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by FlyByKnight
Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: New tanker war?
Replies: 10
Views: 417

RE: OT: New tanker war?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Rusty1961<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury<br/> <br/> British tanker seized by Iran<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49053383">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49053383</URL><br/> <br/> that was an obvious move, I can't understand...
by FlyByKnight
Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: Fear of F-35 rewrites Iranian defense forces
Replies: 42
Views: 791

RE: OT: Fear of F-35 rewrites Iranian defense forces

<r> Because Caliph Erdogan never did anything to disrupt relations before then. Just another fact-based and objective choice. <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Rusty1961<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> It most likely was written by a L-M lobbyists. CNBC, Faux News, NBC, ABC, NYT, LAT are all propaganda pi...
by FlyByKnight
Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:19 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: Meat on the table...Rand Study
Replies: 47
Views: 1080

RE: OT: Meat on the table...Rand Study

<r> Oh, hohohoho, look whose back! Look who can't take a hint when thread after thread easily rebukes his flimsy arguments. What's the matter, your last attempt got torn down too quickly the first time around? <br/> Now whadda we have here, trying to go for the throat is it? Whoah, duck in cover, he...
by FlyByKnight
Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:51 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: F-35 loses "stealth" coating at supersonic speeds
Replies: 10
Views: 185

RE: F-35 loses "stealth" coating at supersonic speeds

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961



Funny how that didn't show up in all those test flights.
There you go again.
by FlyByKnight
Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Focus Pacific Scen 78 Allies
Replies: 98
Views: 1182

RE: Focus Pacific Scen 78 Allies

This is a crazy-looking mod with all the new stuff that's been added. I will follow both your AARs.
by FlyByKnight
Mon May 13, 2019 5:30 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: US Navy wants to scrap USS Truman
Replies: 26
Views: 440

RE: US Navy wants to scrap USS Truman

<r> Title: "US Navy wants to scrap USS Truman"<br/> <br/> Article: <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Vice President Mike Pence, speaking aboard the USS Harry S. Truman Tuesday, said that the carrier won't be retired decades early as the Pentagon had planned. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>...it had...
by FlyByKnight
Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:48 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Worst modern war film of all time
Replies: 185
Views: 2478

RE: Worst modern war film of all time

ORIGINAL: Chris21wen

Sahara (1995) gets my vote for inaccuaracy. Americans in Tobruk really?
Yeah, but I'm pretty sure that one was a satire. [:D]
by FlyByKnight
Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:22 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Mushrooms over Maizuru: Chickenboy (J) vs. AcePylut (A)
Replies: 469
Views: 6710

RE: Mushrooms over Maizuru: Chickenboy (J) vs. AcePylut (A)

Hey Ace. I'm going through this AAR now. It's been a worthwhile read so far, observing your thought process and seeing two experienced players face each other down like this. Much to learn from here.
by FlyByKnight
Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:07 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: CV-7 Wasp found
Replies: 20
Views: 318

RE: OT: CV-7 Wasp found

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: afspret<br/> <br/> Here's a "what if" question. If the Wasp had not been sunk when she was, how long would she have continued on as a front line carrier? Basically her design specs were only slightly better than Ranger and she was kept in the Atlantic for most of t...
by FlyByKnight
Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:50 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface
Replies: 8
Views: 171

RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: GetAssista<br/> <br/> I guessed Paul Allen correctly. Well, who else.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/32892/074D96EE7FE84BE0B8E7EA90CACDD4DF.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/32892/074D96EE7FE84BE0...
by FlyByKnight
Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:04 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: CV-7 Wasp found
Replies: 20
Views: 318

OT: CV-7 Wasp found

<r> <URL url="http://warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/paul-g-allen-expedition-discovers-the-sunken-uss-wasp-and-her-aircraft.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restor ... craft.html">http://warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/paul-g-allen-expedition-discovers-the-sunken-u...
by FlyByKnight
Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:55 am
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Mike & Mike - USS America (A) vs. Mike (J)
Replies: 330
Views: 4017

RE: Mike & Mike - USS America (A) vs. Mike (J)

I'll definitely pay attention to this. I saw parts of your other AAR and it was highly entertaining. Good luck.
by FlyByKnight
Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:32 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Mig 21 downs MIC darling...
Replies: 51
Views: 1155

RE: Mig 21 downs MIC darling...

<r> That's an <I><s>[i]</s>intersting<e>[/i]</e></I> source to choose. Golly gee, I wonder if an INDIAN website would be willing to tilt the story a little at the expense of Pakistan. I wonder if their description of the Indian Air force's traning as "intense" might be a little too gleaming. Maybe P...
by FlyByKnight
Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:23 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: The level of detail!
Replies: 31
Views: 439

RE: The level of detail!

Yikes! There's one I've yet to see.
Keep an eye out, he may escape from capture months later. [:D]
by FlyByKnight
Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:58 pm
Forum: Scenario Design and Modding
Topic: A German gfx mod I found.
Replies: 0
Views: 102

A German gfx mod I found.

<r> <URL url="https://www.designmodproject.de/war-in-the-pacific-ae/witp-admirals-edition"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.designmodproject.de/war-in- ... ls-edition">https://www.designmodproject.de/war-in-the-pacific-ae/witp-admirals-edition</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/> <br/> This is something I wanted to s...
by FlyByKnight
Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:14 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Silent Service
Replies: 3
Views: 76

RE: Silent Service

A great show. It's quite fun seeing future Star Trek actors in certain episodes.
by FlyByKnight
Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:37 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: last living member of Chennault's Flying Tigers, passes away at 96
Replies: 3
Views: 111

RE: last living member of Chennault's Flying Tigers, passes away at 96

<t> There was definitely something "special" about that article, what with the utterly incomprehensible statement of "He was shot down only once on February 13, 1944, when the Japanese posed as a Chinese fishing boat." <br/> Then again, judging by the URL and content of the website, it's centered ar...
by FlyByKnight
Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT:‘Sink two aircraft carriers’
Replies: 34
Views: 664

RE: OT:‘Sink two aircraft carriers’

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: mind_messing<br/> <br/> The article however is a mixed bag, the guy quoted isn't even in an active role and there's been sabre rattling over Taiwan for decades now. Anyone with even a meagre understanding of the Taiwanese military capabilities knows that any attemp...
by FlyByKnight
Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:20 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: name the ships
Replies: 8
Views: 326

RE: OT: name the ships

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury<br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/41287/8CD390E637714055ACCA5379AAB973C6.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/41287/8CD390E637714055ACCA5379AAB973C6.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://ww...
by FlyByKnight
Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:38 am
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Intellectus Ex Nihilo (Wal-Mart on Ice)
Replies: 2121
Views: 17008

RE: Intellectus Ex Nihilo (Wal-Mart on Ice)

Oh my, that's a real cruddy turn of events. What's the FLT on Lexington?

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