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I think the problem was an overly complex plan for the start of the war with divided strategic goals. In addition to it's attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan launched near simultaneous invasions of Malaya,Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.  Had they delayed their attack on the Philippines, they...

These are interesting questions----here are my best guesses: 1) No essential difference----Yamamoto's continued survival would have made some of the later battles more difficult for the Americans. The American's huge advantage in ship and aircraft production, better aircrew training schemes...

I got some of the numbers from the JSS requirement as published on the DND site (size,....) For the crew I looked at the information available on the web for the Protecteur class and tried to make reasonable estimates.  The Protectuer class has about 45 or 50 listed for it air detachment--for 3...

No Sealift above---basically an AOR + enhanced helicopter capacity. CL-327 is a unmanned surveillance helicopter developed in Canada----USN did some tests on it in the late 1990's. It has quite a bit of potential provided you "think out of the box". As we may be getting back into the ASW...

I will throw myself on the altar with the following suggestion(food for thought): =============================================================== TGSS(Task Group Support Ship) = AOR+ number in class=4 or 5 (order 2 or 3 now with follow-on option for 1 or 2) complete flat-top except for 2...

PEPPER AND MANGO CHICKEN 3 lbs. chicken (skinned and chopped) 1/3 cup olive oil 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped 3 Peppers -red, yellow, green (seeded, chopped coarsely) Salt and fresh ground pepper 1 can mango slices in heavy syrup (chop slices into 3 or 4 pieces each) 1/2 cup of brandy...

I seem to recall from the 1970's that the Aurora was to be provided for the capability of carrying the Maverick AGM-65----was this capability ever realized? Bearpaw

How far would the Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ships go to fulfilling the JSS requirements? They are being produced currently(Germany has ordered a third ship) and seem to be about the right size.

Don't take these polls too seriously----the sample size has to be a lot larger in order to reduce the margin of error.  This poll taking is just a stupid business that tries to perpetuate itself to stay in business by generating controversy and concern. Statistics is a useful data analysis...

A new drug is available for those of us over 55---there is some very useful info on this link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080815170627.htm Bearpaw

I have suffered from insomnia for at least 40 years.  There is no single tip that will completely solve the problem but several of the tips in previous comments are useful.  Here are some additional tips I have: 1) About 2-3 hours before you want to sleep, take a calcium supplement with...

Does anyone know if they are allowing public tours of the ship when in Manila?  I live about 50 km from where HMCS Ottawa will be docked and I am interested in taking my step-sons for a tour if it is possible.  I have looked around a bit but did not find any information on public tours. Thanks...

We have all heard "the pen is mightier than the sword" too many times to count ::).  The problem as I see it is that there are very few "journalists" wielding their pens in Afghanistan--far too often journalistic commentary emanates from comfortably fortified positions in Canada >:D.  What is...

A Google search yielded the following information about the CH-47F program in the US---Dated Jan. 21, 2004 Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General -- Audit Acquisition of the CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter - Report No. D-2004-046(PDF) - Project No. D2003AE-0069.000 The "web"...

Acquiring 6 refurbished CH-47D for about $90 million seems to be a very good deal if there is a reasonable amount of lifetime remaining for them after refurbishment.  It may even be worthwhile getting more if all checks out. Wondering about the cost of the 16 new F-models--the cited article...

Other possible explosive metals could be things like catalytic Nickel, and other catalytic metals.  The real problem is the stability as pointed out by J. Goldwasser in the article quoted---you would not want detonation while still in the magazine! Another idea you might be interested in is a...

MG34-thanks for the quick reply---it confirms my own doubts about the ammunition weight.  Bearpaw

After reading many interesting accounts of actions in Afghanistan on this and other boards, I have been wondering if it would be a reasonable idea to consider a machine-gun using this round?  It could be very useful in desert, arctic,  and mountain engagements. Any thoughts on this? Bearpaw

Has anyone considered Chihuahua dogs for this role?  They are liight(2.5-4kg) and are probably a lot easier to train than rats! Bearpaw

If you are talking about a single vehicle type  as a CFV then I think the only LAV-based possibility that can carry a self-sustaining amount of ammunition is something like the LAV-III 35mm +SPIKE LR variant----35mm should give some ability to knock down walls, some anti-light armour capacity...