#k class

[hellfiremodels]

Choo Choo!

[lonestarbattleship]

The submarines USS K-5 (SS-36) and USS K-6 (SS-37) alongside USS TALLAHASSEE (BM-9), which was used as a submarine chaser, at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Photographed on December 10, 1916.

NARA: 55167370

Library of Congress: LC-F82- 1807

Colorized by Alex Colors Studio: link

[lonestarflight]

K class Blimps in Airship Hangar 1 at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, circa 1943.

NARA: 179036608

[angryskarloey]

I'm sorry but Manning Wardles:

[videomitch]

Forgotten Glory

Victorian Railways steam loco K181, on display in a local park in Numurkah (north-east Victoria)

The K class were the last steam locomotives to work regular services in the area (main line to Tocumwal and branches  to Cobram & Picola)

[lonestarbattleship]

USS K-1 (SS-32), USS K-2 (SS-33), USS K-6 (SS-37) & USS K-5 (SS-36) in the New York Navy Yard.

Note: USS FLORIDA (BB-30) is seen in the background.

Photographed in October 1915.

NARA: 45510310, 45513744

[szczyrkowa]

i personally think that reformatted k-class frames would be bare-bones in every way imaginable. they are meant to be disposable, but effective. you don't design a bomb and think about its appearance or the sustainability or if the material will degrade and rust years after its detonation. and with that being said i think the k-class is no different. you don't want to dehumanize your troops, of course. so you keep the processor. the memories. the ability to drink energon and function without too much discomfort until your ship date. but there is a clear expiry date on that body, an understanding that you as a k-con are not here to live a full cybertronian's life in this frame. you are nothing more than a sentient crash test dummy. what about those extra modules? the things they take for granted? interface equipment. dexterity of one's fingers. the complex neural network that allows for recognizing the full spectrum of touch and senses. these are as useful to a k-con as the leftover kibble from their past life.

[perfect-puppy]

HMS K4 run aground on Walney island, England January 1917