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Topic: Name meanings
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=DNX= Dalmatian
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posted December 10, 2002 07:03 PM
Yes, a chunk of metal fired from a vulcan cannon that can penetrate armor from two miles away.  Too bad this plane is out of date and is soon to be scrapped.IP: |
Karldar
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posted December 10, 2002 09:11 PM
Yeah, it's a shame they can't just redesign it or something. Ah, well--it's had it's day, I guess. Used to want one of my own when I was a kid--thought it'd be fun to demolish buildings(or whatever) with those 30mm shells LOL.------------------
I like pie, but I LOVE TM!
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wolfman
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posted December 10, 2002 10:25 PM
Question is - "Is it really out of date"? Probably not - when used properly. Still the best dedicated close support aircraft in the world. Armored like a mofo and armed out the wazoo. Heard that they had a few that literally came back in with a huge chunk of the wing missing and only one engine still going - and it still landed safely during the fighting in the middle east. Ever since they came into service some muckety mucks in the service wanted to get rid of them. The reason - they weren't glamourous enough. Hopefully they will keep it in service. In the Air Guard at least so it is available if needed. IP: |
KONG
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posted December 10, 2002 11:17 PM
They have been saying that for years and the planes keep flying.   IP: |
CyberCannon
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posted December 10, 2002 11:49 PM
That is because they don't have anything that will really replace it.------------------
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. CC IP: |
KONG
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posted December 10, 2002 11:53 PM
Yep, kinda like the A-6E IntruderIP: |
=DNX= Dalmatian
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posted December 11, 2002 02:59 AM
Russia has a plain that is just like it but alot faster. This russian craft has thick armor, a powerful vulcan cannon but with something better. The ability to break the sound barrier. Ashame the A10 is so slow. IP: |
CyberCannon
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posted December 11, 2002 11:28 AM
Not really Dal, I have yet to have heard of a tank or APC that can move at speeds anywhere near that of mach 1. ------------------
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. CC IP: |
Rex R
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posted December 11, 2002 12:09 PM
would you really want a 50+ tonne battle tank moving that fast?IP: |
KiLlEr
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posted December 11, 2002 12:23 PM
He ment airplane.Su-25 FROGFOOT Grach (Rook)
Su-39 FROGFOOT
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-25.htm
Vulcan cannon?
The A-10 uses a 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Avenger ( http://www.periscope1.com/demo/weapons/artguns/airguns/w0003596.html ). The Vulcan is the GE M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon used on the F-16/F-15 fighters( http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/arm/arm8.htm ). [This message has been edited by KiLlEr (edited December 11, 2002).] IP: |
CyberCannon
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posted December 11, 2002 03:27 PM
Not really, that much mass at that altitude could be disasterous. ------------------
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. CC IP: |
RangerChic
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posted December 11, 2002 06:28 PM
i own a ford ranger and im a chic..hence the name RangerChicRC IP: |
AoDwingsofdeath
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posted December 11, 2002 06:29 PM
Angels of Death=AoD
wings of death well that comes from the angel part hehe my screen name Ban Sach is my real name in Vietnamese Ban IP: |
TheMadDJ
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posted December 13, 2002 05:12 PM
TheMadDJ is just saying i'm insane. The DJ bit is my name btw, NOT music IP: |
VorDesigns
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posted December 13, 2002 07:58 PM
For those of you interested in a world with a huge tank dominating, seek the Bolo.
Keith Laumer http://www.sfsite.com/isfdb-bin/exact_author.cgi?Keith_Laumer
http://www.gpfn.sk.ca/~geis/bolo/index.html And for those interested in futuristic combat literature surrounding humans may I suggest David Drake's "Hammer's Slammers" series. IP: |
harmless
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posted December 14, 2002 03:17 AM
name meanings meaning names, naming names and ... oh nevermind.harmless... i have been called that on a couple
of occassions, which i take as a compliment.
i rarely play online, but when i do, it seemed
like a good name, especially if i can come out
on top... the irony of it all. and since we're giving obscure references to
game reviews, i did do my part...
novell connection is a monthly netware magazine and
back in aug 2000, they reviewed TM from my
suggestion. and yes, the t-shirt thank-you looks very spiffy on me
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they moved the link and made it into a pdf --- now i'll embarass my brother, FBunny, but since he
never reads the forum, he'll never know 
a while back, a friend of my brother forced
him to play quake online. back then, he was
reeaaallllly good at quake, and he liked the
idea of a Fluffy Bunny ripping through the
quake levels. (no monty python holy grail reference intended)
so when our other brother, 666, forced us to
play TM online, Fluffy Bunny became FBunny,
and i became harmless. and i can feel the eyes rolling in their sockets....
"forcing someone to TM play online".... well, let me tell you you youngsters you...
vigorously shaking my finger....
i remember back in the old days when all we
had were sticks and rocks to play with,
and we were happy to have our sticks and rocks and we played with them for hours on end. our dad only had rocks, he didn't have sticks and he made sure we knew that he only had rocks to play with as a kid so that we would appreciate our good fortune. those were the good ol' days... but now, you youngsters you, with your fancy computer games and bam zap special effects, you wouldn't even know what to do with sticks and rocks if you were given them..... why i..... one moment...
it's time for my medication again... why do they have to make these pills so gall-darn large anyway... now where was i ... drat, forgot what i was going to say... hmmm, it sure has been rainy here lately, hmmmm... i think i'll go take a nap now.
[This message has been edited by harmless (edited September 04, 2003).]
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CyberCannon
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posted December 14, 2002 02:05 PM
You had sticks??? Dang I new I was underprivlaged.  ------------------
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. CC IP: |
GoldAnt_Number1
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posted December 14, 2002 10:57 PM
hrmph, this is terrible! *looks down at the stick, rock, and ant in his hand* argh, you peoples were lucky, one for each hand! I can't carry them all at once... eek!IP: |
=DNX= Dalmatian
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posted December 15, 2002 01:52 AM
CyberCannon, perhaps you should take a break from things that have anything to do with reading. I was talking about a aircraft which was spawned from talk about the A10 Thunderbolt 2. I don't know where you're geting it that I'm talking about a tank.IP: |
Karldar
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posted December 15, 2002 11:17 AM
I think(hope) that Cyber was pullin' yer leg, Dal....IP: |
=DNX= Dalmatian
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posted December 15, 2002 06:06 PM
I'm sure he is. No offense or anything Cyber. That's a natural reply for me. IP: |
CyberCannon
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posted December 17, 2002 12:29 PM
I was and none taken. ------------------
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. CC IP: |
Scrap Metal
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posted December 24, 2002 01:48 AM
this is an unbelievably long tread, and thus i havnt read the whole thing and dont know how the topic went to the A-10 Warthog's godly vulcan cannon. but my name is basicly a random thought spawned from the mysterious (scary?) rescesses of my mind. its a game where u drave around in large peices of steel, thus Scrap Metal!IP: |
666
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posted December 24, 2002 02:45 AM
not going to explain it again...but here is the thread that I started asking the same question .
/forums/archive/ubb/Forum2/HTML/002366.html IP: |
Rex R
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posted December 24, 2002 02:46 AM
nit pick; A10 has an 'avenger' 30mm cannon (longer than some cars) the 'vulcan' is a 20mm cannonIP: |