RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:59 pm
its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.
ORIGINAL: Dixie
ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie
ORIGINAL: Dixie
'Tis crazy I tell you! [:D] The wee 'un seems to be more obvious in the evening than first thing.
Wind! How are you mate?
Not too bad. We lost one of our dogs over the weekend, but other than that we're OK.
How's Freedie and Josie doing? And the rest of the pack?
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.
ORIGINAL: bobogoboom
benelli nova 12 gauage pump shotgun( i would like to upgrade to a semi auto with my bonus this year) its a good gun but because it is all composite it kicks like a muleORIGINAL: goodboyladdie
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yeah other good new i got a call from my buddy. i am allowed to take one deer off the property durring deer season and as many hogs as i can shoot[:)].
What guns do you own now Bobo? I only have airguns, but don't do any hunting. I am just too squeamish!
my rifle is a remmington model 700 in .270 calibure with a leupold 3-9 scope.
my hand gun is a reuger blackhawk in .357magnum with a 6 inch barrel. this is a single action 6 shot pistol.
i actualy do not own any airguns. i like hunting i wasn't sure how i would handle the blood and guts of it when i first started but it really doesn't bother me at all.
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its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.
ORIGINAL: Terminus
ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie
Nobody ever answered my question about the differences between scenarios 1 and 2...
The difference is that the Japs get an artificial boost in resources, ships, LCUs, etc. Supposed to show a country more prepared for going to war.
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TITHE !!!
Oh, a sleeping drunkard .. up in Central Park;
Or a lion hunter .. in the jungle dark;
Or a Chinese dentist .. or the British Queen;
They all fit together, in the same machine;
Oh a whirling dervish .. and a dancing bear;
Or a Ginger Rogers .. and a Fred Astair;
Or a teenage rocker .. and the girls in France;
We are all partners, in this cosmic dance;
Nice, nice, very nice;
So many people in the same device.
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ORIGINAL: Terminus
ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie
Nobody ever answered my question about the differences between scenarios 1 and 2...
The difference is that the Japs get an artificial boost in resources, ships, LCUs, etc. Supposed to show a country more prepared for going to war.
Thanks T [:)]
I don't suppose you could quantify the boost? Both my PBEMs are going to scenario 2 and I'd like to know how much hurt I have signed up for...
Awww....come on....ORIGINAL: Nikademus
no...a whole book on Surigao?
Not sure what the point would be!
We came......we saw the blips.....we fired on the blips. The Blips disapeared.
Morrison does a credible summary in Volume 12 of his History of the USN in WW2-you probably have already read that one though...ORIGINAL: Terminus
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Terminus
They all had radar, but they weren't all the most modern sets.
A couple only had Mk 3's which wern't fully blindfire capable. That though is hardly new. Just read the biop on Amazon. Interesting, but only mildly. Books on specific battles tend to be down on my booklist given that there about a million battles and a billion books on many of them. A few notables of course get the exception....Kursk....Midway....Leyte (all inclusive....already have 2 books on that subject), Marianas etc.
The first reviewer was hilarious to read. Talk about anal nitpick! No wonder professional authors stay away from Internet forums!
The most interesting bit about Surigao for me would be that it's been relatively poorly covered in literature. I'll get the book, but probably not until next year.
Brother Bradford, you have sought counsel in the wisest of corridors. The Thread hears you. The Thread will abide your pleas. The Thread heals all.ORIGINAL: bradfordkay
Brethren of the Thread, I come before you humbled by the mighty Fickle Finger of Fate.
My long running CHS PBEM with ChezDaJez has been felled by the pilot bug it appears. We have reached late August of 1944 and have been enjoying the war tremendously.
He wrote that after running the last turn he had lost nearly 20-30% of his pilots, so he redownloaded and ran the turn again managing to keep his pilots. Alas, my forces have lost huge numbers of experienced pilots, including every one with more than fifteen kills. One CV VF squadron lost 27 of 40 pilots, the AVG 1st squadron lost 30 of 33 pilots (I had disbanded the 3rd squadron some time ago).
I'm not nearly ready to start an AE campaign, because I haven't had the time to ingest that game yet. However, I soon will probably be jonesing for my WITP fix, so it looks like I'm going to have to dive into the deep end of an AE PBEM sometime soon... Thread help me...
ORIGINAL: bradfordkay
Brethren of the Thread, I come before you humbled by the mighty Fickle Finger of Fate.
My long running CHS PBEM with ChezDaJez has been felled by the pilot bug it appears. We have reached late August of 1944 and have been enjoying the war tremendously.
He wrote that after running the last turn he had lost nearly 20-30% of his pilots, so he redownloaded and ran the turn again managing to keep his pilots. Alas, my forces have lost huge numbers of experienced pilots, including every one with more than fifteen kills. One CV VF squadron lost 27 of 40 pilots, the AVG 1st squadron lost 30 of 33 pilots (I had disbanded the 3rd squadron some time ago).
I'm not nearly ready to start an AE campaign, because I haven't had the time to ingest that game yet. However, I soon will probably be jonesing for my WITP fix, so it looks like I'm going to have to dive into the deep end of an AE PBEM sometime soon... Thread help me...