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Weasel, I remember when programs like the scouts were looked upon as a means of training marksmanship for later military service. It was considered a "Strategic Resource" to be used in defence of our country in times of need. Our enemies during war always noticed that Americans were shooters. The story Chief gave may be fictitious, but I think it pretty well sums up the attitude of the media and liberals in general towards the ownership and use of guns by law abiding citizens. Power corrupts and I honestly believe the second amendment gaurentees the other 26 and the constitution. The second ammendment states..."A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Americans knew what a tyranical goverment could do. They didnt like standing armies; read your history. They depended on citizens well armed for defence. What was a militia when this amendment was made in 1789? It was the citizen armed with his rifle. There was no National Guard other than groups of citizen minutemen who were formed into companies and hastily trained to faced the British. The amendment doesnt say the right of the national guard shall not be infringed. It says the right of the PEOPLE shall NOT be infringed. End of story! The day they try to take away my guns is the day this country has lost its true freedom. It'll be the day thinking men everywhere best consider what they are going to do. Because once your guns are gone my friends, your other freedoms, whats left of them as they are now, wont be far behind. I love this country with all my heart, but I wont quietly stand by and watch the freedoms I grew up with eroded for my children by a bunch of self seeking power hungry individuals. We all want a better life for our kids. Well folks, there's more to life then more toys... By the way, the Constitution and Bill of Rights can be found here...National Archives. I remember a line from a movie called The untouchables when Sean Connery asked Elliot Ness,"What are you prepared to do?" Be watchful people and dont be afraid to speak up. Our forefathers put EVERYTHING on the line for their freedom. You may be required to do the same someday. NOTE: If you would like to read a moving account of what the Revolutionary War was really all about; what our fathers faced and their trials and their courage, then please read Winter Soldiers by Robert Ketchum. It can be found HERE! Its not just about Trenton and Princeton as the title implies. Its about the Revolutionary Wars beginings and how it was oh so narrowly won. Consider what risks they took for your freedom...

Naw, I dont check the WW2 fighters forum, lol. Oh well, any good news is worth telling about twice... ;)

Take a look at these babies. But before you do I recommend you not lean over your keyboard or at least cover it with a towel... I recommend right click and "save as"... PF5...13megs Seafire...24megs If this dont get you excited about PF, then you have a serious problem... :P are you carrier qualed? ;)

This is actually been out since Aug23rd, my apologies. Seems that Subsim made a visit to the German Game Convention this August and...well, I'll let you read it. Its a great preview and article. A LOT of the things mentioned make me think that SH3 is going to be an outstanding game. Looks like the devs have been listening to what people want in a game and they are delivering. Im espesially fond of mission building and a good view system. If a game is 3D it shouldnt be limited in its ability to allow you to see whats going on. If you like realism and want your view limited then cool, set the options that way. But if your like me and like to watch the torps hit or miss, or the waves wash over the boat as it pounds thru a storm or dives, then by george, ya oughts to be able to do just that in a 3D game. Well swabs, its looking good... :D Head on over to SUBSIM and click on the "First Hand Inspection" link.

I agree Fates, bad flight planning. they made a turn with the wind that gave them a very strong tailwind. Then it appeared they tried a hard turn back into the wind. The real early model B52 had a problem with high angle turns like that, I wonder if it didnt translate into the model as well. That was my first thought. I think the AA fire picture is the owners idea of laughing off his loss. Sure would bum my poor backside to lose all that time and money. Personally, I woulda made room for a passenger, namely me. Of course the crash woulda been a bit rugged...

Nesh, I would suggest that the next time you come across one of these idiots, since they wanna be martyrs so bad, walk him out into a field and let him touch off the explosive. If he dont, fire a round into the crotch area...that oughta do the trick. Hang in there Israel. I hope America demonstrates as much fortitude as you all in this war.

Happy Birthday Nick. Give yourself a good present, you earned it.

This posted at Gamespot... "Naval simulations and wargames have hit a rough patch in recent years. Just witness the on-again, off-again attempts to make Harpoon 4 over the past five years. In the early days of PC gaming, naval sims enjoyed an era of popularity with games such as the original Harpoon, Red Storm Rising, and Silent Service, among others. But as the simulation and wargame genres have declined, the naval sim in general has nearly disappeared. Developer Sonalysts, though, is one company that has steadfastly continued to create deep, complex, sophisticated naval sims, from 688(I) Hunter/Killer and Fleet Command to Sub Command. Now the company's latest game, Dangerous Waters, is nearing completion." Finish reading the rest of the article HERE. Take note of the added screenshots and a short video of an SH-60 in action. Then come on back and post your comments. i tell ya swabbies, Im looking forward to this title! ;)

Good luck with it Creepy. That would P--- me right off to discover something like that. You expect for the money you pay that the storage is secure. Certainly not that birds or any other animal bigger than a mouse can come in and ruin everything. We've always set mouse and rat traps and placed mothballs everywhere in our storage. I certainly wouldnt think about birds being a problem.

Whoops, forgot to add one... Chasing Beaver...

Well, I finally reached that forum-based nirvana! Just wanted to do something special to mark my 1000th post with the Biohaz forum. Thats right boys...1000 witty, insightful, profound, intelligent, soulful, wry, thoughtful, idealistic, hyperbolic, amusing, annoying, astute, assinine, vivaciuos, wierd, wonderful, cute, daffy, intense, significant, warm, stimulating, poignant, matchless, mainstream, manly posts from the goodlooking grounded guy with machissmo. Just to start your day out right and keep the conversation on an appropriately intelligent level (right where I like it), I thought you all might like these little tidbits... -Monkey Love or Come on! You want it and you know it! The Human Target! You have GOT to see this! Redneck surfing... Come on! Even us rednecks aint this stupid. This was a CITY boy! Enjoy compadres! :D

...take a look at my "gaming" page. Its growing into my "Hobby Pages". Ive added two links on the left side for my wings prices page which also shows off some of the WW2 period pilot and aircrew wings Ive collected, (only a few so far). And there is also a link for my "Memorbilia page which shows some of the period stuff Ive collected lately. There are also a few links for history buffs and wing/memorbilia collectors. Quite a bit more will be added eventually. Hope ya like 'em. let me know what ya think... :) PS. The link to get there is in my signature below.

