I was FDC (Fire Direction Control) for a nuclear capable 155mm Firing Battery. WTF you say. Yeah, you heard me right, we shot nukes through cannons.
Next question: What is the range of a cannon? Answer: Pull the cord bend over and kiss your ass good bye. Thankfully, with the exception of the gun bunnies used to load the cannon, and pull the cord everyone else involved can be far far away. -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:38 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Keyboards and dishwashers myself I like the idea of digging in as deep as you can and calling in large amounts of artillery. larry On 10/7/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I asked about that when I was in the USMC, and the idea is that under heavy > fire, going straight into it will provide the best rate of success because > you are likely to die anyway. Otherwise you're running for cover with > bullets flying at you from behind. I'd rather be shooting back. > > > Matthew Small > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:15 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Keyboards and dishwashers > > That was kinda the point. It worked 60 years ago, and the US Military > still uses the Marines in the same way even though the situations have > changed. Not to mention whenever there is an expectation of heavy > fighting, with little cover and an expectation of high casualties send > in the Marines. "The First to Fight". > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Keyboards and dishwashers > > In those places there was nothing but the middle. In most others you > do have a couple of other options. > > larry > > On 10/7/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It worked on Iwo Jima, Saipan, Guam, Okinawa ... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:50 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Keyboards and dishwashers > > > > who was playing soldier, at the time I supposedly was one. Mind you > > none of that particular part of my training had anything to do with > > stuff I later had to do while on deployment to Cyprus. It only had a > > bit to do with the stuff when I was assigned to Canadian units with > > NATO. > > > > That was when I was introduced to the matra of the US Marines > > > > "Hey Diddle Diddle, Straight Up the Middle." > > > > larry > > > > On 10/7/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ummm... > > > 0_0 > > > doesn't anyone use those cute little PAINTBALL guns anymore for > > > running through the bushes and playing soldier! > > > > > > ^_^ > > > > > > On 10/5/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > that's a big machine gun. > > > > > > > > I'm more used to sterlings and similar 9mm smg's. They're much > > easier > > > > to carry when you're running through with bushes. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176434 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
