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Offline RAM

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« Reply #30 on: October 19, 2000, 07:07:00 AM »
-Ram walks to the kitchen, opens the cooler, and gets another six pack...be a looooooong show-

Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2000, 07:46:00 AM »
Funny thread!

Offline Kieren

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« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2000, 08:03:00 AM »
Read an account of one of the first F4U-1C squadrons encountering enemy bombers at 20K- and none of their guns worked! Apparently all the Hispanos had frozen at 15K, and they had their ceiling suitably adjusted until warming jackets could be installed.

Seriously, the early 20mm jammed pretty often- the brownings jammed too, but hey, you had six of them...  

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« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2000, 08:06:00 AM »
BTW, this might be a solution to all the "cannon whines" we hear...

Create a "cannon hangar" on every airfield. Knocking that hangar out will limit cannon ammo at that field. The planes still launch, but with no cannons.  

Tongue-in-cheek, but it is a better solution than "get rid of this plane" (you pick the plane this week).

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« Reply #34 on: October 19, 2000, 08:17:00 AM »
Bring the Mustang Mk. Ia to Aces High!!!
A Polish squadron flew some of these.  I can't wait for 308 Squad Night in cannon-stangs!!!  

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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #35 on: October 19, 2000, 02:34:00 PM »
Mav, flying his favorite F6F looks down and sees something that looks like it might be the old Doom popsicle club. Not having had his favorite libation lately he sets up his usual entrance. Mav rolls the "Cat" over and dives towards the street. He hits the trigger spraying 50 cals all along the center of the road in front of the club, later doing a high speed low alt flyby of the same.

After landing, Mav walks up to the door of the club and kicks the door open. He yells for the barkeep to set up 6 "flaming tails" (patent pending) on the bar. When the barkeep stutters that he doesn't know how to make them, Mav "gently" lowers the unconscious bartender to the floor and grabs a bottle of Cuervo Gold, 6 shot glasses and a box of matches.

Taking the materials over to an empty table, (in the back against the wall facing the front)Mav sets the makings down. He pours all 6 glasses full of the Gold and corks the bottle. Taking a single match, Mav lights all 6 of the shot glasses on fire and quickly tosses them back. After patting out the small blue flames on his mustache Mav tilts his chair back on 2 legs, pours another shot and waits to see what is going on in the bar and for a barmaid to pinch.

Mav
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« Reply #36 on: October 19, 2000, 05:14:00 PM »
... but rather than a barmaid's butt; Mav see next six smiling ensigns with fire extinguisers; who promptly douse Mav from head to foot...

The price of Freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle, anywhere, any time and with utter recklessness...

...at home, or abroad.

Offline Maverick

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« Reply #37 on: October 19, 2000, 09:29:00 PM »
Mav sees the ensigns aproaching and wonders if he should pull out the sawed off Remington 870 from his cross the back holster. NAH, he thinks. If I shoot them they'll only keep gold bricking and we need all the nuggets we can get into maintenance. His Helcat likes a regular tune up.

Mav lets the chair tip forward and rather quickly rolls on the floor knocking the nuggets down. Picking them up 2 at a time Mav "lightly" taps their heads together and tosses them out the door. Once they are all neatly piled up in the street, Mav takes an extingusher and sprays the nuggets to help them wake up. They stagger to their feet and head off to the barracks for plenty of aspirin.

Mav walks back to the table, pours another "flaming tail" (Patent Pending) and has a seat to see what else is going to happen. Mayber there is a barmaid around here somewhere......

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A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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