RE: She is still stuck!

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 15-07-02 AT 00:59 AM (GMT)]>Just how desperate are the RAN for an AAW destroyer Glenn!?
>:-)

Good one Steve! LOL. Not that desperate yet, at least not officially. Unofficially? The stories on covering our shortfall in AAW in various mags just keep popping up. The latest issue of APDR magazine has the F-100 on the cover, hint, hint perhaps? So, you think there is little chance of a USS COLE style save for this vessel? That is fixed up and put straight back into service.

Regards, Glenn.

RE: Landing on water

>IS the Ethiopian B767 you are talking about the aircraft
>which was hijacked a few years back?

Video of that crash can be found here;

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/26/comoros.crash/crash.large.14sec.mov

NOT how one sould land an air liner on water. 🙁

Regards, Glenn.

RE: Mortars

>Those old fortress reducing mortars died with large stone
>fortresses.
>Very effective though.
>Didn’t they use one at Sevastopol?

>Unlike airpower it could sit and pound the enemy 24 hours a
>day in any weather.
>Only good for sieges though as it wasn’t mobile enough for
>anything other than a seige or trench warfare.

They did use one of them in the siege of Sevastopol, and yes they are an antiquated notion now, but one has to wonder about the so called super gun that Hussien was apparently working on. What practical use did, or would that have had?

Regards, Glenn.

RE: Mortars

My fave Mortars, the German 60cm Morser Karl series of WW2!

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RE: Brazilian team arriving in Brasilia – pics

Wooooo….I think a visit to RIO is in order. 🙂

RE: Glenns Quiz

Yes, I am back now, and I will see what I can whip up soon. You really find AFM a bit dry? 🙂

Regards, Glenn.

RE: Which up & coming films are u really expecting

Saw MIB 2 yesterday and have to say it was very entertaining but at 88 minutes could have been a tad longer. I also saw Minority Report, and it was a little confusing at the start until the system was explained.

Interesting story and idea, but everytime I see a future vision especially from Spielberg I feel “..god, I hope not” The technology of the era in this film which was 2054 was indeed believable but all the retina scanners everywhere? Big Brother watch out. I loved the VTOL air vehicles they used, and the Spiders!! Well enough said.

I give it 7.5/10.

Regards, Glenn.

RE: Pictures from MAKS-01

Georgii – great shots my friend. I have to get myself there one year.

Regards, Glenn.