The FReeper Foxhole's TreadHead Tuesday - The A22 Infantry Tank "Churchill" - Mar. 9th, 2004

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[snippy_about_it]

Yes, let's not get snippy about it. ;-)

[colorado tanker]

LOL! Afternoon, ma'am.

From what I hear Lurch Kerry has his Florida lawsuit ready to go before any votes have been cast. Wonder if he'll try to get the military absentee votes thrown out this time too?

[Professional Engineer]

USA

USSR Buran

[Johnny Gage]

From the narrative:

This automatic dive-control system is likely derived from purchased Junkers Ju 88A dive bombers

There was another sight that stated that they indeed did buy JU-88's from the germans, and used that plane as a basis for creating this one.

I guess it came back to haunt the Germans in the end.

[snippy_about_it]

The accommodation was centered on a large and comfortable cockpit under a framed, glazed canopy.

LOL. Sounds like a commercial for a vacation get-away.

[snippy_about_it]

Good evening Matt. Will spring be arriving soon?

[Iris7]

The six pounder was a high velocity gun, fired only AP shot as I recall. Superior penetrator to the M4 75 mm. I think, except when the 75 mm was fitted with the Littlejohn adapter and it's special ammunition. APDS would have worked, don't know if APDS was actually issued before the surrender.

[snippy_about_it]

Ummm... my coffee is much better than my singing.

Egads!

[Darksheare]

Yuppers, afeared so.

[Iris7]

Ah, my estimate of you is again unshaken.

Using steel APC ammunition meant heavy, large, and comparatively low velocity projectiles, but they could get the job done, as the Russians made clear. Tungsten was in too short supply for munitions, at least in rear echelon opinion!

[stand watie]

!!!!!

[snippy_about_it]

Hi, Snippy. Isn't it lovely?!

[snippy_about_it]

Lurch Kerry has his Florida lawsuit ready to go before any votes have been cast

And the sadder thing is that people will buy into it again. I swear ct, it's beyond me how such masses of people can be so stupid. Sheeple, all of them. Arrggh.

[colorado tanker]

I saw a program about the Hollywood director and producer Roger Corman, who has specialized mainly in B horror movies. He talked about the scene where the frightened woman walks alone down a dark hall until suddenly the killer or monster appears. The audience always screams. He said it gets them every time. They never figure out its coming.

[GATOR NAVY]

Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers. A Petard 29cm caliber mortar was fitted to turret. Fired 40lb bomb 80 yards.

Is that range figure missing a zero?

[SAMWolf]

It may be FR, it's been sorta slow today.