Phares Sarjeant
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Enjoyed that Professor Bleac.
~Breathtaking and stunning that so much can be wagered and lost to those who fully understand their situation and are able to control it.
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Incredible, I really enjoyed reading that and am looking forward to researching more of the weaponry you mentioned.
I've read a little about Israels recent military history and come away impressed. In the Yom Kippur War(1973) Israel was attacked on 2 fronts by opponents with technologically superior weaponry (the latest and greatest Russian Tanks and SAM's vs. the WW2 upgraded Patton tanks available to Israel via the US.) This war contained 2 of the largest tank battles in the history of tank warfare surpassed only by the Soviet Union/German conflict on the Eastern front in WW2. The result: Israel lost 400 tanks but were able to repair 400 Soviet tanks to replace their losses. The Egyptian and Syrian Tank losses were around 2250 to 2300. Nearly 1:6 ratio of losses.
Some of the major differences were the Israelis depth of practice and preparation with their weapons. Their Air force had targets timed to the second based on their airspeed. The distances were so close and traveled at such high speeds, there wasn't time to aim based on sight -it had to be calculated and timed based on land marks.. (ex. para. release the payloads 8 sec after crossing the Nile while traveling at xx airspeed. Etc.. )
Sounds like they've got those IDF girls strategically planted to attract foreign volunteers to stick around LOL.
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Some need more work still. And not nearly as epic as the Man from Keravva-enjoy!
That Day we said Goodbye
by Ben Wheeldon
I remember there that day we said goodbye.
i still can see the light shine from your eyes.
and then there was the feeling too
The one I got and always knew was you.
I know you felt it too.
I saw the Eagle in the air
It seemed to be beyond all care
Lifting up with every wind that blew
It gave me that same feeling
The One I got and always knew was you.
To The Soldier Gone On (after the funeral of a soldier)
by Ben Wheeldon
A great task remaining…remaining…remaining
Echoes still of Gettysburg are heard once more today.
The whisper on the wind over poppies in Flandeurs field sweep in.
The rain on Normandy holds a drop in reserve for today.
The men on Iwo Jima raise high the flag again..
Another member of the living is promoted..
Having given through his Living, all that was possible to pay.
...We who live in peace have yet a task remaining
indebted for those who died in war.. to live on.
SL Psalm of Life
by Ben Wheeldon
Tell me not in digital dirge binary
Virtual existence is but an empty screen
For the SL profile is dead on standby
And some profiles are not all that they may seem
SL is illusion, SL is a dream
And the real world is not it’s goal
From bits and bytes thou wast not taken
To bits and bytes thou wilt not go.
While Downloads may be long, and SL procrastination time is fleeting
And our pc’s though stout and thelatestgreatestgizmotohitthemarket
Will with motherboard overclocking.
Finally Send data bits on their way.
In the profile space of social interaction
In the menagerie of virtual friends
Be not the average sl AVI
Be an entertaining updating megalomaniac
giving bullets without end.
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My Alma mater Milwaukee School of Engineering was on the quarter system.. Busy and intense. If you partied, you flunked.. simple as that.
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Hi all,
I need some Napoleanic Era weaponry scripted for an spd-j battle meter, the main issue being low latency, and bullet size.
I would think using an efficient gun script that sends out spd bullets should do the trick. ---i told some friend who are running the group i would check with you all..
So basically one of three possibles is fine.
1)India pattern brown bess.
2)Baker Rifle
3)Or even a Brunswick Rifle
Important specs.
Reload time 5 sec,
Bullet length about 1 meter.
Group lock-it's being used for a Brit Regiment-the 40th Regiment of foot
Mouselook tracking
Feel free to offer other options that might contribute to:
Low latency
Consistent bullet contact with the target
I'm willing to pay(they'll reimburse) for someone with the script already made just needing the spd-compatibility, it'll be easy linden.
IM me if you are interested.
Thanks
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Their general was apparently a tad racist(which is pretty understandable considering the circumstance of Pearl Harbor, etc..) He had just sacrificed 800 Nisei to rescue the 141st which consisted of 211 stranded. Later when they were ordered to formation this occurred..
