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  5. Posted

    Thanks for the info. Did Egypt use AK74 or was their main weapon AK47?

    Its real dam hard to find any pictures of Egyptian, Jordanian or Syrian soldiers from Yom Kippur or Six Days war.

    AK74 didn't make an appearance until the mid-late 70's. That's with Soviet Forces, let alone export.

  6. Posted

    The Yom Kippur war was a few years away from the Six-day war. Suitcase Saggers were a non-existent wish. The defining actions of 1967 were the Israeli air strikes which just about castrated the opposing forces.

    Back in them days, even the Egyptians were using PzIVH's (one previous careful owner).

    Don't know about the rest of the kit though.

  7. Posted

    I wouldn't say it was crap, but it's not to my taste. physically, it has an extra pair of hardpoints, skinwise, aside from the basic USAF grey the schemes are more a product of the imagination.

    Now someone is going to tell me If I don't like it, don't download it. How will I know I don't like it if I don't download it? But it's now gone from my drive.

  8. Posted

    Found this thread a little too late to help me with the same problem.

    As a stopgap measure, is it possible to point the island to the correct OFP folder in the config? I ask because I tried putting these lines in and got an error:

    "error loading O\hous\hospoda_mesto.p3d (magic)"

    The code I tried was this:

    <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">Cafe = "O\hous\hospoda_mesto.p3d";

    class ReplaceObjects

    {

    class Cafe

    {

    replace = "O\hous\hospoda_mesto.p3d";

    with[] = {"data3d\hospoda_mesto.p3d"};

    };

  12. Posted

    T80 drives down road....

    Hey a flower patch...

    DRIVER TARGET FLOWERS   crazy_o.gif

    Now I know where to hide AT mines where they're SURE to get a kill.

    Col. Klink, a great idea, and I hope to see and use them soon.

    Please include instructions on how to get them to appear in OFP, given the limitations Visitor has with regards to addon file handling.

  13. Posted

    I've come to the conclusion that the problem here is NOT with the config.cpp.

    Is it possible that O.pbo could have become corrupted when unpacked? I ask this because not only does the problem shown exist, but I don't seem to have access to all the Resistance models, for example the castle ruins in Resistance.

    I've tried unpacking several times using different programs, but no joy. Any thoughts?

  15. Posted

    Basically what Denoir is trying to say (I think) is that you can be grateful towards individuals for the efforts, but collective gratitude (towards all veterans) no matter how the war went seems a bit iffy. If this is infact what he is saying, then I must agree.

    Translated to every day terms, if my company engages in an activity, tries its best but fails, then I wouldnt expect gratitude to be directed towards all employees. In fact, I would be insulted if my performance had been adequate, but everybody recieved the gratitude of management/clients/share holder even though some failed miserably, resulting in the over all project failing.

    As a soldier, who in a war managed to still do the job and be proffesional, I doubt I would look fondly on the fact that babykillers, junkies and total crackpots recieved the same respect and gratitude just because they were there. While, at the same time, someone who was working from back home and contributed more to the effort from behind a desk recieved no gratitude because he or she wasnt there.

    Well, this is a red-letter day; I almost agree with something you have to say. biggrin_o.gif

    I'm under no illusions that the majority of people who join the Armed Forces in times of relative peace do it out of Patriotic fervor, or the will to help their countrymen or humanity. I'm just thankful that the forces are there. Anybody who thinks that life would be far better without the military existing is certifiable.

    I also believe that soldier is worthy of respect, UNTIL it has been proven otherwise, even if he took part in a total disaster. In this case I definitely believe innocent until proven guilty. But if that irritates some Veterans, so be it. I would rather think the best of our military than believe it's composed of insane drug-snorting incompetent baby killers, which I'm sure would annoy them a lot more. I'm thanking the Unknown Soldier, not the Known War Criminal.

  16. Posted

    Quote[/b] ]

    Quote (Wardog @ Nov. 13 2003,00:44)

    So you feel no gratitude to the bog-standard soldier who went off to fight the war with Russia and died, because (probably through no fault of his own) he lost? He didn't start the war, he only took part on Sweden's behalf.

