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Offline J.A.W.

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #525 on: November 25, 2013, 06:00:28 PM »
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #526 on: November 25, 2013, 06:08:24 PM »
See Rules #2, #4
« Last Edit: November 26, 2013, 08:40:54 AM by Skuzzy »
"Cybermen don't make promises..
Such ideas have no value."

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #527 on: November 25, 2013, 06:09:09 PM »
Anyone who has negative waves to direct at me, my AH handle is the same as my BB ID:  "Brooke".  Please come shoot at me any time on line.   :aok

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #528 on: November 25, 2013, 06:12:12 PM »
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #529 on: November 25, 2013, 06:12:24 PM »
L.O.L... Brooke.. you cannot be serious..

Kindly show me some of the flak that's has come your way..

I've  seen zip directed at you..
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #530 on: November 25, 2013, 06:17:27 PM »
See Rules #2, #4
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"Cybermen don't make promises..
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #531 on: November 25, 2013, 06:17:44 PM »
L.O.L... Brooke.. you cannot be serious..

Kindly show me some of the flak that's has come your way..

I've aint seen zip directed at you..

Oh, there is plenty.  Just not in this thread.  Regardless, I'm always happy to have people come after me in the game -- having folks to fight is what makes it fun.

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #532 on: November 25, 2013, 06:21:01 PM »
See Rule #4
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"Cybermen don't make promises..
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #533 on: November 25, 2013, 06:27:20 PM »
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"If Jesus came back as an airplane, he would be a P-38." - WW2 P-38 pilot
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #534 on: November 25, 2013, 06:31:53 PM »
But - given the intensity of negative waves directed at me here,
 by some  - who ought to demonstrate a more highly developed
level of emotional maturity & proper conduct..

I feel that I might be well be the focus of needless attention game-wise..

You're aware they can't see your name until after one of you has shot the other down, right?  Or am I just not using the right icon mode??

Also, "straw man" isn't a name Ack is calling you...it's him pointing out your use of a logical fallacy.  See here for clarification: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/strawman
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #535 on: November 25, 2013, 06:37:28 PM »
See Rule #4
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"Cybermen don't make promises..
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #536 on: November 25, 2013, 06:55:06 PM »
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However, you should know that Spit IXs were fitted with altitude specific Merlin variants, & if flown in A2A combat at those actual operational sortie heights,
the apparent P-38 advantage would vanish..

So let me get this straight, it's unfair to compare the Spit IX to the P-38 when equipped with an altitude-specific Merlin that puts the Spit IX at a disadvantage, but TOTALLY acceptable when you're talking about doing the opposite, and how another aircraft is vastly superior to the P-38 in an altitude range for which the 38's engine is not tuned?
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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #537 on: November 25, 2013, 07:10:25 PM »
Good spirit sir, if only I had your buoyant, sporting, confidence...

Thank you. <S>  Those things, though, are free -- and you can have them, too!  :aok

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #538 on: November 25, 2013, 07:15:51 PM »
I predict jawing jaw will get a png.

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Re: Best Heavy Fighter
« Reply #539 on: November 25, 2013, 07:53:40 PM »
See Rule #4
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"Cybermen don't make promises..
Such ideas have no value."