb68]

牡蠣渋z3

[alphamecha-mkii]

F7A Hornet Mk II Datasheet

[lonestarflight]

One of the Underwater Demolition Team members dons a Biological Isolation Garment as the others attach the floatation ring to the Apollo 11 capsule. The garment was meant to protect against potential infectious contaminates brought back from the Moon by the astronauts.

Date: July 24, 1969

NASA ID: 52070012, AS11-0994G-S69-21708, 52070013, 52070014, AS11-0994H-S69-21711

[pandastrueno]

autistics and their vehicles….. i am autistics!!!! i unfortunately do not have the ae86 model i built in my apartment yet but soon.

[nocternalrandomness]

"Australian Airpower"

[ladiesandgenerals]