History, Politics And Current Affairs

Poohbah wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:25 am Buddy takes his duties seriously. He ended up leading EOD to the bomb the waitress planted in the Club during the run-up to BOLO II.

Well, of course! He’s a Good Boy!

Grumman would probably ramp up to full wartime production of the A-6F…

Already handled.

Another Legend has ridden off into the sunset: Texas Ranger Cordell Walker died the other day. According to the article, he died peacefully in his sleep.

Taking down a covert operation by Communist Mexico at the cost of his life?

As of a couple of days ago, Death finally claimed the Chuck Norris… do we want Walker to have just passed away, as well?

As I say in my signature: “To err is Human; to forgive is not SAC policy.”

Nothing of value was lost!

Slight continuity error: you said that there wasn’t a convoy on the first bridge the flight crossed, but when they’re crossing the third bridge, it’s mentioned that there was a convoy on the first bridge when they see the convoy on the third bridge…

Good point.

Saw this on CNN: the PLDP Government in Mexico has put up a monument to 214 passengers and 14 crew who were on board an IL-86 that was splashed in the final days of the Baja War. Those aboard were collaborators and family members who had fled to Mexico during the big war, and this was the last such...

Those were always worth killing if nothing else of a more valuable nature was available…

OOC: Fair enough.

OOC: Do we want our characters to react to the current situation in Iran?

I just got my hands on a copy of Ian Black’s Jet Combat, which was published by Osprey in 1988 while he was on active duty with the RAF! I tell you it’s amazing what you can find at a Half-Price Books!

The Soviet serviceman in the close background is one lucky SOB…

I’ve heard that story myself. The Soviets chose… poorly…

I may be too hard on the man, but that sounds like something the Edsel mechanic would say. ISTR hearing that one of his Whiz Kids actually did say something to that effect while visiting a carrier… I couldn't remember if it was him or a Whiz Kid that said it. I'm pretty sure if a Whiz Kid was shot ...

jemhouston wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 12:48 pm I may be too hard on the man, but that sounds like something the Edsel mechanic would say.

ISTR hearing that one of his Whiz Kids actually did say something to that effect while visiting a carrier…

I don’t know.