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niceguy2005 · Post by **niceguy2005** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:58 pm

ORIGINAL: Mynok

Clearly a special forces unit.......[:D][:D]

This looks more like one of those Jap mini-subs I've been hearing about.

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm

No, no. Our mini-subs aren't that spacious[:D]

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:41 pm

Oh yeah - turn to the fuzzy fiends (the fuzzy refers to their texture as WELL as their thinking!)

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:57 pm

Hey, I resemble that remark

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:59 pm

I have an errand to run. I will run the turn in about 30 minutes if Major Mike doesn't get to it first.

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:24 am

Combats are sent to all...............[:)]

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:58 am

I just sent an interim to my team[:)]

I have a cold, I can't breathe through my nose and I am taking some nyquil and going to bed[>:][>:][>:]

fabertong · Post by **fabertong** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:47 am

Hope you feel better Bruce................i have the turn................

fabertong · Post by **fabertong** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:01 am

Turn to other animals.............

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:17 pm

It's not flu like you had. It is "just a head cold". I can't breathe all that well.

I have the turn....

niceguy2005 · Post by **niceguy2005** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:57 pm

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

That place is a pain in the butt..... Middle of nowhere.....

Yeah, New Caledonia is really out there on it's own.

Interesting, had the US not invaded GC, that's probably where the war would have been fought...might have been better off for the Allies too. As I understand it New Caledonia is pretty arid, much different terrain than GC.

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:07 pm

Turn sent to Mike...........[:)]

Forgot to use reply to all. It went as 2 separate emails....

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:17 pm

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

That place is a pain in the butt..... Middle of nowhere.....
Yeah, New Caledonia is really out there on it's own.

Interesting, had the US not invaded GC, that's probably where the war would have been fought...might have been better off for the Allies too. As I understand it New Caledonia is pretty arid, much different terrain than GC.

Arid??[&:] i had read that it poured for weeks during the preparation for "Operation Bootstrap".

niceguy2005 · Post by **niceguy2005** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:44 pm

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

That place is a pain in the butt..... Middle of nowhere.....
Yeah, New Caledonia is really out there on it's own.

Interesting, had the US not invaded GC, that's probably where the war would have been fought...might have been better off for the Allies too. As I understand it New Caledonia is pretty arid, much different terrain than GC.

Arid??[&:] i had read that it poured for weeks during the preparation for "Operation Bootstrap".

Perhaps they do have a monsoon season, not unlike the Mojave desert (when I lived there it rained every September, everyday for like 3 weeks straight, then not a drop the rest of the year).

According to World War II Pacific Island Guide, A Geo-Military Study by Gordon Rottman.

Surprising, for a South Pacific island, much of New Caledonia is sparsely vegetated, often being compared to Australia. The southwest coast is dry with the northeast side being more tropical. Many interior areas are devoid of vegetation while others are covered with low grasses and the eucalyptus-like Niaouli. However, many valleys and seaward-facing mountainsides are covered with kauri pines and there are substantial areas suitable for grazing livestock. Coconut palms dominate much of the coastal planes.

The book doesn't say it explicitly, but the areas devoid of vegetation are probably more rocky than they are desert like. There are steep, rocky mountain chains that dominate the interior of the island.

Interestingly, the New Hebrides, not THAT far away, have rich, dense tropical forests. The border between temperate and tropical climes seems to be the northern end of New Caledonia.

USSAmerica · Post by **USSAmerica** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:51 pm

The Turks and Caicos are mostly arid, at the SE end of the British West Indies.  I don't think anyone would say Hispaniola or Puerto Rico, just to the south, or the Bahamas, just to the north are arid.  Just the right position for the trade winds, etc, and topology to keep things drier than you might expect.

niceguy2005 · Post by **niceguy2005** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:01 pm

Yeah, weather patterns are interesting. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have guessed that the Mojave had a mini-monsoon season. But all those dry rivers beds were there for a reason.

Mike Solli · Post by **Mike Solli** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:24 pm

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Turn sent to Mike...........[:)]

Forgot to use reply to all. It went as 2 separate emails....

To use Mike's quote, I'll be paroled in 1.5 hours. I'll start the turn in 2.

USSAmerica · Post by **USSAmerica** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:33 pm

Early parole for me today.....30 minutes early.  [:D]

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:23 pm

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

Yeah, weather patterns are interesting. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have guessed that the Mojave had a mini-monsoon season. But all those dry rivers beds were there for a reason.

i suppose it could be like the Big Island, Hawaii - the entire Hilo side is rain-drenched, but most of the island is a desert...

BrucePowers · Post by **BrucePowers** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:54 pm

And now back to the news.....

Have you gys heard anything from the S-39?[:)]

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