NATO exercise in Sweden in June...... - Aircraft of World War II

Lucky13 · 05-04-2009, 02:31 AM

...and they want our reindeer marked on the map!? Lmfao!

timshatz · 05-04-2009, 08:08 AM

Nato Exercise? Pushups? Jumping jacks, maybe a 3k run...

Lucky13 · 05-04-2009, 09:01 AM

I saw it in our paper. I think it's quite a few countries taking part it for a x amount of days...
The funny thing was that they want our reindeers marked out on the map!

timshatz · 05-04-2009, 09:28 AM

Talk about going PC in a big way. Anybody tell them that Reindeer move?

Lucky13 · 05-04-2009, 10:44 AM

They must have missed the last fax....

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 05-04-2009, 12:17 PM

Pretty cool actually. I wish they had done an exercise in Sweden when I was in. We did one up in Norway though, and that was really cool.

RabidAlien · 05-04-2009, 01:20 PM

This way, when they kill (and subsequently BBQ) an unspecified number of reindeer, they can honestly tell the treehuggers that they tried to be nice, but the reindeer in question was an un-mapped reindeer. Or not a reindeer at all, as no reindeer were killed at the marked positions (which can be verified true in any number of ways). Brilliant, actually!

So, reindeer burgers, anyone?

timshatz · 05-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Or they can put up signs, "No Reindeer in this forest during the Exercise". How about "Reindeer Keep Out". Yeah, that should just about do it.

pbfoot · 05-04-2009, 01:52 PM

Is it a one time excercise or an ongoing thing ? If its ongoing there is proof that noise from lo level jets will cause them to alter migratory paths.
Bet your not aware that there are lots of changes to flight patterns due to animals like mink farms

RabidAlien · 05-04-2009, 03:13 PM

Darn those low-flying jets anyway, always messing with the values of the mink-markets by screwing with the farms! Don't they know those poor helpless soon-to-be-harvested-for-their-furs have feelings, too?

pbfoot · 05-04-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RabidAlien

Darn those low-flying jets anyway, always messing with the values of the mink-markets by screwing with the farms! Don't they know those poor helpless soon-to-be-harvested-for-their-furs have feelings, too?

can cost the DoD lots of loot in law suits

RabidAlien · 05-04-2009, 04:16 PM

I know. I just find it funny. Don't put your farm at the approach end of an airport, or else raise something that thrives on noise from low-flying planes.

vikingBerserker · 05-04-2009, 05:20 PM

For a peace loving country, they have some kick-ass equipment. Anybody see their new self propelled gun that can fire 3 rounds at different elevations and coordinate them to hit at the same time?

Lucky13 · 05-04-2009, 05:56 PM

This one is cool as well.....YouTube - deadly cv9040 programmable ammo of bofors 40mm L70 canon Could have made the life even worse for the Japs....

timshatz · 05-05-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vikingBerserker

For a peace loving country, they have some kick-ass equipment. Anybody see their new self propelled gun that can fire 3 rounds at different elevations and coordinate them to hit at the same time?

Yeah, that always cracked me up. While I understand the rationale (don't want to be on anyone's side and need to be self sufficient), it's interesting to note that the primary AA weapons (smaller caliber) on the US Warships during the Pacific War were made by Sweden and Switzerland!

Somebody made a buck on that one!

05-04-2009, 02:31 AM	#1
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	NATO exercise in Sweden in June...... ...and they want our reindeer marked on the map!? Lmfao! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-04-2009, 09:01 AM	#3
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	I saw it in our paper. I think it's quite a few countries taking part it for a x amount of days... The funny thing was that they want our reindeers marked out on the map! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-04-2009, 10:44 AM	#5
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	They must have missed the last fax.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-04-2009, 12:17 PM	#6
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,063	Pretty cool actually. I wish they had done an exercise in Sweden when I was in. We did one up in Norway though, and that was really cool. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

05-04-2009, 01:20 PM	#7
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 3,466	This way, when they kill (and subsequently BBQ) an unspecified number of reindeer, they can honestly tell the treehuggers that they tried to be nice, but the reindeer in question was an un-mapped reindeer. Or not a reindeer at all, as no reindeer were killed at the marked positions (which can be verified true in any number of ways). Brilliant, actually! So, reindeer burgers, anyone? __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

05-04-2009, 08:08 AM	#2
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,813	Nato Exercise? Pushups? Jumping jacks, maybe a 3k run...

05-04-2009, 09:28 AM	#4
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,813	Talk about going PC in a big way. Anybody tell them that Reindeer move?

05-04-2009, 01:41 PM	#8
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,813	Or they can put up signs, "No Reindeer in this forest during the Exercise". How about "Reindeer Keep Out". Yeah, that should just about do it.

05-04-2009, 01:52 PM	#9
pbfoot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls Posts: 5,958	Is it a one time excercise or an ongoing thing ? If its ongoing there is proof that noise from lo level jets will cause them to alter migratory paths. Bet your not aware that there are lots of changes to flight patterns due to animals like mink farms

05-04-2009, 03:13 PM	#10
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 3,466	Darn those low-flying jets anyway, always messing with the values of the mink-markets by screwing with the farms! Don't they know those poor helpless soon-to-be-harvested-for-their-furs have feelings, too? __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

05-04-2009, 04:16 PM	#12
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 3,466	I know. I just find it funny. Don't put your farm at the approach end of an airport, or else raise something that thrives on noise from low-flying planes. __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

05-04-2009, 05:20 PM	#13
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,174	For a peace loving country, they have some kick-ass equipment. Anybody see their new self propelled gun that can fire 3 rounds at different elevations and coordinate them to hit at the same time? __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

05-04-2009, 05:56 PM	#14
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	This one is cool as well.....YouTube - deadly cv9040 programmable ammo of bofors 40mm L70 canon Could have made the life even worse for the Japs.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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