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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 7:49:59 PM

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no...a whole book on Surigao?

Not sure what the point would be!

We came......we saw the blips.....we fired on the blips. The Blips disapeared.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 7:51:45 PM

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just finished up the 3 current volumes of Black Cross/Red Star. Refinished re-reading Shore's Malta books and corrected several boo boos in tic tac'ing. Almost done with Hastings "Bomber Command". Need to get back to Shores 2nd TAC vol 1......still considering "American Caesar" as next morsal.

Havn't seen much on the shelves new-wise of interest at the bookstore.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 7:59:22 PM

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no...a whole book on Surigao?

Not sure what the point would be!

We came......we saw the blips.....we fired on the blips. The Blips disapeared.

Stupid blips...

Well, according to a speed-read of the book's page on combinedfleet.com, it's to try and kill off some of the myths of the battle, like they did with Shattered Sword and Midway.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:03:04 PM

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yeah other good new i got a call from my buddy. i am allowed to take one deer off the property durring deer season and as many hogs as i can shoot.

Are feral hogs good eating?

very much so. they are a lot leaner than far raised pigs but normaly really tasty. only time they are bad is if they are really large boors or if the vegitation they are eating causes the meat not to have a good flaver(this is not a problem in west texas).

They can be great eating when taken sort of young. The older ones can get stringy and tough. I have some clients that take bout a dozen or so per year off their farm in N. Mississippi and when they have a BBQ it is out of this world.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:03:24 PM

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Well, according to a speed-read of the book's page on combinedfleet.com, it's to try and kill off some of the myths of the battle, like they did with Shattered Sword and Midway.

Hmmm....I liked Shattered Sword, but at times one did get a strong impression that the authors were trying a little too hard to bring something truely "new" and "relevent" to the table. (The whole ammo cart thing was a good example....as well as a disertation on how a cramped bridge might have affected Nagumo's decision making)

What "myths" about Surgaio are they addressing?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:17:37 PM

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Nice, nice, very nice;
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:18:20 PM

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Well, you're sorta right about Shattered Sword, and reading the write-up on the new book, it does smell a bit like that. Still, SS was a pretty good read, so this might be too. I'm not falling over my feet to order it (gotta read that Luftwaffe book you recommended), but I'll probably get it eventually.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:18:42 PM

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:19:48 PM

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hmm?

no....not commenting one way or the other. was just thinking of guns and my forhead. The Nerf gun doesn't work well enough.

i don't know the nurf gun sucks when you get hit in the eye with it.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:20:37 PM

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Well, I guess I have to ask nik for some hundred book recommendations next summer

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:21:43 PM

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Well, according to a speed-read of the book's page on combinedfleet.com, it's to try and kill off some of the myths of the battle, like they did with Shattered Sword and Midway.

Hmmm....I liked Shattered Sword, but at times one did get a strong impression that the authors were trying a little too hard to bring something truely "new" and "relevent" to the table. (The whole ammo cart thing was a good example....as well as a disertation on how a cramped bridge might have affected Nagumo's decision making)

What "myths" about Surgaio are they addressing?

didn't not all of our bbs have radar on them. i thought i remembered reading that some where.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:28:55 PM

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Sy'mon says michoacan, if yo' can.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:30:25 PM

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really large boors

You haven't started killing and eating Arkansans now I trust!?!?!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:36:24 PM

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really large boors

You haven't started killing and eating Arkansans now I trust!?!?!

well, if they are tasty...

"Drag me to hell" is impressive...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:37:19 PM

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Nothing that eats possums is going to be tasty.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:37:41 PM

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Well, according to a speed-read of the book's page on combinedfleet.com, it's to try and kill off some of the myths of the battle, like they did with Shattered Sword and Midway.

Hmmm....I liked Shattered Sword, but at times one did get a strong impression that the authors were trying a little too hard to bring something truely "new" and "relevent" to the table. (The whole ammo cart thing was a good example....as well as a disertation on how a cramped bridge might have affected Nagumo's decision making)

What "myths" about Surgaio are they addressing?

didn't not all of our bbs have radar on them. i thought i remembered reading that some where.

They all had radar, but they weren't all the most modern sets.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:44:42 PM

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The 4th Stromberg Season will start in a few minutes...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:46:46 PM

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They all had radar, but they weren't all the most modern sets.

A couple only had Mk 3's which wern't fully blindfire capable. That though is hardly new. Just read the biop on Amazon. Interesting, but only mildly. Books on specific battles tend to be down on my booklist given that there about a million battles and a billion books on many of them. A few notables of course get the exception....Kursk....Midway....Leyte (all inclusive....already have 2 books on that subject), Marianas etc.

The first reviewer was hilarious to read. Talk about anal nitpick! No wonder professional authors stay away from Internet forums!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:49:11 PM

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really large boors

You haven't started killing and eating Arkansans now I trust!?!?!

no the are not smart enough to hunt.

