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LOACHMAN,         You are correct that strike and recce was the planned role of the TRS2 ,however it was designed to to operate in a low high low configuration and would not have flown low level to and from its target. It is also correct to point out that it had less wing area but its long...

PETAMOCTO, at last a I can totally agree with. The Avro Arrow was a one trick pony that, had it gone into service ,would have been a very expensive answer to a threat that had all but  disappeared,the manned bomber. It would also have required a tanker fleet that Canada did not possess and...

DangerBoy,Its not just comparing an old system with a new system,its comparing a system that works with one that obviously does not  work.Surely the military is flexable enough to make the changes required to reestablish the Cpl. rank to one that is relevant to the new military system.The old...

No need to get personal ,I was merely trying to point out the reason there seems to so much obvious confusion about the Cpl. rank.Prior to unification one spent about 3 to5 years as a Pte.went on a Jnr.NCO course then waited for a vacancy and was then promoted to Cpl.Ones life changed ,first one...

You younguns just don't get it,Cpls.have no subordinates,he is what we in the old Army used to call a Trained Soldier and unless he is given temporary authority by a superior like in"Cpl Bloggs,your in charge"he has no authority. This was established in a directive from NDHQ that was published...

Has there been a change in the rank of Cpl.?.In 1967 I was" promoted"to the rank of Hellyer corporal from old army L/Cpl. and we were left in no doubt that our new rank was not a rank of authority or leadership and we were nothing but glorified privates,even the M/Cpl. rank when it was...

While we did not buy any Saladin/Saracen our firetrucks in Lahr and Baden airfields were built by Alvis and used the same chassis,running gear.Toward the end of their lives they became a bit of a maintenance nightmare and were replaced by Oshkosh firetrucks.The Oshkosh was a big improvement in...

Randall Hansen,acclaimed historian!,just another ivory tower academic revisionist. British,Canadian, bombing evil and immoral ,American bombing accurate, moral and war winning.I don't think so.                                       Regards

Michelin map 102 Battle of Normandie  covers the area very well and is full of per tinate info that will enable you to navigate around the area and follow the movement of the Canadians until the breakout.The map will be available at most souvenir shops or bookstore in the area.Don't miss the D...

The figure I gave of General Officers killed in WW1 was incorrect .The number should have been 78,I rechecked  Richard Holmes excellent book Tommy to obtain the correct figure, a much more reliable source than any BBC comedy series I feel.                                         Regards

Daftandbarmy,Sassoon was not above twisting the facts to provide a good poem(story),but he was right about certain people prolonging the war,they were called the Germans who stubbornly refused to leave their trenches in occupied France,our ally,remember,and go home. His writings also provided...

Click onto"Mexico collapseing" thread and find out what these ar§%!oles are supporting.                     Regards

All this and not a word about the financial supporters of all this mayhem,the user,the Hollywood stars,sporting hero's, politicians, businessmen and all the other users of this coolest of all drugs, cocaine.Some people still refer to drug use as  a victimless crime I beg to differ,every dollar...

I can not believe how rapidly this scandalous story has disappeared from the MSM here in Germany.Even the opposition parties,after a couple of calls for the resignation of the Defence Minister,have gone completely quiet on this issue. Kundus province,the German AOR,is dominated by the Taliban...

First rule of the bureaucrat,civilian or military,persuade your boss that the job you are doing can only be done by you and therefore you and the job are indispenceable. Second rule, demand more pers to do this indispenceable job,this serves two perposes,your empire expands and using the onion...

Hello Paddydog,I live in the Lahr area and have just hauled my old CFs out of the basement,some traces of mold,but should clean up OK.I have also got most of my AB Regt. regalia but your not going to get my maroon beret,some things one does not part with. Seem we served in the Regt. at about the...

ALLAH AKBAR (spelling?) occur ed to me.                         Regards

GOOD2GOLF                 Hit the nail right on the head,Marine air exists purely to supply the Marine grunt with CAS.read anything about Korea,Vietnam,the Marines,and anyone else who happened to be blessed with Marine Air CAS swore by it and wrote that it was head and shoulders above what ever...

It seems to me that the USAF already has the ideal airframe for the CAS tasking ,great load carrier,good loiter time,good armoured protection, the A10.There was also a two seater night attack version built but was never ordered by the USAF. Why is it not possible to reopen the production...

So the US and GWB are responsible for the downfall of NATO,why not they are responsible for everthing else.My belief in the effectiveness of NATO was very low even during the Cold War.At its formation the Europeans claimed they could not afford to maintain and equip large forces so the the US...