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Oct 2, 2010 8:49 pm
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edbeau99
Oct 2, 2010 8:59 pm
One of the more interesting "might-have-been" events in World War I was the near encounter of the High Seas Fleet with a portion of the Grand Fleet on December...
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Lou Coatney
cl52
Oct 6, 2010 1:50 am
At http://www.coatneyhistory.com/ModelPhotos.htm  Guns and masts yet to mount on the 1/700. The 1/300 is the prototype. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS SHIP? Lou ...
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Mal Wright
gallopingjack
Oct 6, 2010 4:24 am
Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi.....or her sister Guiseppe Garibaldi.  Mal Wright Salus populi suprema lex (safety of people the highest law) ... From:...
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Brandon Musler
bmusler01
Oct 6, 2010 12:25 pm
Lou, My guess would be Conti de Cavour, Giulio Cesare or maybe the Andrea Doria upgraded dreadnoughts. - Brandon [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Lou Coatney
cl52
Oct 6, 2010 1:38 pm
Actually, it was supposed to be the Navigatoris ... but I captioned them as such.  The Mystery Ship photo above it is indeed the d'Abruzzi/Garibaldi class...
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Mal Wright
gallopingjack
Oct 11, 2010 12:35 am
Firstly my apologies for the lack of communication since the AHWC was held
last Easter. As many of you know I suffered a minor seizure after the event
and have...
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Mal Wright
gallopingjack
Oct 11, 2010 3:04 am
Two of my young grandsons were staying with us during the school holidays
and as expected, they asked if they could use some 'Grandpa stuff'. So I
provided...
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brian
brian2webb
Oct 11, 2010 3:37 am
polite warriors have fun, and stay well Mal spider ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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War Artisan
norsk22
Oct 11, 2010 6:17 am
Just back from a trip to Milwaukee to attend Nav-con, a very fine little convention featuring naval wargaming events of every imaginable variety, from ancient...
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David Manley
david519767
Oct 11, 2010 8:58 am
Looks like an excellent show. Great pictures too. Thanks for sharing! DM...
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Lou Coatney
cl52
Oct 11, 2010 11:44 am
Indeed!  Were some of those Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures 1:1800 models,   being used with other game systems, Jeff? Lou   Coatney, ELCOAT@... ...
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Lou Coatney
cl52
Oct 11, 2010 11:51 am
At http://www.coatneyhistory.com/MysteryShips3a.jpg I'm just completing design of the ship/class in the foreground. I was surprised how well the "neck of a...
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War Artisan
norsk22
Oct 11, 2010 12:23 pm
... I didn't notice any, and there were none specifically mentioned in the program. I didn't have time to talk to every gamemaster about the source of their...
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Mal Wright
gallopingjack
Oct 11, 2010 1:30 pm
Very nice Sendai class cruiser with Perth in the background.  Mal Wright Salus populi suprema lex (safety of people the highest law) ... From: Lou Coatney ...
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Lou Coatney
cl52
Oct 11, 2010 2:04 pm
Yes, I figured you would nail this, if you were still on, Mal.  I might add that after defeating me, Andrew told me that his older  brother Richard was...
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brucew
brucew1870
Oct 19, 2010 5:53 pm
Gentlemen, Here's one of those arcane little questions we all love so much: In the course of working on some "quick" WWII air rules, I was reminded that...
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Paolo Desalvo
desalvop
Oct 19, 2010 6:26 pm
Hi Bruce, first you must remember that the Battle on Midway marks the entrance in use of the F4F-4 verion, that's to say the folding wing one, that allowed the...
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Pat Collins
tippecanoe8
Oct 20, 2010 12:45 am
... If your library has/can borrow a copy of "The First Team" it covers that in some detail. I seem to remember the first drop tank was TESTED in early May,...
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Jim Broshot
jamesbroshot
Oct 20, 2010 3:21 am
... F4F fuel capacities from AMERICA'S HUNDRED THOUSAND: F4F-3/F4F-3A (unprotected tanks) - 160 gal internal, no drop tanks F4F-3/F4F-3A (protected tanks) -...
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brucew
brucew1870
Oct 20, 2010 8:57 pm
Gentlemen, Many thanks for your help -- that's just what I needed. I'd been poring through every F4F technical work I had (all of which have different range ...
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Alan Zimm
dradrrsz
Oct 21, 2010 4:10 pm
There are several of you on this list that were kind enough to review and suggest improvements to my new book, The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat,...
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Alan Zimm
dradrrsz
Oct 21, 2010 4:13 pm
Bruce, Input for your calculations: Combat Radius for naval aircraft of the period, IIRC, was based on the following: 15 minute pre-launch idle Full military...
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eric henry
ehenry0623
Oct 21, 2010 5:34 pm
I regret i'm not able to google this or i wouldn't trouble you. What are the differences? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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brucew
brucew1870
Oct 21, 2010 6:25 pm
Hi Alan, Many thanks for your insights into the always-mysterious workings of time/distance travel in "rotund little airplanes" :-) Being vaguely aware of...
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Paolo Desalvo
desalvop
Oct 21, 2010 9:26 pm
Alan, thanks for sending this input. Ciao Paolo...
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Ed Kettler
ed_kettler
Oct 22, 2010 3:23 am
I think it was Lundstrom in "The First Team" mentioned that pre-war, the Wildcats were very rarely flown with all MGs (two left behind) and not necessarily...
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brucew
brucew1870
Oct 22, 2010 4:06 am
If I'm not mistook, pre-war Wildcats (the F4F-3s) only had four MGs, so landing half of them doesn't sound too plausible. I recall reading there was some...
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Brandon Musler
bmusler01
Oct 22, 2010 2:48 pm
Alan, Congratulations on finding a publisher for your book. I will certainly be putting it on pre-order after your fascinating presentation at Historicon a...