Well you guys should serve in a Blue Water Navy, then maybe you’ll understand what I mean, I remember my time in the navy where we’d just put our heads down for sleep then the capt would run a drill just to see if we could keep up the pace. I once did a three day stretch without sleep because of duties and drills.

Srbin: Japan can’t export any military hardware anyway due to a constitutional agreement made when they lost the war, the US controls all of the exports in Japan anyway!

PII: thanks mate, you know me, always interested in other stuff, bit like you really 😉

FTD: I love this pic out of all the ones I have (and I have a few), yes that is a Cobra tail and yes that is Mt Fuji there also, this was a publicity shot for the promotion of the craft- that’s not a real one there sadly 🙁 and all the references I’ve found so far has it called the Ninja.

Distiller: Thanks mate I couldn’t remember if it was Kawa or Mitsu but I know that both companies have bits in it!

Oh hush Art, it’s inspiring because of the peace and tranquillity that rarely comes in service life, admire the view not analise and critique the picture, man makes me wish everyone had served so that they know what the blazes I’m talking about.