. and stink worse that boors

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:54:54 PM

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They all had radar, but they weren't all the most modern sets.

A couple only had Mk 3's which wern't fully blindfire capable. That though is hardly new. Just read the biop on Amazon. Interesting, but only mildly. Books on specific battles tend to be down on my booklist given that there about a million battles and a billion books on many of them. A few notables of course get the exception....Kursk....Midway....Leyte (all inclusive....already have 2 books on that subject), Marianas etc.

The first reviewer was hilarious to read. Talk about anal nitpick! No wonder professional authors stay away from Internet forums!

The most interesting bit about Surigao for me would be that it's been relatively poorly covered in literature. I'll get the book, but probably not until next year.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 8:59:15 PM

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its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:33:42 PM

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Parole - Tithe.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:48:15 PM

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Cant make any noise so all my chores are on hold. Thought I had best pay tithe to the one true THREAD!!!

How is everybody? Anyone know how Mrs Dixie is?

Bloody huge!

But only at home. When she goes to work, she hides the wee'un somewhere that Dixie can't find it...

'Tis crazy I tell you! The wee 'un seems to be more obvious in the evening than first thing.

Wind! How are you mate?

Not too bad. We lost one of our dogs over the weekend, but other than that we're OK.

How's Freedie and Josie doing? And the rest of the pack?

Sorry to hear that mate. All of our boys are either old or ill, so it's a thought/worry that's never too far away...

Freddie's great. Just starting to get a bit fussy with his eating and trying it on, but nothing too hard. He is a very cute, bright, sweet natured little boy, but I really wish I had not shown him how switches work. Josie is Josie - I never seem to be married to the same girl each day. I am always the same (I like to think just the right amount of arsehole), so this changeable lark wears a bit...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:49:12 PM

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its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.

ooooo.....American Caesar in paperback only $12.00

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:54:34 PM

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yeah other good new i got a call from my buddy. i am allowed to take one deer off the property durring deer season and as many hogs as i can shoot.

What guns do you own now Bobo? I only have airguns, but don't do any hunting. I am just too squeamish!

benelli nova 12 gauage pump shotgun( i would like to upgrade to a semi auto with my bonus this year) its a good gun but because it is all composite it kicks like a mule

my rifle is a remmington model 700 in .270 calibure with a leupold 3-9 scope.

my hand gun is a reuger blackhawk in .357magnum with a 6 inch barrel. this is a single action 6 shot pistol.

i actualy do not own any airguns. i like hunting i wasn't sure how i would handle the blood and guts of it when i first started but it really doesn't bother me at all.

I am not accurate or consistent enough to hunt, even if I was so inclined. I am enjoying target shooting. It forces me to relax and switch off from work etc. I really need the time/space to practice more often if I ever hope to improve. It is a surprisingly relaxing hobby.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:56:50 PM

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its a cheap buy at least. I have to be wary of space though.....GF keeps threatening to have a used book sale.

At least she isn't threatening to have a bonfire.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 9:57:29 PM

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Nobody ever answered my question about the differences between scenarios 1 and 2...

The difference is that the Japs get an artificial boost in resources, ships, LCUs, etc. Supposed to show a country more prepared for going to war.

Thanks T

I don't suppose you could quantify the boost? Both my PBEMs are going to scenario 2 and I'd like to know how much hurt I have signed up for...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 10:01:08 PM

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TITHE !!!

Oh, a sleeping drunkard .. up in Central Park;
Or a lion hunter .. in the jungle dark;
Or a Chinese dentist .. or the British Queen;
They all fit together, in the same machine;
Oh a whirling dervish .. and a dancing bear;
Or a Ginger Rogers .. and a Fred Astair;
Or a teenage rocker .. and the girls in France;
We are all partners, in this cosmic dance;
Nice, nice, very nice;
So many people in the same device.

That is either very profound, or someone hit the 5 o'clock cocktail hour early

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 10:02:24 PM

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Nobody ever answered my question about the differences between scenarios 1 and 2...

The difference is that the Japs get an artificial boost in resources, ships, LCUs, etc. Supposed to show a country more prepared for going to war.

Thanks T

I don't suppose you could quantify the boost? Both my PBEMs are going to scenario 2 and I'd like to know how much hurt I have signed up for...

There's quite a lot. The IJN gets some more cruisers and destroyers, the IJA gets some more divisions and brigades, and several Japanese Home Island bases have more industry and starting resources.

For example, Tokyo starts out with 300000 tons of additional oil, 200000 tons of additional fuel and 500000 tons of additional supply. It also has a 100 point repair yard instead of 10 points, along with a bigger resource and oil generator. There's more, but it's a long list.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 11/3/2009 11:05:33 PM

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G'night, y'all...