    Of course I don't feel gratitude – they screwed up.

    Trying to put across the concept in the Context of Sweden obviously isn’t working; okay, lets zoom in.

    If I remember correctly, was it not yourself that came back from manoeuvres in summer spitting blood because one of the Officers on your side screwed up? I don’t remember the actual details but from your joy I can imagine that his actions would have had dire consequences. A defeat? By your logic, it’s irrelevant how well your own unit did, LOSER! You deserve no recognition for being where you were. You should have stayed home with the majority of your countrymen.

    Quote[/b] ]The military did a piss-poor job. I have nothing to be thankful for. I don't blame the individual soldiers but overall they were in a military campaign that was a disaster for Sweden. What do I have to be grateful for?

    How about for them being there in the first place, putting their lives on the line? Veteran’s Day and Remembrance Sunday is about those individual soldiers.

    Quote[/b] ]Or do you think that the military is absolved from any responsibility? You don't think that there should be any consequences for their actions?

    For the individual soldier the consequences are maiming, death, periods of deprivation, and the possibility of their families dissolving while they are away. And those consequences are very real for winner or loser alike.

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    On the contrary; with your attitude I could have seen you having a long career in the NKVD; You could start by manning the Maxim gun behind one of the Red Army's human wave assaults and gunning down those that are pushed back; they are after all running from the enemy, therefore losing, and by your logic, harming The Country.

    Not at all - we're talking about public credit. And in the Soviet Union everybody that died for the state was a hero to be honoured.

    Riiiight. That’s why, in some cases they also arrested the families of soldiers who just had the misfortune to be caught up in an impossible situation

    ?

    Quote[/b] ]They didn't tell people that they executed people for cowardice. Hell no, even those that were killed by their own were celebrated for making the ultimate sacrifice for the state.

    And that's the general attitude that I'm talking about - that you give somebody total absolution just because he served the state/nation.

    I don’t give them absolution, I give them my gratitude. For putting up with military life, for stepping forward when they were needed, for not staying home, or pissing off to some other country to avoid the draft.

    Quote[/b] ]It was not the government that geve the orders. It was the military - those that you honor that gave the orders

    No it isn't.

    Quote[/b] ]It's the same principle as saying "fucking murderer" if you (back then) saw a member of the SS or a member of the Gestapo.

    Actually, if you examine your own stand, you will see that it is yourself that's making this kind of generalisation. If a soldier took part in an unsuccessful action, He's a loser. It doesn't matter that the man personally did; if he came home with a VC, or whatever the award is in Sweden, He LOST.

    BTW; In the case of the SS or the Gestapo, I'd say the generalisation was fair. the only one I know of that deserved any respect was that man which was interviewed on that series you mentioned; "The World At War." For you that haven't seen it, he was an SS guard who refused to follow his orders. But even he was a member of an organisation whose main criteria for joining was that you be a member of the Nazi party.

    Quote[/b] ]I don't have a problem at all with remembrance day - on the contrary, I think it is good to remember the cost of war. I do however object against thanking people that made no difference to my life or made it worse.

    "Guys, we may lose this one. better stay at home and stick your head in the sand."

    Quote[/b] ]Let me ask all of you this, just for fun - do you feel gratitude to Jessica Lynch?

    She went to war when her country asked her to. Is she responsible for the initial rush of Total Bullshit that followed her rescue? Will her book set the record straight? I don't begrudge her the opportunity that fell into her lap, if that's what you mean.

    Quote[/b] ]As I said, I don't have a problem with the days, I have a problem with the dogmatic political corectness that goes along with them. It's when all good patriots/comrades are expected to thank the veterans/heroes of the soviet union, collectivly, like sheep without any individual reflection of who they are thanking and for what. As for other countries, I have not seen any similar attitude in Europe (perhaps France, but still in a bit more subtle way).

    So the Veterans should be Guilty until proven innocent?

