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Woo hoo!! ZZ.

Ok Gous, this one's for you!! ZZ.

Now that makes me very sad, because you are missing out on some truly funny stuff. Here is an excerpt from The Holy Grail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjEcj8KpuJw and here is another general "funny" not Holy Grail related. Perhaps they won't work well in German, but it was worth a try. ZZ.

Ok....a guess on number 47. The A.E.G. J.I was essentially a C.IV with an armoured fuselage and a 200 hp Benz Bz IV engine instead of the 160 hp Mercedes D III. Two Spandau guns were fixed to fire downwards, and the observer had a single Parabellum to defend the rear. This picture seems to me to be the armored ground attack variant of the AEG J1. [edit] Design and development AEG J.I featured armour protection for the pilot and for the more powerful engine that was fitted to the heavier aircraft. Two 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns were fitted to the floor of the observer's cockpit for ground targets. One 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun was provided in the typical rear-facing defensive position. Finally, armor plating was added around the engine and cockpits. The J.Ia version featured aileron controls on the lower wings, in addition to the upper. Operators Germany Specifications (AEG J.I) Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1] General characteristics Crew: Two Length: 7.20 m (23 ft 7½ in) Wingspan: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in) Height: 3.35 m (10 ft 11⅞ in) Wing area: 33.2 m² (358 ft²) Empty weight: 1,455 kg (3,201 lb) Loaded weight: 1,740 kg (3,828 lb) Powerplant: 1× Benz Bz.IV 6 cylinder water-cooled inline engine, 149 kW (200 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 150 km/h (82 kn, 93 mph) Range: 375 km (203 nm, 234 mi) Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,760 ft) Rate of climb: 0.854 m/s (551 ft/min) Wing loading: 52.4 kg/m² (10.7 lb/ft²) Power/mass: 0.171 kW/kg (0.104 hp/lb) Endurance: 2.5 hrs Armament 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) fixed, downwards firing LMG 08/15 machine guns 1 × 7.92 mm I think there was another armored type that looked similar as well, but thisis my guess.

Enlightening! I knew I could count on you Olham. Looks like an Anglicized translation of the "Sauhound" would be "SowHound", as female pigs are termed Sows in English. Reminds me of the Monty Python-Holy Grail episode where the French soldier yells over the wall, "We're not afraid of you, you English Pig-Dogs!!" Now go boil your bottoms....your father was a Hamster, and your Mother smelled of Elderberries"...etc etc etc. ZZ.

Olham, It is clear you have, as Richtoffen stated "overcome the inner schweinehund!", now you've just gotta work on reigning him in! ZZ. Now that I mention it, I always wondered what exactly he meant by this? Is this supposed to mean the inner schwienehund was an impetus towards fear and inaction that had to be overcome? Or is it of haste and impetuos rushing in ill advisedly that he is referring to? Any thoughts?

Stiffy, If you're PC will run ROF, it should run OFF just fine. Annnnd there's no comparision really, OFF is simply better hands down (MHO), which I think you will discover much to your satisfaction. I use ROF as a coaster now.....a mere curiosity in comparison. ZZ.

Well done! ZZ.

Hehe, whatever it is, it'll put hair on your teeth! Somewhat appropriate to be discussing in a thread titled "Forseeing Death"! I'd say. ZZ.

Thanks RC! ZZ.

Funny you should ask, thats actually what the oak barrels, charred inside, are for. All whiskey/alcohol/spirits, are clear as water when first produced. Its ageing them in oak barrels that gives them the color. And the charcoal also helps filter out some minor poisons. The oak gives it flavor and color when its been in there long enough. Otherwise...you've just got white lightning.....or as I refer to it....rocket fuel. ZZ.

My condolances Olham. Hate when that happens...talk about throwing a coniption fit! And, on that note.....I'm not mentioning a blinking thing about what my current DID pilot is up to. ZZ.

It's ok Flynn...Bullet and I are expatriated Scotts, a few generations back. Its a bit easier for us to be light hearted about such matters. Over here we're just given to hanging out in the back woods, whiskey makin, and shooting at strangers.....of any persuasion. ZZ.

Remember, this is an Irishman writing when Ireland was occupied, so anybody killing Englishmen is technically a friend . Why do you think us Scots were always in bed with the French? Quote It's the fight that matters, not the cause. It's a Celtic thing..... For Bullet: Keep your Sgian Dubh handy brother Scot....if'n you ken what I'm saying. ZZ.

Hey, what do you know....I'm here and nobody's answered in .03 seconds. Too bad I can't make out what the snap crackle pop that even is!!!! So I'll guess. Its an automated ie..(timed or synchronised) bomb dropper device. And its mount: A Gotha, twin engined bomber. I don't care if I'm right anymore....I'm first!!!! ZZ.

