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Simon P

Simon P

@tallsimon.bsky.social

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IT Contractor, wargamer, ex-RN tiff and submariner, volunteer guide at RN Submarine Museum. Can cook. Partial to a single malt or a good red wine

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Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 20h

what’s it like inside your head?

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t played that game for donkeys years

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 4d

Good luck!

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 4d

Throw a bucket of water over your computer

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like a better plan!

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 6d

Finally a shot of the Mk23 wired guided torpedo steering console. Not sure how effective it would have been in a shooting war

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 6d

And this is the after plane’s position used to control the trim if the boat

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s the foreplanes, used to control the depth of the submarine. The box on the left hand side is the automatic pilot, I’m not sure it was ever engaged outside of resting

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 6d

So today back on HMS Alliance at the Royal Navy Submarine museum with some shots from the control room.

Here’s the steering position. Note the direct hydraulic control of the the rudder #NavalHistory

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 6d

Heads over to Blackwells…

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Worse things happen at sea

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

I was married but I’m not married anymore. Women don’t like the vehicle.

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Is anyone else enjoying Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue? Anthony Horowitz can be relied on for a good yarn

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Hanging off of sky hooks

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

a man with a helmet on says thousands of em !

ALT: a man with a helmet on says thousands of em !

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Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 8d

Why have I never watched #TedLasso before? It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 9d

I feel seen

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 9d

I have thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 series. No spoilers!

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Rachel Billingsley @rachellynnyo.bsky.social · 9d

Here are some Italy ‘43 images for @tallsimon.bsky.social and @pushingcardboard.bsky.social (the fourth image is of the mounted map and 3” box)

Italy ‘43 box and paper map

Italy ‘43 components

Italy ‘43 components detail

Italy ‘43 3” box and mounted map

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 10d

It'd be remiss of me not to wish the US navy a very happy birthday, of course - and unlike virtually everybody else I'm going to include a picture of a genuine American warship to do so...

Yeah, ok - USS Chesapeake was only briefly American before becoming terminally British after a wee bit of "an incident". Having decided that a little bit of giving up the ship would be fine, actually, the Chesapeake was captured and eventually wound up being sold for timber and reconstructed into a mill. It's now a lovely antiques centre with a well-regarded teashop attached. It's also the best preserved of the early US frigates, at least in terms of the number of original timbers and tactfully ignoring their precise arrangement...

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 10d

There aren’t any backups

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 14d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 10d

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 10d

I have the Plum Island expansion and Italy on pre-order. Waits

Simon P @tallsimon.bsky.social · 10d

The lesser of two weevils?