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

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[–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    Ah lads it’s obviously for the high explosive rounds

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For when Jackie Chan has to fight them.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Clearly that's for gaining the high ground 🙄

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    For going down to pick up dropped ammunition.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 7 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The need that to clean the ceiling fans.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Rangefinding.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Crown molding

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    WWE ladder smashes

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    So the short loader can reach the breach.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Analy induced mastectomy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    For the wildest TLC Match the world has ever seen!

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  • brutally Beating up commies

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    What ladder?

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

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