Great shot Rickety, Ok, I have a likely stupid question. Are the Gotha's in the main sim..ie "campaign", or do you only see them in special missions, or missions you create yourself? Just curious, cause I've never seen one. ZZ.

I managed to snap this pic just before everything went black.... I coulda landed that.............. ZZ.

Excellent work Herr Olham! See, it can be done, but its sort of like picking fleas off of a porcupine.....done with extreme care and precision. I prefer diving head on attacks for those little nasties. Just last night however, me and the boys blundered into a whole mess of 'em over the front lines. We all attacked and went our seperate ways, me back to a friendly field with two in pursuit, where we exchanged rounds and then the party was over and everyone left, they to thier warm beds, and me to mine, me however, with a much more ventilated right wing plane to boot. As a rule of thumb, I never attack a bunch of these unless I have a good upper hand, and even then with discretion. ZZ. Again, salute!

If you hunt doves (season's now in progress ), you're pretty good if you can get your bag limit (10 birds) with 1 box of shells (25 rounds), especially if you shoot a 20-gauge. One time I went dove-hunting after eating 12 Vivarin, 6 on the way there driving from midnight to 0900, and the rest to stay awake until the next sundown. The doves looked to be moving about 5 knots instead of their usual 60, and I could see my shot patterns going out at them. Everything was in slow motion. I shot my limit on 12 20-gauge shells What, you guys dont see' em like that all the time? geeeesh. No wonder you cant hit anything. I grew up Quail hunting, now were talking faaast and accurate. My Dad though, (an incredible wing shot) would ALWAYS bag his limit, and almost never waste a shell, while me and my brother would just try to keep up with his score. Once, when he was reloading, a covey jumped from the brush, and he got one with a .22 pistol. No joke. ZZ.

Hehe, good one mate. Here's another form another perspective....yet still quite amusing. installing a husband Dear Tech Support, This year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as · Romance 9.5 and · Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as · NBA 5.0, · NFL 3.0 and · Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. · Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do? Signed, Desperate. DEAR DESPERATE, First, keep in mind, · Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while · Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. · If that application works as designed, Husband1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. · Please note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta. Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.) In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program.These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend · Cooking 3.0 and · Hot Lingerie 7.7. Good Luck Babe! Tech Support Wow, and the Devs in OFF thought they had bugs to address!! ZZ.

I'm not. I'm hanging out at the Cantina behind the lines with some fine nurses, but I'll stop in to see you fella's from time to time. Once and a while I can hit one with my big-ole Sniper Rifle....even from waaaaaay out here. Makin my 1 Point Count! ZZ.

Nope, now thats a whole different ball game. And I tender mad respect for ANYONE , brave enough to have done it. ZZ.

Soooo true Olham. So true. Just lost my fav and most promising career pilot last night. Spad bastards shot his engine out of his plane and he had to land and spend the rest of the duration eating tea and biscuits. Now I like Tea and Buscuits, so don't get me wrong, but I was playing late and slipped into "gamer mode" instead of the usual focused, "what would I do if this was real" mindframe. I stayed in a fight behind enemy lines too long when new enemies were arriving and I target fixated. DOHHH!! Well, now my new Jasta 7 pilot is off to his new start.....Repeat after me: "I will stay focused...will stay focused.....will stay focused." ZZ.

I think I heard one poster here "sorry I forgot whom" remarking on the new level of detail, in that he had his wing damaged and it was mirrored in his AC's shadow on the ground. I will also concurr that this is a very cool addition, not to mention the dynamics involved that more accurately interpret and create this damage. Before, in earlier versions if you simply touched another AC, you were usually dead with a disastrous crash. I'm pleased, (and a little concerned as well regarding the questionable quality of these Frenchie pilots!) to report that over the past few days I've had two, yes its phenomenal my pilot is still alive....but TWO of these, both involving French Nieuports, and it was so excellently represented that I cant say how remarkable it really was. On both occaisions we were dogfighting, turning, and falling out of stalls, and our wingtips flicked past each other at such a perfect distance on both occasions that I wasn't sure they were even really close enough to meet. But apparently both times they just "brushed lightly" and at slow speed, yet with such a resounding and realistic "POP", that instantly I knew they had touched. Both times I was able to nurse my damaged bird, with everything out beyond the interplane struts either mangled, or gone, back to earth safely. Any closer and both aircraft would have been likely destroyed, but its amazing to see the different degrees of damage modeled so accurately. ZZ.

Apparently! ZZ.