need a divorce attorney

[guncrasher]

I was telling my wife about the battle of midway. telling her the Japanese navy had 4 cv against American 3. she asked me what a cv was,  i blurred out you know this navy ships that carry aircraft. she said you mean aircraft carriers? she laughed at me for like 10 minutes.

been playing this game too long. 

semp

[svaalbar]

I still dont know what CV or BB stand for (Carrier Vessel? and Battle-Bhip?)

[perdue3]

I especially like the weather conversations:

Her: "Honey it is so pretty outside!"

Me: "16 knot winds, not that great."

[Devil 505]

I still dont know what CV or BB stand for (Carrier Vessel? and Battle-Bhip?)

I believe the "V" in CV is the same as the "V" in all the Navy squadron codes. For example: VF-17 or VA-196.

The "V" is used to indicate the unit is operating heavier-than-air aircraft.

So a CV is a carrier of heavier-than-air aircraft.

[LNG15]

I believe the "V" in CV is the same as the "V" in all the Navy squadron codes. For example: VF-17 or VA-196.

The "V" is used to indicate the unit is operating heavier-than-air aircraft.

So a CV is a carrier of heavier-than-air aircraft.

Negative Devil

C: Carrier
V: Vessel

[Oldman731]

Fork's account of his wife watching him play AH fits in here.  Possibly he will show up and repeat it.

- oldman

[SPKmes]

I still dont know what CV or BB stand for (Carrier Vessel? and Battle-Bhip?)

CV carrier vessel

BB  I call them the Big Boy boats

[Devil 505]

Negative Devil

C: Carrier
V: Vessel

Then why are battleships BB and not BV of BBV?

All ships are vessels, yet rarely is the word used in the vessel type designation. The reason a V is used will be much more specific.

[TequilaChaser]

Fork's account of his wife watching him play AH fits in here.  Possibly he will show up and repeat it.

- oldman

Reminds me of my X and the dang AirWarrior's Widow Club back in the 90's and my X hollering "I'm going to divorce you because of that damn game and all the money you are wasting "....ROFLMAO

TC

[Mister Fork]

Ok, y’all need to hear my story from a while ago...

From 2008ish?
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Last night while I was flying, my wife came over to see what the commotion was about - the screen was looking like I was flying through a black fog bank, with loud sounds of flak impacts, the odd crash of something breaking.  We had an interesting conversation that sounded like a Gilmore girls episode.

"What's all those black little clouds?" she asked

"Black death - flak" I replied

"You know, that plane was probably flown by 19-20 year olds who were scared out of their wits."

"Japanese” I replied

"Fine, Japanese boys. Is the terror any different?"

"It's all about immersion" I replied

I hopped into the bomb site to re-calibrate before my drop.

"What's this?"

"bombsite" (calibrating)

"are those ummm... aircraft carriers?"

"Yep"   At this point, my lead bomber explodes (it must of been on fire) and I'm suddenly in the next plane.  You can see my former lead plane exploding with wing parts and other debris raining on the plane.  Loud bangs can be heard.

"Did you just blow up?"

"My lead bomber did"  - back into the bombsight..  Background is just crazy as the plane is being shaken like a toddler with a bug in a jar.  I'm trying to calibrate but I just can't get a view because of the flak.

"Why are you diving?"

"Change of plans."

"Are you commiewazine..um... what do you call it?"

"Kamikaze - maybe. I can't get a clear shot of calibrate my bombsite. So we're now dive bombing."

Now, all the ships in the CV group have opened up their lazer cannons on me, suddently, my right bomber explodes, in the message bar, states 1Duke1 shot me down for the second time.  Ruh roh - dukie's in the 5 inch.  The first was no accidental flak death.  I should of been paying closer attention to the message bar

"Crap"

"What?"

"Dukes in the 5 inch."

"Who?"

"Duke" - I hear a loud smack from a 5" impact and switch to external view

"your plane is missing part of your tail"

"I know" another smack and I bring up the damage list

"Most of that list is red. Is that bad?"

"Yes"

"Is this a now a Kamakzie dive?"

"Yes"

"Are those young boys in your plane going to die?"

"What?" - now I'm in a full fledged non-stop dive.  I can hear the wings creaking.

"You know, the japanese boys flying your bomber?  Oh, there goes a wing"

"I know"

"You're plane is falling apart"

"I know" - another smack from the 5".

"your plane is on fire"

"I know" - I'm off target and I know that I'm never going to hit with around 1500 feet left. I eject

"Did you get thrown out of your plane?"

"No, I ejected"

"Like that?"

"Like that."

"Wow, that ship is big."

"Its an aircraft carrier."

"The one you were trying to bomb?"

"The one"

"So what do you do now?"

"Swim for home."

"You're funny.  This game is boring.  Oh look, is the carrier going to run you over?"

"Yep"

"I'm off to read a book.  Enjoy the carrier being imprinted on your forehead"



Isn't this game AWESOME when our better half's nag us while we play? 

[JimmyD3]

LMAO, Great one there Mister Fork. I had one similar to that with my 11 year old grandson, a few years back, although he was very interested. 

[Meatwad]

BB = boom booms

[TequilaChaser]

Thanks for that memory refreshing, very much needed.......Fork!

<S>

TC

[Nefarious]

I believe the "V" in CV is the same as the "V" in all the Navy squadron codes. For example: VF-17 or VA-196.

The "V" is used to indicate the unit is operating heavier-than-air aircraft.

So a CV is a carrier of heavier-than-air aircraft.

Correct.

[guncrasher]

once upon a time I was flying in fso, wife was sitting next to me we were talking drinking beer, she said this game is boring all you do is fly around. then I see a big red sea of planes, she said, I am going to bed, she stopped at the door and said you want to play with these, I looked at the door and boom, my plane goes down. sad to say, didnt get a kill in fso or in my house.

semp