OFF: UK Charts

Chris Warburton desdinova at EARTHLING.NET
Wed Aug 5 15:08:21 EDT 1998


At 18:45 05/08/98 +0000, Carl wrote:
>On ons 5 aug 1998 10.06 -0700 "BREVARD, Adrian R." <abrevard at SHL.COM> wrote:
>
>> But would you want to be a driver or gunner in a tank?
>
>     Gods, no!  I might get shot at!
>
>     I'm a historian, and as such have an excellent understanding
>that wars are _dangerous_.  I prefer armchair-generalship as both
>cheaper and safer :)
>
>> Air battles are more glamorous and modern day warfare says you must rule
>> the skies to win a war.
>
>     Bah!  Glamourous.  Bunch of sissies :)  When it comes to
>aircraft I like the big, slow sluggers like the P-47 (and its
>spiritual descendant, the A-10).  Or tactical bombers like the
>B-24.  Or even logistical workhorses like the C-47.  Snazzy
>modern interceptors like the F-16 and -15 put me to sleep :)
>
>     F4Fs and F6Fs were pretty cool, and even the Corsair was
>OK.  But I was never as into the Pacific Theatre.
>
Wot! no mention of the Me262!

An outraged
ChrisW

Free your mind & watch your ass!



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