On November 12 General Dahlquist ordered the entire 442nd to stand in formation for a ceremony, and seeing K company's 18 men and I company's 8, demanded of Colonel Miller, “I want all your men to stand for this formation.” Miller responded, "That's all of K company left, sir." (of 400, originally)[31]
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Thought this was intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m1JVjE2Ox0
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit, for its size and length of service, in the entire history of the U.S. Military. The 4,000 men who initially came in April 1943 had to be replaced nearly 3.5 times. In total, about 14,000 men served, ultimately earning 9,486 Purple Hearts and an unprecedented eight Presidential Unit Citations.[51] Twenty-one of its members were awarded Medals of Honor. Members of the 442nd received 18,143 awards, including:
- 21 Medals of Honor (the first awarded posthumously to Private First Class Sadao Munemori, Company A, 100th Battalion, for action near Seravezza, Italy, on April 5, 1945; the others upgraded from other awards in June 2000).
- 52 Distinguished Service Crosses (including 19 Distinguished Service Crosses which were upgraded to Medals of Honor in June 2000)
- 1 Distinguished Service Medal
- 560 Silver Stars (plus 28 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award)
- 22 Legion of Merit Medals
- 15 Soldier’s Medals
- 4,000 Bronze Stars (plus 1,200 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award; one Bronze Star was upgraded to a Medal of Honor in June 2000. One Bronze Star was upgraded to a Silver Star in September 2009.)
- 9,486 Purple Hearts
more info on the campaigns can be found at
http://www.goforbrok...erans_442nd.asp
and of course:
- 21 Medals of Honor (the first awarded posthumously to Private First Class Sadao Munemori, Company A, 100th Battalion, for action near Seravezza, Italy, on April 5, 1945; the others upgraded from other awards in June 2000).
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1) Fail on the Sarah Palin spoof..Where's Tina Fey.?
2) Video games dominate the entertainment industry. What movie can compete with 50 hours of detail, mystery, soul-forming indoctrination. If it's not detailed, and perfect the movie doesn't have a chance. Movies have to be epic like LOTR, unique like Avatar, detailed like Transformers, and a depth of plot with more than awww the aliens have arrived, and "we come in peace" like close encounters re-runs.. ..
That being said it actually looks like it has potential.. hopefully the Trailer is only introductory, and it fills out nicely in the show.
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http://en.wikipedia....ention_in_Libya
Here's some of the stats on the military operation in Libya that ousted Quaddafi.. At first i thought Libya was in the same location as ancient Carthage and thought it was pretty wild that Ancient Rome attacked pretty much the same area as what modern Nato (which contains many of the same geographical areas that ancient Rome controlled) attacked.. But the actual location of Carthage is in Tunisia which is the smaller neighbor directly to the west of Libya.. But for all you logistical nuts.. (maybe i'm the only one) enjoy the wikipedia fun facts of a small police engagement!
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I resent that statement.
i meant it in the best possible light. Someone has to break things up and keep people smiling. I challenge anyone to find a forum where mr. Reisman hasn't commented that he's not also brought in humor of some sort.. go. >>>other than this one<<<<
but if the forum gods will erase my comment. I humbly apologize..resentment is a nasty critter.
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edited for levity..
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I got books, i'm a book freak..
Day of War -Set in ancient Israel around the life of Benaiah one of David's "mighty Men" think Praetorian Guard. It's actually decent as it was written by a military officer.
Steve Jobs- "Walter Isaacson" about Bill Gates
"Triumphant Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Rise of the Afrik Korps" small book, sort of a summary of Mr. Rommel s' life and Operations in Africa during WW2
"The Victors" Jack Cavanaugh another WW2 book
If you have some war books or maybe just books you liked a lot feel free to PM me their titles.. i'm a book freak.. i even know how to read. Picture books are good too. :~}
and no i didn't get an ipad either... was just glad to have some family to be around. First time i've actually been able to give some gifts due to getting out of school..
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^^ this maketh me smile
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Red Cliff 1 & 2 Epic Asian war film set around 200 A.D.
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Phares
Nicholls
Terra
Thy Will Be Done
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Story of my life.
Mate, the losers of the teens and early 20's turn into the managers/bosses in the 30's. You've got a lot of life to live yet.
*unless you're Aryte, at which point you are the CEO of a 300 employee company that dominates it's market..
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Incredible Mr. Bleac.
For those interested in the tactics at Waterloo, and some of the troop movements. http://en.wikipedia....leonic_strategy (yes wiki, i know) still something can be gleaned by those interested.
