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05-10-2004, 08:08 AM
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#91 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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05-10-2004, 11:29 AM
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#92 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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05-10-2004, 06:14 PM
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#93 | | Senior Member
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05-11-2004, 03:56 PM
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#94 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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05-11-2004, 08:18 PM
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All right, chaps, this is your grave. Well not only your grave, but also your friends, we are too cheap to give you one each
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05-11-2004, 11:03 PM
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#96 | | Senior Member
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| Hey, the Defiant was the best nightfighter the Brits had until the Beau came along.
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05-12-2004, 04:48 PM
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#97 | | Senior Member
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This is a new grave Blackburn have kindly designed for you lads.
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05-12-2004, 10:39 PM
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#98 | | Senior Member
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| I was just saying it was better as a night fighter than as a day fighter. And a lot prettier than those Rocs you posted.
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05-12-2004, 10:49 PM
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#99 | | Senior Member
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05-13-2004, 08:54 AM
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#100 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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05-13-2004, 02:20 PM
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#101 | | Senior Member
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__________________ "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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05-14-2004, 01:44 PM
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#102 | | Master of Ewes
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05-14-2004, 03:07 PM
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#103 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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05-14-2004, 07:46 PM
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#104 | | Senior Member
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05-14-2004, 11:57 PM
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| The Roc had fairings immediately before and behind the turret for streamlining purposes (streamlining a Roc HA!). Anyway, for combat they were retracted to all the turret a more complete field of fire. The Defiant had the same fairings.
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