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This was an excellent one; does anyone have it saved?

MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 5:52 pm I have never heard nor read of a single reference to Sir Michael that was less than absolutely honorable and respectful. RIP , and kick Wes Clark's ass when he gets there.

Mike

With a voice like he’d been chewing gravel for 40 years straight… not far from the truth really!

Retired General Sir Michael David Jackson GCB, CBE, DSO, DL died on 15 October aged 80. Most notable for risking his career to say no to General Wesley Clark over blocking Priština Airport then grabing a bottle of whiskey and having a chat with the Russian commander. Blair backed him up, persuaded ...

I missed this.

YES.

That is all.

Interesting. So a cloak’s a true cloak here then? I’d always preferred the SFB idea that it was a hole in space, it could be observed to exist, but not localised enough for a weapons lock. And yes, Plasma-R is a nasty beast! The Gorn Anchor: "I fire a hundred pointssss of plassssma. You die.&q...

Interesting. So a cloak’s a true cloak here then? I’d always preferred the SFB idea that it was a hole in space, it could be observed to exist, but not localised enough for a weapons lock. And yes, Plasma-R is a nasty beast! Well, it can be detected with impulse tracking torpedoes, and of course ta...

Interesting. So a cloak’s a true cloak here then? I’d always preferred the SFB idea that it was a hole in space, it could be observed to exist, but not localised enough for a weapons lock.

And yes, Plasma-R is a nasty beast!

Please all, stay safe

warshipadmin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:06 am Frankly we're a bit castled/stately homed out, but I'd say the pick is Cragside for interiors and Dunstanburgh for setiing and exteriors. We spent 5 hours at Cragside and I'd happily go back for more.

You picked the wrong country to visit for that then!

So I'm in Alnwick, Northumberland. It has a most amazing book shop, Barter Books. I added to my tiny collection of out of print Iain M Banks books, and my wife bought half a shelf of textiles stuff. They had a copy of POB's Picasso, but frankly, much as I like POB, I didn't really feel like reading...

Well, having had a moan about the Midlands, I must say the top end of Northumberland is looking much happier than it did during Thatcher's reign. Morpeth in particular is now a bustling tidy smart market town with attractive architecture, and at least in the centre, sensible development (car parkin...

MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:37 pm ....You definitely don't want to know what's lurking in Chesapeake Bay, the Virginia Capes, or off Charleston.

Mike

It can’t be worse than the new bunker that was discovered on Sandwich golf course one Monday morning.

Just as the German paratroop assault on Crete proved so costly that much caution ensued, with Normandy and 'Market Garden' variously reinforcing those costly lessons... Would an 'Aquatic Mammal' becoming an utter debacle, the cream of German soldiery 'drowning in usual way', have prevented Dieppe ?...

MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:44 am ...Or his role as LOOKING GLASS in By Dawn's Early Light. The last few minutes were absolutely chilling, mostly because of his performance.

Mike

Yep. Superb movie- much, much underrated- and he stole the show in it.

Probably the last of the serious Cold War movies.

…enjoy!

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 11:55 am Still makes more sense than the Russian naval project numbers.

Belushi TD

And they make more sense than the AFV objekt numbers..!

OSCSSW wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:25 am Thanks Craig. The RN has succeeded. It makes no sense to me but I guess I'll have to live with it.

There are books on Amazon with way more detail should you wish!

Being serious. “The Royal Navy Pennant Numbering System Pennant, or Pendant, numbers were introduced to help to abbreviate signalling and to help make signals more secure, they also served to clear up confusion between ships with similar names and as an aid in identifying ships visually, particularl...