So the Virginia is a different class of boat altogether from the Seawolf class? Ya, those pricetags are enough to win the war...for the enemy...

THAT is freaky stuff! Wonder how often they have to charge the batteries? Personally, I always wanted my left arm to morph into a 37mm cannon... B) :D

I think your right scout, the nationalist chinese do have a smart military. We operated with their navy on several occasions and they knew what they were doing. With the possible exception of Israel, I dont think an old FRAM destroyer was ever so ably manned. Here's an interesting link... ROC vs PRC. Another link... Republic of China Navy. Im curious about your comments Nick. Im not sure I understand where your coming from or how your comments relate to the topic of Taiwanese defence and the likelihood of war with PRC. Do you think the Republic of China is a dictatorship? Its officers are voted in to my knowledge since the death of Chiang Ki Chek. America has helped to guarantee Taiwan's safety since the Nationalist army's retreat to formosa back in 1949. But we have hardly installed its goverment. Just unsure...

Actually, I am scum... :( These very same aircraft were at the Ramona airport last month. I have digital pics and didnt post them. I am, even as I speak, whipping myself with the flat end of my flip-flop. These are great pics PG. You got most of what I got. I too was able for the firsttime ever, to walk, or should I say crouch, thru a B24. VERY cool... B) I stopped at the waist gunner position and swung the gun a few times, then noticed the pilot looking at me. Decided to leave his guns alone... Then, despite the cockpit being roped off, I fanagled permission to go in and get a few shots of the cockpit, nose-gunner/bombadier position, and the top-gunner turret. Unfortunately had to leave before I got to go inside the B17. Got some great outside shots though. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics PG. Its always neat to see old warbirds like these and to let your imagination go back 60 years to a different world... ;)

Very interesting article I found at Techcentral. It goes hand in hand with an article I read recently about the Chinese making a "reunifacation" law that would be a "legal" justifacation for attack. This all reminds me of the buildup to attack in Europe by Germany prior to WW2. I have to question American resolve to defend Taiwan right now too. During the coldwar, Taiwan would have been defended simply because it was anti-communist. Now we are stretched thin with Iraq, Afganistan, Bosnia, etc. thanks to Clinton. The Chinese have to see this as thier best opportunity to bring the island back under thier control. The economic rewards are greater than even Hong Kong, which provides further incentive to them. Their navy obviously still isnt a match for ours, in either numbers or technology. But they can focus their power in a small area of ocean, and all they have to do is get a large army across the straight quickly and half the battle is won, even if they are cut off from further resupply/reinforcement. What's America going to do then, another blokade like Cuba? Try to starve the Chinese out? That wont work cause you'll starve the indigeneus population too. As far as their technology goes, just because its behind the curve doesnt mean it aint still deadly. Ask a sailor on a boat which has just been hit with a silkworm what he thinks about their technology lag. I personally beleive we have a responsibility to defend Taiwan. Its a matter of principle if nothing else. We cant allow dictators of the communist Chinese stripe to subjugate the people of Taiwan. If the island wants to reunite peacefully thats different, thats their choice. If they are willing to consider it, the US should broker the talks and see that Taiwan isnt taken to the cleaners and her people's freedom is secured properly, unlike HongKong's. But if we do go to war with China over this issue, it will have to be for the long haul, something Americans dont seem to have the grit for these days.

Isnt this the new Seawolf class of boat? What does PCU stand for? Obviously something to do with an un-commissioned ship. With the Ticonderoga being decommed, its good to see something coming in to replace it. Read the description of some of its capabilities, pretty interesting. Sort of a multi-tasking vessal thats just the ticket for present day military applications. I've been hearing news latley though that the US sub fleet is having serious readiness problems. The story for the Virginia can be found HERE! 1st pic 2nd pic 3rd pic

I remember how impressed we were with this ships' capabilities when she came out. She's still one of the most sophisticated boats in the water. She seems awful young to be decomming her... :( Story can be found at the Navy Newsstand.

Geeze creepy, I about spit my beer all over my monitor! Hey, you wouldnt happen to be the same gyrene creepy that belongs to the Military Gamers Group would ya? Chief, that dweeb that came over to your house has probably always been one, ya savvy? ;) By the way firehawk, you have my deepest sympathy man... :D

I gotta agree, DEFINATELY a bummer. I was looking forward to this title. But I was wondering just a short while ago why we hadnt heard anything lately, then BOOM! this news... :(

GADZOOKS MAN! Sounds very interesting, Im on my way!!! :D

Unable...to speak...jaw...frozen...screens way too...awesooooome...... Look here...Subsim SH3 July screenies Mustnt slobber...

Been a little quiet on the DW front lately so I'm glad to see some new screenshots come out. I noticed at the top of the listing of screenies that DW has progressed from "pre-alpha" to alpha stage in its developement. Nice to see progress is being made. The latest screens can be found here at Sonalysts DW screenshots. The explosion on the Brit CV looks pretty good. If they let the community mod, I bet it'll look a LOT better, hehe. That infared camera shot shows something getting whacked bigtime. I also like the info bar along the bottom, handy stuff to know at a glance. All in all, looking pretty good. This aught to be a good title. Cant wait... ;)