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World of Warships - Save USS Texas
8 years ago
USS Texas was one of the most powerful battleships in the world when she launched in 1914, and was credited with testing advances in gunnery, naval aviation, and radar. She was still fighting hard in 1944, supporting the Normandy Landings with her 14” guns. Nine days later, Allied forces pushed far enough inland to be at the edge of Texas’ gun range, but still needed her guns for tough targets, so again the call for fire support came in. Captain Charlie Baker ordered the battleship’s starboard torpedo blisters flooded, to raise the guns a crucial two degrees.
Texas answered to the tune of 24 massive shells, and by the end of the war, earned five battle stars. Today, she’s preserved by the Battleship Texas Foundation as a museum and national historic landmark -- a fitting fate for the final battleship from the dreadnought era, and the only remaining capital ship to serve and protect her country and its soldiers in both World Wars.
Today, Texas is flooding again, this time under attack by the elements. The ship suffers constant leaks averaging over 300 tons of water per day, leading to significant erosion and deterioration that will eventually be irreparable. A team of historians, engineers and preservationists are attempting to move her to land before it’s too late.
https://worldofwarships.com/en/news.....mess-with-uss/
Wargaming, the publisher of World of Warships is offering the in-game USS Texas premium ship for sale and donating all proceeds to the Battleship Texas Foundation.
I already have the USS Texas from when it was originally offered. I COULD just donate money to the cause, but I figure why not help someone out who perhaps is playing the game on a non-premium account and could use a premium ship like the Texas. So I will be gifting at least one "The Lone Star" bundle to a person or persons of my choice.
So, if you play the game, just note me your WoWS username. I will check your account stats because I want to give this to someone who actually plays the game. Not someone who tried it sometime in the past, but doesn't really play.
Please DO NOT re-post this journal. I'd like to give this to someone I know or someone who follows me already. Not trying to get more followers with this.
Thanks.
Texas answered to the tune of 24 massive shells, and by the end of the war, earned five battle stars. Today, she’s preserved by the Battleship Texas Foundation as a museum and national historic landmark -- a fitting fate for the final battleship from the dreadnought era, and the only remaining capital ship to serve and protect her country and its soldiers in both World Wars.
Today, Texas is flooding again, this time under attack by the elements. The ship suffers constant leaks averaging over 300 tons of water per day, leading to significant erosion and deterioration that will eventually be irreparable. A team of historians, engineers and preservationists are attempting to move her to land before it’s too late.
https://worldofwarships.com/en/news.....mess-with-uss/
Wargaming, the publisher of World of Warships is offering the in-game USS Texas premium ship for sale and donating all proceeds to the Battleship Texas Foundation.
I already have the USS Texas from when it was originally offered. I COULD just donate money to the cause, but I figure why not help someone out who perhaps is playing the game on a non-premium account and could use a premium ship like the Texas. So I will be gifting at least one "The Lone Star" bundle to a person or persons of my choice.
So, if you play the game, just note me your WoWS username. I will check your account stats because I want to give this to someone who actually plays the game. Not someone who tried it sometime in the past, but doesn't really play.
Please DO NOT re-post this journal. I'd like to give this to someone I know or someone who follows me already. Not trying to get more followers with this.
Thanks.
God bless and long live Texas! X3
There is absolutely NO way to have fun when fighting a CV. Even when you have the AA Spec to shred their planes, the most you get is the gratification of NOT being screwed.