<r> First, a note on terminology. A <I><s>[i]</s>plane<e>[/i]</e></I> guard was a ship, usually a destroyer, that took station directly astern of each aircraft carrier during flight operations. Whenever a plane went in the water, the ship would run up and attempt to rescue the crew. A <I><s>[i]</s ...

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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: sanch<br/>
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Also, 'The Good Shepherd', by C.S. Forester (who wrote the Horatio Hornblower novels). About a convoy commander battling through a wolf pack in the North Atlantic.
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I read that when I was in high school, even before I ...

<r> Today I discovered that a rescue ship doesn't have to be in the same TF. I sent HMAS <I><s>[i]</s>Adelaide<e>[/i]</e></I> and several AKs and APs to pick up the troops from Rabaul. A TF consisting of <I><s>[i]</s>Adelaide<e>[/i]</e></I> and one AK arrived first, and began loading Lark Force ...

<r> <LINK link="http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/"><s>[link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/]</s>Here<e>[/link]</e></LINK> is the entire set on flickr. Approximately 1600 slides. Lots of World War II stuff (mostly home ...

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I saw Friedmans works recommended in the mega-book thread. They are pretty pricey. Do you have some of them? Are they more about design decisions (ie. four pages about why they decided to move a certain bulkhead) or about actual characteristics ...

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Brave Sir Robin ran away.<br/>
Bravely ran away, away!<br/>
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Surely it should be the theme from "Misson Impossible"?

Nah, it's got to be "The Imperial March" from The Empire Strikes Back. [:)]

<r> When you say you "have Enterprise's", I presume you mean <I><s>[i]</s>The Big E<e>[/i]</e></I>, by Edward P. Stafford. I can't recommend that book highly enough; I've probably read it at least 20 times, starting when I was in about the 6th grade.<br/>
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For your first point, I would also ...

I remember seeing an interview with Inouye on The History Channel. He said that when he realized the Japanese were attacking Pearl Harbor, his first thought was, "Those dirty Japs!" [:D]

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I haven't done a complete census. I have seen radar and AA upgrades default into Shipyard on the first day of the upgrade. Neither needs a drydock.
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We are required to update our <I><s>[i]</s>curriculum vitae<e>[/i]</e></I> annually, which we use in place of a resume for ...

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1. I have done real life ship upgrades and not only is what you suggest not "gamey" (I hate that word), but it is common in real navies. The requirement to have a certain size shipyard to trigger an upgrade is so the shop facilities and ...

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We are required to update our <I><s>[i]</s>curriculum vitae<e>[/i]</e></I> annually, which we use in place of a resume for academic merit pay raises. Our department asks for the merit report and wants our "CV" also. I have to do a double ...

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This game works really well for pub quizzes. We once had an "old place names" category, which included Batavia and Formosa. Formosa was relatively easy (being we were all expats in Korea), but nobody else knew Batavia, which actually ...

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My knowledge of geography of Asia/Pacific area seems to be rather good, if bit eccentric. I can place most islands on their right chains (even places like Jolo and Makin which most people have never heard of...), but asked what country they ...

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Enterprise will probably be renamed before launch as soon as another prominate politician drops dead and his party will rush to honor him (or her). [:(]
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That's right....read that CVN 80 will infact be named Enterprise when completed.....[&o]
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