tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3812027494090684049..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: So Your Neighbor Has Tanks, And You Don't...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82282214538179867482019-03-03T11:04:41.689-08:002019-03-03T11:04:41.689-08:00Paul - I do believe that is what some of them want...Paul - I do believe that is what some of them want. I believe they are doomed to failure. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8210168736805488472019-03-03T10:20:49.300-08:002019-03-03T10:20:49.300-08:00Good point RHT447, they think they know better.Good point RHT447, they think they know better.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83334983980420976152019-03-03T08:32:42.694-08:002019-03-03T08:32:42.694-08:00"I wonder which part of " the right of t..."I wonder which part of " the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" the judges and politicos don't understand." <br /><br />I respectfully submit that they understand perfectly. They. Don't. Care. One might as well quote our constitution to Joe Stalin. And that's the scary part. I hold little hope that this is ever resolved peacefully.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86410118352472976952019-03-03T07:58:28.949-08:002019-03-03T07:58:28.949-08:00"I wonder which part of " the right of t..."I wonder which part of " the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" the judges and politicos don't understand." The part which means that they can't get away with doing what they want; turning the U.S. into a totalitarian state.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63086260770931124212019-03-03T06:31:20.143-08:002019-03-03T06:31:20.143-08:00Knocking out a tank with a PIAT took enormous cojo...Knocking out a tank with a PIAT took enormous <i>cojones</i>.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4523194018917395762019-03-03T06:29:49.146-08:002019-03-03T06:29:49.146-08:00That one is actually near the top of my list. Thou...That one is actually near the top of my list. Though it is a big list.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40933375729140607112019-03-03T06:28:40.950-08:002019-03-03T06:28:40.950-08:00The Warsaw Uprising, another good reason to hate t...The Warsaw Uprising, another good reason to hate the Soviets.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24613243145737114782019-03-03T06:28:09.454-08:002019-03-03T06:28:09.454-08:00Larry - There are units in just about any army at ...Larry - There are units in just about any army at any time in history that will break and run. But the Germans kept that quiet, yes they did.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33762606624349586912019-03-03T06:24:32.405-08:002019-03-03T06:24:32.405-08:00Larry - I guess I need to up the priority of me re...Larry - I guess I need to up the priority of me reading more science fiction.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71041013612741371282019-03-03T06:23:52.255-08:002019-03-03T06:23:52.255-08:00Cap'n - Ornery farmers are the bane of any tyr...Cap'n - Ornery farmers are the bane of any tyranny. Especially when they're armed.<br /><br />I wonder which part of "<i> the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed</i>" the judges and politicos don't understand.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65121418613811210002019-03-03T05:35:02.026-08:002019-03-03T05:35:02.026-08:00If you should do so, I suggest Eric Flint's &#...If you should do so, I suggest Eric Flint's ' 1632 ' as a start. The history part may appeal to you.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22533644931671731172019-03-03T02:38:19.209-08:002019-03-03T02:38:19.209-08:00on a side note, a tongue in cheek answer to questi...on a side note, a tongue in cheek answer to question is:<br />steal some from them!<br />here is the real story :<br />http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/10/06/polish-panthers/Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25535453891708444662019-03-03T01:33:13.984-08:002019-03-03T01:33:13.984-08:00In Italy, a Tommy took out two Panthers with a PIA...In Italy, a Tommy took out two Panthers with a PIAT. Ian Hogg said the VC he received was as much for having fired a PIAT from the hip as for the Panthers.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18418611936305418082019-03-03T01:31:51.340-08:002019-03-03T01:31:51.340-08:00That was a short story from True Names and Other D...That was a short story from <i>True Names and Other Dangers</i>. The 'armadillo' in question had a neutron bomb on a booster to get it up to optimum altitude.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84788335398959913412019-03-03T01:29:13.854-08:002019-03-03T01:29:13.854-08:00Some units even broke and ran. German unit qualit...Some units even broke and ran. German unit quality was pretty uneven.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34671126301362873752019-03-02T19:12:44.614-08:002019-03-02T19:12:44.614-08:00I remember a story by Vernor Vinge, Real Time, or ...I remember a story by Vernor Vinge, Real Time, or Marooned in Real Time, at any rate, after The Peace War talking about Mexico invading x America and running up against a handful of ornery farmers who had things on the property that they were paid to store and keep to blow the guts out of tornadoes before they dropped funnel clouds. One of the farmers was extremely ornery and had nukes left over from the days of the USA.<br /><br />One of the good reasons to never let any existing firearm in civilian hands be outlawed without fighting back is right there. An armed citizenry can resist any tyranny.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80020147475227710982019-03-02T18:01:18.653-08:002019-03-02T18:01:18.653-08:00Some day I might break down and read more science ...Some day I might break down and read more science fiction. I have read a lot of Niven and Pournelle, back in the day.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80043238590445358522019-03-02T17:51:50.717-08:002019-03-02T17:51:50.717-08:00Could be an M4, the turret looks too big to be an ...Could be an M4, the turret looks too big to be an M3. What I thought was the gun in a side sponson (M3) might be another tank to the right of what we're looking at.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25378721117037694382019-03-02T17:49:07.049-08:002019-03-02T17:49:07.049-08:00Well, she ( Adele ) carried a small pocket pistol ...Well, she ( Adele ) carried a small pocket pistol in her left pocket of whatever she was wearing at the time. As the ceramic pellets ( this takes place around 1500 years from now ) don't have a lot of penetrating power. <br /><br />Anyway, I think that you would enjoy the book series, even though science fiction is not your most favored read. ( I know, your ' to be read list ' is longer than Interstate 80, from the East Coast to the West Coast. Mine is nearly as long. )<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58269165487193878542019-03-02T16:30:17.843-08:002019-03-02T16:30:17.843-08:00Apparently it’s the only known photograph of a Cov...Apparently it’s the only known photograph of a Covenanter in Africa, as well? <br /><br />(I said it was an M3, someone else said maybe cast-hull M4? Is that thing that looks like the gun actually the gun?)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38927216811061463342019-03-02T16:17:13.491-08:002019-03-02T16:17:13.491-08:00Nice. If you look closely way off in the upper lef...Nice. If you look closely way off in the upper left corner of the photo, there is a Grant (or Lee, they looked similar).<br /><br />Cool photo. (Tanks break. A lot.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91883955124898089032019-03-02T16:14:45.243-08:002019-03-02T16:14:45.243-08:00Hahaha.
ACL has been added, rightly so.Hahaha.<br /><br />ACL has been added, rightly so.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49538597780073480882019-03-02T16:13:08.766-08:002019-03-02T16:13:08.766-08:00Ouch, going for the eyes! Very effective though aw...Ouch, going for the eyes! Very effective though awfully disconcerting <i>pour moi</i>.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70140052553015445052019-03-02T16:12:10.936-08:002019-03-02T16:12:10.936-08:00German casualties in Poland were very bad, much wo...German casualties in Poland were very bad, much worse than they let on to the public in Germany. Bad enough that they modified a lot of their doctrine before turning on France.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51763801839828116282019-03-02T16:10:51.940-08:002019-03-02T16:10:51.940-08:00Very nice! I'll have to set aside some time to...Very nice! I'll have to set aside some time to watch that!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com