One lesson learned is that Nappoleans enemies apparently studied his methods by this time, and then applied them effectively to his demise. (he initially attempted to cross the anglo-allies supply lines via indirect approach to dislocate their forces, only to have the Prussians attack with their own movement to the french rear.) Tactics don't change much. Application of tactics change drastically due to technology improvements, land features, medium they are engaged in(ie land, water, air etc.) ~The true military genius, after planning, and observing the battle can visualize the exact pressure points, that will force the enemy to do what he doesn't want to, and know where his own win's and losses will occur.
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Two issues here and they should both be given weight.
1) Winning- "I wouldn't give a hoot in Hell for a man who lost and laughed." George S. Patton.
2) Ensuring that in SL there are enough combatants around that still want to play with you. Hence all the ROE's, sim rules, banned weapons etc.. Not saying we're perfect on this, but a lot of getting this correct is just growing and learning.
Improvements are always important to consider. Their can be over-analysis though as well. For example in Morgan Straits(Napoleanic era) some scripters are proponents of making the guns totally innacurate with 20 sec reload, etc, etc. The problem is that SL itself can become the dictator of what really happens. The folks that went this extreme ended up losing their members and buyers to more fun, less rules oriented requirement. The point is that too strict adherence to any course of action can result also in folks simply going elsewhere to get their Rx of mayhem in. (not against fairness here, just over-analyzing and over-implementing complications that take away from the fun.)
I'd say that as long as both sides of the argument are clearly seen then one obvious metric to go off is the percentage of the military community that still plays with us and adjust accordingly. We want the maximum opportunities available to show our dominance in..:) So if suddenly we start getting blockaded it would be a pretty clear sign something needs to change, and we need to re-check our compass. As always the golden rule appears to fit well. Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you.
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Interesting point of view.. i have been on the other side fighting a group like you describe here, fighting said group with inferior weapons (weapons they sold with higher scripting..lag inducing excessive scripts placed in obscure prims of their weapons that responded very poorly when being fired, having longer reload times, etc.) and a seemingly different set of rules they considered themselves to play by. We stuck it out, did our duty, and made do with what we had. Never once did we back down even after losing sometimes pretty soundly. We found a weapons scripter to make our own weapons, trained in better tactics, and turned around and knocked them out of the park.. They have since left that particular set of sims due to that loss and never fought anymore there as a group. The weapons maker they had has been rendered obsolete, and from what i've seen has no shops anywhere in those sims. Apparently the destruction of their ego was a little more than they could handle. I do not know. I could care less. Their former victories ring very hollow. For us it was very satisfying. That group stirred up drama wherever it went with accusations like what you have discussed following them around continually. So far i have not ever experienced this kind of drama in Ordo from other groups, nor have i heard any such accusations from other militaries when being at places such as New Jessie in full Ordo gear. Nor have i ever heard it from random people i meet with enemy groups listed in their profile.
In pointing to Ordo's skill, I think it's telling when Ordo can attack itself during the stress tests and capture/hold all 3 points, and a similar sized raid team from another sim is unable to.
On defences, I've seen Ordo actually scale back our weapons to mellee and muskets not really to be sporting, but it's sort of depressing killing the lonewolfer the same way who travels the same route 40x's in a row.
So i disagree. Good luck finding the group you think lives up to that standard. At some point this is WAR. If the US were to go up against its enemies with the mindset you proposed we would still have been there. Sorry guys you only get camels and clubs. Lol
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Congrats! Had a buddy get it 10 yrs ago. His eyes are doing great. He didn't get the laser implant option though, probably due to the slight increase in cost. Apparently there's a cross-hairs option that projects a heads up display on the retina. This can be useful for tank commanders and Astra personell, and comes in at a slightly cheaper rate.
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Ordo has opened my eyes to military structure, given a place to apply military tactics in a new and changing environment, helped immensely in understanding business and organizational structures, there's a plentiful supply of fur.. Ordo has provided a structure that has been very succesful among sl groups based on Leadership, Justice, Excitement, and a sense of brotherhood in dealing with stressfull (albeit simulated) battle situations. Where in RL can you be exposed and take part at this level without actually being in the real thing? That is why i have a great respect for Titan, the Imperator, Ordo, and what this group and organization is.
UFO's
in General Discussion
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Thought this was interesting. I am now a UFO apostle. (at least until snopes confirms or denies it. haha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjQqv2bgmwE&feature=youtu.be