    I don't particularly care about the attitude of the USA and it's reasons for honouring Veterans one way or another. I know why I believe War Veterans are worthy of gratitude and respect. Anybody, and that includes you Denoir who is willing to fill a gap in the line when the consequences are at the least a substandard lifestyle, and at worst an agonising death deserves the thanks of his countrymen. Win or lose, the effort counts for something.

  17. Posted

    -.303 shell casings from rounds

    In Global Studies, we were to analise one of these. Does anyone know what kind of gun, WW2 or modern, that this is fired from?

    It was the standard round for British and Empire/Commonwealth Forces from the late 1890's to the early sixties. The weapons which fired it included The Lee-Enfield Rifles (Up to the L42), the BREN, British-built Browning Machine guns, The Lewis Gun and the Vickers Gun.

  18. Posted

    I don't think anybody's gonna start bombing 3rd world countries just because EiZei suggested it here. rock.gif  biggrin_o.gif

    Space race? And the loser is.....................

    Quote[/b] ]EU Research Chief Wants European Astronaut Launch

    By David Milliken

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU Commissioner in charge of space research said on Tuesday he wanted the bloc to launch astronauts into orbit, but limited EU resources mean such dreams will likely remain firmly on the launch pad.

    Hmmmmm...

    :startslookingatsatteliteimageryofzairewhilecheckingthepriceofatornadoandfullbombload:

  19. Posted

    Actually it's more Soviet-style dogma. Very ultra-leftist style as you are defending the collective of the state at the cost of individual evaluation. I'm very amused that you don't see it. I suppose that when you grow up with it, it's difficult to objectivly analyze it.

    Here's a tip for you that might bring you some clarity: Take an American platitude and a Soviet/Communist platitude and make the following replacmentes:

    patriot = faithful member of the communist party/comrade

    nation = state

    god = communist party

    constitution = manifest

    "Heroes of the State Day honors the willingness of the heroes of the Soviet Union to serve and sacrifice for the state, the communist party and the peopler of the Soviet Union".

    "A true patriot would never question the unity of this nation"

    "A true communist would never question the unity of the state"

    "It is patriotic to serve one's country"

    "A good communist serves the state"

    Do you want me to compare your pledge of allegiance to the Soviet one? smile_o.gif (The words "under God" were added in the US becuase the pledge was nearly identical to the Soviet one and they did not like that)

    Children swearing an oath each morning to be loyal to the state/nation.... Don't you think there's something wrong with that picture?

    See what I'm getting at? The gratitude you feel towards veterans - even those that have made things worse for you - are a part of the same indoctrination.

    Why don't you introduce a memorial day for the police officers of your country. They serve the society and fight outnumbered and outgunned. And they get a lousy pay.  unclesam.gif

    On the contrary; with your attitude I could have seen you having a long career in the NKVD; You could start by manning the Maxim gun behind one of the Red Army's human wave assaults and gunning down those that are pushed back; they are after all running from the enemy, therefore losing, and by your logic, harming The Country.

    Rememberance Day or Veteran's day has screw all to do with any nation's Manefesto/Constitution/Whatever. It's about the Individuals. The Unknown Soldier. Remember him?

    (Edited for clarification and spelling)

  20. Posted

    I give credit depending on the overall result. If they did something good for the country then I have reason to be thankful. If they on the other hand did something bad for the country then I can through sympathy and understanding stretch to the point that I don't resent them - but hardly be thankful.

    Finland. Norway we let go after a democratic referendum. Findland we lost after picking a fight with our arch enemy Russia - a fight that we lost badly.

    So you feel no gratitude to the bog-standard soldier who went off to fight the war with Russia and died, because (probably through no fault of his own) he lost? He didn't start the war, he only took part on Sweden's behalf.

    What must you feel about his comrades that went to fight but actually survived?

    Do you believe they didn't do their damndest to fulfil their duty despite the situation their leaders got them into? Did that Man hurt Sweden? Not the platoon, Not the Company, Battalion or Regiment involved, or the "Great Commanders," but just some poor sod who was there because his country expected it of him?

    It's men like that the days are there to commemorate.

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