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80 years ago this month, on 13/14 February 1945, the infamous Dresden raid took place. This thread will not explore the ethical & legal implications of this raid, but the controversy over Dresden also raises questions about operational reasons for the attack.
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If Bobby was me, the letter back from my sweetheart would say "Read 14:37"
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But mooom! Logistics is so boring and full of numbers! It's lame and should not get in the way of the operational art!
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In the Norwegian Navy in the 70s and 80s, the most common form of contraceptive among torpedo boat crewmen going on leave was to line up around the boat's surface search radar, do one sweep, and be temporarily sterile for the weekend
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Quite common to struggle with getting it back up when you suffer from projectile dysfunction
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Pictured (left to right). Senior liaison officer Captain Rigerman, Rear Admiral Golovko, interpreter Lieutenant Higgins and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser."
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Text reads:
"Shortly before the British warships successfully attacked the German battleship SHARNHORST, the commander in chief of the British home fleet, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, visited Russian waters and met with the commander in chief of the Russian Northern Fleet, Rear Admiral Golovko.
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Also, as far as I understand it, had the highest exercise kill ratio against US pilots for a long time.
On account of working out you could LEROY JENKINS head-on charge an F15, then use the Harrier's VTOL to 'handbrake turn' and stick a rocket up the F15's arse while it was only starting to turn.