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GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 18, 2001, 04:49:00 PM »

I can see it now hordes of mannable AAA trains vulching an airbase....

I dont know yet how they'll do it, but Ill bet my bellybutton "they" will find out fast.

10Bears · « **Reply #16 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:09:00 PM »

Do we get a rail gun?

hblair · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:16:00 PM »

Perk the Big Boy!

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one of the largest and most powerful types of steam locomotives ever built. Designed primarily to handle heavy freight traffic in the United States during World War II, 25 Big Boys were produced from 1941 to 1944 exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad. They were gradually replaced by the diesel-electric locomotive; the last one was taken out of regular service in 1959.

The Big Boy along with its tender weighed about 604 tons and measured more than 40 m (132 feet) in length. It had a maximum power capacity of more than 6,000 horsepower and could exert 135,400 pounds of tractive force. The locomotive could haul a 3,600-ton train unassisted up a 1.14 percent grade, such as was found on a stretch of Union Pacific track in the Wasatch Mountains. It could achieve a speed of 112 km (70 miles) per hour pulling freight on level track.

The Big Boy had an articulated design; the frame of the front engine was hinge-connected to the rear engine under a single boiler. Its wheel arrangement was designated 4-8-8-4--i.e., a set of 4 pilot wheels led a set of 8 coupled driving wheels, which were compounded by another set of 8 coupled drivers, with 4 trailing wheels.

Now that would be some more 'splosion!

DmdNexus · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:20:00 PM »

Ok.. that's nice... but how many U.S Trains fought in WWII?

Nexus

hblair · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:22:00 PM »

Nexus, please leave reason out of this. We need the big boy because, well, hmmm, Just look at that thing!

Rifle · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:28:00 PM »

For what it's worth ...

Cheers,
Rifle

[ 06-18-2001: Message edited by: Rifle ]

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:29:00 PM »

How many trains FOUGHT period?

-SW

Rifle · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:35:00 PM »

Swulfe : Whermacht had over 300 armoured trains - mostly on Eastern Front.

Many more were used as travelling AA for high priority targets - not just cars here whole trains.

Cheers,
Rifle

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2001, 05:38:00 PM »

Okay, well I guess what should be defined here is "fought"...

To me, fighting would be an engagment or act of aggression between two objects. For example, a panzer is not fighting a Typhoon... it's crew is trying like hell not to get blown up. However, a Panzer would be fighting a T34.

That, and trains ran on tracks so they couldn't deviate to attack another train.

-SW

Nomde · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2001, 06:22:00 PM »

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Looks like a job for the 56th

Locked, Cocked, and ready to Rock

Nomde
http://www1.jump.net/~cs3/index.php" TARGET=_blank>63rd FS/56th FG
"Zemke's Wolfpack"

"God loves the 56th"

lasse · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2001, 01:04:00 AM »

Hmm. Looks like WWIIonline should eat AH`s dust

Because this baby is on the move

The 332 "VIKING" squadron
Lasse

[ 06-19-2001: Message edited by: lasse ]

Pei · « **Reply #26 on:** June 19, 2001, 01:11:00 AM »

Pardon me boys, is that the Chatanooga Choo-Choo?

JoeMud · « **Reply #27 on:** June 19, 2001, 01:57:00 AM »

<looks at AH> humm <looks at ww2OL> hummmmmm

<looks at prices>hummm

<looks at performance> hummm

IM SO CONFUSED!!!!!!

lasse · « **Reply #28 on:** June 19, 2001, 02:23:00 AM »

Let me help

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Originally posted by JoeMud:
<looks at AH> humm <looks at ww2OL> hummmmmm

<looks at prices>hummm

<looks at performance> hummm

IM SO CONFUSED!!!!!!

Looks at AH (Looks very good) +1 point
Looks at WWIIOnline (Looks pretty good)+.05 point
Looks at prices (WWIIOnline looks very good) +1 point
Looks at performance (AH looks very good)+ 1 point
Looks at performance (WWIIOnline looks very bad) -1 point

Sum: AH 2 Points
WWIIOnline 0.5 Points

Problem solved, AH Wins

The 332 "VIKING" squadron
Lasse

Betown · « **Reply #29 on:** June 19, 2001, 03:49:00 AM »

The thing is,
My grandfather was a Typhoon Pilot. He once told me a story about when he and his wing went down on a railway line as there target. When they dived on the target they found that the sides droped of the side of 3 of the railway carts and out popped 6 aaa guns.... Needless to say that the stick went into his lap and up he went but either way this would be a really kewl feature to add if we had the chance.

Can't wait to have a squadron of Tiffys going down on a railroad target.....Ohhh What fun