Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Flowers or Charity donation Phil ?

[d_Guy]

Completely random thought.

Could you mount a shotgun on a WWII bomber as close defence?

I don't mean you ordinary 12 bore, but something more like a Petard mortar. Fairly close range, but would keep fighters out to a distance, which is after all the point of a bomber's defence.

Yes I know it sounds crazy, but have you looked at some oif the things they tried? 

Here is a variation on that theme, Although not air defense.

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/03/04/flying-cannons-15-warplanes-equipped-with-heavy-artillery/


What about 12lb Napoleons firing case shot?

Mounted perpendicular to forward motion it might cause a bit of yaw, however

[fred.]

Surely a machine gun is a better choice? As it fires a steam of bullets it helps you hit the target by being able to walk the aim onto the target.

A shotgun is just a single shot, even if it covers a big area.

The Germans did have upward firing rockets on some of their night fighters - it was a bit like a big shotgun.

[fsn]

True, but with the shotgun you don't really need to be spot on. Close is good enough.

[Dr Dave]

But the ammunition wouldn't have enough KE to,do much damage beyond peppering. Plus you have to contend with e ammo storage and the recoil. Nowadays much to have an asraam that looks for a plane and chases it! Much better range performance than any gun in air to air use.

[fsn]

*sigh*  Crosses "shotguns on a plane" off list of things to make me rich.

[Roy]

Maybe this would've worked?



Though it does look more like an Aeronef, to be honest 

[Techno]

Flowers or Charity donation Phil ?

A cheap taxi service will be useful after I've had the 'op', Ian.....("You won't be allowed to drive for around 4 weeks.")........Can't see why. It's not exactly going to be  very invasive.
Bloody sore, for a while, probably !

Gotta wait for the results of the tests, which I should hear about in the next couple of days.
Don't really know if I want to get it over and done quickly, or keep having it delayed for a few months.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

50p a mile, min 300 miles.....

[Orcs]

A cheap taxi service will be useful after I've had the 'op', Ian.....("You won't be allowed to drive for around 4 weeks.")........Can't see why. It's not exactly going to be  very invasive.
Bloody sore, for a while, probably !

Gotta wait for the results of the tests, which I should hear about in the next couple of days.
Don't really know if I want to get it over and done quickly, or keep having it delayed for a few months.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Cheers - Phil

Better sooner than later.  Make the most of , its the only time you will get Von waiting on you hand and foot 

[Westmarcher]

Four us (two couples) off to Virginia today, including 3 days in the Shenandoah Valley. I'm taking my copy of Osprey's Shenandoah Valley 1862 and hoping to persuade the others to visit more than one battlefield. See you all later! 

p.s. Good luck with the op, Phil.

[Techno]

Have a great time, Westie. (I was SO close to putting your real name down there.) 

Still haven't heard back anything regarding the test results (which is probably good....I was expecting to be put on yet MORE anti-biotics...but I think I'd have heard back by this point.)

Mark......Von ?......Waiting on me ?......PAH !! 

She'll have her Mum to deal with......That's going to drive her completely spare.

I'll fill you all in on what the problem has been, once this is over......But you'll probably be crossing your legs and going "Too much information."
I wonder what postie is going to bring me today...To go in the First Aid cupboard.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I wonder what postie is going to bring me today...To go in the First Aid cupboard.

Cheers - Phil

Sterile scalpes

[d_Guy]

If you have not been there before, seeing battlefields in the Shenandoah is near unavoidable! 
Welcome to the States and have a great visit!

If you ever have a hankering to see McClelland's and Lee's original campaigns up here in the mountains, let me know.

[Ace of Spades]

Sterile scalpes

'Scalpes'....really? That would be a package from the Little Big Horn then?

Cheers,
Rob

[fsn]

Techno.

Techno!

TECHNO!

TECHNO! Oh for the sake of Miladys Creamy Yoghurts! TECH-NO!!


Just thought I'd tell you that I bought some Dremel polishing compound.

My Dremel is now nice and shiny ... but a bit slippy. 

[fsn]

Gentlemen.

I seem to have become a General!

Drinks are on Orcs!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

37 posts ago, but you never noticed! 

[Ace of Spades]

Congratulations Sir!

[Fenton]

Gentlemen.

I seem to have become a General!

Drinks are on Orcs!

We'll never win