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What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:53 pm
by carnifex
Some people go to the beach.

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:53 pm
by carnifex
I like to look at banners. Sue me

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:06 am
by BossGnome
why is the light polish knight's banner in french?
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:15 am
by carnifex
Those are the banners of the Chevau Legers Polonais de la Garde Imperiale, created by Nappy in 1807.

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:04 am
by BossGnome
you forgot the x on chevaux [:)]
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:55 am
by ericbabe
That's awesome! What are the construction materials?
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:10 pm
by carnifex
you forgot the x on chevaux
I'm gonna go with the spelling on the banner
What are the construction materials?
Not sure, perhaps silk and lots of gold thread. These didn't look like battle standards, that is they seemed flimsy to be carried into battle. There were other more impressive banners but they weren't lit up enough for good shots.
On the other hand, I can tell you the construction materials of the MiG23MF but that's outside the scope of this forum

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:00 pm
by Hard Sarge
my turn my turn
ahhh, never mind
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:58 pm
by bluemonday
Is that from the Muzeum Wojska Polskiego on Aleje Jerozolimskie?
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:22 pm
by carnifex
Right you are. In an ironic twist, the German Leopard 1A4 is parked right at the entrance, it's gun pointed at the gates.

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:27 pm
by carnifex
I found the museum annex on Powsinska much more interesting. Lots of APC's, planes, and other equipment there.
It was also more interactive

Below is the view from the turret of a BMP variant.

RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:47 pm
by bluemonday
Yes, the Powsinska one has the more interesting hardware (lots more of it, anyway). Did you stop inside the Katyn exhibit that's indoors?
RE: What I did on my summer vacation.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:02 am
by carnifex
No, Oswiencim/Brzezinka was like a giant punch to the head, I'm done with massacres.