tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8049143354600334567..comments2024-03-29T02:32:07.583-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The NSFOOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85735366972087859602020-11-18T16:21:00.774-08:002020-11-18T16:21:00.774-08:00Nasty!Nasty!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22902872179594611162020-11-18T15:33:25.597-08:002020-11-18T15:33:25.597-08:001962 we had an emergency breakaway while refueling...1962 we had an emergency breakaway while refueling underway. It took us just about 3 months to get the stuff off the deck. I was a BM3 and the fuel trunk was in my space. The BT's sent a working party every Thursday to help. Old GunsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690195704568635237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57138251180824009032020-11-18T14:57:07.886-08:002020-11-18T14:57:07.886-08:00Hard to believe, innit?Hard to believe, innit?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35569725058773888562020-11-18T14:27:52.059-08:002020-11-18T14:27:52.059-08:00Yep, we are on the downhill side of November!Yep, we are on the downhill side of November!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34373489488055784842020-11-18T13:49:34.947-08:002020-11-18T13:49:34.947-08:00We're nearly there, aren't we?We're nearly there, aren't we?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20494583515533957812020-11-18T13:48:39.945-08:002020-11-18T13:48:39.945-08:00Ja, it was "special."Ja, it was "special."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39868505969353085012020-11-18T13:39:26.053-08:002020-11-18T13:39:26.053-08:00The Wolverines have had time to reload the HVDSAP,...The Wolverines have had time to reload the HVDSAP, let them out holes in a Vampir Panther. <br /><br />Maybe in an Ardennes story?SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42374663291610702592020-11-18T13:31:55.971-08:002020-11-18T13:31:55.971-08:00Navy Special Fuel Oil was basically what was left ...Navy Special Fuel Oil was basically what was left over, after the Good Stuff had been refined out of the crude oil.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17941152585668936822020-11-18T11:20:12.187-08:002020-11-18T11:20:12.187-08:00Sadly enough, I concur.Sadly enough, I concur.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12240534813809037012020-11-18T10:58:59.595-08:002020-11-18T10:58:59.595-08:00I think that's what it's going to take.I think that's what it's going to take.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39673736973045761712020-11-18T10:43:45.531-08:002020-11-18T10:43:45.531-08:00I think that's a shack.I think that's a shack.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34185580651467596162020-11-18T10:07:03.507-08:002020-11-18T10:07:03.507-08:00I remember the NSFO from the ship; rotten, stinky,...I remember the NSFO from the ship; rotten, stinky, sticky shit that messed up everything it came in contact with, except for fire.<br /><br />So there isn't much difference, right?(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54408650930589718372020-11-18T09:50:49.564-08:002020-11-18T09:50:49.564-08:00It's not the new regime which frightens me, it...It's not the new regime which frightens me, it's the coming revolution. If we stand for this thievery, we do not deserve this Republic of ours.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49169692266441533732020-11-18T09:44:21.790-08:002020-11-18T09:44:21.790-08:00Sarge, Yeah, but we'll be VERY lucky if it'...Sarge, Yeah, but we'll be VERY lucky if it's ONLY 4 years. That's what scares me.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59455237175988082662020-11-18T09:12:48.196-08:002020-11-18T09:12:48.196-08:00Not sure where this character is going yet. We'...Not sure where this character is going yet. We'll see how it plays out.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11951202058958664262020-11-18T08:56:07.334-08:002020-11-18T08:56:07.334-08:00For once I read all the comments before opening my...For once I read all the comments before opening my big... fingers?...<br /><br />Yeah, the little connected snot will accidentally desert (with assistance) the first dark night they are back in the woods. Thirty years later a skeleton with the tell-tale marks of having it's throat slit after being stabbed in the kidneys will be found.<br /><br />Or not. Maybe the little snot will learn after the first time a Jabo finds our little war band. Heck, maybe he'll get a sucking chest wound from a .50 or shot in the back for running away or something.<br /><br />The Forest... it is hungry... it wants more fertilizer. And the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer and colder. Brrr...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68190655732558408522020-11-18T08:46:11.567-08:002020-11-18T08:46:11.567-08:00We shall see how long this chap lasts.We shall see how long this chap lasts.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78202297184036800702020-11-18T08:45:36.246-08:002020-11-18T08:45:36.246-08:00Yup.Yup.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86624298795765203592020-11-18T08:44:58.061-08:002020-11-18T08:44:58.061-08:00Pretty sure AOC would love that.Pretty sure AOC would love that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28157880599282905922020-11-18T08:44:20.584-08:002020-11-18T08:44:20.584-08:00The troops use what they are issued, whether they ...The troops use what they are issued, whether they liked it or not. No hatch for the driver would indeed suck.<br /><br />But I wouldn't call it a death trap, in fact it was a very successful vehicle at 10,000+ copies. The only reason the StuG IV came about was because Krupp wanted to build an assault gun and as they didn't build the PzKw III they didn't have access to those hulls, but they did build the PzKw IV, so they built the StuG IV.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72095376518084244672020-11-18T08:38:20.459-08:002020-11-18T08:38:20.459-08:00Scott #2 - Peter Firth, a very good actor.Scott #2 - Peter Firth, a very good actor.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5610221009785408992020-11-18T08:37:35.808-08:002020-11-18T08:37:35.808-08:00Toirdhealbheach Beucail - Me too!Toirdhealbheach Beucail - Me too!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78628132552977828142020-11-18T08:34:49.126-08:002020-11-18T08:34:49.126-08:00Scott #1 - You are absolutely correct, Peter Firth...Scott #1 - You are absolutely correct, Peter Firth played the zampolit. That actor is very good at portraying assholes, he playes one in the mini-series <i>Victoria</i>, scheming to take the throne he is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43859014747631525952020-11-18T08:32:54.627-08:002020-11-18T08:32:54.627-08:00juvat - Degrading is the only thing they're go...juvat - Degrading is the only thing they're good at. The next four years scares me!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57825073998955374952020-11-18T08:18:29.905-08:002020-11-18T08:18:29.905-08:00Oh please issue the NSFO the "Minenraeumgerae...Oh please issue the NSFO the "Minenraeumgeraet Ausf. 01". A captured example of this device was later mass produced and sold to children and inebriated university students under the name "Pogo-Stick". Any appearances of early German IR nightvision gear coming up in your excellent saga?Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663293800162306859noreply@blogger.com