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SpaceBattles 5 Battlefield Screw Ups That Were Hilarious (Until People Died)  
18:53 27-Nov-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 231]    By: Unnamed
http://www.cracked.com/article/208_5...people-died_p2 [http://www.cracked.com/article/208_5-battlefield-screw-ups-that-were-hilarious-until-people-died_p2]> 5 is funny, but...
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SpaceBattles Warship Gunlaying and Rate of Fire  
18:53 27-Nov-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 115]    By: Unnamed
Battleship "Gun Laying" is that you fire a round and wait for the splashes. You then use that to target the next set of rounds. A ladder of rounds is made to bracket th...
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SpaceBattles Did NATO break a deal with Russia  
01:29 27-Nov-09   [Replies: 26, Views: 640]    By: Unnamed
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...663315,00.html [http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,663315,00.html]> Found this on another site. Basically puts forward the id...
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SpaceBattles Russians becoming more active.  
16:17 26-Nov-09   [Replies: 25, Views: 594]    By: Unnamed
Today 2 Tu-95's were intercepted by first Danish, then Dutch F-16's and after that by the RAF. This wasn't the first time this year, what's up with the Russians picking up on thi...
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SpaceBattles Soviet Naval Radars  
04:44 26-Nov-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 157]    By: Unnamed
Are there any sources that anybody has seen which links the old NATO / Western terms for various soviet naval radar with the soviet designations? Found nothing by Googling........
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SpaceBattles Japan's new helicopter destroyer  
02:22 25-Nov-09   [Replies: 69, Views: 1825]    By: Unnamed
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-...911230073.html [http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911230073.html]> Maybe they'll even buy some F-35Bs for this. ...
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SpaceBattles Why Arabs lose wars.  
22:44 24-Nov-09   [Replies: 64, Views: 2172]    By: Unnamed
It's mostly cultural. [http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/AD_Issues/amdipl_17/articles/deatkine_arabs1.html]> Quote: ARABIC-SPEAKING ARMIES have been ge...
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SpaceBattles Russia may buy French warships  
08:19 24-Nov-09   [Replies: 11, Views: 498]    By: Unnamed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_france_navy_ship [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_france_navy_ship]> Interesting Maybe we can start selling them some Nimitz car...
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SpaceBattles Some Great Ship-Porn  
05:39 24-Nov-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 259]    By: Unnamed
Looking for information about the USS St. Louis and Brooklyn and came across these ship pictures of preserved vessels and thought I would share them.... http://www.militaryph...
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SpaceBattles Redcoat Music Suggestions  
22:44 23-Nov-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 160]    By: Unnamed
I'm planning on doing another Redcoat tribute, using 'Zulu' and 'Waterloo' as the main basis with some bits from 'Last of the Mohicans' and perhaps some Sharpe episodes. My b...
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SpaceBattles Type 052C destroyer  
22:14 23-Nov-09   [Replies: 25, Views: 686]    By: Unnamed
Any rumors / stories about how capable this class is? It is a new Chinese destroyer which mounts a Phased Array radar system. ...
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SpaceBattles Stealth-related question  
18:33 23-Nov-09   [Replies: 14, Views: 327]    By: Unnamed
How are the IR signatures of modern supposedly "stealthy" designs minimized? Are there ways and means to limit the exhaust heat signatures? ...
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SpaceBattles Win the civil war for the confederates  
04:10 23-Nov-09   [Replies: 69, Views: 1422]    By: Unnamed
Keep in mind their goal was to simply be allowed to separate, NOT conquer the north. OK, you've been given total command of the sotuhern army and navy commands. How would you win...
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SpaceBattles Battle of Philippine Sea - Force Add  
05:30 22-Nov-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 97]    By: Unnamed
Assume that events happened close to real life but somehow the four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway survived the battle. These four carriers are added to the Japanese forces at ...
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SpaceBattles Torpedoes vs. big ships  
14:17 21-Nov-09   [Replies: 16, Views: 507]    By: Unnamed
So, essentially, what kind of damage a single modern torpedo would cause to a large ship such as an supercarrier or a Iowa class battleship? ...
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SpaceBattles "Phoney" Military Historical Sites  
05:45 21-Nov-09   [Replies: 19, Views: 660]    By: Unnamed
When I up in New Hampshire, I visited a 6 inch coastal battery location from World War II. They had shells that they claimed where for the 6 inch mm guns but they were far larger...
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SpaceBattles Why no more hereditary miltaries?  
00:41 21-Nov-09   [Replies: 17, Views: 768]    By: Unnamed
Simply put, democracy and career choice concerns aside, what's stopping the formation of official hereditary military families who are expected to contribute at least one career ...
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SpaceBattles Ghost Ships - Warships sunk not in combat  
23:21 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 38, Views: 1166]    By: Unnamed
I am looking at the possibility of "ghost" ships for a project idea of mine. What I am curious on are warships which sunk through storm or other cause where the sinking...
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SpaceBattles Type 93 Torpedo What-If  
21:20 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 7, Views: 328]    By: Unnamed
What if the Japanese developed a wire-guided varient of their Type 93 Long Lance Torpedo before the outbrake of war? Would it be possible? Would it work? My thoughts: 10,00...
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SpaceBattles "Standard" Destroyers of World War II  
18:02 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 467]    By: Unnamed
I am curious what classes would you suggest as the "Standard" destroyer classes of the various navies...I kind of want to do some reading I would suggest for the US...
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SpaceBattles WWII What If (ROB): The Battle of Wake Island  
17:25 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 242]    By: Unnamed
So, one of the ROBs decided to be more sympathetic toward the defenders and made things more interesting by handwaving modern WWII gears into the existence or making some cha...
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The Guns Network A new pot of joe to...  
16:35 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 22, Views: 94]    By: 63DH8
Quote: Originally Posted by HDR [showthread.php?p=3591856#post3591856]> Ditto. Puppy is my bud; I even forgive her for dropping her bone o...
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SpaceBattles Pirates go 1 for 2 on the Maersk Alabama  
06:10 20-Nov-09   [Replies: 77, Views: 1618]    By: Unnamed
Courtesy of AP [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gB7YMEDuCwwY9ncDOtPAkEI4-H2wD9C27G4O0]> Quote: Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used ...
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SpaceBattles Chavez blows bridges to Colombia  
20:24 19-Nov-09   [Replies: 20, Views: 824]    By: Unnamed
Literally, according to the Colombian government. Apparently two border bridges were destroyed by Venezuelan soldiers. Not many details and no sources in English yet, but I'...
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SpaceBattles Military Joke.  
00:35 19-Nov-09   [Replies: 22, Views: 885]    By: Unnamed
A joke my dad picked up and emailed me earlier today, I thought it worth sharing with the guys here. Quote: I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'...
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