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Offline AvidMC

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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2002, 09:32:18 AM »
Did you know that the Water Buffalo has no sweat glands and therefore must bathe in water to keep itself cool?


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Offline oboe

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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2002, 09:55:00 AM »
Sir, the Museum of Natural History is two blocks down on the right...

Ahhh, here we have one of Nakajima's most famous fighting airplanes - the B5N naval attack bomber.   This is the aircraft that proved so devastating to the US Fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.    With a top speed of 240 mph, it was aircraft carrier capable, and able to carry either a torpedo or 800 kg of bombs, no fewer than 144 B5Ns took part in the raid on Pearl.    The B5N also played a vital role in major USN/IJN carrier clashes such as the Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway...
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Offline VWE001

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« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2002, 10:13:45 AM »
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Yes but didn't you know...Pyro hates the KI-84!


Yes... and HiTech hates Spitty dweebs! How many perkies to fly a Spit XIV?! :D :D
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Offline Pongo

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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2002, 10:17:44 AM »
Could they have made that oil cooler any higher drag...
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« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2002, 11:36:54 AM »
Oboe it was joke.Goes back to the old w/b days and was tongue in cheek remark.Don't think you will find many people with Pyro's knowledge of WWII planes.

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Offline oboe

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« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2002, 12:33:49 PM »
I know!  :)  (I could tell by the 3 green smileys! :P )

I just thought I'd continue playing the straight man and see what else you guys came up with....
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Offline Mitsu

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« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2002, 02:47:36 PM »
Ki-44!
Ki-44!
Ki-44!
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Offline gatso

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« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2002, 03:35:19 PM »
What about the Ki87? I know nothing but I have a 3 view somewhere.....

Ah Ha! Found it but it's huge and doesn't resize well so won't post it.

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Offline Otto

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« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2002, 03:44:09 PM »
It was called the "Mary Sue"
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« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2002, 04:11:38 PM »
As a buff pile-it I want the "Emily".  Wasn't it armed with 5 x 20mms plus 5 x 12.7mm machine guns? And couldn't it carry 4 x 1000kg torpedos or bombs or depth charges? And couldn't it carry 40 or so troops? :)
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Offline VWE001

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« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2002, 04:19:43 PM »
...and it had a little fridge in the back for the pony keg. :D
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Offline oboe

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« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2002, 04:21:10 PM »
Of all the things an Emily was, a Nakajima it wasn't.   It was a Kawanishi.

I swear you guys are a project!  :p
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