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Midway battle station

An actual battle station from the USS Midway Museum. Posted by yagtechceo.

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Published January 9, 2022

The r/retrobattlestations subreddit usually hosts some extraordinary PC setups but this time a photo of a real battle station was shared:

Mods are asleep. Post actual battle stations – yagtechceo.

A Combat Information Center (CIC), the tactical center of the ship, onboard the USS Midway at the USS Midway Museum.

Museum website: https://www.midway.org/

Quick history: https://www.midway.org/about-us/midway-history/

Published on Sun 9th Jan 2022. Featured in KBD #60 (source).

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