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01-31-2006, 02:57 AM
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| neither can i, but nevertheless the story is stupid... thats why i watch it
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02-04-2006, 04:12 AM
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| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Okay then.
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02-04-2006, 05:31 AM
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02-04-2006, 05:34 AM
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 | welcome to the site krupp, any chance you can explain that a bit more i didn't really understand it ?
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02-04-2006, 05:57 AM
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02-04-2006, 06:13 AM
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| I think most would.
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02-04-2006, 06:23 AM
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| most would what? i don't understand what he means by Quote:
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02-04-2006, 06:43 AM
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| His english is just not very well. He said even a Chinese would agree with you.
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02-04-2006, 06:46 AM
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| ah thanks, see, i'm cultured 
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02-04-2006, 08:29 AM
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| LOL
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02-04-2006, 05:23 PM
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02-04-2006, 05:25 PM
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 | More precisely, he meant "Even the Chinese know that [the B-17 was a pile of junk in 1939]" .
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. |
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02-05-2006, 07:03 AM
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| Aha!
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02-05-2006, 11:18 AM
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| Didn't the British even dislike thier Fortress Is? :{)
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02-05-2006, 11:25 AM
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| We hated them. The idea of a bomber being so heavily defended that it could bomb in daylight appealed to Bomber Command, after all the B-17 could fly higher and was more heavily armed than all other RAF bombers at the time. However, the idea was soon proved false. The B-17 could fly higher but the performance of German interceptors was remarkable at the altitude, and the B-17s could not defend themselves even in close formation. The idea of a self-defending fortress in the sky was hashed over once again when the USAAF began their campaign over European skies. Lessons learnt twice by the RAF did not have any effect on the brains of the USAAF - which cost many people's lives. Then, finally, in 1943 they realised a long-range escort fighter would be the only way the daylight offensive could continue.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. |
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