 | IT'S OFFICAL! F-35 = Lightning II| Modern Discuss IT'S OFFICAL! F-35 = Lightning II in the Other Eras forums; so what, naming it the lightning II wont make it great! yes the P-38 was a great fighter so ... |
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07-19-2006, 03:32 AM
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#31 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | so what, naming it the lightning II wont make it great! yes the P-38 was a great fighter so leave it's name alone! we don't go around naming everything the spitfire and we don't name all our kids after famous people simply because it wont make them famous! atleast when we reuse names we take them from poor planes or little known planes (the exception being the Typhoon) and we don't stick a II after them, give it an original name the P-38 doesn't need annother tribute to it and most definately not in this form, what exactily does naming it after the P-38 achieve?
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07-19-2006, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot I like the fact its called Lightning II because the P-38 was a very good twin engine fighter. It also played a key role in the war like the shooting down of Yamamoto's transport.
If they come up with another name, I would call it "Strikehawk." | Too close to to being "Sh*t Hawk"
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07-19-2006, 06:58 AM
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07-19-2006, 07:08 AM
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#34 | | Master of Ewes
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07-20-2006, 05:44 AM
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#35 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot If they come up with another name, I would call it "Strikehawk." | Thank god you are not the one that is responsible for naming it. That is about worst name I have heard anyone come up with.
Strikehawk 
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07-20-2006, 08:04 AM
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Maybe they could do what they did to all the codenames for operations. Remember when they had cool names like Overlord, Husky and Anvil? Now we get crappy propaganda-based ones like "Iraqi Freedom" that originated not in the Pentagon but rather some advertising agency. 
So I'm surprised the didn't call it the "USKicksAss" or something.
Like the YF-22/YF-23 thing...I liked the other one. Not just on looks either.
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07-20-2006, 08:22 AM
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#37 | | "Shooter"
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07-20-2006, 08:26 AM
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Bigot backwards= to Gib (Gibraltar)
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07-20-2006, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by evangilder The funny thing with Overlord is that the original plans had the name Operation Bigot. | I was under the impression that Bigot was the name given to the level of security for Overlord. It was the highest possible.
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07-20-2006, 09:04 AM
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#40 | | "Shooter"
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07-20-2006, 09:51 AM
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07-20-2006, 11:56 AM
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#42 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by Neilster Now we get crappy propaganda-based ones like "Iraqi Freedom" that originated not in the Pentagon but rather some advertising agency. | I happen to be a pround veteran of that one. Things suck there right now but it is still better off than what it was, well atleast it will be.
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07-20-2006, 11:57 AM
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#43 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot Oh come on Alder! Strikehawk would be perfect! | How it sounds gay! As a matter of fact I will start up a poll and see what others think of this.
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07-20-2006, 06:44 PM
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Country: | Could always call it the, Bishop. I dont know why I like the name
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07-20-2006, 07:57 PM
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#45 | | "Shooter"
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