Hermes and Hosho were limited developments along the early line of thought re carriers providing spotter planes for the battleships as well as fighter cover....
Actually, I'm attached to an institute that's resident at, but not part of, the NWC, the CNO's Strategic Studies Group (www.nwc.navy.mil/ssg). We invent the...
Nofi, Al Dr.
nofia@...
Jun 1, 2004 12:50 pm
20552
Mr Grimmer, After readng your post, I felt obliged to respond - You are absolutely correct. Once a message has been posted, the author retains no further...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 3:05 pm
20553
Since I am the one being accused of 'bad manners', I feel obliged to respond to this. For which I apologise to the moderators in advance, as I had previously...
Mal, You displayed bad manners by publicly posting a private correspondence without permission. Whatever else has transpired between you and Rich, you owe the...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 4:41 pm
20555
Mal, Your suddenly delicate sensibilities about Rich Sartore strike me as rather odd. Hardly what one would expect from such a free and self confident...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 4:46 pm
20556
As a lurker, I'm really tired of seeing the latest flames erupting here. Back to naval matters.... I just bought some NavWar 1/3000 miniatures. USS Texas of...
Painting the masts pale grey then drawing the lattice work on with a fine pen is the way I have always done it. Looks good from a distance and from reasonably...
Hey Rob, I recently bought the same exact ship and that's how I made the lattice. It looks pretty good from a distance. You have to have a pretty steady hand...
Hey now don't ever accuse me of being a gentleman!!! Them's fightin' words ;-) I feel no remorse for a person that hides behind a shield of personal message...
To the group, I apologize for my part in the flame war. (for those smoldering still - don't mess with me man! ;) As for the pen works, Faber-Castell has a...
I'm working up the beginner's scenario in in Command at Sea. When writing the reference sheets out for each capital ship, in this case, CA Portland and CA...
... Wasn't Indianapolis fitted out as a flagship? If she was carrying a flag staff her complement would be considerably higher than a "regular" cruiser....
Yes, in 1943 she was the 5th Fleet flagship. Ole Sweet Pea (USS Portland) was her sister ship in all respects minus the flag accommodations. Brian Grimmer ...
Brian, My last contribution to this little conflagration, so that we can all hopefully return to more fruitful discussions .... Sorry we apparently disagree on...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 7:40 pm
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Not wishing to sound snide, but the word is spelled complement. A compliment is saying something nice to or about someone. Think of the word complete. ...
... I'm mostly a lurker here (I'm in the middle of painting my Hallmark 1/6000 Russo-Japanese War ships) but I just had to mention something. Private letters...
... Absolutely. Please don't start. I've been on a list where some <insert appropriately extreme personal attack here> insisted on posting extreme and...
" Private letters and e-mail are subject to copyright law. Mr. Wright's posting of an e-mail sent to him without the consent of the author breaches copyright...
I don't want to prolong the issue, but in response to your comments: (a) for me the private correspondence issue is more a matter of decorum than law. (b) you...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:55 pm
20575
Hi Chris, just a question: ... from friday to this morning I've been out for the last F-104 Starfighter air show, I would like to talk about the last diamond...
If either of you are in the Washington, DC area, I have a fine brace of dueling pistols that I would be willing to loan out to settle this matter once and for...
The Starfighter has been a personal favorite of mine for years. I'd be keenly interested in anything Paolo has to say about what sounds like the last-ever...
Stefan, Assuming that you are a DC resident, I trust that you have permits for these weapons ..... ;-) Byron Byron F. Angel Trident International Inc. 266 Main...
Byron Angel
byron@...
Jun 1, 2004 10:00 pm
20579
Hey folks, I am going on business travel later this week, and will be out of comms from Friday until approximately 11 June, after which I will have...
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