Recent content by Genetk44

Apologies for haveing repeated, in my previous post, something that was already discussed at the start of the thread. Actually I read the thread right from the beginning....yesterday...my memory must be going to s**t  >:( And unfortunately I don't have the book...No Holding Back...is it...

I saw an interesting program a few weeks ago, I forget the name but I think it was on History Channel Canada, hosted by that fellow from King and Country...Norm Christie....that purported to prove that the British tanks were too far away from the Tigers to have killed them...and that the...

For those interested... a link to a pretty comprehensive list in order, of German tank aces http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=1454

thanks Mike...presumably its not a very frequent problem.

I ran across this video last night...its iraqi bad guys fireing a mortar....I'm just wondering if anybody can explain the cause of the explosion at the end...I'm pretty sure the previous round had left the tube.....so, defective round? or some type of counter-battery fire...

Just spoke to my contacts in the industry...the engine was ground run on the Herc( as per the pics in a previous post) for a total of 10 minutes...they are redesigning the compressor, so it, the new compressor, won't be in service until next year. As for the 10 minute run on the Herc, I'm...

There aren't that many sharks that get that big...Whale-shark and Basking Sharks come to mind....both plankton feeders...plus the Mega-mouth shark, which if memory serves is a plankton feeder also.

Just out of curiosity...what is the Gaelic for "Pro Valore"/ "For Valor" ?? Cheers Gene

ROFL ...good one ;D

What a hypocrite.....he tries to make political points at home by railing about what we're doing in Afghanistan and at the same time is talking about sending troops to Pak! and what a moron...does he have any idea about what a hell-hole Pakistan is or what a quagmire it would be if we went in...

WIT AND WISDOM  - FROM THE MILITARY MANUALS "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it.  That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.  ...

EX...presumably you're referring to the UK series starring Ioan Gruffudd...I saw the series on TV a few years ago and really enjoyed it...it caused me to get the books and read them all...then I bought the DVDs, watched them all again. They did an excellent job and its follows the stories much...

Full moon party at Anjuna beach, Goa.

Aside from a trained herpetologist I can't see the need for "Joe Public" to own a venomous snake....especially one as potentially lethal as a cobra....I have no sympathy for this clown!

EXsarge.......here's a link that might prove helpful to you http://www.ramtank.ca/ Cheers Gene