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Gunners loading 40mm and 105mm aboard an AC-130

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[–] gasgiant@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For those occasions when someone orders the top shelf ammo.

Also there's actually 3 ladders there. One pair of steps and two small standard ladders.

I suspect the standard ladders are shite. So they carry some battered steps to avoid having to use them.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Gotta go for the Don Sabot

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

As you can see, it is strapped to the shelf with the shells, so its obviously a load bearing support beam to prevent the shelf from falling.

[–] GombeenSysadmin@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Ah lads it’s obviously for the high explosive rounds

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For when Jackie Chan has to fight them.

[–] palitu@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love it. Such a niche scene too

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

And somehow the best bit is when he just slides it forward and the dude's staff stops dead. All this frenetic action, and then one block conveys, this prop is solid.

[–] robdor@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 1 year ago

That's for when they get close to a WWF match.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Clearly that's for gaining the high ground 🙄

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

For going down to pick up dropped ammunition.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The government signed a lucrative deal to a friend to buy 10 million ladders at at 1000 dollars a piece, so now each everyone gets a least one ladder to lug around. We gotta spend thoughs trillions some how. At least their friends and family to reap the benefits.

[–] Wutchilli@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Indeed, my first thought was “wrong answers only buddy”

[–] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Judging based on how badly it’s bent it’s used as a persuasion device (hammer) when you don’t want to be within arms reach, like when dealing with explosive shells.

[–] mars296@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Along the length of the ladder. That style of ladder, when it’s folded up, like in the photo, should have the feet perpendicular to each other and touching, not offset like they are here.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They found it on the road, and Dan wanted to keep it, so they pulled over and he was like free ladder. Highway loot is the best.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Junking day!

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

For appeasing the green tentacled LOX monster that lives on the ceiling

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Getting out of the plane and setting up the targets again.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I think I have that ladder... if it's for the same thing I use it for, it's for sitting around being useless until I need to change a lightbulb in the kitchen.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You never know when you'll have to lay siege to a medieval castle.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

In 1975, the RAND corporation did extensive studies using Chaos Theory and computer simulations. Their conclusion was that the Bay of Pigs would have succeeded under the Butterfly Effect of having a ladder on board every airplane larger than a twin-seater. Ladders have been required on board ever since.

[–] BobbyNevada@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

The need that to clean the ceiling fans.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Uwu step ladder no!

what are you doing, step-ladder?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Nothing right now, but if you throw it out the plane after the mission, but before the credits you get an extra cut scene at the end.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Rangefinding.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Crown molding

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

The crew lounge is at thirty-four thousand and “eight” feet.

[–] raktheundead@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You hang it out the side of the plane when you want to get out and taunt your enemy face-to-face. Well, face-to-face with a separation of a few miles, that is.

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And why are the men's visors covered in duct tape?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Sensitivity training. Force sensitivity training.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

For the non-meme answer, it's a tear away visor cover like such.

[–] sweafa@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

kevin left the ladder there. he forgot his security access pass at home, therefore he needed a ladder carried on his shoulder when passing security check. this always works: guy with ladder, enters any building - no problem

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

WWE ladder smashes

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To climb city walls. It's mostly ceremonial nowadays.

Analy induced mastectomy.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

For when the toilet is clogged

So they can drop their shit from above into the cannon, and shoot it away

Very clean, as long as you don't miss

[–] Revonult@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So the short loader can reach the breach.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You have two ladders either side of the breach to stack shells in between them. When a shell has been fired, the breach opens, and Kentucky Billy Bobby jumps on the top of the stack to eject the previous casing and load another one.

[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For the wildest TLC Match the world has ever seen!

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago

What ladder?

spoiler(I hope people can see where I was headed with this... :-P)