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Offline FiLtH

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« Reply #45 on: July 14, 2007, 12:44:56 AM »
Im a big fan of destroyers so tonight was awesome for me. Id like to see them do a whole series on the naval battles around Guadalcanal.
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« Reply #46 on: July 14, 2007, 02:00:56 AM »
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The ramming percentage is gonna skyrocket in Aces High.
It did after the Debut last season.
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« Reply #47 on: July 14, 2007, 02:44:05 AM »
I can't say I wasn't completely dissapointed with this one. It could have been little bit better but seems the blood scenes and the faces/guys added was a nice touch
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« Reply #48 on: July 14, 2007, 09:35:44 AM »
Well, the story of the USS Laffey was a pleasant surprise. The Luftwaffe ramming unit story was uninteresting to me.

If we look at the Laffey story alone, this episode is a keeper. This fight is one of those special stories that stands out in US Naval history. Naval historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called the Laffey, "The ship that would not die." No other US ship survived such a concentrated kamikaze attack. This incident demonstrated the durability of the Sumner class DD as well as the fighting skills and damage control training of the American sailor.

Here's a copy of the After Action Report written by the Laffey's CO. It can be found, along with a lot of other interesting material, on the website dedicated to the Laffey.




 
 

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Offline Jonny boy 8

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« Reply #49 on: July 14, 2007, 09:45:48 AM »
wow thats cool:D

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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #50 on: July 14, 2007, 10:08:25 AM »
Commander Becton's decorations include the Navy Cross and THREE Silver Stars!


After the kamikaze attack had been beaten off, Becton received a message from the Task Force Commander asking if Laffey had survived the battle. Becton replied with one sentence...

"LAFFEY LAUGHS LAST."

Later, Admiral Moosbrugger (probably the most famous US Destroyer Group commanders) sent this message to the Laffey:



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Offline ForrestS

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« Reply #51 on: July 14, 2007, 12:21:12 PM »
Its amazing how 2 Luftwaffe pilots survived ramming another airplane. the 1st one was lucky because he hit with his wing and not his fuselage.  

I feel bad for the B24 and B17 pilots who had to go through that. :cry



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« Reply #52 on: July 14, 2007, 03:36:33 PM »
that 109 rammed those milkrunners :O
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« Reply #53 on: July 14, 2007, 03:57:36 PM »
I swear with as much resources that Widewing has, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a pair of Hitler's underwear autographed.
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« Reply #54 on: July 14, 2007, 05:20:34 PM »
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I swear with as much resources that Widewing has, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a pair of Hitler's underwear autographed.


:rofl :rofl :rofl
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« Reply #55 on: July 14, 2007, 05:29:10 PM »
Btw dogfights is on RIGHT NOW.
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Offline Blooz

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« Reply #56 on: July 14, 2007, 06:02:49 PM »
4 Silver Stars WW.

Ribbon denotes first award and each star represents subsequent awards.

Just for reference the awards in order...


Navy Cross
Silver Star
Navy Commendation
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
China Service
American Defense Service
American Campaign
Europe/Africa/Middle East
Asiatic Pacific Campaign
WW2 Victory
National Defense Service
Philippine Liberation
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
French Croix de Guerre
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« Reply #57 on: July 14, 2007, 06:04:11 PM »
So after every new episode of Dogfights you see an infludx of people trying to silulate what they saw. SBD dogfight episode is a good example. Does this mean we will have even more suicide bombers than usual?:rolleyes:
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Offline 68ROX

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« Reply #58 on: July 14, 2007, 06:06:14 PM »
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I swear with as much resources that Widewing has, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a pair of Hitler's underwear autographed.
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WIDEWING----

Are your Hitler's autographed undies boxer's, briefs, or kinky lederhosen?

BTW:  YOUR aviation website is DA BOMB!

Keep up the good work!


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Offline Carwash

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« Reply #59 on: July 14, 2007, 06:11:13 PM »
Hey Van,  you got the rednecks last words wrong.  They actually were"Hey guys, watch this..."
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