Posted by Andy Bonwick on November 26, 2006, 2:21 pm
wrote:
snip>
>70 miles from London, no loss of exchange rates.
>http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/
>America's finest, proudly keeping the skies of Britain safe since 1941.
It's such a shame they wasted their time keeping our skies safe
instead of the skies over NYC isn't it?
Posted by Alison Hopkins on November 26, 2006, 5:24 pm
> The Battle of Britain was fought in 1940 without US help or assistance.
Thankfully. The US would probably have bombed London.
Ali
Posted by The Older Gentleman on November 27, 2006, 8:27 am
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> >
> >>> When was that, then? Hmm..... they might just have managed it in
> >>> June
> >>
> >> Umm... the V2 went into production in 1943 .
> >
> > A few rockets, each delivering a tmere onne of HE. It was never going
> > to be a war-winner without a nuke on the pointy end.
>
> Umm I don't *quite* agree. I am ever amazed at the sheer volume of
> production of the V1 and V2.
They were produced in insignificant numbers, really. Thatis in terms of
the effort put into building them and the warheads they carried. Their
'value' was mostly psychological.
Think 'Iraqi Scuds fired at Israel' and you have the *exact* modern-day
equivalent.
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Posted by Keith Schiffner on November 27, 2006, 10:56 am
in message
> Andy Bonwick wrote:
>> They must be too busy 'getting experienced'
>> with their parents in the
>> cab of the pick up.
> *snort*
It wasn't the parents...but I can assure you it's
far more fun in the cab of a pickup than inside a
Geo Metro/ Suzuki Swift or a Yugo/Fiat CV. Not
that I would EVER do such a thing mind you but a
friend of a friend told me. Honest...I've yet to
lie to y'all.
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Posted by Turby on November 28, 2006, 2:39 am
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:47:32 GMT, "Beav"
>In fact, isn't it true to say that EVERY war you've been involved in on your
>own has resulted in, now what's that word? Ah yes, defeat?.
Hey! We won the Civil War.
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>http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/
>America's finest, proudly keeping the skies of Britain safe since 1941.