Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby DJlurker » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:35 pm

It's supposed to be Lum swimming, but given the mange is black and white, you can use your imagination...

http://forum.lum-chan.com/gallery/337_0 ... _00_40.JPG

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby +++ » Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:47 pm

Fairy Tail 446 has an antlion scene of sorts in it.

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby arisumudvixen » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:36 am

Oh thor
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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby Mudbogz » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:32 am

nachtjaeger wrote:RE: Sgt. Rock- A Bazooka round vs. the frontal armor on a Tiger I? (( web search )) Wow. A Bazooka round was just barely powerful enough to penetrate the 100mm frontal armor on the Tiger 1. The low-velocity 75mm gun on most Shermans wouldn't even scratch it.


In it's original form, the 2.36 inch Rocket M6 could penetrate 2.5 to 3 inches of homogenous rolled armor plate. Changes were made to the electrical firing circuit of M6 rocket as the original configuration proved unreliable. The new rocket was designated M6A1 and maintained the 2.5 to 3 inches of armor penetrating capability. The M6A1 was further developed and modified to the M6A3 configuration with a rounded wind shield and a new round stabilizing fin. The M6A3 could penetrate up to four inches of homogenous rolled armor plate.

Given these figures, lets look at the Frontal armor of the Tiger I (Panzerkampfwagen VI). The tiger I had a hull frontal armor thickness of 100mm (3.9 inches). The turret face armor was also 3.9 inches thick and the gun mantlet was 120mm (4.7 inches) thick. So a turret face penetrating shot was not possible by either the M6, M6A1 or M6A3 rockets. A frontal hull penetrating shot would be barely possible with the later M6A3 rocket only. Now, a penetrating shot would be possible if the round struck the vision port for the driver... and I mean directly through the slit. You could probably detrack a tiger with a frontal shot to the track.

Side shots were quite another matter though. The Tiger I hull sides (below the sponsons) were only 60mm thick (2.4 in), well within the penetrating capability of the M6 and M6A1 rockets, however the interleaved road wheels provided a kind of spaced armor in that area. You would have to somehow get the round in above the track but below the sponsons. The Superstructure sides (above the track runs) were 80mm thick. The turret sides and rear were also 80mm thick. These would be impenetrable by the M6 and M6A1, and marginally penetrable by the M6A3.

By mid to late 1944 the M6 and M6A1 had been supplanted by the M6A3 with it's better penetration. As with any weapons system, stocks of M6a1 rockets were likely used until exhausted right along side of the newer M6A3.

In addition to these rounds, there was also the M10 smoke rocket with a white phosphorous warhead. These were used to mark targets for heavier weapons, screen movements from enemy observation, and against the accompanying infantry and lighter skinned vehicles. There was also a gas rocket filled with CK, a blood agent.

So, with all of this being said, IF old Sarge was using the newer M6A3 rocket, he feasibly COULD have gotten a penetrating shot on the hull front of a Tiger I, but not the turret face. It would have to have been a straight on shot at a zero degree angle. The armor thickness would increase as the angle of impact from zero increased (armor sloping thickens the apparent thickness of the armor).

Just my two cents... I'm somewhat of a WWII historian and actually have an M1A1 launcher and rockets so I've done a bit of research on them.

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby Villein » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:22 am

arisumudvixen wrote:Oh thor


It's a Jack Kirby meets Charlie Brown moment.
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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby PM2K » Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:06 pm

Villein wrote:
arisumudvixen wrote:Oh thor


It's a Jack Kirby meets Charlie Brown moment.


He does look rather grumpy, eh? ;)

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby PM2K » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:06 pm

Here's a couple of scenes from various sources. One is from a Lois Lane comic, but I could only find the one panel. Anyone out there have a lead on the rest?
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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby Boggy Man » Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:52 pm

The cover of issue #14 of Plastic Man, where our hero was grabbed by a tentacle and then pulled into a sewer where he was slowly consumed by the belly of a slimy creature that was meat byproduct come alive. It spat him out because it didn't like meat. He also encountered a sludge monster.

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby PM2K » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:24 am

That's pretty cool. :D

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Re: Yet More Comic Book Sinking Scenes

Postby stuckdamselfan » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:14 pm

PM2K wrote:Here's a couple of scenes from various sources. One is from a Lois Lane comic, but I could only find the one panel. Anyone out there have a lead on the rest?


It's from "Lois Lane's Love Trap" , Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane no. 52. Plus it was formatted for the Superman comic strips no. 7989-8012 (July 27, 1964 to August 22, 1964).

A small town nurse with the exact same name as Lois Lane has a crush on a local lumberjack named Rafe Nelson. Lois comes up with all sort of inane tactics to help her namesake win the heart of the hunk.

I skimmed through all the issues of Lois Lane awhile back, but completely forgot this story because it was so incredibly stupid.

Haven't found the complete story on the web yet. But it was summarized (and mocked) by a blogger---
http://arethereanymorecookies.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day-lois-lanesanity.html

His reference to the Brawny paper towel man was beautifully put.

Story-wise, I would have found it more interesting if Rafe Nelson put on women's clothing and hung around in bars.


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