Tex -USMC- 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Frizbee @ Mar. 03 2003,04:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">France has never won a war they have been involved in. Not even when they fought against themselves in the civil war  <span id='postcolor'> They have won a few wars. Here's the complete Military History of France: Gallic Wars - Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. Hundred Years War - Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Italian Wars - Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians. Wars of Religion - France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots Thirty Years War - France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her. War of Devolution - Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux. The Dutch War - Tied War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War - Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power. War of the Spanish Succession - Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since. American Revolution - In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting." French Revolution - Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French. The Napoleonic Wars - Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule! due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer. The Franco-Prussian War - Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night. World War I  - Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States, Britain, and Canada. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by Allied forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline. World War II - Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song. War in Indochina - Lost. French forces plead sickness, take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu Algerian Rebellion - Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux. War on Terrorism - France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The english translation of kustjägare is "costal ranger"<span id='postcolor'> I admit the ranger sounds rather glorious, but wouldn't the proper translation to be jaeger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLight 0 Posted March 3, 2003 Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 03 2003,13:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! Â We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! Â All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium!<span id='postcolor'> Just asking, but where do the Belgian army intend to fight? I think the country is too small for bigger than a squad sized battle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cam0flage @ Mar. 03 2003,08:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The english translation of kustjägare is "coastal ranger"<span id='postcolor'> I admit the ranger sounds rather glorious, but wouldn't the proper translation to be jaeger? <span id='postcolor'> Jaeger is a type of wool fabric, so no, I wouldn't say that it is the proper translation Ranger on the other hand translated is "kronojägare" and that's the translation officially used by the Swedish military when they bother to translate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAP 2 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cam0flage @ Mar. 03 2003,12:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 03 2003,13:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! Â We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! Â All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium!<span id='postcolor'> Just asking, but where do the Belgian army intend to fight? I think the country is too small for bigger than a squad sized battle <span id='postcolor'> Well, our airforce is feared, all 5 of the F16 we have ! JK I think it are about 90. I think our minesweepers are good or at least getting the most combat experience from all other units. I ve been an RTO ( in a CVRT ) in my days in the service and our Leopards were undergraded like hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Mar. 03 2003,15:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cam0flage @ Mar. 03 2003,08:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The english translation of kustjägare is "coastal ranger"<span id='postcolor'> I admit the ranger sounds rather glorious, but wouldn't the proper translation to be jaeger? <span id='postcolor'> Jaeger is a type of wool fabric, so no, I wouldn't say that it is the proper translation Ranger on the other hand translated is "kronojägare" and that's the translation officially used by the Swedish military when they bother to translate it.<span id='postcolor'> Interesting. I noticed that the Finnish word (Jääkäri) for ranger/jaeger/whatever is translated "jaeger" at the Finnish Defence Forces website. Well, it wouldn't be the first time they screw up, they have translated "kranaattikonekivääri" (automatic grenade launcher, AGS-17 Plamya) as "grenade assault rifle". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr. Duck 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (JAP @ Mar. 03 2003,13:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cam0flage @ Mar. 03 2003,12:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 03 2003,13:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! Â We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! Â All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium!<span id='postcolor'> Just asking, but where do the Belgian army intend to fight? I think the country is too small for bigger than a squad sized battle <span id='postcolor'> Well, our airforce is feared, all 5 of the F16 we have ! JK Â I think it are about 90. I think our minesweepers are good or at least getting the most combat experience from all other units. I ve been an RTO ( in a CVRT ) in my days in the service and our Leopards were undergraded like hell.<span id='postcolor'> Damn, I thought the country where I live in got a small air force (you're neighbours up north just across the border). Could be wrong but i guess the most seasoned "combat" veterans (fresh ones, not the 60+ ones) are the navy's frigate crews, or maybe it's them chairforce flyboys. I remembered a while ago when one of our F-16's shot down a serbian Mig-29 and it was then covered in the news here . It was the first time in like 50 years that one of our fighters shot down an enemy plane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Replicator 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(but then again, French military is the best when it comes to surrendering, and it is accepted as the universal truth, just like US forces are the best at friendly fire, and German forces are reknown for being dull.) <span id='postcolor'> everyone thinsk USA are great at friendly fire,but its only becaus ethey have a huge army which is always on the move,always manoeuvring so theres ought to be crashes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolips71 0 Posted March 3, 2003 thats hardly an excuse for a 49% friendly fire rate in the gulf war Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLight 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cam0flage @ Mar. 02 2003,13:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 03 2003,13:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! Â We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! Â All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium!<span id='postcolor'> Just asking, but where do the Belgian army intend to fight? I think the country is too small for bigger than a squad sized battle <span id='postcolor'> Hehehe most things we do is securing certain places, dunno if there's a lot of fighting. Well... Every little piece helps, even the smallest thing can make the difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
