Vanir Ausf B

I'd love to know how they fit 79 people on two Blackhawk helicopters.

Perhaps. And what religion are most of those countries, and why did they care?

I don't think so.

I was seriously looking into buying it myself, but decided not to mainly because CMBN is about to come out and I don't think I'll have time for both. My "research" on whether it was worthwhile consisted of reading the WitE forum at Matrix Games. Opinions over there seem generally positive.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/1227842 http://www.debunking911.com/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fahrenheit-2777 http://skepdic.com/911conspiracy.html Educate yourself. I've wasted too much of my life on this nonsense already.

Gridded terrain.

In another example of different strokes for different folks I actually liked not being sure if any force I picked would be ideal for the map. Real military commanders typically have limited ability to tailor their force for every piece of terrain they fight on. Sure, if you know the map is a billiard table it's a no-brainer to load up on thickly sloped frontal armor. I don't like no-brainer situations. Throwing a degree of uncertainty into the mix made it risky to invest in armor-heavy or infantry heavy forces. Mostly this resulted in balanced forces, which I prefer, but YMMV. For me I plan on using the random weather option a lot

As someone who almost exclusively played QBs on random maps in CMx1 I felt they were of generally good quality. As good as most user-made maps? Not from an aesthetic perspective , but every map was unique, and the ability to create a map of whatever general type you wished in a few seconds, whereas a comparable user-made map would take days to create, was incredibly convenient. I'm hopeful that the CMx2 way of things will be "good enough". Being able to pick my own forces is more important than having a random map generator. I remember Steve saying not long ago that they were looking into randomizing some aspects of CMx2 QB maps -- setup zones, map orientation, stuff like that. Is that still planned?

Outrageous lies! :mad::mad::mad:

It appears the only real preparation required would be a pair of ear plugs. I have no idea if these were issued.

"This was a kill mission."

I'm no lawyer, but I think that would depend on whether the law enforcement had legitimate reason to think the suspect posed a threat to their lives, i.e. probably not. But this was a military operation, not law enforcement. It's interesting to note that the US had a plan in place to drop a "few dozen" 2000lb JDAMs on the compound from B-2 bombers. Obama ultimately decided against the plan because it would have made it nearly impossible to obtain physical proof of bin Laden's death.

Then again, permanent hearing damage while not life threatening isn't to be casually dismissed.

Well, if we are talking about the job they have done getting correct information to the public then there can be no question that there have been some inexplicable failures. My only guess is that their desire to reap maximum political benefits has gotten out in front of their grasp of the facts. But to suggest that this has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is hyperbole. The PR blunders will be sorted out; bin Laden is dead forever.

Very interesting find! My question is how does the backblast of the weapons tested compare to WW2 weapons. If there is not a large difference I'd be tempted to say this may be enough evidence to warrant a change.

Well, diesel, I think you may soon be doing a little soul-searching regarding the question of who does and does not possess an "ounce of intelligence". Link

BTW, I've been reading some reports that Geronimo wasn't even the name for the operation. The reports indicate the operation code name was "Neptune Spear", and that "Geronimo" was the code word for "mission successful". That would explain the SEAL's famous transmission.

You are entitled to believe anything you wish, but you are not entitled to your own facts. Insignia of the U.S. 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion

As someone else pointed out, "Geronimo" is what US paratroopers would sometimes yell when they jumped out of planes. So yeah, I can believe it was in the database. And since the code name referred to the mission itself rather than bin Ladin personally there's nothing offensive about it, logically speaking. Therefore it's a non-issue. Or rather, it's something some people are trying to make an issue out of where none really exists.

Or Monkey Tits!

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There are some very stupid Americans, but they're the ones feeling offended. Geronimo wasn't the code for bin Laden, it was the code name for the whole mission. "Jackpot" was the code for bin Laden. And if it was like most US military operations the code words were chosen at random by a computer.

I agree that in the lexicon of politically incorrect code names Geronimo is rather weak. I could think of a dozen better ones off the top of my head, some of which may get me banned. BTW, I'm pretty sure Geronimo was the code name for the mission. bin Ladin's code name was Jackpot, so the outrage seems misplaced. Then again, Native Americans own and operate a lot of gambling casinos...

I love the idea, but I think they would have to revamp the action points system for an X-Com game.

What do your bones tell you about the cell phone intercepts?