Emp_Palpatine

Finally answered, sorry for the delay. I hope my distinctive prose will not be too much awfull!

Hehe, still funny! I've read it a few years ago on another board, but still very good! Even if the french player should have another name and be respawn by the end.

I'm quite alliance-fixed in WW1-WW2: I tend to fly for French or allied forces, and rarely for germans in WW1 -but I would love flying for Austria-Hungary for instance-, never in WW2 (whereas Fins or other allies are ok). I tend not to be too much nation-fixed in Cold war and post CW things, even if I still prefer Western and friendly countries.

Even in a symetric war (ie Ethiopia vs Erythrea) the MiG29 fared bad. Ethipioan Sukkhois did achieve air superiority without much efforts. So technology difference may not be the sole factor.

Yeah, I started a topic about that bird a few months ago.

What's great is that in Belgium as well as northern France, Charles Quint is "our" emperor too, while further South it was the arch-ennemy. He was the one that inherited both Spanish, Hasbourg and Burgundy lands. Magic of Dynasties.

When you mean Tercios flag, you mean flags remeniscent of this one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag Here and there here in French low countries (ya know, French Flanders, Artois, Hainault...)and Belgium, the Burgundy flag (sorry, Spanish friends, we were only under a personnal union after the death of our Burgundy Dynasty, not spanish subjects ) is sometime seen in heraldy of towns, or even engraved on (old) official buildings, or painted on those buildings decorations.

Canaries Islands?!

I'm not aware of the cross name, if any, I mean the specific name of the spanish marking. I just know that X-crosses are named "Saint Andrew crosses". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Cross And don't you say stupid things like "I'm a ugly ignorant american"! Noboday would dare to say such things to Master Wrench!

"Quand un avion est beau, il vole bien". Loosely: "When a plane is beautiful, he fly well". But he said it in the 60's or 70's, didn't he? After the Mirage, it had the right to say such things.

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If you're seeking ugly planes, I mean... very UGLY planes... So much ugly that your eyes might burn... just have a look at french 1930's bombers. Or "how one took busses and put wings and fixed wheels and machines guns and send them in the air". http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/amiot.jpg By the way, some flew combat missions, by day, during the 1940 battle of France with the ones still in service. Courageous indeed...

I'm a bit bothered by the Black St Andrew cross on the tail. Following Civil War, post-WW2 and post Franco style, shouldn't it be horizontal? Just like here: http://www.3973cds.com/base-05IMG015.jpg Btw, I am not spanish and not used at all with Spanish markings, so it's just a thought I had seeing the cross. I'm just probably plainly wrong.

No pblm. More work and IRL issues than planned, sorry. Tonight, or this WE!

Looks awesome! Especially the nowadays Serbian skin.

Got your MP. I started an answer, but it's quite late here and I feel my english-language efficiency sinking (searching for words, even more "french style sentence" than usual)... So expect a full answer tomorrow!

Feel free, Pfunk! I really don't see how you can offend me, my friend. As a french, and as a french that studied politics, internal relations and history, I listened (hey, those guys were making stuff exploding in the 90's in Paris!) and read about what was going on there. But I'm by no way an expert on Algerian history. I'll do my best to help you.

Sorry for you guy. But that's cool for me, as I was tempted by FE since months! By the way, does this mean another expansion will be out?

Good news, there are at least some reactions. But: - will the number of ships be enough? Most analysts are today saying that with the resurgence of Piracy, we are facing the limits of High-tech but not numerous (at least in EU's Navies) ships and that numbers are part of the solution. -As stated by another: Rules of engagment. I'm afraid, knowing the usual sissiness of European politics that they will be awfully inappropriates.

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I've quite liked the first one with Brosnan (what the frak was the name? Goldenthing... Gold Member, it's Austin Power, right? ), but I think it was especially the video game on Nintendo 64 that I loved. The one with Sophie Marceau was quite crappy, and the one with the stealth boat... watchable, but not so great. I'vn't seen the one set in North Korea yet.

You got a point... Actually, I don't want a slow down of the show. I would like it to stop, and them making something new. I just can't help associating Bond movies with the 60's-70's, fighting Spectre or some Super vilain or rogue commie. Now, when I heard "come along, we'll watch the new James Bond", I'm just "Seriously, another one again? It's the same thing rehashed." Soon, there will be more James Bond movies than TNG Star Trek episodes. Actually, I'm not saying that those film suck (indeed, some recent ones with Brosnan were quite cool), and I'm enjoying them quite correctly when they are broadcoasting in TV, but cinema... I would just fell fooled just like "d'oh, they got me again!".

Well, at that time, it was not like it had been some 20 James Bond behind, only ten... I mean, I've got the feeling those guys are no more telling me stories, but just wanting my money: "hey, let's make another James bond!"

I guess it depends on how one is understanding the whole serie... For those who read the books, it might be quite faithful. I personnaly think that all good things must end. Now it's something like 1 james bond per year? I think it's quite too much, especially since I'm fond of the 60's and 70's ones. Past those ones...

Frak... I loved his books so much When as a youngling I was deep in Dinosaurs Era. May God grant him peace.