der bastler 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Mar. 03 2003,02: 09)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yes I am proud to be a Gebirgsjäger. "Hurra die Gams!" My Roots<span id='postcolor'> "Elo-KA!" btw: Is it true that G36 rifles used in foreign countries/war zones have to be destroyed after returning to Germany? Is it true that a damaged dishwasher from a frigate in the Mediterranean is transported home for repairs? Is it true that the Versorgungsamt delivers a Leo II MBT instead of paint to a naval unit because there was only one wrong number in the Versorgungsnummer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">thats hardly an excuse for a 49% friendly fire rate in the gulf war <span id='postcolor'> I know. The US managed to kill more UK servicemen than the Iraqis in the Gulf! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ Mar. 02 2003,21:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Oh...quizz-question...how many tanks do you see on the second picture from Replicators post? <span id='postcolor'> 3.. it's a leopard 2 mod that has laid the bridge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLight 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Badgerboy @ Mar. 02 2003,22:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">thats hardly an excuse for a 49% friendly fire rate in the gulf war <span id='postcolor'> I know. The US managed to kill more UK servicemen than the Iraqis in the Gulf!<span id='postcolor'> Maybe Saddam wants a war so half the American army will blow itself up. This way, Saddam'll just have to fight 51% of the US army!!!! Now we finally know it! We found his secret, no dangerous weapons, he's just acting suspicous so the US will attack!!! THIS IS CLEAR EVIDENCE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PitViper 0 Posted March 3, 2003 the Bundeswehr is having serious problems mainly due to overextension and shortfunding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted March 4, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">the Bundeswehr is having serious problems<span id='postcolor'> Which problems ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted March 4, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Mar. 03 2003,02:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><span id='postcolor'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yes, "Stormboat 90" is the Norwegian version of the Stridsbĺt 90 specially designed with a large hatch in the bottom so that Swedish divers can knock on it and have a laugh when the Norwegian crew opens it (and subsequently have to purchase a new boat) Edit: I'm sorry, I don't know why I am telling all these Norge-historier (jokes about Norwegians). I never usually do that, but here I just can't resist <span id='postcolor'> Ok - I should restrain myself from telling you all what we call "svenskehistorier" (as I'm sure you guessed - jokes about the swedish) . However, this is not a joke: </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">.....Vasa was to be the mightiest warship in the world, armed with 64 guns on two gundecks. In 1628 the ship was ready. Sunday August 10 was the day of the Vasa's maiden voyage. The beaches around Stockholm were filled with spectators, among them foreign diplomats. The maiden voyage was to be an act of propaganda for the ambitious Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus. The Vasa set sail and fired a salute. But only after a few minutes of sailing the ship began to heel over. She righted herself slightly - and heeled over again. Water started to gush in through the open gunports. And, to everyones horror and disbelief, the glorious and mighty warship suddenly sank!<span id='postcolor'> http://www.vasamuseet.se/indexeng.html I guess we norwegians are stupid after all considering our navy use swedish boats hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2003 Yes, Regalskeppet Vasa is a part of our proud naval tradition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted March 5, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Mar. 04 2003,23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yes, Regalskeppet Vasa is a part of our proud naval tradition <!--emo&<span id='postcolor'> Maybe it was sunk by norwegian terrorists? Edit: Don't you think that the guy in the boat in the pic looks very norwegian? Edit again: Sorry.. My fault. It's now pretty obvious that it's Nils Holgersson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joltan 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Back to the topic 'German Armed Forces' (not 'Highlights of Swedish Naval Warfare' ). Anyone working on a model of these tanks? The BW mod? Anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted March 5, 2003 I hope that someone is working on the Wiesel for OFP. Same with the Ozelot: and the Dingo: I´d really like to see them ingame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Necromancer- 0 Posted March 5, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (The_Replicator @ Mar. 03 2003,17:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(but then again, French military is the best when it comes to surrendering, and it is accepted as the universal truth, just like US forces are the best at friendly fire, and German forces are reknown for being dull.) Â <span id='postcolor'> everyone thinsk USA are great at friendly fire,but its only becaus ethey have a huge army which is always on the move,always manoeuvring so theres ought to be crashes<span id='postcolor'> The Dutch army is quite well known as under-arming themselves. Example... Sebrenica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VXR 9 Posted March 5, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 03 2003,11:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la belgique! http://www.mil.be/def/index.asp There's no need to argue guys! Â We can beat all of you with our eyes closed! Â All hail! Here comes mighty ol' Belgium!<span id='postcolor'> right... when i was driving tru Belgium ive seen a airbase with bombs next to the fence if i wanted i could trow a hammer on it LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VXR 9 Posted March 5, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Necromancer- @ Mar. 05 2003,16:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (The_Replicator @ Mar. 03 2003,17:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(but then again, French military is the best when it comes to surrendering, and it is accepted as the universal truth, just like US forces are the best at friendly fire, and German forces are reknown for being dull.) Â <span id='postcolor'> everyone thinsk USA are great at friendly fire,but its only becaus ethey have a huge army which is always on the move,always manoeuvring so theres ought to be crashes<span id='postcolor'> The Dutch army is quite well known as under-arming themselves. Example... Sebrenica<span id='postcolor'> well who accepts US troops moving in the netherlands to Iraq and Netherlands also send Patroits to Turkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
