RE: do you get these emails?

“we would transfer the sum of US$31,320,000.00
(Thirty-One Million”

HEY! how come you get preferential treatment, they only offered me fifteen million and change x(

Cheers,
Jim

RE: Is Hollywood working together with the Pentagon?

But nobody holds a gun to your head and forces you to watch these movies.

Cheers,
James

RE: Is Hollywood working together with the Pentagon?

But then:

What country is Hollywood in?

What country is the by far the main target for Hollywood movies?

The rest of the world is incidental really, most countries have their own film industry, if you don’t like american movies (and I admit they do make some dogs, eg. the corn in “The Patriot” was down right embarrassing) then watch the indigenous ones.

Cheers,
James

RE: BOO!!! Scared ya, huh??? Whats your favourite horror movie?

The Thing, both versions are amoung my favourites.

The scene I think is most memorable is from the 1982 version that always pops back into mind whenever CPR is mentioned……..CLEAR 😉

Cheers,
James

RE: If You Could Go Back In Time…..

I’d go back to New Mexico in ’47 and have a squizz at the “weather balloons” laying about.

Cheers,
James

RE: Infantry Combat Vehicles

Just in the middle of ‘Red Thrust” by Steven Zaloga (again, which means Red Storm Rising is next if history is anything to go by 😉 ) and he brings up an interesting point about the BMP series.

He points out that while the low height of the vehicle is advantageous with regards to visability, it does put the height of the cannon only slightly above the heads of the infantry, and that it is quite probable that the weapon will cause friendly casualties in certain situations. He also says that the Soviet army recognised this, and trained their troops to allow firing corridors, which is fine on a training ground but such a good idea on the battlefield.

Cheers,
James

RE: Infantry Combat Vehicles

Well I still like the only MICV to have a movie made about it 😉

The M-2s are still very combat effective, and (IFAIK) there is still nothing out there that offers any great increase in capability (though I like the idea of the big guns on BMP-3 for infantry support).

Cheers,
James

RE: Pets

Three insane moggys, and a wussy German Shepard (damned evil cats kept picking on her when she was young)

Cheers,
James