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  7. Posted

    I purchased JFK: Reloaded.

    The ballistic modeling is rather impressive, and it appears to have a form of ragdoll physics. Also, there's a comprehensive set of replay options.

    I'm having a difficult time of thoroughly recreating the Warren Comission's version of events, not because it's impossible, but merely because you are required to miss the first shot to stay accurate to the Warren Comission findings.

    At any rate, I don't see how proving Oswald was able to make the fatal shots on Kennedy automatically dissolves the notion of a conspiracy - Maybe if the developers had less of an agenda we could've been given a more flexible simulation.

    And, of course they plan to give away $100,000 - Why not make the prize $50,000 and make it a free download? Surely that would be more in step with their stated goal of educating us all.

  11. Posted

    The rest of his shots are here and here.

    As for him... sad_o.gif He left a beautiful family behind if the rest of his webshots are anything to go on.

    Quote[/b] ]5th Group soldier killed in Najaf

    A Special Forces soldier from Fort Campbell was killed Thursday in Najaf, Iraq, when his unit came under small arms fire and grenade attack.

    Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky, a 30-year-old Special Forces officer assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, was a native of Passaic, N.J., according to a Department of Defense release.

    Tarlavsky is survived by his wife, Tricia, and their 10-month-old son, Joseph Michael, both of Clarksville.

    A memorial service will be held next week at Fort Campbell.

    "Michael was a true American," a family statement reads. "He and his parents immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1980, ingraining in Michael a profound love of freedom and of this country. He was proud to be a Special Forces officer. It was his life."

    Tarlavsky served as a detachment commander with 5th Group and deployed in support of the war on terrorism to both Afghanistan and Iraq. He entered service in 1996 as an infantry officer before completing the Special Forces Qualification course in 2001, according to DoD.

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    Quote[/b] ]THE Defence Ministry has launched a probe after two RAF jets screamed over a playgroup fun day at 250ft.

    The Tornado fighters — on low-level target practice — seemed to aim right at the 50 terrified youngsters, all aged under five.

    The children had just recovered from the fly-past when they were buzzed by ANOTHER jet.

    Animals at the farm park open day were also left petrified by the low-level blitz.

    The park’s furious owner Diana Gardner said last night: “The planes seemed lower than 250ft and made an appalling noise.

    “It must have been clear to the pilots there was a large number of children and animals on the ground.

    “I understand the need to train — but why over our park?â€

    Source

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    Personally I would've LOVED to have experienced that at age five.

  21. Posted

    Video of mishaps from air drops:

      Air Drop Mishaps (WMV format, ~1.8MB)

    Awesome. Reminds me of this...

    Quote[/b] ]To LtCol Ventura,

    Sir I am DJ Baker and I would appreciate it if you could tell me what it takes to be an F16 fighter pilot of the USAF. What classes should I take in high school to help the career I want to take later in my life. What could I do to get in the academy.

    Sincerely

    DJ Baker

    -----End of Original Message-----

    Subject: FW: Anybody want to help this poor kid from Cyberspace?

    From: Lt Col Ventura

    Dear DJ,

    Obviously, through no fault of your own, your young, impressionable brain has been poisoned by the superfluous, hyped-up, "Top Gun" media portrayal of fighter pilots. Unfortunately, this portrayal could not be further from the truth. In my experience, I've found most fighter pilots pompous, back-stabbing, momma's boys with inferiority complexes, as well as being extremely over-rated aeronautically. However, rather than dash your budding dreams of becoming an USAF pilot, I offer the following alternative.

    What you REALLY want to aspire to is the exciting, challenging, and rewarding world of TACTICAL AIRLIFT.

    And this, young DJ, means one thing - the venerable, workhorse C-130! I can guarantee no fighter pilot can brag that he has led a 12-ship formation down a valley at 300 ft above the ground, while trying to interpret a 9-line to a new DZ, avoiding pop-up threats, and coordinating with AWACS, all while eating a box lunch, with the engineer in the back taking a piss and the navigator puking in his trash can!

    I tell you, DJ, TAC Airlift is where it's at. Where else is it legal to throw tanks, HMMWVs, and other crap out the back of an airplane, and not even worry about it when the chute doesn't open and it torpedos the General's staff car! No where else can you land on a 3000' dirt strip, kick a bunch of ammo and stuff off the ramp without even stopping, then take off again before range control can call to tell you you've landed on the wrong LZ!

    And talk about exotic travel-when C-130s go somewhere, they GO somewhere (usually for 3 months, unfortunately). This gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture enough to give any local population a bad taste in their mouths, not something those strat-lift pilots can do from their airport hotel rooms!

    As far as recommendations for your course of study, I offer these. Take a lot of math courses. You will need all the advanced math skills you can muster to facilitate the calculation of per diem rates around the world, and when trying to split up the crew's bar tab so that the co-pilot really believes he owes 85% of the whole thing.

    Health sciences are important, too. You will need a thorough knowledge of biology to make those educated guesses of how much longer you can drink beer before the tremendous case of the shits catches up to you from that meal you ate at that place that had the belly dancers in some God-forsaken foreign country whose name you can't even pronounce!

    Social studies are also beneficial. It is important for a good TAC Airlifter to have the cultural knowledge to be able to ascertain the exact location of the nearest titty bar in any country in the world, then be able to convince the local authorities to release the loadmaster after he offends every sensibility of the local religion and culture.

    A foreign language is helpful, but not required. You will never be able to pronounce the names of the NAVAIDs in France, and it's much easier to ignore them and go where you want to anyway.

    A study of geography is also paramount. You will need to know the basic location of all the places you've been when you get back from your TDY and are ready to stick those little pins in that huge world map you've got taped to you living room wall, right next to that gigantic wooden giraffe statue and beer stein collection.

    Well, DJ, I hope this little note inspires you. And by the way, forget about that Academy thing. All TAC Airlifters know that there are waaay too few women and too little alcohol there to provide a well-balanced education.

    A nice, big state college would be a much better choice.

    Good luck and see you on the SKE scope!

    Maj. Lowenfast

    Found here.

  25. Posted

    Quote[/b] ]Missile falls off CF-18 onto Yellowknife golf course

    Last Updated Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:50:18

    YELLOWKNIFE - Yellowknife's golf course was shut down on Friday after an unarmed missile fell off a Canadian Forces CF-18 jet and landed on the driving range.

    The jet was landing at a nearby airport when the AIM-7 Sparrow missile dropped off. Police closed an adjacent highway for more than an hour.

    [source]

    Pity it didn't land on the fairway... I'd have many more puns to choose from.

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