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Reminds me of a Science Fiction Novel by Harry Turtledove, when an alien race invades Earth in 1942, in the middle of Second World War.
Apart from Interstellar travel, their technology is not much better than ours in 2000, but still far advanced to mid 20th century.
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Truly impressive!, especially with the timing.
DT
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That is a pretty damn dead on impression of Scott!
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Greyknight,
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Sweet Pictures!
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What a God forsaken place! I think we should all leave and then nuke em.
My fear is that one of the fanatics is going to do something that even the most pacifist crowd can't ignore, maybe a nuke of their own, and quite a few people will get nuked in retaliation.
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reportage from afganistan
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/precision-voting.htm
some excellent stories and pictures
Exceptional; the kind of reporting which is not done by regular "news" services, but damn well should be.
Yon relies on donations to do his work, so I sent him $50.
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"Speaking of DT, either he hasn't read this yet, or he's sworn off all political discussion,"
Not bloody likely...
Andy,
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Vixens with red carpets.
Oh, you are a dog alright!
~S!~
DT
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BLUE THUNDER
"This thing's nose-heavier than the Ayatollah!"
X-49A
"This thing's ass-heavier than Kim Kardashian!"
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I don't think we can ascribe a moral decline just "over there".
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I joined BadAim's server today (Wednesday night) and while flying coop, discovered an infallible way to avoid the notorious P-39 spin problem...
The technique is quite simple - get well above your target, and dive towards him. Ignore the shuddering, and start praying. As you exceed VNE, bits will start to fall off. Ideally, you will then lose one elevator, and one aileron. As you approach your target, ensure your shot counts, as you are strictly TnB now. Having destroyed your target (I got a Ju 88, honest), head for home. Do not engage enemy fighters, as your roll rate is about as good as the average oil tanker's, while elevator response is if anything worse. You can put in any control input whatever, with no chance of spinning, or indeed carrying out any manouvre that a fully loaded refuse cart couldn't. I didn't actually get to land as the server died on us, but I think it would have been possible, if not very elegant. There is a slight flaw in this tactic, in that you may lose other control surfaces instead, or indeed break up in the air, but the unorthodoxy of the manouvre, should you get away with it, is well worth the risk, just for entertainment value.
Seriously though guys, I had a great time. Thanks to BadAim for running the server, and to you all for putting up with the antics of a noob without laughing too much, and look forward to next time.
Andy.
Edit --- 'TnB' above should clearly read 'ZnB' - I'm getting my TLA's all mixed up again
Actually, if I *had* to choose between your technique and the death spin, I'll take yours.
There is nothing worse than that 'spinning tea-cup' spiral of doom in a P-39, particulary since at height it takes for damn ever.
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2) I place SBD’s or other bombers close to the ship so that they crash into it at mission start.
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GOD that looks pretty!
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might I just add:
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One thing for sure, is the thought that us as a people could up rise and over throw our Government with our hunting rifles is insane.
In today's world unless our Military was strongly leaning on the peoples side the civilians would be nothing more than a nuisance.
Sorry, I don't agree with this at all.
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"Innuendo and broad generalizations, as well as bringing up past events that have little bearing upon the topic at hand tend to place the open discussion under a dark cloud."
I agree, which is why I normally felt uncomfortable, or maybe I should say formally uncomfortable, discussing political things on the boards, other than mocking France (Sorry to any Frenchmen among us I've forgotten about).
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"It really is an American thing, looking at the posts of our members, something that us tight spandex shorts wearing 'Brünos' over here in Europe, will never get."
What is "an American thing"?
I think we've seen quite a variance of opinion on this issue from the Yanks here, and unless I am mistaken, some of the Canucks agree with some of the Yanks about some things, and I think the Brits have some difference of opinion.
Let's not put each other into little boxes.
DT
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The oddest thought I get from these conversations is.
We are all playing shooting games. Either from an aircraft of First Person shooter's.
How can one do that, and not in the back of their head support the thought of gun ownership?
I used to play Need For Speed quite a bit.
I do not support street racing.
I play Civ 4 from time to time.
I do not support nuking countries in order to take them over.
Except when India gets on your ass. Ghandi's all peace and cooperation at first, but when HE gets ahead and starts building the starship, he turns into a complete a-hole!
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I wonder what the ratio of citizen using a gun to prevent a crime is compared to a citizen using a gun to commit a crime is....
It is so overwhelmingly supportive of citizens using guns to protect themselves, that the anti gun groups never bring it up.
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most of u all ready know my point on guns.
civilian that must carry a gun or any other person that does not have carrying gun in hes job description probably have a small d**k (still not sure what to think about animal hunters but working on it)
Why are you so uncomfortable with the idea of a civilian carrying a gun, but are okay with any authority figure, who already has power, carrying one?
By your logic, perhaps authority figures who carry a gun have even smaller genitalia, because they are really trying to compensate, no?
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It is an interesting discussion, Gents.
One thing to clarify; some suggested what Ted said amounted to vigilante justice.
Logistics Question for M8's Who Are/Were in Military
in Jim's Place
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Thanks for the insights, M8s.